Luke 5:1–11 (NLT) — 1 One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on him to listen to the word of God. 2 He noticed two empty boats at the water’s edge, for the fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 3 Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So he sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there. 4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.” 5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” 6 And this time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear! 7 A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat, and soon both boats were filled with fish and on the verge of sinking. 8 When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.” 9 For he was awestruck by the number of fish they had caught, as were the others with him. 10 His partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were also amazed. Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!” 11 And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus.

Four ways to PROGRESS

1. Change your PRIORITIES - “what is most important”

1. Peter was busy cleaning his nets, but something more important was in front of him.
   1. Jesus was in front of him.
   2. People were in front of him.
2. How do you change your priorities?
   1. Reflect - What do you value MOST right now 
   2. Inspect - Difference between good intentions and actions
      1. Where do you spend your time, thoughts, money, energy?
   3. Protect - Make the alignment and “Set it and forget it”.

2. Change your PEOPLE - “who gets your focus”

1. The one alteration to the equation here is Jesus. 
   1. You have relationships that are “responsibility”:
      1. Spouse
      2. Children
      3. Family Members
   2. Outside of that, who gets the spare time?
2. Often, we settle for relationships. If you take me, I’ll take you. It’s WAY deeper than just that - it’s not just your friends, IT’S YOUR WHOLE NETWORK! 
3. Action:
   1. Evaluate your relationships
   2. Is Jesus in them?
   3. Do they PROVOKE you?

3. Change your POSITION - “scenery shift”

1. Jesus told Peter to PUSH AWAY from the shore and go deeper.
2. This is a calling by God to change your positioning!
   1. What is familiar to you?
   2. What is safe for you?
   3. What is normal to you?
3. When God wants to change you, He changes your SCENE.
   1. Jacob left home.
   2. Moses left Egypt.
   3. Elijah crossed the desert.
   4. Paul became blind.
4. A position change puts you at a place of FAITH.

4. Change your PURPOSE - “A bigger WHY”

1. It wasn’t really a “no-fish” problem... It was a life calling problem.
2. Most people struggle with a WHY. 
3. The way to come to a conclusive why is like this:
   1. What do you want?
   2. Why?
4. There is no greater WHY than the WHY of Jesus Christ - “Seek and Save” 
5. Most Christians know the great commission and the purpose of Christ, but they still don’t embrace it as a purpose, why not?