Sermon 5-11-2014 new beginnings – resurrection
stories peter reinstated Jn 21:15-25
15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to
Simon Peter, “Simon son of John,
do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” 16 Again Jesus said, “Simon
son of John, do you love me?” He answered, “Yes, Lord,
you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.” 17 The
third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you
love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the
third time, “Do you love me?” He
said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. 18 Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you
dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will
stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you
do not want to go.” 19 Jesus said this
to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to
him, “Follow me!”
Its
mothers day. My mother is here. The sermon better be good.
New beginnings – resurrection stories
There is so much here
Do
you love me? 3 times. I love you
Saying
I love you once is not enough
Lets go back in time
Jesus
says-Come follow me and I will make you to become fishers of men
That
is peters purpose
Yet
he has denied jesus three times
Yes
there was the appearance in the upper room,
Now
he has gone back to fishing
7 of them are together
“I’m going out to fish,”
but that night they caught
nothing.
4 Early
in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize
that it was him “Friends, haven’t you
any fish?” “No,” they answered.
“Throw
your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.”
Net breaking, boat sinking load of
fish
Jumps in, 100 yards from shore
They eat some fish
14 This
was the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the
dead.
Fishing on the wrong side………hey, fish on the
other side.
Roll
your eyes…….right - Ok, whatever
Jesus
is trying to get them and us to see that often the way that seems right to us
is not what we should be doing
To
take an honest look from time to time is very healthy
The appearance in the upper room was general. This is personal
Today
peter is reinstated.
Maybe you have had a fractured relationship and hoped to
reconcile
You
ran into each other. You were glad to be in proximity
But
you didn’t really get to talk
You
are still not sure where things stand
Then
one day you get a sit down
This
is that moment for peter. A moment of
hope.
In this story jesus does the following
Finds
him / Loves him / Forgives him /Sends
him- feed my sheep
One theologian suggests
In
life, Jesus walks thru the stormy seas.
He comes walking on water
Now
it is Jesus on the shore
The
work is done
The
disciples must do the work on the stormy seas
Jesus
has done all that he can do, the rest of the work is up to us
Find,
love forgive, send
Interesting
ly, this is what churches are supposed to do
Invite
grow send
Easum
conference
this is also what good parents, good mothers, mentors do as well
Find
the person. Love the person. forgive the person. Send the person.
Those
who love others are never content to allow a relationship to languish
They
are never content to allow someone to under produce
Sometimes
this is out of our control
But
when you love people, you desire that they fulfill their potential-
6th
grade mrs jackson
And we reach out to our kids
It
is amazing the power that parents have over children
You say a sharp word and you forget it.
They dont
Dad- I cant be your dad and your friend
I have never had any friends
Vs
I love you and I am proud of you
The
power of words. Use them wisely
They
carry on well past your death
Jesus could have asked him anything
Do
u fear me? do u believe in me? do you honor me? will you serve me?
Bu
he asks…….Do you love me
Why?
Love is the fulfillment of the commandments.
When
a person acts out in love, everything else is taken care of
love
is what holds relationships together
Jesus is not content with us languishing in our worst moments
The
denials were peters worst moment
But
they were not to be his last.
All
of us have a story. A worst moment.
You
can feel like you are stuck in the muck sometimes
It
can be pretty depressing
Pretty
lonely
Out
fishing on the lake. t’s a lonely moment…. Not catching a thing
Quiet
times fishing…. Lots to think about
Then
the stranger calls calls to him – they have the big catch
He
comes running- swimming 100 yards
How
fast would you run to receive forgiveness?
He
wanted his life to be about more than the denials
And
now he has a new chance
The
resurrection is about second chances
Hope
in the face of brokenness
Find,
love, forgive, send
Everyone
needs to be found
Everyone
needs to be loved
Not
everyone knows it, but everyone needs to be forgiven
When someone is stuck on their sin, they are
stuck on themselves
When someone is forgiven they get off of
themselves, & back on mission
Then
the can be sent
Someone
was expecting you to throw them away and you gave them grace
Someone
was disappointed in their past and u showed them a new future.
What
god has done for us
We
have the power to do for others
Find
them. Love them. Forgive them. Send them.
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