What is the biggest obstacle you encounter in living the life God has for you?
Read Luke 5:1-11
What does Peter’s response to Jesus indicate about Peter’s attitude about Jesus’ command to put out to deep water and drop his nets again?
Have you ever felt like Peter, skeptical that someone’s command or directive to you is unlikely to work?
Did you comply or not?
What was Peter’s response to Jesus?
What made Peter obey Jesus despite his skepticism?
How problematic is it from God’s perspective that Peter was not convinced that obeying would produce good results?
How problematic is it from God’s perspective if, while we obey God, we have doubts?
How can we obey God in the midst of our doubts?
What is the result of Peter’s (doubting) obedience?
How did he respond?
Did Jesus dispute Peter’s declaration of his own unworthiness?
Who is worthy of being a part of Jesus’ work in the world?
How does it make you feel to know that everyone involved in God’s story is unworthy?
How does Jesus respond to Peter’s obedience, amazement, and unworthiness?
How much of Peter’s new task is to think about himself?
What is Peter’s new task?
What is God speaking to you about?
Where is there dissonance in your life?
What is God calling you to do about it?