Sermon notes
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Who was Simon Peter?
1. One of the closest Disciples of Christ
2. Fishermen
3. Loud, quick-to-speak, impulsive person
Fishermen are like farmers, they’re completely dependent on the providence of God. We can buy the best nets that we can find, we can keep them mended, we can know where to put our nets, we can have all this human knowledge, but unless God sends the fish, we’re not going to catch anything… So every time we throw our nets in the water, and every time the disciples threw their nets in the water, it’s kind of like a prayer, it’s like saying give us this day our daily bread. It’s a supplication to God, Lord feed us.
—Leslie Leyland Fields
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Encounters with Jesus changes how we see our Vocation (Matthew 4:18-20)
The more Simon Peter spent time with Jesus…
1. He grew Deeper in Maturity/character
2. He grew further in Grace
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Simon is given a new name (Matthew 16:13-19)
Simon → Peter (Πέτρος = Pétros, Rock)
Jesus is going to build a community, consisting of all those who give allegiance to him as God’s anointed King. And this movement, this community [the church], starts then and there, at Caesarea Philippi, with Peter’s declaration
—N.T. Wright
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Peter disowns Jesus three times (Matthew 26)
We are very much like Peter.
1 Peter 2 reminds us that we are chosen people, a royal priesthood, chosen for a special purpose…
… to declare to others about our Messiah who called us out of darkness into His wonderful light!
• Are you still growing and maturing in walk with Christ in this season?
• Are you struggling in your faith?
• Do you need grow further and deeper in Grace?
• Will you receive His grace and restoration? Will you take another step of faith to grow again?
