The Breakfast that Changed Everything

The Breakfast that Changed Everything

John 21:1-19

Take-Home Truth: The God of all creation deeply cares to restore you back to Him. 

Christ-Connection: Christ mercifully calls his people back to fellowship and rest for the purpose of future ministry and sacrificial living. 

Hook: (Ice-breaker question. Get the group talking!)

1. Have you ever attempted to restore something (house/car/furniture/relationship, etc.) What did you learn? What was the result?

 Engage: (Observe the passage and engage with the text)

2. Read Luke 22:54-62. Discuss Peter’s denial of Jesus and his need for restoration. 

3. Refer back to the passages of John 21:1-19, Luke 5:1-11. Compare the two calls of Peter in these accounts.

 Reflect: (Reflect upon the key take-aways from the sermon)

4. According to the message, Jesus is the initiator of gospel restoration. In what ways does this stir your affection for Christ? 

5. How did the sermon help you see that the pointing out of sin is a call to fellowship and rest with Christ?

6. Peter outright denied Jesus in his darkest hour. What evidence do we see of Peter’s restoration in the New Testament and the history of the church? What is the implication for your heart?

Respond: (Apply the truths of God’s Word to your heart, affections, and actions)

7. Gospel restoration points us forward to future ministry and sacrifice. In what ways are you resisting his call to follow? What new areas do you see him moving you to follow?