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III THE SECOND PART OF THE GREAT COMMISSION
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER’S FULL RESTORATION:
SHEPHERDING
A. THE KEY TO BEING USED AS HIS
INSTRUMENT IN SHEPHERDING: THERE
MUST BE NO CONDEMNATION
1. THE MEMORY OF THE PREVIOUS
CATCH OF FISH (LUKE 5:8)
2. THE CHARCOAL FIRE ON THE SHORE
(JOHN 21:9; JOHN 18:18)
3. THE REFERENCE TO PETER USING
HIS PRE-SALVATION NAME: “SIMON” (JOHN
21:15; JOHN 1:42)
4. THE QUESTION REPEATED 3 TIMES:
DO YOU LOVE ME? (JOHN 21:15; 21:16; 21:17)
B. THE INVITATION OF PETER TO “COME AND
DINE” IN FELLOWSHIP WITH JESUS (JOHN 21:12)
C. THE MAIN POINT ABOUNT SHEPHERDING
1. NOT THE GREEK WORDS FOR LOVE,
FEED AND SHEEP
2. THE SIMPLICITY OF THE QUESTION
THAT QUALIFIES US TO BE HIS
INSTRUMENTS. DO YOU LOVE ME?
IV JESUS SAYS FOR PETER WHAT HE CANNOT SAY
FOR HIMSELF: YOU WILL NEVER AGAIN DENY
ME! (JOHN 21:18-19)
V. HOW CAN I ENTER INTO THE GREAT
COMMISSION?
A. JUST LIVE: BE WHO YOU ARE
B JUST LOVE JESUS