| Teacher: Rusty Kennedy Series: Gospels |
Rusty's Notes | |
- Jesus told the disciples to meet him in Galilee
- Their fear caused them to stay in Jerusalem
- They stayed there for a full week
- Once Jesus had appeared to Thomas they all traveled to Galilee
- Peter decides to go fishing with 6 other disciples
- They can’t catch any fish
- Jesus says, “Cast your net on the right side.”
- They caught 153 fish.
- Jesus feeds the disciples breakfast.
- Jesus is proving again He will provide for their needs and there is no need for them to return to their original careers.
- Peter is the one Jesus previously gave the “keys to the Kingdom” to.
- Peter is the one who when Jesus said the disciples would all scatter on His behalf that he would be the one to remain for Jesus.
- Jesus told Peter he would deny Him 3 times before the cock crowed twice.
- Peter was the first disciple that Jesus appeared to after His resurrection
- Refer to John 21:15
MATTHEW 28:16-20
16 The 11 disciples traveled to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them.
- Refer to 1 Corinthians 15:3
- Refer to Mark 16:15
- Telling them to disciple believers.
- “Go” – Participle meaning “As you go”
- Not an imperative verb with an exclamation point.
- This passage has been used over and over to manipulate people to go into missions.
- Refer to Mark 16:16
MARK 16:15-18
15 Then He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.
- Jesus commissions the disciples to all creation.
- Refer to Matthew 28:19
- What kind of baptism? 1) Water? 2) Spirit? 3) identify as follower of Jesus.
- These things may have already happened but not every believer will have experienced them.
- I will definitely not go looking for them.
- Refer to Matthew 28:20
JOHN 21:15-25
JESUS’ THREEFOLD RESTORATION OF PETER
15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love (agape – unconditionally) me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said to him, “you know that I love (Phileo love – He knew that is what he already displayed) you.”
- I love you conditionally because I obviously have already showed you this in my denial.
- Peter is being humble and with a broken spirit.
- Take care of and teach my new followers.
- Young disciples. – Feed them milk.
- Peter was encouraged.
- Decreasing degrees of love.
- Peter responded by lowering the level of love in his answer by being honest and humble.
- Once again, Jesus is trying to encourage Peter by giving him more responsibility with His followers.
Peter was grieved that he asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love (Phileo love) you.”
“Feed my sheep, (mature believers - disciple)” Jesus said.
- What was the purpose of Jesus asking these 3 questions?
- Peter is the first to preach to the Jews, to the Samaritans and to the Gentiles.
- He was given the “Keys to the Kingdom”.
- Agape love – Unconditional love (marriage – for better or for worst) “I’ll love you even if you don’ love me back.”
- Phileo Love – Based on feelings and circumstances. Conditional… based upon how you feel at the time.
- Peter was going to be used because he showed his brokenness.
- There is a difference in teachers/disciplers who lead out of brokenness.
- There is something to say for one who has come through brokenness.
- Being broken hurts… it can humble.
- Humbleness leads to great leadership.
- Our society has a tendency to throw out people that blow it. No second chances in our society.
- I’m OK with failure… I run to failure.
- Brokenness can lead to a tender and humble heart.
- I will pursue and follow one with a tender and humbled heart.
- I don’t care about the quantity of one’s ministry as much as I do about the quality.
- What has been their journey and where is their heart?
- That is listening at a whole different level.
- Who cares if they wrote a book… or a hundred books?
- Who cares if they have multiple campuses and thousands of attendees?
- I want to know their heart… if they have come through brokenness and are humble.
- I love going on the MercyMe cruise… not because I am on stage… but because I get to deliver this Truth to a majority of people that hardly ever get to hear it.
- Book/CD signing day is pretty funny.
18 “Truly I tell you, when you were younger, you would tie your belt and walk wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you and carry you where you don’t want to go.”
- You are going to die for the Gospel.
- The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - The tradition is that he died a martyr at Rome about 67 AD, when about 75 years old. His Lord and Master had predicted a violent death for him (Jn 21:18, 19), which it is thought came to pass by crucifixion under Nero. It is said that at his own desire he was crucified head downward, feeling himself unworthy to resemble his Master in his death.[3]
- “John penned his gospel around the late 80’s to early 90’s AD, meaning that Peter had already died by the time John wrote John 21:18. If tradition is correct, the “follow me” in John 21:19 was literally fulfilled for Peter followed Jesus to the cross.” – Bob Warren
CORRECTING A FALSE REPORT
20 So Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them, the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is the one that’s going to betray you?” 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?”
22 “If I want him to remain until I come,” Jesus answered, “what is that to you? As for you, follow me.”
- Don’t worry about him… stay focused on your own walk.
- Quit watching men and follow Jesus.
EPILOGUE
24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.
- We know this through the Spirit of God.
- What the Gospels have recorded is only 75-80 days of Jesus’ ministry on earth.
- Refer to Matthew 28:16
1 Corinthians 15:1-7
1 Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel I preached to you, which you received, on which you have taken your stand 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold to the message I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 3 For I passed on to you as most important what I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the Twelve. 6 Then He appeared to over 500 brothers at one time; most of them are still alive, but some have fallen asleep.
- At this point, no one had denied that Jesus had resurrected.
- Refer to Matthew 28:17
[1] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mt 28:16–20). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[2] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Mk 16:15–18). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[3] Gray, J. M. (1915). Peter, Simon. In J. Orr, J. L. Nuelsen, E. Y. Mullins, & M. O. Evans (Eds.), The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia (Vol. 1–5, p. 2349). Chicago: The Howard-Severance Company.
[4] Christian Standard Bible. (2017). (Jn 20:19–21:25). Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers.
[5] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (1 Co 15:1–7). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
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