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May 11, 2025

Breakfast on the Beach | Restored and Sent

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Breakfast on the Beach

May 11, 2025

John 20:30–31

30 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. 31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name

John 21:1

Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee.

John 21:1–2

1 Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.

John 21:3

“I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

PRINCIPLE: Knowing, agreeing, and even talking about God a heart of obedience and action for God is a disastrous place for a Christian to live.

John 21:3

“I’m going out to fish."

PRINCIPLE: Spiritual failures tend to drive us to our comfort and safety zones for hope, rather than leading us to repentance and dependence on Jesus.

PRINCIPLE: You can from Jesus, But You Can’t .

PRINCIPLE: Sometimes God permits our failing detours to prove His path was and loving all along.

John 21:4

Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.

John 21:5

He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?” “No,” they answered.

Luke 5:4,6

4 “Do not let When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and
let down the nets for a catch.” 6When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.

John 21:6

He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.

PRINCIPLE: One moment fishing with Jesus any fruitless all-nighter that we can ever pull off on our own.

John 21:7

Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water.

PRINCIPLE: When God speaks, just

John 21:8–13

8 The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards. 9When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread. 10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” 11So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. 12Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.

John 21:12

Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.”

PRINCIPLE: When God invites, just sit down at His feet, say , and Watch What He Will Do.

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