JOHN 21:1-7
Pastor Rick
Jackson
I. THE
RELEASE OF REST [v. 8-14]
1. Come
Apart so that you don’t Come Apart [Mk. 6:31, Pr. 17:22]
- And he
said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while:
for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to
eat.
- A merry
heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
2. Rest and
Recharge [1 Kings 19:4-8]
But he
himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a
juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is
enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched
him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. And he looked, and, behold, there was a
cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and
drink, and laid him down again. And the angel of the LORD came again the second
time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too
great for thee. And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength
of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
3. Pray,
Give Thanks, & Study [1 Thessalonians 5:17-20, 2 Tm. 2:15]
-Pray
without ceasing.
-In every
thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
-Quench not
the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings.
-Study to
shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.
II.
REFOCUS ON THE RELATIONSHIP [v. 15-17]
1. Jesus
Taught- Don’t Worry, Trust God [Mt. 6:25-34, Jn. 13:33-14:1, 25-27]
- Therefore
I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye
shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more
than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow
not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father
feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought
can add one cubit unto his stature? And why take ye thought for raiment?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they
spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field,
which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more
clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall
we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For
after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth
that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Take
therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the
things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
- Little
children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said
unto the Jews , Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you. A new
commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you,
that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my
disciples, if ye have love one to another . Simon Peter said unto him, Lord,
whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me
now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot
I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. Jesus answered him,
Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The
cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. Let not your heart be
troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
- These
things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter,
which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach
you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have
said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the
world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it
be afraid.
2. The Bible
Teaches- When Choosing, Chose the Good Part [Lk. 10:41-42, 1 Cor. 12:31]
- And Jesus
answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about
many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part,
which shall not be taken away from her.
-But covet
earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
3. Paul
Taught- Don’t Worry, Talk to God [Phil. 4:4-7]
Rejoice in
the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all
men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer
and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts
and minds through Christ Jesus.
III.
REPRIORITIZE [v, 15-22]
1. Be Right
[1 Cor. 6:19-20]
What? know
ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye
have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore
glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
2. Think
Right [Phil. 4:8]
Finally,
brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever
things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be
any praise, think on these things.
3. Do Right
[James 1:22-25]
But be ye
doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any
be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his
natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and
straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the
perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful
hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
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