In order for us to see what Jesus is up to in our lives or the lives of those around us, we need to understand what Jesus has always been up to. Jesus came to usher in the kingdom of God - his work of redeeming and restoring all creation back to his Father.

Using the LASSIE method from Everyone His Witness, we find that being a witness means we Listen, Ask, Seek, Share, Invite, and Encourage. As we look at what it means to be a witness in our world, we see that it happens in the context of relationships. Relationships built on communication. We've already heard about the listening part, and now we hear about asking: asking questions that encourage discussion. As we read the Gospel of John, we see a question asked of Jesus (by Pilate), that may very well be at the heart of every question we ask: what is truth?

We have a God who listens. He listens to the cries of His people and has compassion for them. God calls us to do the same with all those He puts in our lives. Let love start with listening.

Using the LASSIE method from Everyone His Witness, we find that being a witness means we Listen, Ask, Seek, Share, Invite, and Encourage. As we look at what it means to be a witness in our world, we have to go where witnessing begins and ends: with Jesus. As a 12-year-old boy Jesus, what did Jesus do? He listened. He sat and listened to the religious leaders in the temple, He asked questions, and answered some. And He grew is wisdom and stature with God and man.

Sometimes we value efficiency over people. It happens to all of us. Jesus values people and enjoys them. “He came eating and drinking. . .” In loving us, He showed us how to be a friend and love others.

John's Gospel concludes with him mentioning that if you took all the things that Jesus did that aren't recorded, and write them down, the world does not have enough room for all those books. We can speculate all day about what kinds of things those books would contain. What matters for us, though, is that what God's Word, His book, the Bible, does contain all we NEED to know about who Jesus is and what He's done for us.

Jesus wants us to continue to follow Him on His mission to redeem the world. He appears to His disciples by the Sea of Galilee to remind them to keep following Him in being fishers of men.

After His resurrection from the dead, and another fish miracle by the Sea, Jesus shares a meal with some disciples and has an important conversation with Peter. As we think about Peter’s denial of and his love for, Jesus, we’ll see what we can learn from this story and what it means for our own lives.

What makes this miracle any different than the Feeding of the 5,000. We'll take a look at those differences and what it meant for the people who received the miracle, how Jesus had compassion on the crowd, and what it means for us today, and the compassion He has for us.

When we feel God is absent from our lives and the storm clouds are rolling in here are 4 big assurances we learn from the story of Jesus walking on the water.