1. LUKE 5: 5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

3. NagLelevel Up Ba Ang Buhay Mo?
"Level up" is a phrase often used in video games
most of us have probably experienced “moving to a higher level”
WE want our status to level up

4. Peter leveled up (from zero to hero)
He was an expert fisherman
But in the spiritual aspects of our service to God, worldly achievements are still considered “nothing”
That’s why the disciples’ leadership roles were not based on their earthly positions
-Matthew= accountant
-Judas Iscariot= revolutionary leader
-Luke= a doctor
But Jesus chose Peter, a fisherman, to become the leader..

5. TRIALS COME
TRUSTING GOD
THANKING GOD
TRUTHFUL SERVICE

6. TRIALS COME They toil all day, but they haven’t caught anything
Without God’s blessings our efforts will be useless
Leviticus 26:20 “Your strength will be spent in vain, because your soil will not yield its crops, nor will the trees of your land yield their fruit.”
John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
-God sometimes allows difficulties so that we will realize that without Him… WE ARE NOTHING

7. TRUSTING GOD A challenge to obey
Basing on experience it is not conventional to go fishing in a broad daylight
But God is not talking about experience here
God is a miracle worker
-He created all things “out of nothing”
-He can defy the laws of nature if He needs to
-we don’t need scientific evidence/basis to prove that God can do miracle in our lives
Isaias 43: 2 “Kapag dumaan ka sa malalim na tubig, sasamahan kita; tumawid ka man sa mga ilog, hindi ka malulunod; dumaan ka man sa apoy, hindi ka masusunog, hindi ka matutupok.”
-all we need to do is to believe and trust Him

8. THANKING GOD
From “master” to “Lord”
He realized the Divine Nature of Christ
-within a short period of time when he encountered Christ, Peter was changed
“Lord” -signifies an expression of worship
“gratefulness”  “sense of awe”
Psalm 26:7 “That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all Your wondrous works.”
-the Psalmist consider it a great privilege to give thanks to the Lord
-we are commanded to give thanks to the Lord, but when we give thanks to Him we should not feel as if we’re just forced to do it..

9. TRUTHFUL SERVICE They left their worldly priorities
it’s a crucial decision
-but the decision seems very easy for Peter
-when he encountered Christ he realized that his purpose is bigger than getting stuck in catching fish
-have we encountered Christ in our lives?
For Peter to LEVEL UP, he needs to let go of his personal agenda
Mark 8:36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?

10. Reflection: We really need to Level Up..
Not for our own sake, but for God’s glory..
Revelation 3:16 
“So, because you are lukewarm--neither hot nor cold--I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”
It displeases God to see His children who are just contented maintaining the “status quo”
God wants to see us growing spiritually