WOW! WHAT A CATCH – Interactive Bible Story – Luke 5:1-11

Preparation: On a sheet of construction paper, write “No” on one side and “Yes” on the other. Use at the appropriate place in the story, for the children to give the answer in unison. Assign parts to children who can read.

Peter: I am SO tired!

James: Me, too.

John: What a night!

Peter: A long night!

Narrator: Peter and his friends had fished and fished and fished. They had worked all night long. Do you think they caught 50 fish? NO! Do you think they caught 25 fish? NO! Do you think they caught 12 fish? NO! Do you think they caught 6 fish? NO! Do you think they caught 0fish? YES!

James: Well, let’s wash our fishing nets.

John: Here, I’ll help you spread it out to dry.

Peter: I am NOT happy at catching no fish.

James: I am not happy at catching no fish.

John: I am not happy at catching no fish.

Peter: I hear someone coming.

James: I wonder who it is?

John: It’s Jesus!

Narrator: Jesus told them to put their boat back into the water, go out to where it was deep, and throw out their nets.

Peter: We fished all night and didn’t catch anything.

James: Yeah! Not a thing.

Peter: But If you say so, we’ll try it again.

Narrator: They got back into their boat, went out to where Jesus told them to, and dropped their net into the water. When they started to bring the net up, there were so many fish the net started to break and the boat filled up. Peter yelled to more of his friends on the shore to bring another boat. They went and both boats had so many fish they began to sink. They had to row back to shore slowly. When Peter got back to land, he fell at Jesus’ feet. He and his friends were amazed at what had just happened. He knew only God could have done a miracle like that. Jesus told them to follow Him and that from then on, they would be fishing for men, women, boys and girls. The disciples pulled their boats up on the beach, left them, and followed Jesus.