John 21:17-24 – The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
Peter was hurt because
Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus
said, “Feed my sheep. Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed
yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out
your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want
to go.” Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!” Peter turned and saw that the disciple
whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back
against Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”) When Peter saw him, he
asked, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I
return, what is that to you? You must follow me.” Because of this, the rumor
spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say
that he would not die; he only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I
return, what is that to you?” This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his
testimony is true.
Matthew
4:19 – “Come, follow
me,” Jesus said, “and I will
send you out to fish for people.”
Acts
1:15-16 – In those
days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a hundred and
twenty) and said, “Brothers and sisters, the Scripture had to be
fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago
through David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested
Jesus.
John
1:7 – He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that
through him all might believe.
Application:
- · Evangelism was at the heart of Jesus’ call to His disciples.
- · John the Baptist’s singular ministry was to testify about Jesus.
- · The disciple John’s purpose was to draw people to believe in Christ.
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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