Do you love me more than these?

Introduction– Apostle Peter

§  He was the spokesman – Matthew 16:13-16ܡܬܝ ܝܘ:13 – 16       

§  He spoke without thinking – Luke 9:28-36ܠܘܩܐ ܛ:28 – 36          

§  He acted without thinking – Matthew 14:28-30ܡܬܝ ܝܕ:28 – 30   

§  He had pride – John 13:7-9 ܝܘܚܢܢ ܝܓ:7 – 9                            

§  He did not understand – Matthew 16:22-23ܡܬܝ ܝܘ:22 – 23       

§  He denied Christ – Mark 14:66-71 ܡܪܩܘܣ ܝܕ:66 – 71                   

§  He quit the ministry – John 12:3ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟܐ:3                      

Three important things

1)      There is a solemn question (vs. 15a)ܒܘܼܩܵܪܵܐ

§  The question was not about his faith

§  The question was not about his works

§  The question was not about his fears and failures

-          I Corinthians 13:1-2ܐ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܝܓ:1 – 2                           

o   Love is the evidence of faith,ܨܵܒܸܬܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ

o   Love is the motive for serviceܥܸܠܬܵܐ ܕܥܒܼܵܕܬܵܐ ܕܚܸܠܡܲܬ

o   Love is the cover for sins ܡܲܟܣܲܢܬܵܐ ܕܚܛܝܼܬܵܐ

-          II Corinthians 11:14ܒ. ܩܘܖ̈ܢܬܝܐ ܝܐ:14                                   

2)      There is a pretty good answer (vs. 15b)ܦܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ

§  Do you love me more than these?

-          Matthew 26:33ܡܬܝ ܟܘ:33                                           

§  He was pointing to those boats and those nets in that sea and those fish.

o   That was Peter’s life before he met the Lord.

o   That was his livelihood.

o   That was his profession.

3)      There is a command (vs. 15c)ܦܘܼܩܕܵܢܵܐ

§  Feed my sheep

-          James 1:18ܝܥܩܘܒܼ ܐ:18                                                

-          Romans 10:17ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܝ:17                                            

-          I Peter 2:2ܐ. ܦܛܪܘܣ ܒ:2                                                 

-          Psalm 119:11ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܩܝܛ:11                                             

Conclusion –                              John 21:15                ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟܐ:15