Peter

Do You Love Me?

Do you love me?

Dave Riddle - 5/7/2023

Key Passage: John 21:15-23

Do you love me?

  • John 21:15-17

    • “You know I love you!”

  • Three questions, matching Peter’s three denials.

Peter was grieved

  • John 21:17

    • Mark 10:22

    • Matthew 17:22-23

Different kinds of love

  • Jesus’ 1st and second questions: love=agapaō: divine, unconditional, perfect love

  • Peter’s Response and Jesus’ 3rd Question: love=phileō: brotherly love.

    • Possibly Jesus lowering the base for Peter?

    • Possibly Peter using a more warm and tender version of the word?

    • Possibly they author is trying to help us understand the full breadth of love?

Do you love me more than these?

  • Possibly, do you love me more than you love these other disciples?

  • Possibly, do you love me more than these other disciples love me?

  • Possibly, do you love me more than you love fishing?

  • Possibly, a combination of all of these.

You know all things.

  • John 21:17

Feed my sheep (lambs)

  • John 21:15-17

    • Responsibility for the shepherding of the flock.

    • Feed (provide) shepherd (oversee/supervise).

Do you love me?

Take care of my flock.

Keep On Following Me

  • John 21:19

  • What about him?

    • John 21:21-22

      • Don’t worry about him. Follow me!

Jesus Says "Come" - CDC

Jesus says “Come”

Central Detroit Christian

Key Passage: Matthew 14:22-33

Jesus’ Rough Day

  • Jesus sends out the disciples.

  • The Disciples return with news of the death of John the Baptist.

    • His cousin has been beheaded

  • The feeding of the five thousand.

  • Jesus sends the disciples away in the boat and dismisses the crowds

    • Putting the kids to bed and doing some house work.

  • Jesus went to pray. He went to the Father to recharge.

  • He walks on the water.

Peter: “Lord, if it’s you, call me to come out onto the water”

  • your ways are better than mine…

  • When Peter practiced obedience to Jesus, Jesus responded with “come”.

Matthew 11:28 - “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

When those in the boat saw Peter’s obedience and Jesus’ response they were deeply impacted.

  • Matthew 14:33 - Then those in the boat worshiped him and said, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

God is good despite our weakness and foolishness.