No Turning Back - The New Normal

No Turning Back - The New Normal 

Dave Riddle - 4/23/2023

Key Passage: John 21:1-14

They go fishing and catch nothing

• John 21:1-3

• In the midst of a crazy situation the disciples look for normalcy so they go fishing… and catch nothing.

• Probably not a coincidence…

Jesus knew

• John 21:5-9

• Their struggles

• The solution

• What they needed

Not the first time

• Luke 5:1-7

• Jesus is again showing them a different way, an alternate reality to their default way of life.

• Ephesians 3:20

Breakfast with Jesus

• John 20:10-13

• They knew it was Jesus and they sat down to eat.

• Compare this to Luke 5 or Matthew 4.

• They weren’t called to be successful fishermen, they were called to be fishers of men.

The Hidden Made Visible

• John 21:14

• Jesus reveals himself to remove all doubt as his followers are about to head into the gauntlet.

• There’s no going back to our old lives!

We have been commissioned. Have we embraced it? Are we walking in it?

Walking on The Water

Walking on The Water

The Gospel of John - Part 16 • 1/10/21

Key passage: John 6:15-21

Priority 

• Jesus made prayer and solitude a priority.

  • John 6:15, Luke 5:16

Turmoil

• A wild storm

  • Matthew 14:24, Mark 6:48, John 6:18

Fear

• ...he was coming near the boat and they were afraid.

  • John 6:19

• “It’s a ghost!”

  • Matthew 14:26

Voice

• I am. Don’t be afraid.

  • John 6:20

Presence

• Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him.

  • Matthew 14:30-31

• John 6:21

Power

• He got in the boat and the wind stopped.

  • Mark 6:51

• At once, the boat was at the shore

  • John 6:21

Awe

• The disciples were utterly astounded

  • Mark 6:51

• They worshipped Jesus, saying “you are truly God’s Son”

  • Matthew 14:33