Healing After a FallGraphical sermon notes by,

Rev. Ed Whitman

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Evangelical Congregational Church in Dunstable Massachusetts

© Copyright 2014 by the author, Rev. Ed Whitman, with permission to freely redistribute.

Healing After a Fall

John 21: 1-22

Healing After a Fall

“Humble yourselves…under God’s mighty hand,

that He may lift you up in due time.”

I Peter 5:6

Death of a Hired Hand – Robert Frost

“…nothing to look backward to with pride,

and nothing to look forward to with

hope.”

Let’s Pray

Not the End of the Story

John 21 Extended post script of the gospel

Another step in Peter’s recovery

Healing After a Fall

“Humble yourself…under God’s mighty hand,

that He may lift you up in due time.”

I Peter 5:6

Repentance

“Lord, I have sinned against You. I am no longer worthy to be called Your disciple”

Repentance

“Lord, I have sinned against You. I am no longer worthy to be called Your disciple”

“Peter, I love you. You belong to Me. You are important to Me. I forgive you.”

RehabilitationTeaching

“Then He opened their minds so that they could understand the Scriptures.” Luke 24:45

RehabilitationTeaching

“Then He opened their minds so that they could understand the Scriptures.” Luke 24:45

Second miraculous catch of fish - John 21First: “Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Don’t

be afraid; from now on you will catch men.’ So they pulled their boats up on

shore, left everything and followed Him.” Luke 5: 11

Rehabilitation Three head and heart questions

Do you love Me more than these?

-Boats, nets and equipment?-Your brothers, fellow disciples?

Rehabilitation Three head and heart questions

Do you love Me more than these?-Boats, nets and equipment?-Your brothers, fellow disciples?Do you truly love Me?Do you love Me?

“Lord, I can’t promise You 100%... but I am 60% right now.”

Rehabilitation Jesus re-commissions Peter

no longer as a fisher of men…

but a feeder of lambs / sheep.

Re-EntryActs 1:15 “In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) and said…”

Re-EntryActs 2:14 “Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd…”

Acts 2:36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this; God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified both Lord and Messiah.”

Re-EntryActs 2:41 “Those who accepted his message were baptized and about three thousand were added to their number that day.”

Humble yourself under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time.