Introduction A. When the Lord confronted Peter beside the Galilee after His resurrection (John 21:15-19), the scene was reminiscent of an earlier encounter they had there. B. Each time Jesus asks, “Do you love Me?,” He is challenging a different level of Peter’s professed devotion for Him. C. Jesus demands that we love Him more than anyone or anything else. Discussion I. Is there anyone or anything that you love more than Jesus?...
The Good Shepherd
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want (Psalm 23:1).
Probably a close second to John 3:16, this verse is (for good reason) among the best known in the entire Bible. What a comforting thought it is to us today––as it must have been to David, this psalm’s author––to know that the Lord is watching over us and has our well-being in mind at all times! The mystery behind God’s abiding love for man is one of which...