John 21:1 – 25 (NKJV)
(Introduction) Wednesday Series Finale
An angel had promised that Jesus would meet with His disciples in Galilee.
Matthew 28:7 (NKJV)
7 “go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.”
Breakfast by the Sea (Scene 1)
John 21:1 – 14
Jesus said to them “Come and eat breakfast.”
Acts 10:41 (NKJV) “who ate and drank with Him after His resurrection.”
Jesus Restores Peter (Scene 2)
John 21: 15 – 19
The Story – So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter…
“Simon, son of Jonah (John) …
Do you love me (agape) more than these?”
Peter answered Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love (phileo) You.
“I love you like a friend”
“Feed My lambs”
2nd time- “Do you love (agape) me? Do you love like God loves?”
Peter answered, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love you, (phileo), like a friend.”
Jesus said to him, “Tend or take care of My sheep.” (Lead them to pasture.)
3rd time- Jesus asked him, “Do you love (phileo) Me, can you honestly say that you love (phileo) Me even as a friend loves a friend?”
An honest moment… “Lord, You know all things: You know that I love you.”
Jesus response: “Feed My sheep.”
The Beloved Disciple and His Book (Scene 3)
John 21:20 – 25
The Story-
“Follow Me”
“You follow ME”
John 21:25 ends with John writing this:
“And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.”