Reflective Questions
Describe how you feel when someone you have hurt refuses to forgive you.
Reading
John 21:1-14
Responsive Questions
1. What is the significance of Peter's decision to return to fishing (vv. 1-3)?
2. What is Jesus trying to show the disciples by allowing them to catch such a large number of fish (vv. 4-6; see Luke 5:4-11)?
3. When Peter hears that "it is the Lord" (vv. 7-8), he jumps into the water and begins swimming ahead of the boat. What does that response reveal about Peter and his relationship with Jesus?
4. How would you have responded if you had denied Jesus just a few days earlier?
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Reflective Questions
Describe how you feel when someone you have hurt refuses to forgive you.
I do not like hurting people in the first place, but if someone that I hurt chose not to forgive me, it would really bother me. I would do all I could to make it right, but then I would have to trust God to change that person's heart.
Responsive Questions
1. What is the significance of Peter's decision to return to fishing (vv. 1-3)?
Peter's return to fishing shows us that he thought his service to Christ was over and that he was going to move on with what he knew how to do.
2. What is Jesus trying to show the disciples by allowing them to catch such a large number of fish (vv. 4-6; see Luke 5:4-11)?
That He is able to bring success out of failure.
3. When Peter hears that "it is the Lord" (vv. 7-8), he jumps into the water and begins swimming ahead of the boat. What does that response reveal about Peter and his relationship with Jesus?
It shows us that He loved the Lord and wanted a right relationship with Him, in spite of his denial.
4. How would you have responded if you had denied Jesus just a few days earlier?
I would probably be sheepish, afraid to think I have damaged a great relationship.
Reflective Questions
If i ask for forgiveness and they don't forgive me i will wait till the next day and see if they change their mind over night if they don't then i will ask God to change their heart about that thing.
Responsive Questions
1. because he was a fisherman.
2. that it was him on the land.
3. that Peter want a right relationship with Jesus.
4. i would have wanted to get a right relationship with Jesus too.
I feel very sad and mad at myself.
1. He was basically saying now that Jesus died it is all over so im just going to go back to my old job. He didn't go and share the gospel, he kinda stood back.
2. He was trying to show them that they can accomplish big things.
3. That he had a very close relationship with God.
4. Really bad and ashamed.
Reflective Question:
Yuck! I don't like it at all!
Responsive Questions:
1. He was basically saying, "The past 3 years were a waste...I'm going back to my old career."
2. "I can and will do great things through you...you cannot do the things I want you to do in your own power."
3. He really loved Jesus...really wanted to be right with Him...really believed He was God's Son, the Messiah.
4. Sheepish, embarassed, humiliated.
1.i think it would really bother me and that i would keep going to that person and keep asking them and also ask God to help me and that person to frgive me.
1.i think he has just going back to his old job. he thought there was no piont in doing what he did before again.
2.to show them that they can accomplish anything with God.
3.that they were very close and that peter loved Jesus alot and wanted to see him right away.
4.i would be saying sorry and asking God for forgivness when i denied Jesus before and i should have trusted him the whole time.
reflective questions:
1.terrible, scared, sad, kinda angry, and just like a bad person.
responsive questions:
1.well it was his job and all so maybe he thought that he needed to start working again.
2.that we need to trust in God and that God is almighty and we need to obey and follow him, and that God provides all our needs.
3.he really loved the Lord and that he was exsited to see him and that they were really close.
4.kinda like embarrassed and i would try to aviod him.
1.i think it would really bother me and that i would keep going to that person and keep asking them and also ask God to help me and that person to frgive me.
1.i think he has just going back to his old job.
2.to show them that they can accomplish anything with God.
3.that they were very close and that peter loved Jesus alot and wanted to see him right away.
4.i would be saying sorry and asking God for forgivness when i denied Jesus.
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