1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: Let us pray. So when they had dined, Jesus saith 2 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me 3 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: more than these? He said unto him, yea Lord, thou 4 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: knowest that I love thee He saith unto him, feed 5 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: my lambs. John twenty one fifteen. Thank you, Jesus, that 6 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: you use broken people to do mighty things. As I 7 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: look at the life of Thomas, he represents the areas 8 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: in my life where I have doubt and fear. He 9 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: represents the areas in my life where I begin to 10 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: question whether or not the promises will come to pass 11 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: in my life. However, through Thomas, I also see the 12 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: goodness of the Lord, and that you are not taken 13 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,279 Speaker 1: back or angered by my moments of doubt, but instead 14 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: you feel compassion and provide ways for me to lay 15 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:07,199 Speaker 1: hold of and to put my hands on the truth 16 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: of your word. Through Peter, I see that you give 17 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: me many chances to regain my position and my honor 18 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 1: within your kingdom. And like Peter, I will not miss 19 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: my opportunity to proclaim your goodness and your love to 20 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: the entire world. With each opportunity of open doors that 21 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: you bring me. I realize it is you asking if 22 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: I love you enough to walk through them and give 23 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: you glory in all that I do, And to that 24 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: I say yes. I say that I am ready to 25 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: represent you, Jesus with all of my heart. I realize 26 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: that my time has come. I realize that the days 27 00:01:55,000 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: of being afraid are gone. And I realize and I 28 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 1: realize I'm ready for what's next in Jesus' name. Amen, 29 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,399 Speaker 1: thank you for making prayer a priority in your day. 30 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: To learn more about the Bible, stay tuned for today's story, 31 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: brought to you by Bible in a Year dot com Do. 32 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 2: You Love Me? In our last story, Jesus revealed himself 33 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 2: on the road to Emmaeus. He spoke of the entire 34 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 2: Word of God and how every story and prophecy pointed 35 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 2: forward to his death, burial, and resurrection. Now Jesus restores 36 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 2: the faith of Thomas and the failures of Peter. As 37 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 2: these two men come in contact with the risen Lord, 38 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 2: their lives are renewed and filled with purpose. Inspired by 39 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 2: the Gospels. 40 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 3: Welcome to another episode of the Bible in a Year podcast. 41 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 3: I'm Jack Graham. In yesterday's episode, we heard how Jesus 42 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 3: appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaeus. While 43 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 3: the men did not initially recognize him, Jesus explained how 44 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 3: God's word pointed to the coming of the savior Jesus himself, 45 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 3: and even spoke of his death and resurrection. Jesus showed 46 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 3: them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. Finally, 47 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 3: these two men's eyes were open to see Jesus as 48 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 3: their savior, and they quickly ran to tell others the 49 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 3: good news that Christ is alive. Today we'll hear how 50 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 3: Jesus restores a disciple who's holding on to the guilt 51 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 3: and weight of failure, and another who is filled with doubt. 52 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 3: So let's listen with joy to the stories of the 53 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 3: resurrection in God's word. 54 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 2: We have seen him, Andrew yelled, we saw him with 55 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: our own eyes. Thomas shook his head, unable to believe 56 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 2: that Jesus had risen from the dead since he and 57 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 2: Peter were away. When Jesus revealed himself in the home 58 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 2: of the disciples, he was skeptical and unable to accept 59 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 2: the truth. Unless I see him with my own eyes, 60 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 2: I refuse to believe you. Thomas's doubt revealed a deep 61 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 2: hurt within him. He had ran when Jesus was taken 62 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 2: by the temple guards. He was ashamed and broken. Unless 63 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 2: I put my fingers through the holes in his wounded hands, 64 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 2: I cannot accept that it is Jesus. Eight days had 65 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 2: passed and Jesus was about his own business, revealing himself 66 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: to people all over the land. Thomas remained unwavering in 67 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 2: his skepticism. That was until the disciples were back in 68 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 2: their homes with the doors locked. Peace be with you, 69 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 2: Jesus said, as he had before. Jesus entered the room 70 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 2: without a door. He sat in the corner of the room, 71 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 2: smiling at his friends. The disciples erupted in cheers, surrounding 72 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 2: Jesus to hug him. Thomas frozen in his seat. He 73 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 2: looked at Jesus with tears rolling down his eyes. Hello, Thomas, 74 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 2: Jesus said, with a grin. The Lord stood up and 75 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 2: walked over to him. Go ahead, he said, feel my hands, 76 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 2: see how they were pierced. Thomas ran his fingers across 77 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 2: the Lord's scarred hands. His lower lip quivered, and more 78 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:25,599 Speaker 2: tears streamed down his cheek. Thomas looked up into Jesus's eyes. 79 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 2: My Lord, he wept, My God, he cried. Thomas embraced 80 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 2: Jesus like a wounded child, into his father's arms. Jesus 81 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 2: held him, allowing his comfort to wash over him. Blessed 82 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 2: are you, Thomas, for you have seen and believed, Jesus said, 83 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,559 Speaker 2: But even more blessed are those who have not seen 84 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 2: yet still believe. After this, Jesus vanished again. Thomas wiped 85 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:56,839 Speaker 2: his eyes and was renewed with purpose and vision once again. 86 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 2: Peter sat by the shore by the Sea of Tiberius. 87 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 2: He still had yet to see the Lord. The others 88 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 2: had told him, but he had yet to look him 89 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 2: in the eye. Is he ashamed of me? Peter thought 90 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 2: to himself. Is it because I denied him? Peter looked 91 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 2: over at the other disciples who were lingering near the docks. 92 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 2: Peter stood to his feet and said, I'm going fishing. 93 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 2: Some of the others decided to join him. Thomas, Nathaniel, James, 94 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 2: and John boarded the boat with him. Knight had fallen 95 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 2: over the sea. As Peter and the disciples lay in 96 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 2: the boat with their nets cast out, Peter felt the 97 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 2: ocean breeze caress his face. Usually the sea brought him peace, 98 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 2: but nothing could quiet his guilty soul. He was filled 99 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 2: with regret and could not forgive himself for abandoning Jesus 100 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 2: in his final hours. All night they waited for a catch, 101 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 2: but the nets remained loose, as did Peter's wandering mind. 102 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 2: The dawn broke and the sun bounced off the calm 103 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 2: waters a couple hundred yards offshore. Peter awoke to see 104 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 2: the sun rising in the east. An entire night with 105 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 2: no fish, it vexed Peter to catch nothing. To him, 106 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 2: it was just another failure to add to the list. 107 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 2: As Peter and the others began to bring in the nets, 108 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 2: a voice cried out from shore. Cast your nets on 109 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 2: the right side of the boat, the voice suggested, so 110 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 2: they cast it, and immediately the net was filled to 111 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 2: the brim with fish. The disciples laughed, and John looked 112 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 2: under shore. It's him, he shouted, It is the Lord. 113 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 2: Peter rushed to the front of the boat to see 114 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 2: Jesus walking on the shore beside him. He wasted no 115 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 2: time and threw off his outer clothes and jumped into 116 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 2: the water. Peter swam as fast as he could to 117 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 2: see Jesus. He ripped at the water until his feet 118 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 2: finally hit the sand. Dripping wet, Peter saw Jesus tending 119 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 2: to a charcoal fire, cooking some fish. Shivering, Peter warmed 120 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 2: himself by the fire, looking at Jesus. The coals were 121 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 2: the same as when Peter denied Jesus by the fire 122 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 2: in Jerusalem. The smell of the burning charcoal brought back 123 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 2: memories of his failure. Simon, son of John, do you 124 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 2: love me, Jesus asked. Peter rose his head and looked 125 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 2: deeply into Jesus's eyes. Yes, Lord, you know that I 126 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 2: love you, Peter answered. Then feed my lambs. Jesus asked 127 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 2: a second time, Simon, son of John, do you love me? 128 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 2: This time Peter paused and considered the question, Yet his 129 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 2: answer was the same. Yes, you know that I love you. 130 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 2: Then tend to my sheep, Jesus said. The fire cracked 131 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 2: and the coals burned brightly. Jesus asked the same question, saying, Simon, 132 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 2: do you love me? Peter's heart broke as Jesus asked 133 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 2: a third time. Memories of denying Jesus three times flooded 134 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 2: his mind. Peter, a tough man, forged by the sea. 135 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 2: Wept before Jesus. His eyes streamed with tears, and he 136 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 2: covered his face with his hands. Yes, Lord, you know 137 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 2: all things. You know that I love you, Peter answered. 138 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 2: Jesus stood up from across the fire and sat next 139 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 2: to Peter. He put his arm around him and said, 140 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:14,079 Speaker 2: then feed my sheep. When we were young, you did 141 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,559 Speaker 2: as you pleased. But now that you have matured, your 142 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 2: actions are no longer your own. You will be taken 143 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 2: places you do not wish to go. This is your calling. 144 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 2: Peter was restored by Jesus that morning by the fire. 145 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,679 Speaker 2: All his past burdens were wiped away by the forgiveness 146 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 2: of Jesus. All that remained was the future ahead. Peter 147 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 2: would soon rise up to lead thousands to the feet 148 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 2: of Jesus. The same voice that denied Jesus three times 149 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 2: would declare his truths for all to hear. This was 150 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:49,559 Speaker 2: the will of God to use broken people to achieve 151 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 2: mighty things. 152 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 3: We opened today's scripture with new spreading of the resurrection 153 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 3: of Jesus. Is disciples and others who followed Christ are 154 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 3: filled with a new sense of hope and joy, But 155 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 3: some were not so quick to believe. Thomas, one of 156 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 3: the twelve Disciples, remained skeptical, doubtful. He had seen Jesus beaten, 157 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 3: mock whipped, and raised up on a cross. He knew 158 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 3: that the Roman soldier had pierced his side, and there 159 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 3: was blood and water pouring out, proving that he was 160 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 3: indeed dead. How could it be that Jesus was back. 161 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 3: He wasn't there when Jesus appeared to the others on 162 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 3: the day of his resurrection. You might say he missed 163 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 3: that first Sunday, He missed church, and he missed the resurrection. 164 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 3: He simply would not believe, not unless he saw Jesus 165 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 3: with his own eyes and touched the nail prints in 166 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 3: his hands and feet and the scar in his side. Then, 167 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 3: one day, eight days after he had appeared to the others, 168 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 3: Jesus was right there with them again, and there was Thomas. 169 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 3: And rather than shamee Thomas and turn him away because 170 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 3: of his doubt, Jesus called him over, allowing him to 171 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 3: touch the scars and feel his body. You see, God 172 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 3: is not afraid of or offended by our doubts. We 173 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 3: can still have faith and yet wrestle with doubt and 174 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 3: fears and questions. What matters is are we sincere doubters 175 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 3: or are we dishonest doubters? Do we really want to 176 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 3: know the truth? Do we trust our doubts to God 177 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 3: and let him speak to us and show us what 178 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 3: we need to know? Or do we run away and 179 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 3: reject him and go our own way simply because we 180 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 3: have questions? Thomas doubted, and yet he showed up and 181 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 3: Jesus met his need and restored his faith. And he 182 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 3: will do the same for you when you come to 183 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 3: him in humility and faith. There was another who needed restoration, 184 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 3: Simon Peter, who had pledged undying fidelity to Jesus, but 185 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 3: had denied him three times when Jesus was on trial. 186 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:59,199 Speaker 3: Peter was a coward, and therefore he was surely plagued 187 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 3: with feelings of failure and doubt. Could Jesus ever use 188 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 3: him even though Christ was alive. Would it ever be 189 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 3: the same after all that he had done in denying 190 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 3: the Lord? Could Peter recover? Because he thought that Jesus 191 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 3: would never forgive him, He went back to his old 192 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 3: boat and old nets and his old life. But as 193 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 3: we hear in this reading, that's not where Jesus wanted him. 194 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 3: Peter still had a place in God's plan. Jesus had 195 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 3: prayed for him that his faith would not fail, but 196 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 3: his faith needed to be restored. He needed to be restored. 197 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 3: Peter and his companions other disciples as well, had been 198 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 3: fishing all night with nothing to show for it, much 199 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 3: like they had done years before. After hours of frustration, 200 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 3: they hear a voice calling them, telling them to cast 201 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 3: their nets on the other side of the boat. When 202 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 3: they did, they pulled up a bounty of fish, just 203 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 3: as it had happened before when Jesus first called them 204 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 3: to be disciples. Immediately knew who the voice was. It 205 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 3: was Jesus. Peter rushed out of the boat swam to 206 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 3: the shore to see his master. Jesus then asked Peter 207 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 3: if he loved him, and Peter said, of course, you 208 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 3: know I do. Jesus answered, then feed my sheep. He 209 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 3: then asked him a second time, do you love me? 210 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 3: And Peter responded, yes, Lord, I love you, and Jesus 211 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 3: once again said, then feed my sheep. Then in John 212 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 3: twenty one, verse seventeen, we read this, he said to 213 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 3: him the third time, Simon, son of John, do you 214 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 3: love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him 215 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 3: the third time, do you love me? And he said 216 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 3: to him, Lord, you know everything, You know that I 217 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 3: love you. Jesus said to him, feed my sheep three times. 218 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 3: Peter in Cowardice had denied Jesus, but now Jesus was 219 00:13:57,640 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 3: restoring his man disciples and gave him three opportunities to 220 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:07,079 Speaker 3: confess his love and devotion to the Savior. Jesus then 221 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 3: told Peter that he would soon go to places he 222 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 3: did not choose to go. It was a prediction of 223 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 3: the trials that Peter would soon face because of his 224 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 3: calling and the purpose for which God would use him, 225 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 3: a purpose that would ultimately bring glory to God and 226 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 3: draw countless others to confess their faith in Jesus. Finally, 227 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 3: Jesus simply said, follow me. It was an invitation to 228 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 3: walk away from the past and the failures and the 229 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 3: denials and begin a brand new relationship with the Lord. 230 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 3: It's never too late for a new beginning in Christ. 231 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 3: Peter had felt his sin and his shame, but now 232 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 3: he finds forgiveness with the Lord, and he begins again 233 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 3: to walk with Jesus and became the great Apostle, filled 234 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 3: with the spirit who preached the Gospel to the whole world. 235 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 3: It was an extraordinary calling to an ordinary man who 236 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 3: followed a supernatural savior, the risen Christ. It's a powerful 237 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 3: word that we can either let our failures define us 238 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 3: and destroy us, or we can allow Jesus, our Savior, 239 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 3: to redeem, restore us, and refresh us. Jesus stands willing 240 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 3: to forgive you that you could find his love and 241 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 3: experience his grace in your life. Dear God, how we 242 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 3: thank you for today's reading and the example of Peter's life. 243 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 3: And though we fail you time and time again, even 244 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 3: to the point of denying you, that we can experience 245 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:37,239 Speaker 3: renewal and faith in ways that we cannot ever have imagined. 246 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 3: Thank you for your grace, thank you for your mercy, 247 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,400 Speaker 3: for your healing and your hope, and that when we 248 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 3: fail and fall, you lift us up and give us 249 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 3: the strength to begin again. In Jesus' name, Amen, thank 250 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 3: you for listening to today's Bible. In a year. I'm 251 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 3: pastor Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. 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