1. John 14:15
“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.”

3. Looking
Through The
Of Peter
Do You Love Me? John 21:15-17

4. Peter Denies Jesus 3 Times
Peter Did The One Thing He Never Thought He Would.
Jesus Looked at Peter Right After His 3rd Denial.
How Do People Deny Jesus Today?

5. Appearances On Resurrection Sunday
4) Simon Peter (Luke 24:34) - Jerusalem
5) The Ten Apostles (- Judas, - Thomas) (Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-25) - Jerusalem
One Week Later On Sunday
6) The Eleven Apostles (Thomas Present) (John 20:26-31) – Jerusalem
7) 7 Disciples By The Sea Of Galilee (John 21:1-25) - Sea of Galilee
8) The Apostles On A Mountain In Galilee (Matt. 28:16- 20; Mark 16:15-18) - Galilee

6. Appearances At A Later Date
11) The Apostles Back In Jerusalem (Luke 24:48; Acts 1:3-8) – Jerusalem
Marty Pickup, Evidences - The Resurrection Appearances - Class Handout
Peter Saw the Resurrected Jesus At Least 6 Times.
One Raises More Questions Than the Others.

7. John 21:15-17 Do You Love Me?
How many times did Jesus ask Peter if he loved Him?
Were these all the same question?

8. Peter Is Still Struggling
3 Questions For 3 Denials
JOHN 21:15
Q1 - “Do You Love Me More Than These?”
(agapao)
R1 - “Yes, Lord ... I Love You”
(phileo)
C1 - “Tend, My Lambs”

9. Peter Is Still Struggling
JOHN 21:16
Q2 -“Do You Love Me?”
(agapao)
R2- “Yes, Lord ... I Love You”
(phileo)
C2- “Shepherd My Sheep”

10. Peter Is Still Struggling
JOHN 21:17
Q3 - “Do You Love Me?”
(phileo)
R3- “Lord ... I Love You”
C3- “Tend My Sheep”

11. Where Did It All Go Wrong?
It All Can Be Traced To One Event – The Garden of Gethsemane.
Sometimes It Is One Event, One Sin, One Moment of Weakness That Can Change Everything About Our Faith.
Peter’s Preconceived and Erroneous Views Did Not Help.
Jesus Made Peter Look At Himself!

12. Peter Took His Eyes Off Jesus
The First Thing That Needed To Be Corrected Was Peter Had To Regain His Focus.
Matt. 14:28-30 – All Over Again
Peter Started To Worry About The Physical World More Than About Jesus.
Col. 3:1-2; Heb. 12:2

13. Peter Looked At Others Too Much
Peter Had A Competitive Spirit When It Came To Loving Christ.
Mt. 26:31-33
How Easy Is It For Us To Look At Others Who Do Less?
Yard Work

14. Jesus Made Peter Look To The Future
John 21:18-19
Would Peter Go Back To Fishing?
Jesus Reassures Peter He Can and Will Be Faithful - Even To Death.

15. Overcoming Sin We Need To Take A Good and Honest Look At Ourselves.
The Past - We Need To Regain Our Focus.
The Present - We Need To Stop Looking At Others or Other Things.
The Future - We Need To Look To The Future and Reassure Our Faith.

17. Peter Chronology The Great Catch – Luke 5 Walking on Water
The Confession At Caesarea
Transfiguration
Washing Feet
I’m Ready to Die/Cut Off the Ear
Denials
John 21