5th Sunday after Trinity + Luke 5:1-11 + July 1, 2018
Grace and peace be unto you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. In today’s Gospel lesson Christ preaches to a large crowd that pressed in on Jesus because they want to hear the Word of God. Like a fisherman, Jesus casts the net of the Gospel and catches a great haul of souls. He teaches them to repent of their sins, be sorry for them, and strive to leave them behind. He preaches to them the good news that God loves mankind and has sent His Son to come to the aid of sinners. He teaches them that they have no righteousness of their own and that God the Fathers offers them a righteousness apart from works of the law that is offered to all. He has come to forgive the sins of those who are penitent and bring them new life in God’s kingdom. This is how Christ calls men to salvation. He has cast the net of His Word and drew them to Himself. The multitude crowded Him up against the shores of the Lake of Gennesaret. There He climbs into Peter’s boat and tells the tired fi...