The Gospel According to
John 21
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Jesus Appears by the Sea of Tiberias
Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:
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Where it happened
Back to the lake
After Jerusalem, the disciples are home in Galilee, by the “Sea of Tiberias,” the name the lake took from Herod Antipas’s new city on its western shore. Among them is Nathanael “from Cana in Galilee,” the village of Jesus’ first sign.
He told them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it there, and they were unable to haul it in because of the great number of fish.
The disciple whom Jesus loved
Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!”
As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea. The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
Jesus
Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.
even with so many, the net was not torn
John 21:11
“Come, have breakfast,” Jesus said to them. None of the disciples dared to ask Him, “Who are You?” They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and He did the same with the fish.
This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after He was raised from the dead.
Question
Quick question
Peter went aboard and hauled the net up onto the shore, and someone counted.
How many large fish were in the net?
Jesus and Peter
Two charcoal fires
Whiteboard
Peter last stood by a charcoal fire when he said three times that he did not know Jesus. Now, by another charcoal fire, Jesus asks him three times if he loves Him, and gives him work to do. The failure is not ignored. It is answered.
Truly, truly, I tell you, when you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God.
And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”
Reflect
You know I love You
Jesus did not ask Peter to explain his failure. He asked, “Do you love Me?” Peter had nothing left to prove, only this: “Lord, You know all things.” Where do you feel disqualified by something you have done? Bring it to Jesus honestly, and listen for the work He still gives you.
Jesus and the Beloved Disciple
Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”
Peter
When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
Jesus
Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you? You follow Me!”
Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”
we know that his testimony is true
John 21:24
There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.
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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain
Pray
You follow Me
Peter looked at another disciple and asked, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus answered, “You follow Me!” Ask Him to free you from comparing your path with anyone else’s, to trust the witness of this book, and to follow Him today in the one life He has given you.
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A verse to carry with you
“Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.”
John 21:17
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