Cookout on the Beach

Pt. Dave Kenney

Luke 5 : 1-11 (NLT)

Why did John write John?

John 20:30-31 (NLT)
He had a reason / purpose :

• How many miracle in the book of John? NONE. He recorded it as signs, and only 7 signs - would believe the Son of Messiah.
• Three books he wrote together? He isn't trying to cover what the others are writing. E.q Last Supper. He wrote it differently. It helps to see who Jesus is but different from what others has covered.

What has happened just before this event? The disciples had gone to Jerusalem and had experienced in less than 6 weeks a tumultuous series of events :

• The Triumphal Entry - start from Lazarus' death, then Palm day
• the expectation of a new kingdom
• a betrayal by a trusted friend
• near arrest
• denial of Jesus by their leader Peter
• the agonizing crucifixion of Jesus - He let the Roman catches Him
• the Resurrection
• and the appearances of the risen Lord

Many Bible shcolars believe that Chapter 21 was written later as kind of an epilogue by John. It is not wrong or unspiritual to believe this.

¹ Later, Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee. This is how it happened. ² Several of the disciples were there—Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples.

³ Simon Peter said, “I’m going fishing.”

“We’ll come, too,” they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night.

• Jesus showed up but not for many people. He didn't go back and get revenge from Pontius Pilatus :)
• Peter still has influence

Back to finishing

⁴ At dawn Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples couldn’t see who he was. ⁵ He called out, “Fellows have you caught any fish?”

“No,” they replied.

⁶ Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it.

⁷ Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his tunic (for he had stripped for work), jumped into the water, and headed to shore. ⁸ The others stayed with the boat and pulled the loaded net to the shore, for they were only about a hundred yards from shore. ⁹ When they got there, they found breakfast waiting for them—fish cooking over a charcoal fire, and some bread.

Where have we seen this before?

Why did Jesus do miracles twice?
Wants to remind them that He still has control on their calling as a "fisherman" - common used by teachers to their disciples, not only Jewish but also Romans.
He was using the same common language that they understood.

¹⁰ “Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught,” Jesus said. ¹¹ So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet the net hadn’t torn.

¹² “Now come and have some breakfast!” Jesus said. None of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. ¹³ Then Jesus served them the bread and the fish. ¹⁴ This was the third time Jesus had appeared to his disciples since he had been raised from the dead.

Jesus' attitude (been executed, humiliated, and raised) is now serving breakfast :
He is still living up, aboutbeing great in God's Kingdom, serving others. Not trying to look important.

How about us? Do we serve, or we expect to be served?
What about the attitude that we have? [clip : the denial of Jesus by Simon Peter]

¹⁵ After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?

“Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.”

“Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him.

¹⁶ Jesus repeated the question: “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

“Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “you know I love you.”

“Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said.

¹⁷ A third time he asked him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Then feed my sheep.

¹⁸ “I tell you the truth, when you were young, you were able to do as you liked; you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and others will dress you and take you where you don’t want to go.” ¹⁹ Jesus said this to let him know by what kind of death he would glorify God. Then Jesus told him, “Follow me.”

Seem to be three things here

First - We all been called as "fisher of man"
Love God, Love Others, and Reachout for others

Second - Peter has been totally faithfull, even with all this waving. Peter has been totally unstable, but turned out to be the Rock till the end. Crucified upside down!
John wrote to showed that Peter has been trully restored to Jesus. NOT once, twice. BUT three times. Has been totally forgiven.
This denial part will be forgiven by grace!

Thirdly - Peter thinks he loves Jesus more then any disciples. Turn out not so true! :) The truth of love isn't in the boasting, but in the doing!

²⁰ Peter turned around and saw behind them the disciple Jesus loved (john)—the one who had leaned over to Jesus during supper and asked, “Lord, who will betray you?” ²¹ Peter asked Jesus, “What about him, Lord?”

²² Jesus replied, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you, follow me.” ²³ So the rumor spread among the community of believers that this disciple wouldn’t die. But that isn’t what Jesus said at all. He only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”

²⁴ This disciple is the one who testifies to these events and has recorded them here. And we know that his account of these things is accurate.

²⁵ Jesus also did many other things. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written.

Why did John write this?

• wants to clear the rumour.
• The nature of human / Peter - v.21 , always live our life compares to others. What about comparing to HIM? Try to loive our journey according to HIS.
• John got to clear the rumour because he is getting older and people is expecting Jesus to come soon.

Applicaitons:
we have all been called to be a fisher of man

IES is a harvest church - make disciples of Jesus everywhere

Do you serve or do you expect to be served?
Are you an asset of the Kingdom of God or an deficit?

You may be sinned many times, but Jesus is looking for people who is willing to fish for men and feed the lambs.

Don't compare yourself with others.

Focus on being ready and being busy for the Kingdom (NOW)

Supplemental Material
John 21 : 15-17
Many commentaries point out that, in this conversation, two different words are used for "love". In His questions in John 21:15-16, our Lord used agape, which is the Greek word for the highest kind of love, sacrificing love, divine love. Peter always used phileo, which is the love of friend for friend, fondness for another. In John 21:17, Jesus and Peter both used phileo.
However, it is doubtful that we should make too much of an issue over this, because two words are often used interchangeably in the Gospel of John. In John 3:16, God's love for man is agape love; but in John 16:27, it is phileo love. The Father's love for His Son is agape love in John 3:35 but phileo in John 5:20.
Christians are supposed to love one another. In John 13:34, this love is agape love; but in John 15:19, it is phileo love. It would be appear that John used two words as synonyms, whatever fine distinctions there might have been between them. The Bible Exposition Commentary