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The New Age

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21)

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21)

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat The Great Peter • “Matthew 16: 18 -19 “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hell will not overpower it. ” The Weak Peter • Matthew 16: 23 He turned and said to Peter, "Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's. " • John 13: 38 Jesus *answered, "Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you, a rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times. “ The Resigned Peter • Simon Peter said, “I’m going fishing. ” • “We’ll come, too, ” they all said.

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat They went out and got into the boat… and that night they caught nothing! Checkmate!

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death God’s The night of failure was not without its lessons heckmate and its benefits…we can do worse than fail. can succeed and be proud of our success. can succeed and despise those who fail.

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death God’s heckmate Success – even spiritual success – can be a snare and a ruin, while failure can be an unspeakable benefit… n failure that a man begins to think and wonder from where his failure comes… then, to look upwards to Him who can turn failure into glorious achievement.

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death 2. Moves to Resurrection Ground Col. 3: 1 -3 if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death 2. Moves to Resurrection Ground But when the day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. So Jesus *said to them, "Children, you do not have any fish, do you? " They answered Him, "No. "

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death 2. Moves to Resurrection Ground He said to them, "Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch. "

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death 2. Moves to Resurrection Ground So they cast… and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish.

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death 2. Moves to Resurrection Ground Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord. ” 3 He said to Simon, "Put out into Years the deep water and let down Earlier your nets for a catch. " (Luke 5: 4 -6) Simon answered and said, "Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing…" When they had done this, they enclosed a great quantity of fish, and their nets began to break; …When Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus' feet, saying, "Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!"

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death 2. Moves to Resurrection Ground 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. 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.

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death 2. Moves to Resurrection Ground 3. Shared Life with Jesus So when they went got out onand thedrew land, they saw charcoal fire John 4: 35 -36 “Lift up your eyesthe andnet look thefull fields: Simon Peter up toaon land, of already laid and fish placed on it, and bread. they are white for harvest! Already heand who reaps isthere large fish, a hundred and fifty-three; although Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish which you have now receiving wagesthe and is was gathering fruit for life eternal…” were so many, net not torn. caught. "

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death 2. Moves to Resurrection Ground 3. Shared Life with Jesus 2 Corinthians 6: 1 ff And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain… just as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their god, and they shall be my people…I will be a father to you, And you will be sons and daughters to Me"

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death 2. Moves to Resurrection Ground 3. Shared Life with Jesus 4. Growing In Love John 21: 15 So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ἀγαπάω "Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these? " He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You. " φιλέω He said to him, "Tend My lambs. "

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death 2. Moves to Resurrection Ground 3. Shared Life with Jesus 4. Growing In Love He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me? " He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You. " He said to him, "Shepherd My sheep. " ἀγαπάω φιλέω

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death 2. Moves to Resurrection Ground 3. Shared Life with Jesus 4. Growing In Love He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love Me? " Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, "Do you love Me? " And he said to Him, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You. " Jesus said to him, "Tend My sheep. φιλέω Φιλέω φιλέω

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death 2. Moves to Resurrection Ground 3. Shared Life with Jesus 4. Growing In Love How God Motivates Growth • Romans 2: 4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance [change]? JC’s Kindness Warned Peter Let Him Fail A Pinch of Salt Restored Him

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1 John 4: 19 -21 We love, because He first loved us. If someone says, "I love God, " and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also. 1. Begins With Defeat Death 2. Moves to Resurrection Ground 3. Shared Life with Jesus 4. Growing In Love Loving God Back • He said to him, "Tend My lambs. " • He said to him, "Shepherd My sheep. " • Jesus said to him, "Tend My sheep

The Age of God-Lovers (Jn. 21) 1. Begins With Defeat Death 2. Moves to Resurrection Ground 3. Shared Life with Jesus 4. Growing In Love “Keep following me, and you will grow in love…” • John 21: 18 -19 "Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to gird yourself and walk wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to go. " Now this He said, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. • And when He had spoken this, He said to him, "Follow Me!"

The Age of God. Lovers (Jn. 21) Peter said, “But I’m still a selfish Peter!” • John 21: 20 -22 Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; the one who also had leaned back on His bosom at the supper and said, "Lord, who is the one who betrays You? " So Peter seeing him said to Jesus, "Lord, and what about this man? " Jesus *said to him, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me!" Ephesians 2: 10 For YOU are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.