Local Leader: LTC Brock and Linda Fallon, USA (Ret), Email:
[email protected], Contact for more […]
Hospitality Home: Col Keagan & Dottie McLeese, USAF Email:
[email protected] Additional Information: We welcome you for a meal and/or an overnight stay. We can accommodate up to four guests. No pets, […]
[…]the denial. But his humiliation led to a great ministry as he continued to lead the disciples. LUKE 5:4-5. Surely a fisherman knew more about fishing than a carpenter! They had been at it all night. Now it was the wrong time of the day. But again Peter submitted–and brought in a great catch. Faith LUKE 22:31-32. Jesus knew Peter would have a temporary failure of faith. He also knew Peter would be restored through faith and would have a significant leadership role after His death. “But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And […]
[…]all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.'” (Luke 5:5). To me, Luke 5:5 is a curious object lesson. On the one hand, Peter, a skilled fisherman, could have been insulted that Jesus asked him to demonstrate once more what he had repeatedly failed at throughout the night. On the other hand, Jesus allowed him the opportunity to demonstrate faith and trust. One might ask: Did Simon really fail, or was his unproductive fishing tied to Christ’s master plan and call? I would think the latter. What can we draw from […]