Repenting of sin is the first step in believing (Luke 3:1-20- note) in this Jesus who is set apart as God’s suffering Servant through his sacrificial death (Luke 3:21-23a- note). Luke introduces his Gospel with a call to believe that Jesus is the Messiah who fulfills the Abrahamic and Davidic covenants (Luke 1-2). Pastor Gene Brooks helps set the context for the events in this chapter I like Warren Wiersbe's summary of Luke 5 The cleansing of the leper ((Luke 5:12-16).The course of the ministry of the Son of Man (Luke 5:1-6:11) Click for in depth commentary on parallel passages in Mark 1:16-20 - there is some overlap.NLT One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. NET Now Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing around him to hear the word of God.
They wanted to hear the word of God.ĮSV On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, Many people were pressing all around him. ICB - One day Jesus was standing beside Lake Galilee. Luke 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries.Luke 5:1-11 By the Sea of Galilee - the Final Call of the First Disciples, and the Miraculous Draught of Fishes - Alfred Edersheim.J C Ryle's Comments on Luke 5 - clear, devout, and accurate.Luke 5:1-11 Catching Fish or Men? - Steven Cole.Luke 5:1-11 Characteristics of Jesus' Divinity, Part 2 - John MacArthur.Luke 5:1-11 Characteristics of Jesus' Divinity, Part 1 - John MacArthur.Luke 5:1 Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret Swindoll's Introduction to Luke - overview chart on right side MacArthur's Introduction to the Gospel of Luke From Jensen's Survey of the NT by permission