WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.280 Luke chapter 5, verses 1 to 11. 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:32.119 He said to Simon, 00:00:32.780 --> 00:00:37.780 And Simon answered, 00:00:37.780 --> 00:00:49.060 And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of fish, and their nets were breaking. 00:00:49.400 --> 00:00:52.320 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, 00:00:52.539 --> 00:00:55.920 and they came and filled both the boats so that they began to sink. 00:00:55.920 --> 00:01:01.039 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees and saying, 00:01:01.539 --> 00:01:05.560 Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 00:01:06.740 --> 00:01:11.439 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken. 00:01:12.079 --> 00:01:16.820 And so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. 00:01:17.340 --> 00:01:18.620 And Jesus said to Simon, 00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:23.599 Do not be afraid. From now on you will be catching men. 00:01:23.599 --> 00:01:28.939 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him. 00:01:29.879 --> 00:01:31.159 This is the word of God. 00:01:33.379 --> 00:01:37.539 I was thinking, since I'm doing another one-off sermon, 00:01:37.979 --> 00:01:42.239 let's just connect it to the last sermon I preached and expand a little bit on discipleship. 00:01:42.879 --> 00:01:47.719 So I just sneak in a mini-series, a Moncori series, without him knowing. 00:01:47.919 --> 00:01:48.379 Isn't that good? 00:01:48.379 --> 00:01:54.819 And actually, it fitted well, because Thomas Davis preached on discipleship last Sunday night. 00:01:54.939 --> 00:01:55.979 So I thought it makes sense. 00:01:56.439 --> 00:02:01.039 And I chose this story in particular because I find it so fascinating. 00:02:01.619 --> 00:02:07.039 I, of course, have heard it many times before as a child growing up in Sunday school and church. 00:02:07.040 --> 00:02:14.060 But when I listened or read it about a year ago, it just, it did something to me. 00:02:14.120 --> 00:02:17.500 You know when a story does something to you and you just can't stop thinking about it? 00:02:17.540 --> 00:02:20.700 So for the last year, I've reflected on this again and again. 00:02:20.819 --> 00:02:24.500 And I find, especially Peter as a person, fascinating. 00:02:25.939 --> 00:02:28.700 Because he is so honest, so genuine. 00:02:29.379 --> 00:02:30.379 He's got a big mouth. 00:02:30.460 --> 00:02:31.140 He talks a lot. 00:02:31.439 --> 00:02:33.219 Maybe he reminds me of myself there. 00:02:33.219 --> 00:02:35.780 And he messes up badly. 00:02:37.259 --> 00:02:40.960 And we will see later why I like him so much. 00:02:41.120 --> 00:02:42.280 What we can learn from Peter. 00:02:43.280 --> 00:02:44.599 Discipleship, just as a reminder. 00:02:45.379 --> 00:02:47.139 What do we understand as discipleship? 00:02:48.039 --> 00:02:50.759 Last time we talked about the cost of discipleship. 00:02:50.860 --> 00:02:53.960 This time we will talk about the heart of discipleship. 00:02:54.400 --> 00:02:56.479 Discipleship means following Jesus. 00:02:57.159 --> 00:02:58.579 What exactly does that mean? 00:02:58.860 --> 00:03:00.500 Jesus is not here in the flesh. 00:03:00.659 --> 00:03:01.960 What does following Jesus mean? 00:03:01.960 --> 00:03:03.439 It's hard to say. 00:03:04.700 --> 00:03:11.680 It will have individual outcomes and consequences for individual circumstances. 00:03:12.140 --> 00:03:20.180 But generally, the Bible defines it as a denying yourself and picking up your cross daily in Matthew 16. 00:03:20.980 --> 00:03:24.460 It means losing your life in order to gain it. 00:03:24.920 --> 00:03:27.280 And admittedly, that's a bit cryptic. 00:03:27.540 --> 00:03:30.719 It sounds a bit like not quite clear enough. 00:03:30.719 --> 00:03:31.500 What does that mean? 00:03:31.960 --> 00:03:38.020 But what it means for everyone is giving up the control of your life to God. 00:03:38.020 --> 00:03:43.819 Last time I preached, I used this picture with the seat, the throne of your heart. 00:03:44.420 --> 00:03:48.819 Leaving your throne and letting Jesus sit on the throne. 00:03:48.939 --> 00:03:51.319 Surrendering the power of your life to Jesus. 00:03:51.460 --> 00:03:54.420 Letting him decide over your life. 00:03:54.419 --> 00:03:58.659 And that is a radical decision in many aspects. 00:03:58.659 --> 00:04:08.259 And in this passage we're looking at today, we will see that this is only possible, first of all, if we have experienced the living God. 00:04:08.339 --> 00:04:11.639 If we have had an encounter with the living God. 00:04:11.799 --> 00:04:15.379 Secondly, if we hear the call to follow him. 00:04:15.379 --> 00:04:19.779 And then thirdly, we will look at what that does to you as a disciple. 00:04:19.939 --> 00:04:20.779 How it changes you. 00:04:20.839 --> 00:04:21.699 How it transforms you. 00:04:22.120 --> 00:04:24.560 So first of all, an encounter with the living God. 00:04:25.300 --> 00:04:26.199 What do I mean by that? 00:04:26.240 --> 00:04:35.819 In this scene, in this story we've just read, we hear that Jesus is preaching from a boat to the crowds who are on the beach. 00:04:35.819 --> 00:04:39.680 We're on the lake of Gennesaret, on the Sea of Gennesaret. 00:04:40.279 --> 00:04:43.439 And the beach line would have been a bit like a zigzag. 00:04:43.819 --> 00:04:46.120 So they didn't have microphones back in the day. 00:04:46.199 --> 00:04:47.680 So Jesus stands on a boat. 00:04:48.040 --> 00:04:50.319 He preaches and the acoustics would have been better. 00:04:50.939 --> 00:04:54.560 And the boat belongs to a fellow called Simon. 00:04:54.959 --> 00:04:56.620 It's Simon Peter's boat. 00:04:56.719 --> 00:04:57.779 He's not Peter yet, Simon. 00:04:58.519 --> 00:05:02.000 And after Jesus is finished with his talk, he goes and he chats to Simon. 00:05:02.219 --> 00:05:04.339 And he gives Simon some fishing advice. 00:05:04.339 --> 00:05:08.159 Now, Jesus is giving Simon fishing advice. 00:05:08.259 --> 00:05:10.759 But actually, he's giving him pretty rubbish advice. 00:05:11.299 --> 00:05:16.439 Because if you're a fisherman, you know that you don't go fishing during the day. 00:05:17.079 --> 00:05:18.419 You go fishing by night. 00:05:18.799 --> 00:05:20.819 And what has Peter done all night long? 00:05:21.139 --> 00:05:21.979 Well, he's been fishing. 00:05:22.659 --> 00:05:24.519 And how much fish did he catch? 00:05:24.659 --> 00:05:25.120 Well, nothing. 00:05:25.459 --> 00:05:25.779 Zero. 00:05:26.279 --> 00:05:27.259 No fish at all. 00:05:27.620 --> 00:05:28.699 So Jesus now comes along. 00:05:28.779 --> 00:05:30.339 He tells him, go out in the deep. 00:05:30.479 --> 00:05:31.439 Cast the nets out again. 00:05:31.439 --> 00:05:34.860 And Peter tells him that that doesn't make any sense. 00:05:35.040 --> 00:05:35.199 Okay? 00:05:35.719 --> 00:05:38.079 But at Jesus' word, he goes and he does it. 00:05:38.699 --> 00:05:42.719 And I can only imagine how annoyed Peter must have been. 00:05:42.879 --> 00:05:45.060 Like, Jesus, you have no idea what you're talking about. 00:05:45.439 --> 00:05:46.600 But he goes and does it. 00:05:46.620 --> 00:05:47.860 And that's important and remarkable. 00:05:48.540 --> 00:05:50.500 And you wonder, why did Peter do it? 00:05:50.500 --> 00:05:57.019 And I think the reason is, first of all, you probably heard what Jesus had spoken while he was on his boat. 00:05:57.620 --> 00:06:03.439 But also, in the previous chapter, in Luke chapter 4, Jesus healed Peter's mother-in-law. 00:06:04.040 --> 00:06:04.800 That's interesting. 00:06:05.040 --> 00:06:11.259 So Peter has already experienced Jesus and has met him, in a sense. 00:06:11.680 --> 00:06:13.220 But he's not yet a friend. 00:06:13.360 --> 00:06:14.579 He's not considered a disciple. 00:06:14.699 --> 00:06:15.879 He's not following Jesus. 00:06:15.879 --> 00:06:18.800 But he goes out into the deep. 00:06:19.540 --> 00:06:22.000 He puts the nets out. 00:06:23.000 --> 00:06:24.680 And then what happens is remarkable. 00:06:25.540 --> 00:06:29.980 Because as they throw the nets into the water, they pull them out again. 00:06:30.639 --> 00:06:31.439 And they're struggling. 00:06:32.279 --> 00:06:34.159 Because there's so many fish in the nets. 00:06:34.420 --> 00:06:38.019 And they have to ask their mates, James and John, to come and help them. 00:06:38.219 --> 00:06:41.019 And they fill not only one boat, but two boats. 00:06:41.100 --> 00:06:42.879 So much that they're about to sink. 00:06:42.879 --> 00:06:50.459 Like, is there an explanation that can suffice for something that remarkable? 00:06:50.659 --> 00:06:52.480 Something so extraordinary? 00:06:53.600 --> 00:06:56.439 I think it's unbelievable. 00:06:57.420 --> 00:07:00.279 Actually so unbelievable that it becomes believable again. 00:07:01.019 --> 00:07:03.759 Because if someone had made this story up, it would be a bad story. 00:07:04.659 --> 00:07:07.180 I mean, make it at least a little bit realistic, right? 00:07:07.180 --> 00:07:12.759 But this is actually helping me to want to believe that this actually happened. 00:07:14.060 --> 00:07:21.220 And also, if this truly happened, it's the only explanation for what happens next. 00:07:21.840 --> 00:07:28.000 Because Peter does not jump around saying that he just made so much money. 00:07:28.100 --> 00:07:29.840 He just caught a lot of fish. 00:07:29.899 --> 00:07:33.379 He's not saying, ah, Jesus, come back on Monday and we do the same thing again. 00:07:34.240 --> 00:07:35.699 No, Peter is shocked. 00:07:35.699 --> 00:07:38.379 He falls to his knees. 00:07:39.300 --> 00:07:41.680 His chin down on his chest, I imagine. 00:07:42.300 --> 00:07:45.560 You can almost feel the fear around him. 00:07:45.680 --> 00:07:48.839 Kneeling in front of this stranger. 00:07:49.060 --> 00:07:53.339 In front of this man who, with his word, almost made two boats sink. 00:07:53.639 --> 00:07:56.399 Because of the large number of fish in the nets. 00:07:57.740 --> 00:08:00.379 And I imagine Peter saying with a deep voice, 00:08:00.379 --> 00:08:04.659 Depart from me, for I am sinful. 00:08:04.659 --> 00:08:05.800 Do you see that verse? 00:08:06.920 --> 00:08:09.339 Depart from me, for I am sinful. 00:08:09.519 --> 00:08:14.500 This little sentence is what makes this account in the Gospel of Luke so unique. 00:08:15.040 --> 00:08:17.300 We read about this in other Gospels, 00:08:17.480 --> 00:08:20.300 but this sentence is unique to the account of Luke. 00:08:20.860 --> 00:08:22.259 Depart from me, for I am sinful. 00:08:22.259 --> 00:08:25.839 Now, there is a German theologian, yet another one, 00:08:26.339 --> 00:08:27.839 called Rudolf Otto. 00:08:28.300 --> 00:08:30.339 And he wrote a really interesting book, 00:08:30.699 --> 00:08:32.240 a famous book, 00:08:32.759 --> 00:08:34.939 which is called The Idea of the Holy. 00:08:35.720 --> 00:08:37.259 Now, Rudolf, good old Rudolf, 00:08:37.319 --> 00:08:39.819 was not a Christian himself. 00:08:39.879 --> 00:08:40.580 He was very liberal. 00:08:40.580 --> 00:08:42.480 But he observed this in the Bible, 00:08:42.620 --> 00:08:43.700 the idea of the holy. 00:08:43.840 --> 00:08:47.320 And it's really, really helpful for us to understand what's going on here. 00:08:48.000 --> 00:08:52.600 He describes something that he calls the numinous principle, 00:08:52.900 --> 00:08:54.120 the principle of the numinous. 00:08:54.660 --> 00:08:59.700 And this principle describes the fear and awe and anxiety that you feel 00:08:59.700 --> 00:09:03.139 when you are confronted with the superlative. 00:09:03.420 --> 00:09:04.200 Now, what does that mean? 00:09:05.259 --> 00:09:06.520 All of you will know this. 00:09:06.519 --> 00:09:11.579 Do you know the feeling when you hang out with someone who is really, really smart? 00:09:12.840 --> 00:09:14.980 And you realize, man, I am not that smart. 00:09:15.659 --> 00:09:17.759 And you are confronted with your own inadequacy. 00:09:18.159 --> 00:09:21.319 Or you hang out with someone who is very attractive, let's say. 00:09:21.960 --> 00:09:26.860 And you think, oh, wow, I kind of feel a bit lower than them almost. 00:09:27.659 --> 00:09:30.460 This is a very small-scale example of what is going on. 00:09:30.460 --> 00:09:35.500 You can see this principle when a 16-year-old teenage girl meets Taylor Swift. 00:09:36.519 --> 00:09:37.399 What do they say? 00:09:37.819 --> 00:09:38.919 They say, oh, my God. 00:09:39.639 --> 00:09:40.419 Oh, my God. 00:09:40.539 --> 00:09:42.019 Because to them, it sort of is. 00:09:42.480 --> 00:09:43.600 Almost like a God. 00:09:43.840 --> 00:09:46.480 A person who is perfect in every aspect. 00:09:46.960 --> 00:09:50.120 Now, imagine meeting the person who actually is. 00:09:51.179 --> 00:09:55.799 The one person who actually is perfect in every aspect. 00:09:56.120 --> 00:09:57.179 Because he is God. 00:09:57.759 --> 00:09:59.519 Because he is holy. 00:09:59.519 --> 00:10:01.679 Because he is entirely different. 00:10:04.079 --> 00:10:07.659 In the Bible, we see this happening a few times. 00:10:08.259 --> 00:10:10.279 For example, Moses at the burning bush. 00:10:10.860 --> 00:10:13.740 Or Isaiah in Isaiah chapter 6 in his vision. 00:10:14.199 --> 00:10:15.299 What does Isaiah say? 00:10:15.439 --> 00:10:17.539 He is in the throne room of God and he says, 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:18.919 Woe is me. 00:10:19.419 --> 00:10:22.419 And in Hebrew, literally, that means I am undone. 00:10:22.659 --> 00:10:23.860 I am falling apart. 00:10:23.860 --> 00:10:27.139 Because he is in the presence of the Holy One. 00:10:27.460 --> 00:10:32.200 And therefore, by contrast, confronted by his own inadequacy. 00:10:32.700 --> 00:10:35.279 He pronounces judgment upon himself. 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:39.220 Because he is in the presence of the living and holy God. 00:10:39.860 --> 00:10:42.460 In the presence of the entirely different one. 00:10:43.120 --> 00:10:46.000 And his sin becomes so obvious. 00:10:46.720 --> 00:10:49.300 He realizes he is not even remotely like God. 00:10:50.000 --> 00:10:51.539 And that is what is happening to Peter. 00:10:51.539 --> 00:10:54.459 We are witnessing the very moment. 00:10:55.120 --> 00:10:58.759 Where Peter realizes that he is talking to the Messiah. 00:10:59.219 --> 00:11:00.159 To the Holy One. 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:01.179 To the Chosen One. 00:11:01.719 --> 00:11:02.639 And what does he say? 00:11:03.819 --> 00:11:06.000 Oh Lord, I am sinful. 00:11:06.860 --> 00:11:07.679 Depart from me. 00:11:08.240 --> 00:11:08.959 Go away. 00:11:10.740 --> 00:11:14.740 And I know that many of you will know what that feels like. 00:11:15.240 --> 00:11:17.439 Being confronted with your sin. 00:11:17.819 --> 00:11:20.419 Feeling so filthy and wretched. 00:11:20.419 --> 00:11:22.919 Compared to a God who is so good and pure. 00:11:23.879 --> 00:11:24.579 And you know what? 00:11:24.599 --> 00:11:25.339 That is scary. 00:11:26.059 --> 00:11:27.740 And it does frighten us. 00:11:28.839 --> 00:11:33.459 And this feeling of being frightened once we meet God for the first time. 00:11:33.599 --> 00:11:35.039 Is known to a lot of people. 00:11:35.419 --> 00:11:37.419 And the mistake that we can make is to say. 00:11:37.799 --> 00:11:39.099 Well, it doesn't feel good. 00:11:39.959 --> 00:11:41.439 And I don't feel comfortable. 00:11:42.159 --> 00:11:43.620 So therefore, it is probably wrong. 00:11:44.039 --> 00:11:44.899 And it is not good. 00:11:45.199 --> 00:11:46.599 And I am going to run away. 00:11:46.600 --> 00:11:50.019 Anyway, maybe you have experienced something like this. 00:11:51.379 --> 00:11:53.920 Maybe you are not sure if you want to keep pursuing God. 00:11:54.060 --> 00:11:57.040 Because, I don't know. 00:11:57.139 --> 00:11:59.060 Maybe you have heard a sermon that moved you. 00:11:59.180 --> 00:12:01.300 Or listened to a song that made you think. 00:12:01.620 --> 00:12:05.440 Or you experienced something that wasn't quite normal. 00:12:05.779 --> 00:12:06.800 And it frightened you. 00:12:06.799 --> 00:12:10.459 But this story shows us that that is actually an appropriate response. 00:12:10.959 --> 00:12:14.000 Because it is frightening to be in the presence of the Holy One. 00:12:15.519 --> 00:12:17.799 What does Jesus say to Peter? 00:12:19.559 --> 00:12:20.799 Don't be afraid. 00:12:21.279 --> 00:12:21.779 Fear not. 00:12:21.779 --> 00:12:26.319 The first thing Jesus says to Peter is. 00:12:27.139 --> 00:12:28.159 Fear not. 00:12:29.399 --> 00:12:32.220 Often when people become interested in Christianity. 00:12:32.899 --> 00:12:34.899 They find that there is some truth in it. 00:12:34.980 --> 00:12:35.879 There is some truth value. 00:12:36.220 --> 00:12:37.839 And that there might be a living God. 00:12:37.899 --> 00:12:39.399 It actually is true. 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:40.620 And it scares them away. 00:12:41.759 --> 00:12:45.579 Often people shy back from letting Jesus sit on their throne. 00:12:46.059 --> 00:12:47.079 Of their heart. 00:12:47.179 --> 00:12:47.779 Of their life. 00:12:47.919 --> 00:12:48.959 And instead what happens? 00:12:49.819 --> 00:12:50.839 People become religious. 00:12:52.100 --> 00:12:53.159 What do I mean by that? 00:12:53.319 --> 00:12:54.519 It might be surprising to hear that. 00:12:56.299 --> 00:12:59.279 People say, I don't want to commit to all of that. 00:12:59.740 --> 00:13:01.860 I'll do a little bit of praying maybe. 00:13:02.259 --> 00:13:04.139 I'll do a little bit of Bible reading. 00:13:04.240 --> 00:13:05.519 I'll go to church every now and then. 00:13:07.720 --> 00:13:11.740 And that's actually the worst thing you could do in that situation. 00:13:13.000 --> 00:13:15.360 If you are reluctant to give Him control over your heart. 00:13:15.439 --> 00:13:16.939 The things most precious to you. 00:13:17.259 --> 00:13:18.699 And you cling to your old life. 00:13:18.699 --> 00:13:19.980 If you cling to the things you know. 00:13:19.980 --> 00:13:22.320 And the things you don't want to let go. 00:13:22.639 --> 00:13:23.680 If this is you. 00:13:23.840 --> 00:13:26.899 Then listen to Jesus as He responds to Peter. 00:13:27.220 --> 00:13:29.120 As He responds to you this morning saying. 00:13:29.539 --> 00:13:31.220 Do not be afraid. 00:13:31.480 --> 00:13:32.220 I've got this. 00:13:32.620 --> 00:13:34.120 I've got a plan for you. 00:13:35.420 --> 00:13:36.820 Or maybe you think. 00:13:37.180 --> 00:13:39.659 Jesus can't use someone like yourself. 00:13:39.800 --> 00:13:40.600 Or like me. 00:13:41.000 --> 00:13:42.659 I thought that for a long time. 00:13:42.740 --> 00:13:43.500 I'm not good enough. 00:13:43.840 --> 00:13:44.759 Maybe like Peter. 00:13:44.759 --> 00:13:46.120 You think you're sinful. 00:13:46.779 --> 00:13:48.799 What would you want to do with someone like me? 00:13:48.860 --> 00:13:50.559 Maybe you think you're not good enough for Jesus. 00:13:50.720 --> 00:13:53.299 Jesus knows that Peter is sinful. 00:13:53.860 --> 00:13:56.139 Jesus knows that you and I are sinful. 00:13:57.259 --> 00:13:58.439 But here's the good news. 00:14:00.019 --> 00:14:02.179 Jesus did not come for the perfect. 00:14:02.559 --> 00:14:04.460 He did not come for the righteous. 00:14:04.759 --> 00:14:05.939 He came for the unrighteous. 00:14:06.279 --> 00:14:07.500 He came for the sinners. 00:14:07.500 --> 00:14:08.480 The only reason. 00:14:09.220 --> 00:14:10.419 That you could say. 00:14:10.620 --> 00:14:11.679 That you're not good enough. 00:14:12.120 --> 00:14:14.360 To be a follower of Christ. 00:14:14.919 --> 00:14:17.059 Is because you haven't actually understood. 00:14:17.600 --> 00:14:18.899 Why Jesus has come. 00:14:19.980 --> 00:14:21.639 If we would have been righteous already. 00:14:22.220 --> 00:14:23.860 If we would have been perfect already. 00:14:24.679 --> 00:14:26.539 Why is there a need for Jesus to come. 00:14:26.759 --> 00:14:28.740 And die on the cross. 00:14:29.440 --> 00:14:31.179 By saying that you're not good enough. 00:14:32.039 --> 00:14:33.099 What you're saying is. 00:14:33.219 --> 00:14:35.500 That you think Christ's death on the cross. 00:14:36.059 --> 00:14:37.359 Isn't good enough. 00:14:39.139 --> 00:14:39.539 The fact. 00:14:39.819 --> 00:14:40.159 In fact. 00:14:40.259 --> 00:14:40.819 The only way. 00:14:41.500 --> 00:14:42.519 To become worthy. 00:14:42.839 --> 00:14:44.379 Of being a follower of Jesus. 00:14:44.579 --> 00:14:45.819 Of being a disciple of Jesus. 00:14:46.279 --> 00:14:47.139 Is by admitting. 00:14:47.779 --> 00:14:48.779 That you're completely. 00:14:49.500 --> 00:14:49.939 Unworthy. 00:14:50.479 --> 00:14:51.379 That's the big irony. 00:14:51.659 --> 00:14:52.179 In Christianity. 00:14:53.179 --> 00:14:54.579 If you admit you're unworthy. 00:14:54.939 --> 00:14:55.620 You become worthy. 00:14:57.219 --> 00:14:58.759 To illustrate that a little bit. 00:14:59.099 --> 00:15:00.439 Let me tell you about a man called. 00:15:00.440 --> 00:15:01.240 Keith Jarrett. 00:15:01.500 --> 00:15:04.320 He's a well-known jazz pianist. 00:15:04.520 --> 00:15:05.520 In 1975. 00:15:05.520 --> 00:15:06.720 He was invited. 00:15:07.220 --> 00:15:08.860 To play a concert in Cologne. 00:15:09.520 --> 00:15:10.020 Now he was. 00:15:11.280 --> 00:15:12.800 He was requesting. 00:15:12.800 --> 00:15:14.100 A really nice. 00:15:14.220 --> 00:15:15.160 Big old grand piano. 00:15:15.380 --> 00:15:16.460 If you want to know. 00:15:16.580 --> 00:15:18.420 A Bersendorfer 290 Imperial. 00:15:19.380 --> 00:15:19.760 However. 00:15:20.080 --> 00:15:21.500 The opera house in Cologne. 00:15:21.840 --> 00:15:22.960 They messed something up. 00:15:23.160 --> 00:15:23.720 And instead. 00:15:23.960 --> 00:15:25.420 Of the big grand piano. 00:15:25.520 --> 00:15:26.180 Concert piano. 00:15:26.540 --> 00:15:28.000 They put the old. 00:15:28.680 --> 00:15:29.640 Smaller piano. 00:15:29.639 --> 00:15:30.620 There was a rehearsal. 00:15:31.120 --> 00:15:32.059 Piano on stage. 00:15:32.939 --> 00:15:34.319 Now the piano wasn't. 00:15:34.819 --> 00:15:35.740 Very good anymore. 00:15:36.220 --> 00:15:37.620 The higher octaves. 00:15:37.779 --> 00:15:38.699 Were pretty. 00:15:39.340 --> 00:15:39.699 Tinny. 00:15:39.919 --> 00:15:41.039 The lower octaves. 00:15:41.159 --> 00:15:42.000 Were pretty weak. 00:15:42.340 --> 00:15:43.039 Some of the keys. 00:15:43.080 --> 00:15:43.379 In the middle. 00:15:43.460 --> 00:15:44.179 Didn't even work. 00:15:44.659 --> 00:15:45.620 The pedal got stuck. 00:15:45.720 --> 00:15:46.360 Every now and then. 00:15:46.799 --> 00:15:47.519 So they called. 00:15:47.720 --> 00:15:48.720 A guy. 00:15:48.720 --> 00:15:49.360 Who was supposed. 00:15:49.360 --> 00:15:50.139 To tune the piano. 00:15:50.259 --> 00:15:51.159 And he was working on it. 00:15:51.220 --> 00:15:52.039 Hours and hours. 00:15:52.159 --> 00:15:52.460 And hours. 00:15:52.620 --> 00:15:53.700 And he was saying. 00:15:53.879 --> 00:15:55.580 Just get a different piano in here. 00:15:55.919 --> 00:15:56.620 So they tried. 00:15:56.620 --> 00:15:57.539 But they couldn't. 00:15:58.240 --> 00:15:58.360 However. 00:15:58.840 --> 00:15:59.500 Keith Jarrett. 00:15:59.659 --> 00:16:00.220 The pianist. 00:16:00.320 --> 00:16:01.480 He finally arrived. 00:16:01.899 --> 00:16:02.340 He. 00:16:03.080 --> 00:16:04.060 Hadn't slept much. 00:16:04.139 --> 00:16:04.799 The nights before. 00:16:05.039 --> 00:16:05.799 He was suffering. 00:16:05.919 --> 00:16:06.860 From back soreness. 00:16:07.019 --> 00:16:07.560 The restaurant. 00:16:07.679 --> 00:16:08.960 Where they wanted to get some food. 00:16:09.320 --> 00:16:10.259 Didn't have any food. 00:16:10.360 --> 00:16:11.440 So he was hungry as well. 00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:12.840 And he arrived. 00:16:13.279 --> 00:16:14.340 And he saw this. 00:16:14.919 --> 00:16:16.220 This rubbish piano. 00:16:16.779 --> 00:16:17.200 And he said. 00:16:17.259 --> 00:16:18.159 I'm not going to do that. 00:16:18.919 --> 00:16:20.320 But the events manager. 00:16:20.320 --> 00:16:21.000 She said. 00:16:21.360 --> 00:16:21.720 Please. 00:16:22.279 --> 00:16:22.820 Please do it. 00:16:22.820 --> 00:16:25.000 She begged him to do it. 00:16:25.060 --> 00:16:26.240 The room was fully booked. 00:16:26.320 --> 00:16:27.520 A thousand four hundred people. 00:16:27.940 --> 00:16:29.920 Some people were ready to record the concert. 00:16:30.320 --> 00:16:30.780 So he said. 00:16:30.840 --> 00:16:31.040 Okay. 00:16:31.140 --> 00:16:32.140 I'm going to give it a try. 00:16:32.660 --> 00:16:33.860 And he sat on the piano. 00:16:34.480 --> 00:16:36.060 And for the next hour or so. 00:16:37.120 --> 00:16:38.460 He just improvised. 00:16:39.100 --> 00:16:40.000 Just improvised. 00:16:40.120 --> 00:16:41.960 Trying to find out which keys work. 00:16:42.180 --> 00:16:44.020 How can I make the piano sound good. 00:16:44.720 --> 00:16:46.560 And all of this was recorded. 00:16:46.559 --> 00:16:53.599 And is what is now known as the most successful solo piano concert album of all time. 00:16:55.359 --> 00:16:57.399 He played differently because of the piano. 00:16:58.259 --> 00:17:00.019 Now why do I tell you this story? 00:17:00.719 --> 00:17:01.739 Just in case you don't get it. 00:17:01.779 --> 00:17:03.079 You're not the pianist in this story. 00:17:03.579 --> 00:17:04.279 You're the weak. 00:17:04.619 --> 00:17:05.399 Out of tune. 00:17:05.859 --> 00:17:06.559 Broken piano. 00:17:07.839 --> 00:17:08.579 But God. 00:17:08.759 --> 00:17:09.659 He is the pianist. 00:17:09.659 --> 00:17:12.099 He can play on you as a weak instrument. 00:17:12.700 --> 00:17:13.460 If he wants to. 00:17:13.919 --> 00:17:16.039 And if he wants to make a beautiful melody. 00:17:16.559 --> 00:17:19.139 And if he wants to use you for his purposes. 00:17:19.559 --> 00:17:21.440 Then you better believe that he will do that. 00:17:23.359 --> 00:17:24.500 He came for those in need. 00:17:24.839 --> 00:17:26.339 He came for those who didn't deserve him. 00:17:26.419 --> 00:17:27.299 He came to Peter. 00:17:27.440 --> 00:17:28.200 And he came to me. 00:17:28.240 --> 00:17:28.940 And he came to you. 00:17:29.759 --> 00:17:31.599 And he's saying. 00:17:31.759 --> 00:17:32.519 Do not be afraid. 00:17:33.839 --> 00:17:34.460 He's saying. 00:17:34.519 --> 00:17:36.059 I'm going to take care of everything. 00:17:36.240 --> 00:17:36.960 Don't worry Peter. 00:17:38.339 --> 00:17:40.079 That was a long first point. 00:17:40.579 --> 00:17:41.200 Second point. 00:17:42.419 --> 00:17:43.940 Peter is called by the living God. 00:17:44.019 --> 00:17:44.379 And so. 00:17:44.519 --> 00:17:45.139 So are you. 00:17:45.140 --> 00:17:47.100 We see that Jesus. 00:17:47.520 --> 00:17:48.720 Says something to Peter. 00:17:49.300 --> 00:17:49.700 Afterwards. 00:17:50.100 --> 00:17:50.720 That is unexpected. 00:17:50.940 --> 00:17:51.340 He says. 00:17:51.860 --> 00:17:52.860 Peter from now on. 00:17:53.420 --> 00:17:54.780 You will be catching men. 00:17:55.020 --> 00:17:55.460 Which is. 00:17:55.660 --> 00:17:57.040 A weird thing to say in itself. 00:17:57.100 --> 00:17:57.500 Isn't it. 00:17:58.259 --> 00:17:58.580 But. 00:17:59.060 --> 00:18:00.259 That is Jesus for you. 00:18:00.440 --> 00:18:01.400 He contextualizes. 00:18:01.800 --> 00:18:02.240 He knows. 00:18:02.340 --> 00:18:03.100 Peter is a fisherman. 00:18:03.360 --> 00:18:04.880 So he's using fishing terms. 00:18:05.560 --> 00:18:06.259 And also. 00:18:06.259 --> 00:18:08.039 I think. 00:18:08.039 --> 00:18:09.440 Jesus is hinting at something. 00:18:09.539 --> 00:18:10.539 We know from the Old Testament. 00:18:11.180 --> 00:18:11.960 I don't know. 00:18:12.140 --> 00:18:13.319 If many of you read. 00:18:13.640 --> 00:18:14.039 Ezekiel. 00:18:14.339 --> 00:18:14.900 A lot. 00:18:15.099 --> 00:18:15.819 I don't personally. 00:18:16.319 --> 00:18:17.119 But in Ezekiel. 00:18:17.200 --> 00:18:18.099 Chapter 47. 00:18:18.819 --> 00:18:20.019 Ezekiel is talking about. 00:18:20.140 --> 00:18:21.259 A vision of the new temple. 00:18:21.640 --> 00:18:23.299 And one thing that he describes. 00:18:23.299 --> 00:18:24.519 In the chapter is. 00:18:25.000 --> 00:18:26.680 Water flowing out of the new temple. 00:18:26.859 --> 00:18:27.740 And becoming bigger. 00:18:27.900 --> 00:18:28.259 And deeper. 00:18:28.400 --> 00:18:29.220 And then he says this. 00:18:29.220 --> 00:18:31.279 Wherever the river goes. 00:18:31.900 --> 00:18:33.180 Every living creature. 00:18:33.380 --> 00:18:34.039 That swarms. 00:18:34.400 --> 00:18:34.900 Will live. 00:18:35.019 --> 00:18:36.440 And there will be very many fish. 00:18:36.880 --> 00:18:38.019 For this water goes there. 00:18:38.220 --> 00:18:39.380 That the waters of the sea. 00:18:39.500 --> 00:18:40.279 May become fresh. 00:18:40.480 --> 00:18:41.660 So everything will live. 00:18:41.759 --> 00:18:42.480 Where the river goes. 00:18:43.319 --> 00:18:43.839 Fishermen. 00:18:44.000 --> 00:18:45.299 Will stand beside the sea. 00:18:45.500 --> 00:18:46.100 From En Gedi. 00:18:46.279 --> 00:18:46.980 To Eniglime. 00:18:47.339 --> 00:18:48.279 It will be a place. 00:18:48.339 --> 00:18:49.440 For the spreading of nets. 00:18:49.740 --> 00:18:50.279 Its fish. 00:18:50.539 --> 00:18:52.140 Will be of very many kinds. 00:18:52.400 --> 00:18:53.140 Like the fish. 00:18:53.140 --> 00:18:54.039 Of the great sea. 00:18:55.019 --> 00:18:55.500 Fish. 00:18:56.000 --> 00:18:57.579 Of very many kinds. 00:18:58.120 --> 00:18:59.019 Now that is what I see. 00:18:59.019 --> 00:18:59.539 In here. 00:18:59.799 --> 00:19:00.160 Today. 00:19:00.819 --> 00:19:01.799 Fish from different. 00:19:03.059 --> 00:19:03.619 Ethnicities. 00:19:03.779 --> 00:19:04.359 From different. 00:19:04.980 --> 00:19:05.579 Nationalities. 00:19:06.180 --> 00:19:06.740 All. 00:19:07.319 --> 00:19:07.960 In the kingdom. 00:19:08.220 --> 00:19:08.740 Of God. 00:19:09.359 --> 00:19:09.819 Jeremiah. 00:19:10.319 --> 00:19:11.379 1616. 00:19:11.579 --> 00:19:12.420 God talks about. 00:19:12.539 --> 00:19:13.240 Sending fishermen. 00:19:13.960 --> 00:19:15.460 To catch the people. 00:19:15.619 --> 00:19:16.480 Who have gone astray. 00:19:16.859 --> 00:19:17.619 These are all. 00:19:17.700 --> 00:19:18.960 Old testament promises. 00:19:19.460 --> 00:19:20.500 This is God's. 00:19:20.500 --> 00:19:21.359 Redemptive plan. 00:19:21.400 --> 00:19:22.019 Of salvation. 00:19:22.539 --> 00:19:23.839 To bring back people. 00:19:24.119 --> 00:19:24.759 Who are lost. 00:19:25.180 --> 00:19:25.940 Many people. 00:19:26.200 --> 00:19:27.079 Of very many. 00:19:27.220 --> 00:19:27.980 Different kinds. 00:19:28.559 --> 00:19:28.879 Peter. 00:19:29.700 --> 00:19:30.140 Perhaps. 00:19:30.460 --> 00:19:30.900 I don't know. 00:19:31.060 --> 00:19:31.560 He was a Jew. 00:19:31.980 --> 00:19:32.920 He would have heard this. 00:19:33.000 --> 00:19:34.200 Being read in the synagogues. 00:19:34.420 --> 00:19:35.040 And he. 00:19:35.540 --> 00:19:36.400 Potentially knew. 00:19:36.600 --> 00:19:37.120 About this. 00:19:37.600 --> 00:19:38.660 He probably knew. 00:19:38.660 --> 00:19:39.460 The scriptures well. 00:19:39.520 --> 00:19:40.600 He would have heard the passage. 00:19:40.600 --> 00:19:41.600 Read in the synagogues. 00:19:42.020 --> 00:19:42.160 And. 00:19:42.160 --> 00:19:43.480 And now he kneels. 00:19:43.480 --> 00:19:43.480 00:19:43.480 --> 00:19:44.519 In front of the Messiah. 00:19:45.540 --> 00:19:46.600 The incarnated. 00:19:46.600 --> 00:19:47.460 Son of God. 00:19:48.300 --> 00:19:49.320 Who's calling him. 00:19:49.480 --> 00:19:50.340 To be his disciple. 00:19:51.340 --> 00:19:52.140 How wonderful. 00:19:54.400 --> 00:19:55.440 And Peter goes. 00:19:55.980 --> 00:19:56.640 And he does it. 00:19:57.220 --> 00:19:58.019 He follows Jesus. 00:19:58.160 --> 00:19:59.100 He leaves everything. 00:19:59.380 --> 00:20:00.279 Faithful and obedient. 00:20:01.240 --> 00:20:02.040 Scared and frightened. 00:20:02.340 --> 00:20:02.820 For sure. 00:20:03.820 --> 00:20:04.880 But transformed. 00:20:05.240 --> 00:20:06.120 Through his encounter. 00:20:06.259 --> 00:20:07.100 With the living God. 00:20:07.759 --> 00:20:08.600 Do not be afraid. 00:20:08.599 --> 00:20:09.359 Jesus tells him. 00:20:11.919 --> 00:20:13.000 We talked last time. 00:20:13.059 --> 00:20:13.359 About. 00:20:14.319 --> 00:20:15.240 The cost. 00:20:15.419 --> 00:20:15.980 Of following. 00:20:16.319 --> 00:20:16.639 Jesus. 00:20:17.019 --> 00:20:18.000 The call of it. 00:20:18.480 --> 00:20:18.759 How. 00:20:18.759 --> 00:20:19.240 How it. 00:20:19.240 --> 00:20:20.399 It costs you. 00:20:20.519 --> 00:20:20.799 Everything. 00:20:20.919 --> 00:20:21.480 Your whole life. 00:20:21.779 --> 00:20:22.259 Giving up. 00:20:22.419 --> 00:20:23.259 Control of your life. 00:20:23.259 --> 00:20:23.960 But. 00:20:24.059 --> 00:20:24.859 How it is. 00:20:24.960 --> 00:20:25.240 Worth. 00:20:25.339 --> 00:20:25.819 Every penny. 00:20:26.359 --> 00:20:26.799 Not penny. 00:20:26.900 --> 00:20:27.599 We don't pay with money. 00:20:27.779 --> 00:20:28.460 But it's worth it. 00:20:28.539 --> 00:20:28.700 Okay. 00:20:30.640 --> 00:20:31.960 And it's all encapsulated. 00:20:32.059 --> 00:20:32.839 In this little phrase. 00:20:33.220 --> 00:20:34.079 Follow me. 00:20:35.000 --> 00:20:35.279 Now. 00:20:35.460 --> 00:20:35.960 Peter went. 00:20:36.079 --> 00:20:36.779 He followed Jesus. 00:20:37.680 --> 00:20:39.059 We can read about that. 00:20:39.099 --> 00:20:39.700 In the gospels. 00:20:39.740 --> 00:20:40.720 It's very well. 00:20:41.460 --> 00:20:41.980 Documented. 00:20:41.980 --> 00:20:42.299 Actually. 00:20:42.900 --> 00:20:42.980 So. 00:20:43.160 --> 00:20:43.819 After this encounter. 00:20:43.980 --> 00:20:44.400 With Jesus. 00:20:46.079 --> 00:20:46.519 And. 00:20:46.519 --> 00:20:47.220 And the calling. 00:20:47.339 --> 00:20:48.099 That Jesus gives him. 00:20:48.519 --> 00:20:49.519 Peter starts following him. 00:20:50.200 --> 00:20:50.359 And. 00:20:50.640 --> 00:20:51.700 And we read. 00:20:51.759 --> 00:20:52.579 How that goes. 00:20:52.579 --> 00:20:53.619 Throughout the gospels. 00:20:53.799 --> 00:20:53.960 And. 00:20:54.079 --> 00:20:55.359 And there's a specific passage. 00:20:55.359 --> 00:20:55.899 I want to read. 00:20:55.939 --> 00:20:57.139 If you have a bibles here. 00:20:57.500 --> 00:20:58.279 Could you turn to. 00:20:58.439 --> 00:20:59.659 John chapter 21. 00:20:59.659 --> 00:21:00.179 With me. 00:21:01.119 --> 00:21:01.519 John. 00:21:01.819 --> 00:21:02.759 Chapter 21. 00:21:03.799 --> 00:21:04.579 I can just. 00:21:04.759 --> 00:21:05.179 Tell you. 00:21:05.279 --> 00:21:06.159 While you're finding it. 00:21:06.220 --> 00:21:06.879 What has happened. 00:21:06.939 --> 00:21:07.439 In the meantime. 00:21:08.720 --> 00:21:09.599 Peter has witnessed. 00:21:09.599 --> 00:21:10.019 Jesus. 00:21:10.579 --> 00:21:10.899 Healing. 00:21:11.379 --> 00:21:11.939 And preaching. 00:21:12.899 --> 00:21:13.379 And. 00:21:13.759 --> 00:21:14.220 Baptizing. 00:21:14.319 --> 00:21:15.259 And many coming to faith. 00:21:16.980 --> 00:21:18.119 Peter has witnessed. 00:21:18.240 --> 00:21:18.579 Jesus. 00:21:19.000 --> 00:21:19.799 Being accused. 00:21:19.879 --> 00:21:20.519 Of blasphemy. 00:21:20.939 --> 00:21:21.599 And being. 00:21:22.179 --> 00:21:22.500 Beaten. 00:21:22.579 --> 00:21:23.399 And mocked. 00:21:23.399 --> 00:21:24.059 And killed. 00:21:24.179 --> 00:21:24.639 On a cross. 00:21:26.279 --> 00:21:27.259 They put Jesus. 00:21:27.359 --> 00:21:27.980 In a grave. 00:21:28.099 --> 00:21:29.119 And three days later. 00:21:29.899 --> 00:21:30.240 Jesus. 00:21:30.599 --> 00:21:31.319 Was raised. 00:21:31.480 --> 00:21:31.939 From the dead. 00:21:32.220 --> 00:21:32.619 And Jesus. 00:21:32.799 --> 00:21:33.299 Had shown. 00:21:33.679 --> 00:21:34.039 Himself. 00:21:34.259 --> 00:21:34.639 To Peter. 00:21:34.720 --> 00:21:35.259 After that. 00:21:35.980 --> 00:21:36.480 And here. 00:21:36.599 --> 00:21:37.220 In this passage. 00:21:37.419 --> 00:21:38.539 John chapter 21. 00:21:39.699 --> 00:21:40.579 We read. 00:21:40.659 --> 00:21:41.679 About the second time. 00:21:41.819 --> 00:21:42.259 Jesus. 00:21:42.659 --> 00:21:43.319 Revealed himself. 00:21:43.399 --> 00:21:43.740 To Peter. 00:21:43.799 --> 00:21:44.899 Because there was more. 00:21:46.119 --> 00:21:46.559 That needed. 00:21:46.639 --> 00:21:47.199 To be addressed. 00:21:47.319 --> 00:21:48.099 Because Peter. 00:21:48.659 --> 00:21:49.099 Actually. 00:21:49.199 --> 00:21:49.720 Betrayed. 00:21:49.859 --> 00:21:50.199 Jesus. 00:21:51.039 --> 00:21:51.539 Peter said. 00:21:51.539 --> 00:21:52.200 I will follow you. 00:21:52.200 --> 00:21:52.920 Even to death. 00:21:53.079 --> 00:21:53.359 And then. 00:21:53.779 --> 00:21:55.420 When a slave girl. 00:21:55.519 --> 00:21:55.980 Asked him. 00:21:56.099 --> 00:21:56.720 If you knew Jesus. 00:21:56.799 --> 00:21:57.279 He said no. 00:21:57.399 --> 00:21:57.940 Three times. 00:21:58.339 --> 00:21:59.399 So Peter messed up. 00:21:59.519 --> 00:21:59.980 Big time. 00:22:00.519 --> 00:22:00.740 Now. 00:22:01.240 --> 00:22:02.159 John chapter 21. 00:22:02.279 --> 00:22:02.700 Verse 1. 00:22:03.099 --> 00:22:03.700 After this. 00:22:03.779 --> 00:22:04.839 Jesus revealed himself. 00:22:04.940 --> 00:22:05.119 Again. 00:22:05.200 --> 00:22:05.819 To the disciples. 00:22:06.240 --> 00:22:07.159 By the sea of. 00:22:07.740 --> 00:22:08.180 Tiberias. 00:22:08.359 --> 00:22:09.740 And he revealed himself. 00:22:09.740 --> 00:22:10.440 In this way. 00:22:11.200 --> 00:22:11.759 Simon Peter. 00:22:12.119 --> 00:22:12.539 Thomas. 00:22:13.059 --> 00:22:13.500 Nathaniel. 00:22:13.500 --> 00:22:14.039 Of Cana. 00:22:14.039 --> 00:22:14.740 In Galilee. 00:22:14.740 --> 00:22:15.779 The sons of Zebedee. 00:22:16.240 --> 00:22:16.700 And two others. 00:22:16.700 --> 00:22:17.299 Of his disciples. 00:22:17.480 --> 00:22:17.880 Were together. 00:22:18.500 --> 00:22:19.079 Simon Peter. 00:22:19.079 --> 00:22:19.660 Said to them. 00:22:20.059 --> 00:22:20.839 I'm going fishing. 00:22:21.339 --> 00:22:22.160 They said to him. 00:22:22.480 --> 00:22:23.579 We will go with you. 00:22:23.940 --> 00:22:24.700 They went out. 00:22:24.799 --> 00:22:25.859 And they got into the boat. 00:22:26.160 --> 00:22:27.119 But that night. 00:22:27.200 --> 00:22:28.000 They caught nothing. 00:22:28.660 --> 00:22:29.680 Just as day was breaking. 00:22:30.200 --> 00:22:30.519 Jesus. 00:22:30.779 --> 00:22:31.700 Stood on the shore. 00:22:32.400 --> 00:22:32.660 Yet. 00:22:32.799 --> 00:22:33.359 The disciples. 00:22:33.359 --> 00:22:33.920 Did not know. 00:22:34.039 --> 00:22:34.779 That it was Jesus. 00:22:34.960 --> 00:22:35.779 Jesus said to them. 00:22:36.039 --> 00:22:36.440 Children. 00:22:36.559 --> 00:22:37.339 Do you have any fish? 00:22:37.839 --> 00:22:38.440 They answered him. 00:22:38.440 --> 00:22:38.680 No. 00:22:38.880 --> 00:22:39.519 He said to them. 00:22:40.000 --> 00:22:40.680 Cast the net. 00:22:40.680 --> 00:22:41.339 On the right side. 00:22:41.339 --> 00:22:41.759 Of the boat. 00:22:41.819 --> 00:22:42.500 And you will find some. 00:22:42.859 --> 00:22:43.679 So they cast it. 00:22:43.859 --> 00:22:44.119 And now. 00:22:44.199 --> 00:22:44.740 They were not able. 00:22:44.839 --> 00:22:45.459 To haul it in. 00:22:45.699 --> 00:22:46.559 Because of the quantity. 00:22:46.559 --> 00:22:47.339 Of fish. 00:22:47.919 --> 00:22:48.619 That disciple. 00:22:48.740 --> 00:22:49.500 Whom Jesus loved. 00:22:49.579 --> 00:22:49.799 Therefore. 00:22:49.919 --> 00:22:50.399 Said to Peter. 00:22:50.659 --> 00:22:51.279 It's the Lord. 00:22:51.939 --> 00:22:52.619 When Simon Peter. 00:22:52.619 --> 00:22:52.939 He heard. 00:22:53.019 --> 00:22:53.679 That it was the Lord. 00:22:53.939 --> 00:22:54.679 He put on his. 00:22:54.759 --> 00:22:55.399 Outer garment. 00:22:55.619 --> 00:22:56.119 For he was. 00:22:56.319 --> 00:22:57.259 Stripped for work. 00:22:57.339 --> 00:22:57.980 And threw himself. 00:22:58.079 --> 00:22:58.539 Into the sea. 00:22:59.019 --> 00:22:59.679 The other disciples. 00:22:59.819 --> 00:23:00.480 Came in the boat. 00:23:00.619 --> 00:23:01.220 Dragged the net. 00:23:01.299 --> 00:23:01.839 Full of fish. 00:23:02.059 --> 00:23:02.959 For they were not far. 00:23:02.959 --> 00:23:03.519 From the land. 00:23:03.759 --> 00:23:05.059 But about a hundred yards off. 00:23:05.519 --> 00:23:06.319 When they got out. 00:23:06.319 --> 00:23:06.819 On land. 00:23:07.019 --> 00:23:08.299 They saw a charcoal fire. 00:23:08.379 --> 00:23:08.839 In place. 00:23:09.119 --> 00:23:09.980 With fish laid out. 00:23:09.980 --> 00:23:10.259 On it. 00:23:10.360 --> 00:23:10.720 And bread. 00:23:11.180 --> 00:23:11.900 Jesus said to them. 00:23:12.160 --> 00:23:13.160 Bring some of the fish. 00:23:13.240 --> 00:23:14.079 That you have just caught. 00:23:14.620 --> 00:23:15.319 So Simon Peter. 00:23:15.400 --> 00:23:15.880 Went aboard. 00:23:16.000 --> 00:23:16.940 And hauled the net ashore. 00:23:17.319 --> 00:23:18.039 Full of large. 00:23:18.140 --> 00:23:18.860 Large fish. 00:23:19.099 --> 00:23:20.059 One hundred and fifty. 00:23:20.259 --> 00:23:20.700 Three of them. 00:23:22.140 --> 00:23:22.579 Sometimes. 00:23:23.059 --> 00:23:23.799 Scholars will say. 00:23:23.900 --> 00:23:24.559 That this story. 00:23:24.680 --> 00:23:25.099 In John. 00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:26.039 Twenty one. 00:23:26.099 --> 00:23:27.180 Is actually the same story. 00:23:27.240 --> 00:23:28.200 As in Luke five. 00:23:28.559 --> 00:23:29.019 Now I don't think. 00:23:29.019 --> 00:23:29.740 That's true at all. 00:23:29.839 --> 00:23:30.720 Because radically. 00:23:31.620 --> 00:23:32.019 Fundamentally. 00:23:32.339 --> 00:23:32.900 They're very. 00:23:33.000 --> 00:23:34.059 Very different stories. 00:23:34.500 --> 00:23:35.059 The story. 00:23:35.059 --> 00:23:35.920 That we read about. 00:23:36.019 --> 00:23:36.400 In John. 00:23:36.880 --> 00:23:38.259 Happens three years later. 00:23:38.440 --> 00:23:39.200 After Luke five. 00:23:39.299 --> 00:23:39.460 Okay. 00:23:39.460 --> 00:23:40.980 And we are looking at it. 00:23:41.059 --> 00:23:42.240 Because it really helps us. 00:23:42.299 --> 00:23:42.960 To understand. 00:23:43.380 --> 00:23:44.420 The first story better. 00:23:44.779 --> 00:23:45.860 Because it focuses. 00:23:46.100 --> 00:23:47.180 On Jesus and Peter again. 00:23:47.860 --> 00:23:48.660 Jesus had died. 00:23:48.840 --> 00:23:49.840 And was raised up again. 00:23:50.579 --> 00:23:51.900 What part did Peter play in it? 00:23:51.980 --> 00:23:52.819 I just mentioned it. 00:23:53.019 --> 00:23:53.980 Not a great part. 00:23:54.340 --> 00:23:55.079 He messed up. 00:23:55.340 --> 00:23:56.299 He had betrayed Jesus. 00:23:56.420 --> 00:23:57.059 Three times. 00:23:57.500 --> 00:23:58.700 When it was most important. 00:23:58.799 --> 00:23:59.400 Three times. 00:23:59.600 --> 00:24:00.140 He said. 00:24:00.200 --> 00:24:01.160 He didn't know Jesus. 00:24:01.960 --> 00:24:02.680 Now Jesus. 00:24:02.799 --> 00:24:04.000 Had revealed himself. 00:24:04.000 --> 00:24:05.019 To some of the disciples. 00:24:05.019 --> 00:24:06.100 After his resurrection. 00:24:06.099 --> 00:24:07.859 And I believe Peter. 00:24:07.859 --> 00:24:09.399 Had seen the resurrected Jesus. 00:24:09.799 --> 00:24:10.799 But here. 00:24:10.939 --> 00:24:11.500 In this account. 00:24:11.619 --> 00:24:12.240 We hear the story. 00:24:12.359 --> 00:24:12.959 About how Jesus. 00:24:13.419 --> 00:24:14.240 Had revealed himself. 00:24:14.359 --> 00:24:14.799 To Peter. 00:24:15.199 --> 00:24:15.559 Again. 00:24:16.899 --> 00:24:17.619 So Peter. 00:24:17.819 --> 00:24:18.339 And his friends. 00:24:18.419 --> 00:24:18.919 Are hanging out. 00:24:18.959 --> 00:24:19.459 The disciples. 00:24:19.719 --> 00:24:20.159 And they're thinking. 00:24:20.259 --> 00:24:21.059 What are we going to do now? 00:24:21.139 --> 00:24:21.899 Jesus was dead. 00:24:21.980 --> 00:24:23.059 Now he's raised up again. 00:24:23.219 --> 00:24:23.859 We don't really know. 00:24:23.919 --> 00:24:24.399 What's happening. 00:24:24.480 --> 00:24:25.240 What is going on? 00:24:25.579 --> 00:24:26.240 So Peter says. 00:24:26.339 --> 00:24:26.940 Let's go fishing. 00:24:27.740 --> 00:24:28.440 That's what they did. 00:24:28.559 --> 00:24:29.000 They're fishermen. 00:24:29.359 --> 00:24:29.960 And they go. 00:24:30.039 --> 00:24:30.940 And they go fishing. 00:24:31.000 --> 00:24:31.519 All night. 00:24:31.720 --> 00:24:32.539 They catch nothing. 00:24:33.099 --> 00:24:33.900 Kind of makes you wonder. 00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:35.220 Are they good fishermen after all? 00:24:35.759 --> 00:24:36.380 Not so sure. 00:24:38.259 --> 00:24:38.620 Suddenly. 00:24:38.779 --> 00:24:39.880 They see a man on the shore. 00:24:40.400 --> 00:24:40.940 Who says. 00:24:41.319 --> 00:24:42.500 You have to put your nets out. 00:24:42.640 --> 00:24:43.440 On the right side. 00:24:44.640 --> 00:24:45.480 Imagine you're Peter. 00:24:45.599 --> 00:24:45.940 And you think. 00:24:46.460 --> 00:24:47.519 As if that's the problem. 00:24:48.819 --> 00:24:49.220 Anyway. 00:24:49.839 --> 00:24:50.579 They go and do it. 00:24:52.099 --> 00:24:52.880 What happens? 00:24:52.880 --> 00:24:53.280 Because. 00:24:53.720 --> 00:24:54.480 They catch. 00:24:55.020 --> 00:24:55.480 A lot. 00:24:55.920 --> 00:24:56.360 Of fish. 00:24:59.480 --> 00:25:00.360 The moment. 00:25:01.240 --> 00:25:02.400 Where Peter realizes. 00:25:03.580 --> 00:25:04.660 It is Jesus. 00:25:05.200 --> 00:25:06.280 Who was standing on the beach. 00:25:06.880 --> 00:25:08.360 It's probably one of my favorite ones. 00:25:08.440 --> 00:25:08.980 In the whole Bible. 00:25:11.580 --> 00:25:12.440 What does he do? 00:25:15.260 --> 00:25:16.180 He messed up. 00:25:17.420 --> 00:25:18.380 He was sinful. 00:25:19.300 --> 00:25:20.580 He was a bad person. 00:25:20.579 --> 00:25:21.079 He was a bad person. 00:25:21.919 --> 00:25:23.019 You remember the reaction. 00:25:23.220 --> 00:25:23.859 From the first time. 00:25:24.759 --> 00:25:25.399 Depart from me. 00:25:25.460 --> 00:25:26.159 For I'm sinful. 00:25:26.639 --> 00:25:27.699 What does he do here? 00:25:29.799 --> 00:25:30.939 He runs to Jesus. 00:25:31.699 --> 00:25:33.019 He doesn't hide away. 00:25:33.819 --> 00:25:34.619 He doesn't say. 00:25:34.779 --> 00:25:35.759 Go away Jesus. 00:25:35.859 --> 00:25:36.480 I'm too sinful. 00:25:36.819 --> 00:25:38.759 He actually launches himself. 00:25:39.019 --> 00:25:39.939 Into the water. 00:25:40.359 --> 00:25:41.019 And he runs. 00:25:41.119 --> 00:25:41.740 Into Jesus. 00:25:42.319 --> 00:25:43.399 Open arms. 00:25:45.859 --> 00:25:46.799 He knows. 00:25:46.919 --> 00:25:48.179 Jesus died on the cross. 00:25:48.180 --> 00:25:49.180 He knows. 00:25:49.180 --> 00:25:49.680 He's not paying the price. 00:25:49.680 --> 00:25:50.660 For Peter's sin. 00:25:50.740 --> 00:25:51.340 Quite literally. 00:25:52.080 --> 00:25:52.880 He knows. 00:25:52.960 --> 00:25:53.620 He's the one. 00:25:53.820 --> 00:25:54.799 Who defeated death. 00:25:55.140 --> 00:25:55.620 He knows. 00:25:55.720 --> 00:25:56.539 That the only way. 00:25:56.740 --> 00:25:58.100 He could ever be forgiven. 00:25:58.840 --> 00:25:59.600 Is by running. 00:26:00.019 --> 00:26:00.940 Into the open arms. 00:26:01.380 --> 00:26:01.940 Of Jesus. 00:26:03.820 --> 00:26:05.180 And that is how you know. 00:26:05.740 --> 00:26:06.740 If you've understood. 00:26:06.960 --> 00:26:07.400 The gospel. 00:26:08.100 --> 00:26:09.160 That is how you know. 00:26:09.240 --> 00:26:10.560 If someone's a mature Christian. 00:26:10.960 --> 00:26:11.660 I often thought. 00:26:11.720 --> 00:26:12.320 Mature Christians. 00:26:12.320 --> 00:26:12.779 Are the ones. 00:26:12.840 --> 00:26:13.340 Who never sin. 00:26:13.500 --> 00:26:14.240 Who never mess up. 00:26:15.039 --> 00:26:16.299 That's not exactly true. 00:26:17.299 --> 00:26:18.139 Mature Christians. 00:26:18.859 --> 00:26:19.559 Are those. 00:26:20.159 --> 00:26:21.079 Who run to Jesus. 00:26:21.259 --> 00:26:22.319 When they have messed up. 00:26:23.779 --> 00:26:24.799 Peter shows us. 00:26:24.919 --> 00:26:26.399 The heart of discipleship here. 00:26:27.839 --> 00:26:29.099 Running to Jesus. 00:26:30.779 --> 00:26:31.859 Even if you have sinned. 00:26:32.379 --> 00:26:33.440 Instead of telling Jesus. 00:26:33.579 --> 00:26:34.039 To go away. 00:26:36.119 --> 00:26:37.680 And Peter saw the fruits. 00:26:37.940 --> 00:26:38.500 And the fulfillment. 00:26:38.680 --> 00:26:40.000 Of what Jesus then promised him. 00:26:40.099 --> 00:26:41.059 Jesus called him again. 00:26:41.059 --> 00:26:41.579 On the beach. 00:26:41.919 --> 00:26:42.960 He asked him three times. 00:26:43.039 --> 00:26:44.000 Do you love me Simon? 00:26:44.359 --> 00:26:44.700 Yes. 00:26:44.799 --> 00:26:45.399 Do you love me? 00:26:45.400 --> 00:26:45.740 Yes. 00:26:45.820 --> 00:26:46.360 Do you love me? 00:26:46.380 --> 00:26:46.600 Yes. 00:26:47.100 --> 00:26:47.920 For the three times. 00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:48.620 He had betrayed him. 00:26:48.860 --> 00:26:49.640 And he says. 00:26:49.700 --> 00:26:51.019 I will build my church on you. 00:26:51.100 --> 00:26:51.840 You are the rock. 00:26:53.160 --> 00:26:54.160 And Peter goes. 00:26:54.700 --> 00:26:55.200 And in Acts. 00:26:55.259 --> 00:26:56.420 To read about his first sermon. 00:26:57.080 --> 00:26:58.300 Three thousand people. 00:26:58.840 --> 00:26:59.400 Come to faith. 00:27:00.320 --> 00:27:01.240 Peter couldn't do that. 00:27:02.380 --> 00:27:03.460 It's all God's work. 00:27:05.220 --> 00:27:06.380 It's a wonderful thing. 00:27:06.440 --> 00:27:07.519 That God wants to use people. 00:27:07.519 --> 00:27:08.280 Like you and me. 00:27:08.420 --> 00:27:09.460 Sinners saved by grace. 00:27:09.720 --> 00:27:11.120 To accomplish his purposes. 00:27:11.660 --> 00:27:12.340 He wants you. 00:27:12.519 --> 00:27:14.040 To be a fisher of men. 00:27:14.039 --> 00:27:16.399 We don't usually experience miracles. 00:27:16.680 --> 00:27:18.599 Like Peter did here with the fish. 00:27:18.960 --> 00:27:22.099 But that doesn't mean that we can't put our trust into God's word. 00:27:22.920 --> 00:27:25.319 Peter trusted Jesus before he saw the miracle. 00:27:25.819 --> 00:27:28.700 And later in his letter he writes. 00:27:28.940 --> 00:27:30.960 In 1 Peter 1 he writes. 00:27:31.339 --> 00:27:32.720 Though you do not now see him. 00:27:32.779 --> 00:27:33.460 You believe in him. 00:27:33.839 --> 00:27:36.039 And rejoice with joy that is inexpressible. 00:27:36.420 --> 00:27:37.299 And filled with glory. 00:27:37.819 --> 00:27:39.839 Obtaining the outcome of your faith. 00:27:40.319 --> 00:27:42.279 The salvation of your souls. 00:27:42.279 --> 00:27:45.299 What Jesus is asking you today. 00:27:45.460 --> 00:27:46.980 Is to trust in his word. 00:27:47.379 --> 00:27:48.079 To have faith. 00:27:48.359 --> 00:27:48.940 And to obey. 00:27:49.299 --> 00:27:50.660 To not run away from him. 00:27:51.220 --> 00:27:53.079 But rather to run to him. 00:27:53.379 --> 00:27:55.399 To launch yourself into the water. 00:27:55.519 --> 00:27:58.240 To find comfort and forgiveness in Jesus. 00:27:58.399 --> 00:27:59.519 He is calling you today. 00:27:59.680 --> 00:27:59.980 Saying. 00:28:00.500 --> 00:28:01.539 Will you follow me? 00:28:01.980 --> 00:28:03.599 Just like you did to Peter. 00:28:03.779 --> 00:28:04.619 2,000 years ago. 00:28:04.960 --> 00:28:05.559 Let us pray. 00:28:05.559 --> 00:28:07.839 Lord. 00:28:08.740 --> 00:28:11.399 It is astonishing what we read in the Bible sometimes. 00:28:11.579 --> 00:28:13.259 And almost hard to believe. 00:28:13.940 --> 00:28:14.940 Yet we know it's true. 00:28:15.039 --> 00:28:16.139 We know your word is trustworthy. 00:28:16.579 --> 00:28:22.720 And I just ask that you would make this a reality in our hearts. 00:28:22.779 --> 00:28:28.179 That we would know that we are unworthy. 00:28:28.180 --> 00:28:31.279 Yet you have been worthy. 00:28:31.480 --> 00:28:33.019 And you have given us your worthiness. 00:28:33.240 --> 00:28:34.779 That even when we sin. 00:28:34.860 --> 00:28:35.560 When we mess up. 00:28:35.640 --> 00:28:37.400 We can still run to you. 00:28:37.840 --> 00:28:39.120 In your open arms. 00:28:40.779 --> 00:28:42.220 I pray that we would know that. 00:28:43.019 --> 00:28:43.340 Amen.