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1 John chapter 21 is going to be the last chapter of our journey through John.

Wow.

It's been quite a journey and We're going to have this weekend, then we'll finish up next week.

So that's I guess that's why I've been in a reflective mood just to be able to lead God's people through.

a gospel such a privilege so grateful to be here and be able to do that can't believe most of your stuck around so Appreciate that and if you see three surawon or daddy or Kevin Carroll getting start waving their arms in the back is not because they're being slain in the spirit is because there's a bee in the back somewhere.

I probably freaking out spot that it's oh, so if you see a bee everyone knows right that's what's going on.

John 21, so this is John's epilogue.

This is his closing remarks his conclusion.

We know that he began his gospel with the prologue.

Right and we talked about that last week in the beginning was the word and the Word was with God and the Word was God and begin to demonstrating described as who Jesus was and now he's concluding his wonderful gospel.

And so we're just going to read the first 14 verses today and then we'll get in to see if there's any truth that we can glean from it.

So we can in the first one the word of God says this after this Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples by the Sea of tiberias and he revealed himself in this way.

Simon Peter Thomas called twin Nathaniel from Cana of Galilee zebedees sons and two others of his disciples were together.

I'm going fishing Simon Peter said to them we're coming with you.

They told him they went out and got into the boat boat, but that night they caught nothing.

Words for when they break came Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not know it was Jesus.

Friends, Jesus called of them you don't have any fish.

Do you know the answer?

Cast the net on the right side of the boat he told them and you will find some until they did and they were unable to haul it in because of the large number of fish.

The disciples the one Jesus loved the disciple.

The one Jesus loved said to Peter it is the Lord and when someone people heard that it was the Lord he tied his outer clothing around him.

Taking it off and plunged into the sea first aid since they were not far from land about a hundred years away a hundred yards away hundred years the other disciple there's some glare here in and see if we can fix that.

The other disciples came in the boat dragging the net full of fish and when they had gone out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish line on it and bread.

Bring some of the fish.

You've caught Jesus told them.

Simon Peter climbed up and hauled the net of shore full of large fish 153 of them, even though there were so many than that was not torn.

First 12 come and have breakfast Jesus told them and none of the disciples dared ask him.

Who are you because they knew it was the Lord verse 13.

Jesus came took the bread and gave it to them and he did the same with the fish.

And this was the third time Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

Let's pray father God we come before your throne Lord, so thankful to be able to do so.

Not based on our Merit.

Not based on our religion.

Not based on her ethnicity the based on the sole work of Jesus Christ.

What an amazing gift you've given us soon his sacrificial work.

to be Justified in your eyes to be adopted into your family to be a tone or soon-to-be a tone for Lord.

We're so grateful.

Be able to be reconciled to you through the shed work the shed blood of Jesus Christ Lord.

We're so thankful for the opportunity to be able to open up your word.

Freely this morning.

And to see what you've given us how you revealed your Redemption story to us of who you are what our problem is and how you've rectified it through Jesus.

We're so thankful that we have your inspired inerrant word Lord.

And we just asked as we come before you Lord as we open it up.

We ask that your spirit would lead guide and direct.

But you would through the power of the spirit and Lumen our hearts to your truth.

Everyone here.

Has a different perspective and has a different me Lord, and we we call out to you now and just ask that your spirit would work individually in the hearts of your people.

And Lord that you would be glorified and all that is said.

And Lord you two would also be glorified in her actions as we take truth that we might learn today and apply it to our lives.

Would you be glorified in that?

We ask God in Christ precious name.

Amen.

All right.

So this is his conclusion is epilogue and it's really full circle, right?

That's what an epilogue is.

He's trying to he's thinking back and all that.

He's recorded here in his gospel is kind of concluding having some concluding thoughts here and kind of wrapping things up and ultimately what he's doing is he's bringing things full circle yet again, he I we talked about last week were Thomas Found Jesus to be though his Lord and his God right and how John to the inspiration of the spirit use the story of Thomas V to be able to demonstrate that Jesus truly was God In the Flesh how John begin his gospel in John 1:1 in the beginning was the word the word was with God the Word was God.

The word became flesh and dwelt Among Us.

He he provides evidence to the fact and we focus last week on the importance how Thomas had to personally come to that understanding of who Jesus was and it is with all Humanity.

salvation heaven relationship with their God is not found in a religious system is not found in an ethnicity that is found in a personal interaction with a personal coming Baltimore personal moment where you understand your need your sand in your need to be forgiven for that sin.

And you see Jesus as God's only means to be forgiven to be a tone for and then to be adopted into his family.

There's only three him and everyone has to have that personal encounter.

I often talk with Pastors in the Bible Belt many of you from the south and their biggest fear is because they have a bunch of people that go to church just because it's in their culture.

And you ask him?

Are you a Christian?

Yeah, I'm a Christian.

Why are you a Christian?

Why tell me that why I've been going since I was a kid every Sunday or I got baptized at this age been going ever since it's just a part of the culture and that's not the right answer.

The right answer should be I had an encounter with Jesus the spirit of God convicted me of my need to receive Jesus as my savior because of my sin.

I saw no way out.

I saw judgement coming and Jesus provided the way that should be the answer individually.

Let me see that in Thomas.

And so yes, John gives us this beautiful prologue of June.

The getting was the word was with God.

We all just ring it off of our out of our mouths.

But I want it comes down to is that knowledge?

Where is that knowledge at it just in your head?

Hope it's not like Thomas is coming to your heart will you know Jesus as your lord and your God?

And his and his apologue.

I see him doing the same thing.

He's he's providing actual examples of what he's already taught.

He he gives us Jesus teaching and John 15 and John chapter 6 and then in his epilogue he's taking things and and showing look this is what you who Jesus is.

He's risen.

This is the third time I've seen him.

Oh and by the way, he still got in the flesh bodily.

Risen.

And he's giving demonstrations of Jesus not who he is, but how he interacts and how and what he's doing in in his creation and self we see that here.

Go again, so John 21:1 through 6, we see Jesus providing a meal right after this Jesus revealed him again to this his disciples by the Sea of tiberias.

He revealed himself in this way Simon Peter Thomas called the twin Nathaniel from King of the galley zebedees son and zebedees Sons and two others of his disciples were together.

Versuri I'm going fishing Simon Peter said to them.

So here's the disciples are hanging out near Galilee Sea of Galilee.

That's tiberias.

It's the same as synonymous and they're they're hanging out.

And so what do fishermen do when they're bored and go fishing?

New King James fans like this I go efficient.

Simon Peter said to them were coming with you.

They told him or something.

Peter said I'm going fishing This Is War coming with you.

They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

So here they are professional fisherman and they can't they haven't caught anything, right?