Joyful Moments in Christ

1. Afraid — Feeling scared or worried.
2. All — Every part or every person in a group.
3. Almost — Very nearly; just a little bit short of.
4. Amazed — Feeling very surprised and filled with wonder.
5. Answered — Said something back to a question.
6. Began — Started to do something.
7. Belonged — Was owned by a specific person.
8. Beside — Next to or right next to.
9. Boat — A small ship that floats on water.
10. Both — Two people or things together.
11. Bowed Down Before — Bent the body low in front of someone to show respect.
12. Break — To snap or destroy something so it cannot hold together.
13. Bring In — To collect or gather people.
14. Brought — Carried or moved someone or something to a place.
15. Called — Spoke loudly or shouted to get attention.
16. Came — Moved from one place to where someone is.
17. Catch — To get something, like fish, by using your hands or tools.
18. Choose — To pick one thing instead of another.
19. Closer — Moving to be nearer to someone or something.
20. Come — To arrive at a place.
21. Crowd — A large group of people in one place.
22. Deep — Far down from the top or surface.
23. Filled — Full of something.
24. Finish — To be done with something.
25. Fish — Animals that live in water and have fins.
26. Fishermen — People who catch fish for a job.
27. Follow — To go after someone or do what they do.
28. Follower — A person who agrees with someone and goes with them.
29. Friend — A person you like, trust, and care about.
30. Go Away — To leave a person or place.
31. Got Into — Entered or climbed into something.
32. Hear — To listen with your ears.
33. Help — To do something for someone to make things easier.
34. James — The name of one of the sons of Zebedee who became one of Jesus’ closest followers.
35. John — The name of one of the sons of Zebedee who became one of Jesus’ closest followers.
36. Lake — A large area of water with land around it.
37. Left Everything — To give up all of your job and things.
38. Little — A small amount of something.
39. Lord — A name showing respect for God.
40. Man — An adult male human being.
41. Many — A large number of people or things.
42. Master — A title of respect for a teacher or leader.
43. Net — A tool made of rope or string used to catch fish.
44. Night — The time when it is dark outside and people usually sleep.
45. Nothing — Not anything at all.
46. Other — A different person or thing.
47. People — A group of men, women, or children.
48. Push — To use force to move something away.
49. Push Off — To move a boat away from the shore.
50. Put — To place something in a certain spot.
51. Sat Down — To lower your body onto a chair or the ground.
52. Saw — Looked at something with your eyes.
53. Say — To speak with words.
54. Shore — The land next to a lake, sea, or ocean.
55. Should — The right thing to do.
56. Simon — The name of one of Jesus’ first followers; also called Peter or Simon Peter
57. Sinful — Doing wrong things against God’s way.
58. Sinking — Filling with water and going down.
59. So Full — Completely full; having no space left.
60. So Many — A very large amount of things.
61. Some — A few people or things, but not all.
62. Speaking — Talking with words.
63. Stood — To stay in one place on your feet.
64. Taught — Helped someone learn something.
65. Teachings — The lessons or things that are taught.
66. Together — With other people in the same place.
67. Too — Also; in addition.
68. Trying — Making an effort to do something.
69. Washing — Cleaning something with water.
70. Water — The clear liquid people drink and fish live in.
71. Will Be — A phrase showing something is going to happen in the future.
72. Work — A job or task someone does.
73. Worked Hard — Used great effort and strength for a long time.

1. Afraid — Feeling scared or worried.
2. Amazed — Feeling very surprised and filled with wonder.
3. Beach — The land by the water, often with sand or rocks.
4. Boat — A small ship that floats on water.
5. Call — To ask someone to come and follow.
6. Catch — To get something, like fish, by using your hands or tools.
7. Crowd — A large group of people in one place.
8. Deep — Far down from the top or surface.
9. Disciple — A person who follows a teacher, like Jesus.
10. Fall (Fell) — To go down to the ground quickly.
11. Fill — To put something into a space until it is full.
12. Fishermen — People who catch fish for a job.
13. Fish — Animals that live in water and have fins.
14. Full — Having no more space inside.
15. Go Away — To leave a person or place.
16. Hard — Needing a lot of work or strength.
17. Help — To do something for someone to make things easier.
18. Knees — The joints between the top and bottom parts of the legs.
19. Lake — A large area of water with land around it.
20. Large — Big in size or number.
21. Left — To go away from a place.
22. Let Down — To lower something from higher to lower.
23. Listen — To pay attention to sounds or words.
24. Master — A title of respect for a teacher or leader.
25. Motion — To move your hand or head to show something.
26. Net — A tool made of rope or string used to catch fish.
27. Nothing — Not anything at all.
28. Partner — A person who works with someone else.
29. Pulled Up — To move something up from the water to land.
30. Push Off — To move a boat away from the shore.
31. Say So — To give a command or permission.
32. Sat — To sit down or stay in a place.
33. Shore — The land next to a lake, sea, or ocean.
34. Simon — The name of one of Jesus’ first followers; also called Peter.
35. Sinful — Doing wrong things against God’s way.
36. Sink — To go down under the water.
37. Stand — To be up on your feet.
38. Taught — Helped someone learn something.
39. Water — The clear liquid people drink and fish live in.
40. Word of God — The message and truth from God, written in the Bible.

Jesus Chooses Some Followers
1 As Jesus stood beside Lake Galilee, a crowd of people pushed to get closer to him and to hear the teachings of God.
2 Jesus saw two boats at the shore of the lake.
The fishermen were washing their nets.
3 Jesus got into the boat that belonged to Simon.
He asked Simon to push off a little from the shore.
Then he sat down in the boat and taught the people on the shore.
4 When Jesus finished speaking, he said to Simon,
“Take the boat into the deep water.
If all of you will put your nets into the water, you will catch some fish.”
5 Simon answered,
“Master, we worked hard all night trying to catch fish and caught nothing.
But you say I should put the nets into the water, so I will.”
6 The fishermen put their nets into the water.
Their nets were filled with so many fish that they began to break.
7 They called to their friends in the other boat to come and help them.
The friends came, and both boats were filled so full of fish that they were almost sinking.
8-9 The fishermen were all amazed at the many fish they caught.
When Simon Peter saw this, he bowed down before Jesus and said,
“Go away from me, Lord. I am a sinful man!”
10 James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were amazed too.
(James and John worked together with Simon.)
Jesus said to Simon,
“Don’t be afraid.
From now on your work will be to bring in people, not fish!”
11 The men brought their boats to the shore.
They left everything and followed Jesus.

Luke 5:1-11 (ERV)

Jesus Calls the First Disciples
5 One day Jesus was standing on the shore of Lake Gennesaret while the people pushed their way up to him to listen to the word of God.
2 He saw two boats pulled up on the beach; the fishermen had left them and were washing the nets.
3 Jesus got into one of the boats—it belonged to Simon—and asked him to push off a little from the shore. Jesus sat in the boat and taught the crowd.
4 When he finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Push the boat out further to the deep water, and you and your partners let down your nets for a catch.”
5 “Master,” Simon answered, “we worked hard all night long and caught nothing. But if you say so, I will let down the nets.”
6 They let them down and caught such a large number of fish that the nets were about to break.
7 So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats so full of fish that the boats were about to sink.
8 When Simon Peter saw what had happened, he fell on his knees before Jesus and said, “Go away from me, Lord! I am a sinful man!”
9 He and the others with him were all amazed at the large number of fish they had caught.
10 The same was true of Simon’s partners, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.”
11 They pulled the boats up on the beach, left everything, and followed Jesus.

Luke 5:1-11 (GNT)