OUTLINE: The Gospel Of Luke LUKE 5
'Son Of Man In Galilee'KEY VERSE: 5:31 -- "And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick."
I. CHRIST TEACHES THE PEOPLE OUT OF PETER'S SHIP (1-3)
-- "lake of Gennesaret" = Sea of Galilee: relatively small [13 miles long, 7 miles wide], but it is 150 feet deep, & the shoreline is 680 feet below sea level. -- Josephus [historian] wrote that as many as 300 fishing boats might be present on this body of water at one time. II. IN A MIRACULOUS TAKING OF FISHES, SHOWS HOW HE WILL MAKE HIM, JAMES & JOHN "fishers of men" (4-11) A. "they forsook all, and followed him." (11) -- TRUE DISCIPLESHIP will COST you something: Luke 18:28-30 B. See Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20 [both include Andrew] III. CLEANSES A LEPER (12-15) A. Leprosy: a FEARED disease because there was NO known cure for it, & some forms of it were highly CONTAGIOUS (12)It had a similar emotional impact & terror associated w/ it as AIDS does today.
The priests monitored the disease, BANISHING lepers w/ active cases to prevent the spread of infection & READMITTING lepers whose disease was in remission.B. We Must Learn to Reach Out & Touch the Lives of even the Unlovely (13) C. See Matthew 8:1-4; Mark 1:40-45 IV. PRAYS IN THE WILDERNESS (16) -- Though BUSY we still need to take time to PRAY! V. HEALS A MAN "sick of the palsy" (17-26) -- "palsy" = paralyzed (18) A. In Bible times, HOUSES were built of stone & had flat roofs made of mud mixed w/ straw. Outside stairways led to the roof (18-19) B. Jesus forgives this man (20,24) -- ONLY GOD could do this: Exodus 34:6-7 C. See Matthew 9:1-8; Mark 2:1-12 VI. CALLS LEVI A PUBLICAN (27-28) -- "publican" = tax collector who worked for the Roman government A. Levi [Matthew] no doubt was a very rich man B. Levi was the writer of the Bk. of Matthew VII. EATS WITH SINNERS, AS BEING THE PHYSICIAN OF SOULS (29-32) A. The Great Physician & The Sick (31) -- Jesus is a Friend of lost sinners B. "sinners" are called "to repentance" (32) C. See Matthew 9:9-13; Mark 2:13-17 VIII. FORETELLS THE FASTINGS OF THE APOSTLES AFTER HIS ASCENSION (33-35) A. The Bride & The Bridegroom [L.J.C.] -- Jesus knew His death was coming B. See Matthew 9:14-15; Mark 2:18-20 IX. AND ILLUSTRATES THE MATTER BY THE PARABLE OF "old bottles" & WORN "garment" (36-39) -- "bottles" = goatskins sewed together at the edges to form watertight bags See Matthew 9:16-17; Mark 2:21-22