The impracticality of following Jesus and how Peter overcomes it
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What does it take to follow Jesus for life? We can look to the epilogue of the Gospel of John for some answers, I think. It’s an amazing scene, truly. You can imagine it, I hope. Here’s a picture—even though it has receded so significantly in the last several thousand years, and it’s filled with tourists now, I hear that if you venture to the right spot, you can still feel the serenity that Peter may have been seeking after his teacher, rabbi, and friend died. Peter may have been looking for a quiet place by the sea to mourn. He may have been trying to just get along with his life already. “I was a fisherman before. Now my friend, that I betrayed, is dead. I might as well go back to how things were. It’s gonna be awkward, but I’m just done." The thought is,
The impracticality of following Jesus and how Peter overcomes it
The impracticality of following Jesus and how…
The impracticality of following Jesus and how Peter overcomes it
What does it take to follow Jesus for life? We can look to the epilogue of the Gospel of John for some answers, I think. It’s an amazing scene, truly. You can imagine it, I hope. Here’s a picture—even though it has receded so significantly in the last several thousand years, and it’s filled with tourists now, I hear that if you venture to the right spot, you can still feel the serenity that Peter may have been seeking after his teacher, rabbi, and friend died. Peter may have been looking for a quiet place by the sea to mourn. He may have been trying to just get along with his life already. “I was a fisherman before. Now my friend, that I betrayed, is dead. I might as well go back to how things were. It’s gonna be awkward, but I’m just done." The thought is,