You Follow Me!

John 21:21-22 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?  You follow me!” After learning about his own future martyrdom, Peter asks the Lord about...

Real Friendship is in Christ

John 21:20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who had been reclining at the table close to him and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?”   John’s gospel is wide open, honest, and unafraid of mentioning...

Triumph & Trial

John 21:18-19 “Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress and carry you where you do not want to go.”  (This is said to...

Your Best Life Now…For Real

John 21:15-17 When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.”  He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”  He said to him a second time, “Simon,...

Dining with God

John 21:12-14 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.  Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish.  This was now the third time that...