Tuesday

Week 6 of Year 5 "The Draught of Fishes"

Menu

For adult study: "The Draught of Fishes"

The story summary and questions were written in a way that makes it possible to use a New Testament reference in place of the Urantia reference. A selected chapter from a 1932 book, titled Treasure-House of the Living Religions, supports a spiritual theme that is found within the story. Children will use a one page handout that includes a coloring picture.

Paper 145:1
The Urantia Book

Let down your nets for a catch 

Students may read Paper 145:1

A large crowd gathered beside the Sea of Galilee to hear Jesus. Some nearby fishermen allowed Jesus to sit in their boat to teach. When he was done teaching, Jesus wanted to help the fishermen who had been out all night but caught nothing. So, he told them where to let down their nets. Despite their doubts, they did as Jesus directed and soon caught more fish than their nets could handle. This greatly impressed the fishermen. And from that day on, they followed Jesus.

Discussion Questions

This was a life-changing event for these fishermen. Who were they? Why did it cause them to follow Jesus? As time went on, this bountiful catch became known as “the first miraculous catch of fish.”


Procedure for using the PDF handouts with a class of children, ages 8 thru 12.

🔸🔸

Additional reading:

The draught of fishes was a defining moment for David Zebedee. Read David's pledge to Jesus after the crisis in Capernaum. 

🔸🔸

Re: David Zebedee

149:0.4 ... David employed forty to fifty messengers in this intelligence division of the rapidly enlarging and extending work of the kingdom. ...

154:2.3 ... there always lurked near by two or three of David’s most trusted messengers, who had no uncertain orders from their chief respecting the safeguarding of Jesus. ...

🔸🔸

New Testament reference

Revised Common Lectionary

🔸🔸

Chapter 34—Self-dedication and Divine Benediction—p.179

May the Blessed One receive us 

From this day forth while our life lasts, 

As His disciples who have taken refuge in Him!  (Buddhism)


Serve Him to Whom belong our souls and lives.  (Sikhism)


🔸🔸


Posted by at