How we frame the Christian life informs how we live it out. We will explore the familiar metaphor of a race to see how God calls us to follow him.

God saves us so that we can recover our calling to be his image bearers, growing each day in the likeness of Jesus through the work of the Holy Spirit.

When we truly understand and believe that God is full of joy, we too can share in his joy.

The most important expression of the Holy Spirit’s work in our life is to change us from self-centered to others-serving followers of Jesus.

True change happens when we use our freedom in Christ not as an opportunity to satisfy our darker desires, but to live a Spirit-led life that reflects the beautiful life that Jesus lived.

Following Jesus can often feel frustrating or futile, but through the life of Peter we see what it looks like to have faith in Jesus and to follow him.

In Jesus we have a Savior who is with us, helping us through all of life’s difficult circumstances.

Summary: Jesus reveals to us through Peter that true discipleship is not defined by our failures but by our faith in his love and that those who love him will follow him to the end.

Jesus is the ultimate revelation to us that God is good and that he is for us, no matter what circumstances that we face in life.