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AND DO WHAT HE DOES BEST? GO
FISHING!
D. THREE TRUTHS ABOUT FISHING GOD’S
WAY THAT ARE ILLUSTRATED BY THE
STORY
1. AS A “FISHER OF MEN”, I AM NOT
QUALIFIED TO FISH (JOHN 21:5)
2. JESUS IS QUALIFIED TO BE THE
FISHERMAN (JOHN 21:6)
3. JESUS DOESN’T NEED US AS HIS
INSTRUMENTS BUT HE DESIRES TO
USE US (JOHN 21:9)

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)