John 21 Verses 1 to 14 Breakfast with Jesus July 2, 2023

John 21 Verses 1 to 14 Breakfast with Jesus July 2, 2023

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Background Scripture:

· Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NASB) 11 'For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. 12 'Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 'You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

· Philippians 3:8-10 (NASB) 8 More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, 9 and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;

Main Idea: Success is hearing and obeying God.

Study Aim: To understand that success begins when we admit our failures.

Create Interest:

I serve a risen Savior, He’s in the world today.

I know that He is living, Whatever men may say.

I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer,

And just the time I need Him, He’s always near.

He Lives! He Lives! Christ Jesus lives today!

He Walks with me, And talks with me,

Along life’s narrow way.

He Lives! He Lives! Salvation to impart.

You ask me how I know He lives,

He lives within my heart!

Lesson in Historical Context:

· 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 victory for every man!

· After Jesus rose from the dead, He appeared many times to many people.

o He appeared to women at the tomb, Matt. 27; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20.

o He appeared to His disciples, John 20 on the first Sunday.

o He made a special appearance to the disciples when Thomas was present, John 20 on the second Sunday.

o He also appeared to over 500 of the brethren at one time, 1 Cor. 15:6. He appeared to His disciples in the passage we will read together this morning. (John 21:1-14)

o As I read this account of Christ meeting with His men, I became aware of the fact that He did some things for them that only a risen Savior could do.[1]

§ A focus of John was to show through the manifestations of Jesus the truth of Jesus that all may believe.

· It would seem that the ending of John would be 20:31, but God isn’t through with His message to us through John’s Gospel.

o John 20:30-31 (NASB) 30 Therefore, many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.

o The events of this chapter give clarity to what happens in the book of Acts, especially in the life of Peter.

o As the curtain begins to fold on this book, we are left with hope, encouragement, and challenge as we see the restoration of men who have failed, especially Peter.

· As we read these verses, think back at how all of the disciples let Jesus, down especially in not acknowledging who He was.

o Think how they, all but John, hid in fear during the crucifixion, death, and burial.

o Think how they hid behind closed locked doors for fear of being killed by the Jews.

o Think about Jesus in our lesson today was now desiring fellowship with these men much like the last supper…intimate, personal, no judgement….just loving fellowship with them sharing a meal.

· Our location shifts to a morning encounter with Jesus on the Lake.

Bible Study:

John 21:1-4 (NASB) 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 Peter *said to them, "I am going fishing." They *said to him, "We will also come with you." They went out and got into the boat; and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

· Vs. 1: Jesus manifested/appeared/revealed again to the disciples. He showed up at the Sea of Tiberius which was also known as the Sea of Galilee, the Sea of Channereth, or the Lake of Gennesaret. It was called the Sea of Tiberius by Herod Antipas in honor of Claudius Nero Caesar. This was not the Nero that killed Paul. Claudius was emperor from 14 A.D. to 31 A.D. The city of Tiberius was also named after this man.

§ In most references the Greek word “phaneroō”refers to divine revelation, God’s disclosure of himself, His character, His works, and His saving grace and deeds in Jesus Christ. Sometimes it depicts a disclosure made by one person to another or to others. The people, things, or ideas that are revealed have previously been hidden or unknown.[2]

Note: John’s intent from the start was that Jesus be “revealed to Israel” and us today.

o John 1:30-31 (NASB) 30 "This is He on behalf of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.' 31 "I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water."

· At Cana he “revealed his glory”;

o John 2:10-11 (NASB) 10 and *said to him, "Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now." 11 This beginning of Hissigns Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.

· He revealed His deeds:

o John 3:21-22 (NASB) 21 "But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God." 22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He was spending time with them and baptizing.

· His brothers urged him to “reveal yourself to the world”;

o John 7:3-4 (NASB) 3 Therefore His brothers said to Him, "Leave here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing. 4 "For no one does anything in secret when he himself seeks to be knownpublicly. If You do these things, show Yourself to the world."

o In the course of time He did just that, and in the end He was able to tell the Father, “I revealed your name to the men you gave me out of the world” (17:6).

· He revealed His works:

o John 9:1-3 (NASB) 1 As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?" 3 Jesus answered, "It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it wasso that the works of God might be displayed in him.

· He revealed His Father’s name:

o John 17:6 (NASB) 6 "I have manifested Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

· He revealed Himself:

o John 21:1-4 in our Scripture focus today.

· He revealed that through Him one would have eternal life.

o 1 John 1:1-3 (NASB) 1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life— 2 and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us— 3 what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.

· He revealed what we will be like when He appears and the Second Coming.

o 1 John 3:2 (NASB) 2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.

· He revealed His incarnation and atoning work with the Father.

o 1 John 3:3 (NASB) 3 And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

o 1 John 3:8 (NASB) 8 the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.

o 1 John 4:9 (NASB) 9 By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him.

· Now that Jesus is risen, “revealing himself” means establishing his identity as the Crucified One, the Jesus his disciples have known all along.

§ He did this for Mary Magdalene by speaking her name (20:16),

§ for the gathered disciples by showing them his hands and his side (20:20),

§ and for Thomas by inviting his touch (20:27). Now we learn that He did it one more time in a very different venue, “at the lake of Tiberias” (identified earlier with the lake of Galilee; see 6:1[3]

· That he revealed himself “again” implies that this is what he has done before (although the same words were not used) in Jerusalem,

o first in a garden (20:16)

o and then twice in a locked room (20:19–20, 26–27).

o The vocabulary of “revealing” is thoroughly characteristic of this Gospel.

· The Sea of Tiberius played an important role in Biblical times.

o It is the place where Jesus and Peter walked on the water.

o It was the place where the storm was calmed by the Lord.

o It was also the location of the demons that were cast into the pigs and drowned in this sea.

o It was here that seven disciples gathered together. What had brought them together? What did they have in common? The answer was their love for Christ.[4]

§ This is the reason why John relates so particularly to what occurred there. The Sea of Galilee was a retired place where they would be free from danger and was therefore a safe and convenient situation for Jesus to meet them (though the seven had no idea Jesus would be there to give them His last instructions.[5]

· Vs. 2 In this verse seven disciples are mentioned.

o Theseven persons included are:

§ (Simon Peter, who is typically listed first among the disciples;

§ Thomas, the one referred to as the twin and who was highlighted in the closing pericope of chap. 20:28-29, thus linking the two closing chapters of John together.

§ Nathanael, the one identified in the opening chapter of John at his first meeting with Jesus as an Israelite in whom there was no guile/falseness (1:47) but who is not mentioned in the Synoptic lists of the twelve; yet he is here specifically listed as being from Cana in Galilee (a feature not stated previously);

📷 John 1:47 (NASB) 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!"

§ The [sons] of Zebedee, who are not mentioned otherwise in this Gospel either with the designation of their father or by their names James and John (cf. Mark 3:17);

§ Two unnamed disciples.[6]

· Vs. 3: Peter went fishing since he may have misunderstood the Lord’s commission (20:22). Let’s review that commission in the following:

o John 20:21-23 (NASB) 21 So Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you." 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 "If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained."

· Peter also had a family to support and undoubtedly had a sense of failure over his sin in denying the Lord. His leadership quality is evident in that six other disciples went withhim. Their lack of success without Jesus’ aid (cf. 15:5) and their great catch with His help gave them direction for their new lives.[7]

o Dutifully following Peter’s regressive lead, the rest of the disciples said to him, “We will also come with you.” Certainly, feeling inadequate to carry on any spiritual ministry on behalf of the kingdom of God, they were sure fishing was something they could do successfully. The seven went out and got into the boat and began fishing. As experienced fishermen, they knew that the nighttime was best for catching fish on the Sea of Galilee (cf. Luke 5:5), but that night they caught nothing.

o The disciples’ unsuccessful experience at something they knew how to do well was a lesson from the Lord about their inability to go back to their former lives. There is nothing wrong with fishing; it was a respectable profession.

§ But it was not what the Lord had called them to do. They were chosen to be fishers of men (Matt. 4:19), and having “left their nets and followed Him” (v. 20; cf. Luke 9:23), there was no going back![8]

📷 Matthew 4:19-20 (NASB) 19 And He *said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.

📷 Luke 9:23 (NASB) 23 And He was saying to themall, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.

Thoughts to Soak On:

· The other six disciples speak. Peter was always the leader, and his policy immediately became their policy, as they answered “We also go with you”.

o This was a case of a leader leading others astray, rather than the setting of a good spiritual example.

§ Leaders in any walk of life have a status of responsibility, and this applies particularly to spiritual things.

o In 2 Chron 1:3 Solomon led “all the congregation” to the arkless tabernacle in Gibeon, that God had forsaken years before, and it was only with difficulty that he could lead them back when he decided to return to Zion. On the other hand, Paul alone had the vision in Acts 16:9 to come to Macedonia; but afterwards, “we endeavored” to follow—here was good leadership.

· Today, this danger can be widespread, when there are blind leaders of the blind, when some elders in a local church may not provide good and sound leadership, and when younger believers easily follow them in a downward slide into unspiritual activity.

o This is a failure of the flesh, when the Lord is not brought into an intended enterprise to guide and superintend.

· Peter had been this way before! He had been called in 1:40–42 and Matt 4:18–20, and had followed the Lord for a season. Yet in Luke 5:1–5 we find Peter back again at his occupation of fishing, with nothing caught all through the night.

o The teaching and the miracle brought Peter to his spiritual senses once again, and he thus confessed, “I am a sinful man, O Lord” (v. 8). Hence twice the Lord said to him “thou shalt catch men”, thereby bringing men to the Lord through faith.

o The lesson behind this is obvious. The picture was that of a man seeking to serve the Lord in his own strength.

§ What can an person do if he neglects the power and ability granted by the Lord?

📷 “Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it” (Ps 127:1).

§ It is God that gives the increase, not the one who plants nor the one who waters (1 Cor 3:6–8). Service is barren if one’s own energy displaces the energy of God.[9]

📷 1 Corinthians 3:6-8 (NASB) 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. 7 So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

John 21:4-8 (NASB) 4 But when the day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 So Jesus *said to them, "Children, you do not have any fish, do you?"They answered Him, "No." 6 And He said to them, "Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch." So they cast, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish. 7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved *said to Peter, "It is the Lord." So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment on (for he was stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea. 8 But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about one hundred yards away, dragging the net full of fish..

· Vs. 4-6: Jesus knew where they were and what they were up to. He knew that Peter was toying with the idea of giving up and going back into business and that the others would follow his lead. He allowed them to have a thoroughly disappointing night of it. “But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples did not know it was Jesus. So Jesus *said to them, "Children, you do not have any fish, do you?"They answered him, No.”

· Jesus encouraged them to cast their net on the right side of the boat. The Lord knew where the fish were. They had confessed their failure, and therefore it was safe to let them have an overabundance of fish. In a few minutes they were to be put forever beyond any likelihood of ever going back to the old way of life again.

· Vs. 7: With their net full to bursting point, they began to pull in their catch. Then it dawned on John who the stranger on shore was. Perhaps he remembered a similar occasion on this lake some years ago (Luke 5:1–11). That was the occasion when “they forsook all and followed him.”

o No sooner had John spoken than Peter recognized the truth of what he said. “Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Impulsive as ever, Peter nevertheless remembered that he was in no condition to appear before his Lord. Hastily he seized his coat, threw it about himself, and jumped into the lake. The progress of the boat was far too slow for him.[10]

o The word “naked”/stripped for work is from the Greek word gymnos which forms our English word “gymnasium.” It means “naked, stripped, or without an outer garment.”

§ Peter may have been wearing a loin cloth or loose tunic. He put on an outer cloak and jumped into the water because it was a faster way to get to shore.

§ Vs. 8: The waters were believed to be shallow, and he waded into shore. Two hundred cubits is equal to about 100 yards or the length of a football field.

§ Peter put on a cloak because a greeting was considered a religious act and could not be performed unless one was properly clothed. While Peter is coming into the shore, the other six men drag in the net.

· Jesus appeared to these men at will. They never knew when He would show up. They needed to be alert. We need to be alert too. We never know when Christ will show up for us.

o Matthew 25:13 (NASB) 13 "Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.[11]

Thoughts to Soak On

· If it’s a puzzle why they went fishing, it could be a puzzle working out why John has told this story. It seems to have been added after he’d finished the first, and main, draft of the book. John tells it partly, it seems, to set the scene for the almost unbearably tense dialogue between Jesus and Peter in verses 15–19, and the haunting question about the Beloved disciple himself in verses 21–23. But the detail of the present section suggests that it has a purpose of its own, too.

· Jesus, after all, has given his followers a strange and striking commission in chapter 20.

o They are to work for him.

o They are to be filled with God’s breath and be sent into the world as Jesus had been.

o But if they try to do it their own way, they will fail. They will toil all night and take nothing.

o The only way is for them to admit defeat, to listen afresh to Jesus’ voice, and to do what he says. Then there is no knowing what they will achieve.

· Stand in your mind’s eye with the disciples in the boat.

o What projects have you been laboring over, and getting nowhere?

o Watch for the dawn. Watch for the figure on the shore. Listen for his voice. And then do whatever he tells you.[12]

John 21:9-12 (NASB) 9 So when they got out on the land, they *saw a charcoal fire already laid and fish placed on it, and bread. 10 Jesus *said to them, "Bring some of the fish which you have now caught." 11 Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not torn. 12 Jesus *said to them, "Come and have breakfast." None of the disciples ventured to question Him, "Who are You?" knowing that it was the Lord.

· When the disciples arrived at the shore, they found the Lord had prepared a meal for them of fish and bread. He told them to bring their catch of fish.

o Notice what Peter did. What took six men to do, Peter does by himselfwhen commanded by the Lord. The net had 153 fish and did not break. The Lord gives us strength to do that which is difficult.

§ Isaiah 40:29-31 (NASB) 29 He gives strength to the weary, And to him who lacks might He increases power. 30 Though youths grow weary and tired, And vigorous young men stumble badly, 31 Yet those who wait for the LORD Will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.

There are several important lessons here. Soak on these things

· Lesson One: God provides for our needs.

o Philippians 4:19 (NASB) 19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

o He knows our needs before we ask Him.

§ Matthew 6:8 (NASB) 8 "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

o He provides blessings when we are burdened and opposed.

§ Psalm 23:5 (NASB) 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows.

o He provides a Comforter for the circumstances of life.

§ John 14:16 (NASB) 16 "I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;

o He provides a home in Heaven for us.

§ John 14:2 (NASB) 2 "In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.

§ 1 Corinthians 2:9 (NASB) 9 but just as it is written, "THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND which HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM."

o He provides shelter in our stress and trials.

§ Psalm 57:1 (NASB) 1 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction passes by.

o He provides a rest from our labors.

§ Matthew 11:28 (NASB) 28 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.

§ Isaiah 64:4 (NASB) 4 For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him.

o He provides an inheritance for eternity.

§ Matthew 25:34 (NASB) 34 "Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

· Lesson Two: There may be a possible significance to the 153 fish.

o We are not dogmatic about the significance of the fish, but throughout history fish have been a symbol for the redeemed of the Lord.

§ We are to be fishers of men.

§ We are to persuade them and catch them with the truth of the Gospel.

§ A fisherman catches living fish but they soon die. A Christian witness for Christ seeks to catch dead fish in sin (the lost without Christ) and allow the Holy Spirit make them alive in Christ in His timing.

o Grant Jeffrey points out that if you take the first letter of each Greek word of the phrase “Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Savior” it forms the Greek word “fish.”

o We are the sons of God.

§ This phrase in the Hebrew is written “Beni Ha-Elohim.”

§ It is written with nine Hebrew letters which have a total numerical value of 153. Isn’t that interesting?

o We are also “joint heirs in Christ.”

§ The phrase in Greek letters has a numerical value of 153.

§ In the book Unveiling Mysteries of the Bible, Grant Jeffrey also points out that there were 153 individuals blessed through their personal encounters with Jesus Christ. Hmmmmmm😊?

· Lesson Three: The net did not break.

o God does not lose those in His net. We are eternally secure in Christ.

§ John 10:27-28 (NASB) 27 "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.[13]

· Vs. 12: None of the disciples dared ask Him, “Who are You?”—knowing that it was the Lord: There seems something unusual about the appearance of Jesus after His resurrection. Possibly it was a result of the beatings He endured at the cross, the scars of which remained at least in part.[14]

o The fact that the net did not break is amazing. The fire of coals and the cooked breakfast were certainly supplied miraculously. The entire scene was designed to awaken Peter’s conscience and open his eyes.

§ The catch of fish possibly reminded him of his past decision to forsake all and follow Christ.

§ The fire of coals would take him back to his denial (John 18:18).

§ The location—the Sea of Galilee—possibly reminded him of several past experiences with Christ: feeding the 5,000, walking on the water, catching the fish with the coin, stilling the storm, etc[15]

John 21:13-14 (NASB) 13 Jesus *came and *took the bread and *gave it to them, and the fish likewise. 14 This is now the third time that Jesus was manifested to the disciples, after He was raised from the dead.

· Vs. 13: The charcoal fire is the start of it, and it seems from the conversation in the next section that Jesus planned it that way. But for the moment there are—well, I was going to say there are other fish to fry. That’s the point. They have caught a massive net full: 153 fish in all, more in some way than the nets would normally hold. Enough for breakfast for the whole village.

· Jesus invites them to dine with Him. The word “dine”indicates “to breakfast.”

· John clarifies that the men knew they were in the presence of the Lord. And his image of Jesus distributing the bread and fish is no accident—it is a clear allusion to the abundance He created in the wilderness (6:11)[16]

Thoughts to soak on

· God extends this invitation to come to us too all throughout the Bible.

o Come and Reason—

§ Isaiah 1:18 (NASB) 18 "Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool.

o Come unto Him—

§ Isaiah 55:3 (NASB) 3 "Incline your ear and come to Me. Listen, that you may live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, According to the faithful mercies shown to David.

o Come and Rest—

§ Matthew 11:28 (NASB) 28 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.

o Come and Follow—

§ Mark 10:20-21 (NASB) 20 And he said to Him, "Teacher, I have kept all these things from my youth up." 21 Looking at him, Jesus felt a love for him and said to him, "One thing you lack: go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."

o He is still calling to us as Scripture closes.

§ Revelation 22:17 (NASB) 17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come." And let the one who hears say, "Come." And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost.

Vs. 14: The phrase the third time applies to the disciples as a group. John himself has related two appearances before this one; the first two were (20:21-24, 26–29)[17] behind closed doors.

Thoughts to Soak On

· How dreadfully easy it is for Christian workers to get the impression that we’ve got to do it all. God, we imagine, is waiting passively for us to get on with things.

o If we don’t organize it, it won’t happen.

o If we don’t tell people the good news, they won’t hear it.

o If we don’t change the world, it won’t be changed.

o ‘He has no hands but our hands’, we are sometimes told.

· What a load of rubbish.

o Whose hands made the sun rise this morning?

o Whose breath guided us to think, and pray, and love, and hope?

o Who is the Lord of the world, anyway?

o We may be given the holy spirit to enable us to work for Jesus; but the holy breath is not independent of the master who breathes it out, of the sovereign God, the creator.

o Neither the institutional church nor its individual members can upstage Him.

§ Jesus welcomes Peter’s catch. He asks him to bring some of it. But he doesn’t, in that sense, need it.[18]

Grace and peace to all who read and hopefully share these notes as they feel led by the Holy Spirit to do so😊

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