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“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them. This happens because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care…

After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”…

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Restoring my soul. Restore- to bring back to its original existence, use, or position. Restored. 1939…

The Purpose Fascination - Discovery - Identity - Authenticity One day, Napoleon was speaking of the Divinity of Christ; when General Bertrand said:— “I can not conceive, sire, how a great man like you can believe that the Supreme Being ever exhibited himself to men under a human form, with a body, a…

You have a job to do Jesus had a job to do, a purpose, a mission, to be the way ( Jn14:6 ) John had a purpose, a mission, to prove what we can have in belief ( Jn20:31 ) Peter had a purpose, to tend, to shepherd the Lords lambs, sheep ( Jn21:15-18 ) God has given us purpose and mission Love one another…

John 21:1-22 YOU ASK ME HOW I KNOW HE LIVES Intro : Ill. The crucifixion and the resurrection. Jesus died for the sins of men then He arose victorious over death, Hell and the grave. His resurrection is the reason we are even meeting here today. Today we celebrate the day that the Son of God won the…

Closely related to God’s omnipresence is the attribute of omniscience. God knows everything we do because wherever we go, He is already there. He knows why we do what we do because He sees our true motives even more clearly than we ourselves do. This is the truth of divine omniscience. Psalm 147:5 says…

Good morning church Announcements: Next Saturday - Youth Fundraiser, Couples dinner Tonight - Youth Group Wednesday Night - Children and Adult Bible Study Pray - Preach. We know the church is to behave as a hospital for sinners. Sometimes we look more like a nursing home, other times we look more like…

So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. Jesus…

1 Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: Introduction Today, as we continue our exploration of our general theme, "That I May Grow in Grace," let us pause and give thanks…

Intro We will follow our usual pattern of working our way through the passage. There are two main pictures here, the scene on the boat, and the scene between Jesus & Peter. Then there’s the closing verse to finish the book off! Jesus Brings Fruitfulness A Picture of Ministry As per usual in the book…

Introduction: On Thursday evening our family gets together to have a good time sharing a meal and then afterwards, the game is on. Sometimes we play Dominoes. Other times we play a card game like Five Crowns or Oh Crud and recently we have begun playing a new game called “Rummikub”. It’s kind of a cross…

INTRODUCTION . 1 After these things Jesus manifested Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and He manifested Himself in this way. 2 Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon…

The setting of the verses we look at today is found in the first part of verse 15: -- When they had finished breakfast-- This along with information given us in verse 20 would tell us that Jesus had a special conversation with Peter. This is not the first time Peter has met Jesus. “But go, tell His disciples…

Restoration. The point of a restoration project is to restore something to it original beauty. To make it as at least as beautiful as it was before. My favorite unscripted show is Home Town I love how they can take an old broken down house and make it someone’s dream. But I love more when they not only…

Have you ever felt like…I’ve blown it. Perhaps it was in a friendship or a relationship, maybe at your job, maybe as part of a team…the feeling is intense. And yet, that likely pales in comparison to how Peter felt watching his friend, and mentor, the one he’d watch do multiple miracles and had caused…

THE OPEN DOOR OF FORGIVENESS From the Catechism What is the Office of the Keys? The Office of the Keys is that special authority which Christ has given to His church on earth to forgive the sins of repentant sinners, but to withhold forgiveness from the unrepentant as long as they do not repent. Where…

--- Title Slide Scripture Intro: Scenes from Passion Week... Week leading up to the crucifixion. Passion - from the Latin for for “suffering” Last week, we looked at Jesus instituting the Lord’s Supper. In Mark, this is what follow right after Jesus gives the bread and wine. Scripture Reading (“Please…

Actions Speak Louder Than Words Giving To God. John was a very lonely, wealthy old man. He had worked hard all his life and built a great business and made loads of money. But, he was all alone. One Sunday evening as he was talking a walk to clear his head, he was drawn to a church where he heard wonderful,…

Intro: Gathered around the Fire, ask the questions of those gathered around, share some bread with them. Imagine the conversation they were having, while having breakfast. There is just something about sitting around and sharing that opens the heart and warms the soul. I sure it was the same for the…

We are continuing our survey of the Old Testament this morning, as we look at the overview of what took place after God revealed Himself to the people of Israel at Mt. Sinai. Each week, we have been asking two main questions. What do we learn about God? What do we learn about mankind, or ourselves? Over…

Grace and Truth This morning we are going to wrap up our study on the gospel of John. If you remember back when we started our journey through John, John begins his gospel with a prologue. Setting the stage for what we can expect to read and how we should interpret his work. And one of the key phrases…

Love is the root of all we do. 1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.…

A Disgraced Disciple Bold Matthew 14:28-29 ““Lord, if it’s you,” Peter answered him, “command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” And climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water and came toward Jesus.” Confident John 13:37 ““Lord,” Peter asked, “why can’t I follow you…

Peter miserably failed Jesus on the night of Jesus's arrest. How do you come back from something like that? Learn how to handle your own failures in this message from John 21.