SHUTTING DOWN YOUR SHAME - ONCE AND FOR ALL! (30 OF 31)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: John 21:1-25
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Title: Shutting Down Your Shame - Once and For All! (30 of 31)
Series: The Gospel of John
Author: Tim Badal
Text: John 21
Turn in your Bibles to John 21 this morning. We're in the last chapter of this year-long journey, meeting Jesus and learning about Him so we can trust Him with all of who we are and everything that concerns us. John finishes his Gospel about his best friend on earth, after chronicling the miracles and messages Jesus preached, in a way that none of the other Gospel writers did.
Matthew, Mark and Luke finished their Gospels with the Great Commission to go and make disciples in all nations. But John focuses on a fishing expedition and the restoration of Peter. We know that John wrote his Gospel about 30 years after the other Gospels were written. I think he knew there were some leftover dots that needed to be connected.
The last we heard of John's friend Peter was in John 18. At that point, Peter had denied Jesus three times and as a result he was in deep despair. If John had only talked about the Great Commission and Christ's ascension, we would wonder about some things when we get to Acts 1 and find Peter taking a position of leadership in the early church where he preached the message of a lifetime, after which 3,000 people were added to the church and launching it. We would also wonder at how God used Peter in many awesome ways throughout the book of Acts. Then, how could a man who had failed so miserably write two letters to the church-1 and 2 Peter-revealing his great dedication to Christ. We need John 21 to connect those dots and tie up those loose ends for us.
More than that, I think John 21 is a gift and grace to all of us. Who among us hasn't failed? Who among us hasn't made big boasts about our relationship with Jesus, only to fall into sin? Who among us hasn't felt unworthy to serve Christ because of the struggles we have? John 21 is such a fitting place for John to end his gospel. In a nutshell, it reminds us that ...
Series: The Gospel of John
Author: Tim Badal
Text: John 21
Turn in your Bibles to John 21 this morning. We're in the last chapter of this year-long journey, meeting Jesus and learning about Him so we can trust Him with all of who we are and everything that concerns us. John finishes his Gospel about his best friend on earth, after chronicling the miracles and messages Jesus preached, in a way that none of the other Gospel writers did.
Matthew, Mark and Luke finished their Gospels with the Great Commission to go and make disciples in all nations. But John focuses on a fishing expedition and the restoration of Peter. We know that John wrote his Gospel about 30 years after the other Gospels were written. I think he knew there were some leftover dots that needed to be connected.
The last we heard of John's friend Peter was in John 18. At that point, Peter had denied Jesus three times and as a result he was in deep despair. If John had only talked about the Great Commission and Christ's ascension, we would wonder about some things when we get to Acts 1 and find Peter taking a position of leadership in the early church where he preached the message of a lifetime, after which 3,000 people were added to the church and launching it. We would also wonder at how God used Peter in many awesome ways throughout the book of Acts. Then, how could a man who had failed so miserably write two letters to the church-1 and 2 Peter-revealing his great dedication to Christ. We need John 21 to connect those dots and tie up those loose ends for us.
More than that, I think John 21 is a gift and grace to all of us. Who among us hasn't failed? Who among us hasn't made big boasts about our relationship with Jesus, only to fall into sin? Who among us hasn't felt unworthy to serve Christ because of the struggles we have? John 21 is such a fitting place for John to end his gospel. In a nutshell, it reminds us that ...
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