FAILURE (John 21:1-17)
COME:
SIT IN A BOAT! (v1-3)
- Cold, dark and sad
FEAST ON A SHORE! (v4-14)
- A miracle and a meal
ANSWER A QUESTION! (v15-17)
- Do you love me?
Men: Display Household Holiness in public worship by your prayerfulness v8 Women: Display Household Holiness in public worship by your propriety v9-10 Women: Display Household Holiness in public worship as you learn …not teach, in all submissiveness…not exercising authority v11-12 Paul’s explanation: Life in the garden before AND after the Fall v13-14 Paul’s exhortation: Live…
1. SCRIPTURE a) 2 Pet 1:3 Knowledge of Him Our purpose: Phil 3:10; His presence: Luke 24:27 b) 2 Pet 1:4 ..precious and very great promises…. (Acts 2:21; 1Jn 1:9; Rom 8:29-32; Ps 23:4; 1 Thess 4:16-18) Read it, believe it, pray it, obey it – this is assurance 2. SPIRIT a) His witness…
1) PRAY/COME TO GOD Therefore… Pray (v6) Face up to guilt (v5) Confess your sin Find forgiveness from God Live free from guilt Live in deep set joy and relationship with God (v1-2) …all done through prayer/coming to God (v6) 2) DON’T BE A MULE! Don’t be stubborn like the horse or the mule (v9)…
1. ITS ESSENCE! Divine 2. ITS EVIDENCE! The Cross 3. ITS EXPERIENCE! By Faith
He is with us: 1) WHEN WE SING 2) WHEN WE SIGH 3) WHEN WE SOB 4) WHEN WE SORROW 5) WHEN WE STAND
THE PROBLEM HE FACED! (v1-5) Famine, Exploitation, Feuds THE ACTION HE TOOK! (v6-13) He was angry with sin (v6) He exercised self-control (v7) He went to the heart of the issue (v7-9) He graciously called for an end to sin (v10-11) He called for a public vow (v12-13) The result is harmony, progress & praise…