Church On The Rock-Abilene
Sunday Morning Service -4/21/2024
  • Trust In God
  • Graves Into Gardens
  • House Of The Lord
  • Gratitude / Great are you Lord
  • HOLY SPIRIT
  • John 21:1–7 NKJV
    1 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5 Then Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any food?” They answered Him, “No.” 6 And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish. 7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea.

    1) Jesus begins to show Himself to the disciples.

    John 21:1–2 NKJV
    1 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together.
    Simon Peter.
    Thomas called the twin.
    Nathan of Cana of Galilee,
    The sons of Zebedee

    2. Disappointment can often breed backsliding.

    John 21:3 NKJV
    3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing.

    Jesus called these men to be fishers of men- not fish!

    Matthew 4:18–22 NKJV
    18 And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19 Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 They immediately left their nets and followed Him. 21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.
    Peter is not a bad guy because he went back to what he knew.
    many of us have done that same thing in our lives to varying degrees.
    Some of us have been blessed to realize we cant go back to what was before, we just can’t. people will say things like cant you be like so and so and just do it a little and do the God thing to?
    we know the answer to that is no. (if your here today and you have not figured out that you cant go back I pray that you don’t have to pay the highest price to find out.) you can loose some good things some God things comparing yourself now to the person you used to be. (well its bad but its not as bad as…)
    Proverbs 26:11 NKJV
    11 As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.

    Don’t quit on yourself Just because there was disappointment showed up.

    1 Corinthians 9:24–27 NKJV
    24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. 25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. 26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. 27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.

    3. The Cross before me the world behind me, No turning back.

    1 Corinthians 9:24–27 NKJV
    24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. 25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. 26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. 27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
    the last call for peter is the last catch.
    Jesus let peter have one more catch to bring that season of his life is over.
    next week we are going to talk about how Peter was specifically talk about how the Lord restored peter.
    but today I need to ask you,
    are you willing to let Him do a restoring work in your life?
    if something came to your mind when I said that it was likely the Holy Spirit i want to pray for you come now.

      • John 21:1–7NKJV

      • John 21:1–2NKJV

      • John 21:3NKJV

      • Matthew 4:18–22NKJV

      • Proverbs 26:11NKJV

      • 1 Corinthians 9:24–27NKJV

      • 1 Corinthians 9:24–27NKJV

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