Title: Jesus Confirms Love (John 21:15-25)
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Jesus Confirms Love (John 21:15-25)
Simon, the son of John, was not only a disciple of Jesus, but also the most central figure during Jesus' public life. When he called him to be a disciple, he was also a disciple (Mark 1:16-20). And before ascending to heaven, it was Simon Peter who gave the last word. Why did Jesus focus on Simon Peter? Is it because he is brilliant, talented, trustworthy, and well-characterized? no. Rather, he was the one who broke Jesus' heart as much as Judas Iscariot among the 12 disciples. But Jesus did not give up on Simon Peter for three and a half years. The reason is that Jesus had a will for him when he first called him. When Jesus called Simon, he said to him, “I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19). That is the purpose of Jesus calling Simon Peter.
It doesn't matter what Bible study or course you go through, it's important to discover what the Lord's calling is for you, and to find out what you need to confess, resolve, and devote yourself to in order to fulfill that call.
Dear saints, Each of us is the Lord's called disciples. The purpose of the discipleship call is not to complete the Bible study and training course. It is to realize the same purpose that Jesus had when He called His 12 disciples 2,000 years ago. Then, what are the final qualifications that one must have in order to fulfill the will of Jesus?
It is 'love'. The first qualification of disciple is love. The question that Jesus asked when he came back to Peter is also the question that Jesus asks to us as disciples, evangelists, and ministers of the Lord today. What kind of love is Jesus asking, and how should we understand love in order to fulfill Jesus' will?
I. make love hot
The Lord's love for those who are called is enduring and eternal. Therefore, church workers must love people as passionately as the Lord's persistent love. To love is to give up the desire for the reward you want to receive from the other person, and to follow the way Jesus did for him. The members of our church should not give up on love once or twice, but love like Jesus. The power of love is to stay focused until the end.
The love of Jesus was not shaken, overturned, or complicated, but was a one-sided, sacrificial love that continued to deliver the love he intended to love. That kind of love is what we need.
II. Love overcoming failure.
Many people follow the same path as Peter. I have been called, but I do not live according to God's will (purpose). Three years later, it went back to its old form. keep failing However, with deep regret, Jesus comes back and rescues the disciple from drowning. This is the true love of Jesus.
Our church must make each other overcome failures and shortcomings. Building each other up with love, praying for recovery, giving courage, and giving love is what makes us the second Peter and raises our calling.
The love of the Lord is the strength that lifts up those who have failed.
The truth that Peter realized was that he was not abandoned by Jesus when he failed, as in 1 Peter 3:8-11, but, on the contrary, received fervent love, so he was able to bless, love, and have compassion in any case.
Our church should be like this. This kind of love should overflow, especially when working. If you want to love life and see good days, you just have to love. love is hope love is a cure love is courage
Ⅲ. Love that is lost and love that is restored.
The letters that the Apostle Peter wrote as he went along the way of the Lord are the First and Second Peter. He was the first model of love recovery. And his change became the motive for all the disciples to go to Jerusalem, and became the basis for all the disciples to burn their lives for the Lord.
Our church should be a place full of this kind of love.
the love we need
It is about loving passionate love and love that overcomes failure. And the love that restores lost love
Jesus made him become a disciple of Simon Peter, the fisherman of John, from the son of John. In the end, he became the apostle Peter who preached the love of Jesus and fulfilled his vocation to become a martyr. I hope that we too, like Peter, follow the Lord's work with such love and confession, and work with love like the second Peter.