‘From Ineffective to Effective’
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Jesus COMMANDS his Own
Matthew 28:10,16
10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
John 21:1-3
After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee.
John 21:3b
They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
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Jesus CAME to his Own
John 21:4-5
4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
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Jesus CLAIMS his Own
5 Then Jesus saith unto them, CHILDREN, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
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Jesus COUNSELS his Own
John 21:6a
And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find.
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How Jesus COLLECTS his Own
John 21:6b
They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
John 21:10-11
10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many,
yet was not the net broken.
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Jesus CARES for his Own
John 6:12-14
12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
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Jesus CONFRONTS His Own
John 21:15
15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?
He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee.
He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
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Jesus CONVERTS His Own
John 21:18-19
18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.