Valentines Day Message

John 21:1-19

The Comfort of the familiar
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• The Disciples had spent the last three years, day and night with Jesus
• •Since the resurrection they had seen Jesus twice and then he disappeared again
• •Their daily routine for the last three years had been based on what they had heard and seen Jesus do
• •They had been told to wait in Galilee but waiting gets boring

Not seeing the nose in front of your face

• Sometimes Jesus is exactly where he said he would be but we cant see him
• •Sometimes we need to get a little bit closer to him so we can recognise him

  When Simon Peter realized that it was the Master, he threw on some clothes, for he was stripped for work, and dove into the sea. The other disciples came in by boat for they weren't far from land, a hundred yards or so’

Being haunted by the past

• John 21:6 and Luke 5:5-11
• John 21:9 and John 18:18
• Luke 21:13-14 and Matthew 26:6
• John 21:15 and Matthew 15:16-18
• John 21:15-19 and Luke 22:60-62

Restoration

• Recognise Jesus never left you
• Confront the things that haunt your past
• Take time out alone with Jesus
• Listen and Respond
• Follow him.