Liberty University Lesson Report

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Liberty University Peter This guy did what? Small Group of High School Guys 30 minutes lesson Dr. R. Wayne Stacy NBST 521 B04 201320 Marcio Pacheco Student Number: 23592923 March 1, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction..................................................................................... 3 Lesson One: Jesus and Peter .......................................................... 8 Lesson Two: Peter, and the ugly ................................................... 12 Lesson Three: Peter “does work” ................................................. 15 Conclusion ................................................................................... 18 Bibliography .................................................................................…show more content…
Reviewing Peter’s account of Jesus or that of the Rich Young Ruler, a person is able to see that this was far from the truth. Bill Hybels, the Senior Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, preached about the Peter making one of the most important statements of his life. In Luke 5:5 Peter decision to say “yes” to Jesus with this statement opened the door for endless opportunity, fame, inspiration, hardships, and salvation of his own life and the salvation of others. Peter has been fishing all night and then Jesus comes into the scene. Jesus borrows Peter’s boat so that he can teach from the lake then he asks him to get his nets after a long unsuccessful fishing day, to throw his nets out to the water and try to catch some fish again. At this moment Peter’s immediate reply is more like, “Yeah, whatever Jesus. I’m the fishermen and you are the carpenter.” but then the line that was the catalyst to Peter’s new life, “But at your word I will let down the nets.” 17 This decision was the first step into the greatest journey of his life. Peter has been known to make declarations of Jesus but this declaration, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.”18 moved Peter to phase two of Jesus’ master plan of getting the gospel out to the world. Then Jesus does not ask a question but tells Peter what he will be doing for the rest of his life, “... from now on you will be catching men.”19 At this point, Peter finally realized that this carpenter from Galilee was more than just a carpenter but that the miracle He just produced revealed the presence of God, and that was what Peter needed to start the journey into becoming one of the most famous people in

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