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Welcome back Day three in John , chapter 21 . We're going to pick it up right where we left off Verse seven . Welcome back Day three in John , chapter 21 . We're going to pick it up right where we left off , the verse seven . And the disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter it is the Lord . And when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord , he put on his outer garment , for he was stripped for work , and he threw himself into the sea . And the other disciples came in the boat dragging the net full of fish , for they were not far from the lamb , but about a hundred yards off .
Speaker 2By the way , this is just a leadership hack . Don't get so excited about your vision even if it's a good , godly vision , like going to have breakfast with Jesus that you leave your team too far behind to leave them to do all the work . Ministry and leadership is not something you do to people , it's something you do with people . Okay , back to the text , verse 9 . And when they got out on the land , they saw a charcoal fire in place . That matters
charcoal fire . They saw a charcoal fire in place with fish laid out on it and bread . And Jesus said to them bring some of the fish that you have just caught . And so Simon Peter went aboard and he hauled the net ashore full of large fish 153 of them . You know why there was 153 fish recorded in the Bible ? Because that's how many they caught . This is an actual historical event , it is not a fairy tale . And although there were so many , the net was not torn . And Jesus said to them come and have breakfast Now . None of the disciples dared ask him who are you ? They knew it was the Lord . And Jesus came and he took the bread and he gave it to them . And so , with the fish , this was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples , after he was raised from the dead .
Speaker 2And when they had finished breakfast , jesus said to Simon Peter Simon , son of John , do you love me more than these ? And I think Peter's like more than these what more than these fish ? More than these other disciples ? What do you mean ? And so he says to him yes , lord , you know that I love you . And Jesus says to him feed my lambs . And he said to him a second time Simon , son of John , do you love me ? And he said to him yes , lord , you know that I love you . And he said to him tend my sheep .
And he said to him a third time Simon , son of John , do you love me ? Now , you know Peter's a little slow on the uptake . We'll talk about that a lot over our time together . And now , finally , peter was grieved because he said to him a third time do you love me ? And he said to him Lord , you know everything , you know that I love you . And Jesus said to him feed my sheep . There is so much here .
Speaker 2The first thing I want you to see is that , even though Peter had returned to his old lifestyle , that Jesus did not wait in Jerusalem for him to get his act together and come back , but Jesus relentlessly pursues his rebellious children . That Jesus meets Peter right where he is and he will meet you right where you are . Maybe right now you're in your truck on the way to school or on the way to work , and right now is a part of the way that Jesus is chasing you down and that Jesus recreates this entire scene . You see , the reason the charcoal fire matters is because the place that Peter denied Jesus three times , there was a charcoal fire . And so now , three times , he's going to ask him again , because Peter three times said I don't know him , I don't know him , I don't know him . One time he cursed and said I don't know him . And now Jesus is going to give him an opportunity to say I love you , I love you , I love you . And here's , here's the thing I want you to see here there's more grace in Jesus than sin in you . There is no way you can out sin the love and grace of Jesus . And if you think that is permission to sin , then you don't know Jesus as your Lord and Savior . The grace is not a permission to sin , it is forgiveness from sin . And also here's what I want you to see Like Jesus is going to continue to put Peter in charge .
Speaker 2He says I want you to feed my sheep , I want you to tend to my sheep , I want you to take care of my lambs . And the question that he doesn't ask . He doesn't say Peter , you know what you really screwed up . Are you gonna do better next time ? Yes , jesus , are you sure you're gonna do better next time ? I'll try , jesus , are you sure ? Can I really trust you ? That's how we treat people . But Jesus just simply says do you love me ? Because Jesus knows
if Peter loves him , not overnight , but over time .
Speaker 2Eventually , then , peter's life will line up with what Jesus has called him to do . You see , if somebody let us down like this , we would put them on a personal improvement plan . Jesus puts Peter in charge . This we would put them on a personal improvement plan . Jesus puts Peter in charge because he knows that Peter's love for Christ will be the thing that drives him to be who God has called him to be . You know , it's going to be an incredible thing not to jump ahead , but by the time you get to Acts , chapter 2 , the very first sermon ever preached , in the very first Christian service as a church , the Apostle Peter is going to step up the very thing that got him in the most trouble . His mouth is the thing that God is going to use to share the gospel with the world . And so don't ever give up , bro , especially on a God who would never give up on you . There is more grace in Jesus than sin in you , amen .
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