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Jim Keena | Guest Speaker\xa0| April 28, 2024\nA Follower of Jesus Unfollowed but Re-followed Jesus.\nThe Backstory:\nOne day, a man named Simon and some other fishermen had been fishing all night in the Sea of Galilee (Luke 5:5). They\u2019d not caught anything, when Jesus gave an unsolicited fishing tip (Luke 5:4-5). After instructing them to cast their nets into the deep water, they caught a boatload of fish (Luke 5:4-7). Jesus then said to Simon, \u201cFollow me, and I will make you fishers of people\u201d (Matt. 4:18-20, Mark 1:17). In addition, Jesus told Simon that he would be called Peter, which means \u201cRock\u201d (John 1:42). And that was when, Peter left everything and became one of the 12 disciples, a follower of Jesus.\n\u201cPeter could be brash, impetuous, impulsive, and vacillating. His passion often got ahead of his head. There were times when Peter was a windbag, a blowhard. He made these unnecessary\u2014as well as empty\u2014boasts. In the upper room, Peter bragged to Jesus that he would lay down his life for Jesus (John 13:37).\u201d \u2014John E. Johnson\nThe Story:Feed My Sheep\nWhen they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, \u201cSimon son of John, do you love me more than these?\u201d \u201cYes, Lord,\u201d he said, \u201cyou know that I love you.\u201d Jesus said, \u201cFeed my lambs.\u201d Again Jesus said, \u201cSimon son of John, do you love me?\u201d He answered, \u201cYes, Lord, you know that I love you.\u201d Jesus said, \u201cTake care of my sheep.\u201d The third time he said to him, \u201cSimon son of John, do you love me?\u201d Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, \u201cDo you love me?\u201d He said, \u201cLord, you know all things; you know that I love you.\u201d Jesus said, \u201cFeed my sheep.\u201d John 21:15-17 (NIV)\nFollow Me\nVery truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.\u201d Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, \u201cFollow me!\u201d John 21:18-19 (NIV)\nPeter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them\u2026. When Peter saw him, he asked, \u201cLord, what about him?\u201d Jesus answered, \u201cIf I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.\u201d John 21:20a-22 (NIV)\nYour Story:\n\u201cHere I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.\u201d Revelation 3:20 (NIV)\nReflection Questions:\n1. Have you ever quit a team, class, or job? Why did you leave? In hindsight, was it a good decision?\n2. Would you call yourself a follower of Jesus, a former follower, curious about following Jesus, or something else?\n3. In the sermon, the question was asked, \u201cHow do we love Jesus?\u201d The answer was, \u201cWe love Jesus by feeding his sheep and following him.\u201d What would it look like for you to do those two things?\n4. Journey Church\u2019s purpose statement is: \u201cTogether, we\u2019re leading people to become all-in followers of Jesus.\u201d How do you envision your role in our church fulfilling that statement?\n5. How would you answer the question, \u201cWhat\u2019s your next step?\u201d in the growth path? For more information, go to: https://journeybozeman.com/about/\nNext Steps:\nComplete the Connect Card to receive more information, have us pray for you, or to ask us any question: http://journeybozeman.com/connectcardWant to worship through giving and support the ministry of Journey Church: https://journeybozeman.com/giveDownload our app: https://journeybozeman.com/app Join our Facebook Group to stay connected throughout the week: https://facebook.com/groups/JourneyChurc...