Object: A rake, some seeds, and a hose

Today I want to share with you one of the best stories in the whole Bible. I think it is my favorite. It is about the time that Jesus had a picnic on the beach with his disciples. I don’t know if you have heard it; but even if you have, I want to share it with you. Jesus had already been crucified and resurrected when this happened. The disciples had visited with Jesus a couple of other times since God had made him alive after he had died. The disciples loved to talk about the things they did with Jesus when they were working with him healing people and teaching them the wonderful things God wanted them to know.

On this day the disciples had gone fishing. They had spent most of the night out in their boat without catching a single fish. They talked …