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Launch Into The Deep

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Before Jesus came to them, Peter, James and John were fishing, yet they never knew that there was something deeper than fishing.

At times we are too focused on our endeavour that we fail to see the deeper calling of destiny that has been attached to our lives.

Peter, James and John were Fishermen, yet, there was a calling for them to become great Apostles that would set the pattern for the preaching of The Gospel.


“And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people out of the ship. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless, at thy word, I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came and filled both the ships so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.” Luke 5: 1-11. KJV



This is a very important message to learn from. Scriptures tell us that they toiled all night, yet, they could catch nothing.


Like Peter, a lot of believers have been toiling fruitlessly to earn substantial living. This lesson is for you.


Jesus wanted to teach the crowd he had no platform to preach from, he decided to use Peter boat.


Peter’s boat was his investment. It was his tool for working. It was his source of income. He gave the boat to Jesus. At the end, we are aware of the multiplication that ensued.



1. God’s Kingdom must be established in our Business. Wherever we find ourselves, we must live with the consciousness that we are children of God, representing God there. A believer must be guided by Christian principles in his business engagements. Let the Throne of God be exalted in your hearts.


2. We must ready to launch our nets into the deep if we are going to receive a big catch. To launch into the deep means to think beyond our present circumstances. It means to dream big. It means to invest big. It means to give your all to Kingdom work.


Peter was initially reluctant to launch into the deep because his thinking was shallow. Jesus was seeing a draught for Peter. But Peter’s thoughts were settled on the fruitless toil he had the previous night.


Many of us are still holding on to our past lives. God is calling us into abundance, but we are afraid to expect such, because of the memories of the fruitless toils we made yesterday.



I know of believers who are reluctant in giving life their best shot, because the last they did such, it did not yield the expected results.


But Jesus is saying this evening, launch your net into the deep. To launch into the deep, means one has to leave the realm of surface and mediocre living, and go after the deep realities of The Kingdom.


When Peter obeyed, he received a net-breaking miracle of multiplication.


What are you doing with your boat? Do you want to launch into the deep? Come and embrace the kingdom.


Written by Greenhills Emmanuel Amarayahweh

About The Author Greenhills Emmanuel is a Nigeria-based preacher and writer. He has written numerous articles which has been published across several Internet platforms.

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Hidden Lessons in Peter’s Miraculous Catch of Fish

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Luke 5:1
So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret,

Luke 5:2
and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets.

Luke 5:3
Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

Luke 5:4
When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”

Luke 5:5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.”

Luke 5:6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking.

The story of Peter’s miraculous catch of fishes is one which is widely read, awe-inspiring and faith-lifting.

Yet, one can be tempted to ignore it, or pass over it during Bible study, due to one’s familiarity with it. Hence, missing its Spiritual significance.

Therefore, I intend to use this medium to highlight three important spiritual lessons the Saint must imbibe from the event.

1. Life without Jesus will be full of Toiling:

Night was the season where fishes were to be caught easily. At night, once the net is thrown into the river, much stress isn’t required to get a catch.

Yet, Peter labored all throughout the night, and he has nothing to show for his labour. He had nothing to show for his toiling.

When you are a Christian, and you try to make a living on your own, without the support of The Master, like Peter, you will discover that your toiling will amount to nothing.

Because there are spiritual forces that are against the thriving of a believer. If you fail to acknowledge Christ and get Him involved in whatever you do, it will all amount in nothing.

Peter toiled and caught nothing.
Could you have spent hours studying, yet, ended up getting a result below what you expected?
Could you have toiled in your business, yet, the more you toil, the more the business collapses.

Fear not, The Master has the ABILITY to restore you hundredfold.


2. He Gave His Master His Boat

The place of Giving in getting financial miracles can never be over emphasized. The Master asked Peter for his boat, and Peter gave it willingly.

This very day, the Master is asking for your boat. Your boat could be your capital, it could be your business, it could be your heart.

In our quest to get quick fortune, many of us have shut the door of our heart against the Master.

We have become unfaithful in our tithes and firstfruits and offerings, because we feel that giving to the Lord’s work will impoverish us. But that is the mindset of a carnal man. The Enlightened Saint will know that Giving to the Lord’s cause will only make you Richer.

Have a portion in your income that you use for the Gospel. Use your social media Influence as a platform for preaching the Gospel.

3. The Miracle was in Peter’s Obedience to Jesus’ Instruction

Jesus used Peter’s boat to preach, yet, nothing happened. Peter never received any miracle. Peter received his Miracle when he obeyed Jesus’ Instruction to let down his net into the sea.

Maybe you have been working for God for years, and it seems as if nothing is happening. I want you to know that your miracle is tied to your obedience of God’s Instruction.

The commands of God are our Wisdom. God’s breakthroughs are embedded in His Instructions.

Are you doing that which God asked you to do?

Do you know the right thing to do at this moment?

This is the reason why fasting and prayers are necessary. When one fasts, one separates oneself from worldly engagements, to hear from God, the secret to one’s breakthrough.

Have you sought the face of God on the next course of action to take?

Have you sought the Lord’s will on the work you are doing.

Until you do this and align yourself with His Will, you will keep Toiling and laboring without anything to show for it.

Peter was initially reluctant to obey Jesus’ Instruction. He was reluctant because he had labored all through the night and had caught nothing.

He had given up already. He was already tidying things up.

Have you given up on serving God?
Or maybe you have given up on actualizing that dream.


I admonish you this morning, be not weary. Don’t give up. God is working out something big for you. A Miracle is coming your way.

Jesus never came to Peter when he was telling at night. It was in the morning when Peter had given up and lost hope, that the master showed up with a miracle.

The Master which shows up when All Hope Is Lost and breakthrough seems impossible.

There might be economic crisis. They might be lockdowns. And in the midst of all these, your business might seem to be at its last breath.

You might even be pondering closing it and signing for unemployment. I want you to hold on just a little longer.

The Master has a miracle in store for you.

Another reason Peter was reluctant to let down his net into the sea, was that the day time wasn’t the right time for fishing in the Bible days.“

Fishes always rose to surface at night which made fishing at night easier.

So when Jesus instructed Peter to let down his net for a catch, Peter said, ‘We have toiled all night, yet, we caught nothing’.

It was as though he meant to say, ‘At night, which is the best time for fishing, we worked hard, yet, we caught nothing. Is it now that isn’t the right time for fishing, that we would catch fishes?’

Probably, you’re in Peter’s condition. You’re skeptical about believing in God’s promises. You say to yourself, ‘Before the Covid, my business was already failing, is it during this lockdown that God wants to prosper it?’

Beloved, the God you serve is the Master of Times and Seasons. You do not determine the season of your visitation, He does.

Believe in Him.
Trust Him for a visitation!
Listen for His Voice and obey His Word.

You will be amazed at the miracle you will receive!

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My Dead Son came back to Life – Mrs Wobo

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Seventeen year old Godwin Wobo, is an Evangelist, Photographer and member of staff at a premium Christian Blog.

Fourteen years ago, Godwin was hit by a vehicle on high speed. He did not survive it. He had died. But what happened. How come He is alive, hale and hearty right now?

Mrs Wobo is a mother, homemaker and entrepreneur. In this interview, she shares with Koinonia Art, a testimony of God’s Deliverance in her life.

(Italics: Questions from the interviewer)

Your son’s testimony of surviving a fatal car accident and infancy is one which is astounding. It is one which the whole world would love to know about. To begin, tell us how old your child was when it happened, as well as the events that led to the accident.

I, my husband and my son, Godwin, had gone for a burial. While returning, along the road, he got hit by a car on very high speed. It was terrible. I saw my son struggling to breathe and on the verge of death. He was just three years old then. Everything pointed to him dying.


What were the doctors’ reports when they examined Godwin at the hospital?


As soon as we got to the hospital, Godwin stopped breathing. His body went pale. He gave up the Ghost. When the doctors saw him, they told me that there was no hope. They said that he was dead already and that they could not help me. But I told them that my son was not dead, and that I had a better doctor named Jesus, as well as His Angel nurses to treat my son.

With your son lying on the bed lifeless, and with the report of the professional doctors that he was dead, how did your son come back to life?

After being told that my child was dead, seeing him lying lifelessly, dead, made me cry. I cried to God to restore the life of my child. As I was crying to God, a woman walked up to me and enquired about the reason for my distress.

I narrated the tragic incident to her. Surprisingly, she said to me, ‘Your child is not dead’. She said it with so much confidence.

She asked the doctor is she could pray for me and my child. Fortunately, the doctor permitted it.

She prayed very fervently,asking God to have mercy my family, and revive my son. She prayed all through the day. At 12 midnight, she was still praying. At 1AM, as she was praying, my son sneezed so loudly. His eyes opened. He was back to life.

I was full of gratitude to the woman for her prayers. But she told me to thank God for the healing. I was full of thanks to God also. I shut my eyes, overwhelmed with tears and gratitude and sang thanks to God. Lo and behold, when I opened my eyes, the woman was gone. She was nowhere to be found.

I thought she had left the room. I decided to search for her. I thought within me that I would not let such a woman leave without getting to know her more.

We searched the whole hospital, there was no trace of the woman. She vanished from the hospital at the blink of an eye.


This is amazing. What advice would you give to mothers around the world, from this great event which transpired in your life.

I will advice every mother to serve God with all their heart. They should be dedicated to Him. Only God can really save the soul of our children.

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“Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone works wonders” Psalm 72:18.

We serve a God who works wonders. The testimony Mrs Wobo shared with us is a valid one. The doctors who were on duty on the day of the incident, can attest to its validity.

When interacting with the child, who is now a grown up, Pastor Nwodo Divine has this to say.

“Just ten minutes interacting with the boy made me know why he was the target of the enemy at childhood. He is full of the Holy Spirit, wisdom and passion for souls. I am fully convinced that Christ was the one who appeared in form of that woman, to intercede on behalf of the family. That is only what can explain a woman disappearing out of a large building unto invisibility, within few seconds”

Fourteen years after the accident, Godwin Wobo is winning souls for the Gospel, and getting those who are spiritually dead, back into life through the power of the Holy Spirit.



There is nothing that God cannot use to save His children. If God could revive the dead Child of Mrs. Wobo, then fear not, He can resurrect whatever dead in your life.

He can resurrect your dead business. He can resurrect your dead organs. He can revive your sight! He can revive your marriage!

Trust in the wondrous working God today.

Just like Mrs Wobo, refuse to accept the reports of negativity. Choose to believe only the report of the Lord.

You shall live and not die!

Amen!