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Speaker 1: Let us pray. So when they had dined, Jesus saith

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Speaker 1: to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me

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Speaker 1: knowest that I love thee He saith unto him, feed

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Speaker 1: look at the life of Thomas, he represents the areas

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Speaker 1: my opportunity to proclaim your goodness and your love to

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Speaker 1: you bring me. I realize it is you asking if

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Speaker 1: I love you enough to walk through them and give

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Speaker 1: you glory in all that I do, And to that

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Speaker 1: I say yes. I say that I am ready to

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Speaker 1: represent you, Jesus with all of my heart. I realize

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Speaker 1: realize I'm ready for what's next in Jesus' name. Amen,

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Speaker 1: thank you for making prayer a priority in your day.

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Speaker 2: Com Do you Love Me?

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Speaker 3: In our last story, Jesus revealed himself on the road

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Speaker 3: to Emmaeus. He spoke of the entire Word of God

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Speaker 3: and how every story and prophecy pointed forward to his death, burial,

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Speaker 3: and resurrection. Now Jesus restores the faith of Thomas and

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Speaker 3: the failures of Peter. As these two men come in

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Speaker 3: contact with the risen Lord, their lives are renewed and

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Speaker 4: Hello, I'm Jack Graham with today's episode of the Bible

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Speaker 4: That's Jack Graham dot org slash stress. In yesterday's episode,

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Speaker 4: we heard how Jesus appeared to two disciples on the

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Speaker 4: Jesus explained how God's word pointed to the coming of

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Speaker 4: and resurrection. Jesus showed them in all the scriptures that

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Speaker 4: things concerning himself. Finally, these two men's eyes were open

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Speaker 4: to see Jesus as their savior, and they quickly ran

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Speaker 4: to tell others the good news that Christ is alive.

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Speaker 4: Today we'll hear how Jesus restores a disciple who's holding

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Speaker 4: on to the guilt and weight of failure, and another

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Speaker 4: who is filled with doubt. So let's listen with joy

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Speaker 4: to the stories of the resurrection in God's word.

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Speaker 3: We have seen him, Andrew yelled, we saw him with

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Speaker 4: Simon Peter, who had pledged undying fidelity to Jesus, but

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Speaker 4: Peter still had a place in God's plan. Jesus had

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Speaker 4: Jesus simply said, follow me. It was an invitation to

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Speaker 4: It's never too late for a new beginning in Christ.

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Speaker 4: Peter had felt his sin and his shame, but now

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Speaker 4: It was an extraordinary calling to an ordinary man who

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Speaker 4: thank you for today's reading and the example of Peter's life.

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Speaker 4: And though we fail you time and time again, even

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Speaker 4: Thank you for your grace, Thank you for your mercy,

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Speaker 4: the strength to begin again in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank

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