Jesus teaches people how to fish for men. This passage discusses several ways that God speaks to people today, including through the Bible, counsel from godly spouses and parents, history and past experiences, and prayer. It emphasizes listening to God and making wise choices through obedience, and describes a process of seeking God's guidance through prayer, studying the Bible, and seeking counsel from others.

1. Luke 5:1-11

7. We Could Look At Several ThingsFrom This Passage:Jesus Able And Willing To Teach…. Work Ethic ….Always Be Available….Use What Gifts God Has Given You….Learning To Fish For Men….

8. We Want To Look At …ObedienceChoicesListening To God

9. Obedience We Don’t Find Out What GOD Wants First Then We Decide Whether Or Not To Obey James 1:22-25He Is GOD And He Calls The ShotsMakes the rules….Gives the Orders….Delayed Obedience Is Disobedience

10. Choices We make them every day and they effect our lives greatly…. Big or small they matter….Need to make WISE choices….

11. ListeningListen to other people Prov.12:15Learn to Listen to God1 Sam 3:9-11

12. Ron I’m Listening but…How Do I Know When GOD Is Speaking To Me? Of Course I Will Obey If GOD Says…He’s not Live speaking To Me Like He Did To Peter And Samuel

13. What are ways God speaks to us today??The WORD Luke 4:4 21:33 Spouse/Parents Prov.31:26-28 Ex 20:12Godly Counsel Prov. 1:2-4History/Past Experiences

14. GOD “speaks” To All People….GOD Is Willing That None Should Perish…Those Who Respond And Become HIS, GOD Then “speaks” To Us Often…Are We Listening ..Are We Obeying GOD?

15. We want you to think of some things/decisions that you or someone you know is going through …..If we have time we will take that through this process and try to “find” Gods answer

16. Prayer the other element…After Checking Gods Word, Counseling with parents /spouse and other Godly peopleContinuously learning lessons from our history/experiences ……We then take all the TIME possible and Pray seriously! Not just say we will but Do it!

17. PrayerTalk to God tell Him the good the bad and the ugly…He already knows that …We don’t know what to do

18. We need direction

19. We are confused

20. We may be frustrated

21. We may even be angryHe LOVES us unconditionally