One day, Jesus was preaching from the shore and a man named Simon offered to let Jesus use his boat to stand in so the crowd could hear him better. Many were listening to the wise words of Jesus, but Simon may have been troubled in his heart about last night's catch. Simon was a fisherman, and fishermen need to catch fish in order to make money, but he and his brother had spent the whole night fishing and caught nothing! When Jesus was done borrowing Simon's boat, He told him to cast his net into the water. Even though Simon didn't feel much like fishing anymore, he obeyed, and when the net swooped into the sea it caught so many fish that Simon's boat began to sink! He knew then, that Jesus was more than just a wise teacher. Jesus told Simon, his brother, and his friends, to all follow Him. They immediately dropped their nets and became disciples, or students, of Jesus. Simon was told by Jesus, "I will make you a fisher of men!"