1. Jesus’ parents weren’t perfect.

2. Honoring His parents was one of Jesus’ first acts of obedience.

3. Jesus’ parents protected and provided for, Him.
When Jesus, therefore, saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother,

“Woman, behold your son!” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” - John 19:26-27a

4. Jesus took care of His mom before His departure.

5. Honoring our parents, in our youth or as adults, points to the gospel.

1. Misrepresenting God in our worship leads to idolatry.

2. Misrepresenting God with our words and our actions is taking His name in vain.

3. Misrepresenting God negatively affects present and future generations.

4. The only way not to misrepresent God is to know Him and obey Him.

“Most people, if they really learn how to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want, and want acutely, something that cannot be had in this world. There are all sorts of things in this world that offer to give it to you, but they never keep their promise…There is always something that we grasped at, in that first moment of longing, that just fades away.” - C. S. Lewis
Keller, Making Sense of God, pp. 82-83

1. We were created by Him.

2. We were delivered by Him.

3. We can be truly satisfied only in Him.

“Most people, if they really learn how to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want, and want acutely, something that cannot be had in this world.” - C. S. Lewis
Keller, Making Sense of God, pp. 91

1. You grow by following Jesus daily.

2. You will learn through storms.

3. You will learn from your failures.

4. You will learn from other people.

5. You will understand more as you go.

6. God will be glorified as others see His work of restoration in your life.

1. Restoration doesn’t make us perfect.

2. We are all influencer’s—either for good or evil.

3. We all need someone who’s willing to tell us the truth.

4. The gospel is always the way to restoration.

1. Jesus showed them that He knew what they didn’t.

2. Jesus showed them that He didn’t need their fish.

3. Jesus showed them that He would provide their needs.

4. Jesus showed them that serving others comes from our love for Him.

5. Jesus showed them what restoration looks like.

6. Jesus showed them the cost of following Him.

1. Jesus understands Peter’s pain.
“A bruised reed He will not break, and a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish.” - Isaiah 42:3

2. Jesus demonstrates His love for Peter.

3. Jesus invites Peter to be restored.

4. Jesus never stopped seeing Peter for who he would become.

5. Jesus made His choice about Peter. What would Peter choose to do with Jesus?

6. God made His choice about you. What will you choose to do with Him?