January 4 2015 Getting Unstuck In My Faith
/GETTING UNSTUCK IN MY FAITH
PETER’S STORY OF GETTING UNSTUCK
John 13:38; 18:25-27; 21:1-19
“And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.” – Romans 6:4
HOW TO GET UNSTUCK IN MY FAITH
( 3 LESSONS FROM PETER’S STORY )
JOHN 21:1-12
1. Admit THAT I AM Stuck.
“Later, Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee. This is how it happened. Several of the disciples were there - Simon Peter, Thomas. . . . Simon Peter said, ‘I’m going fishing.’ ‘We’ll come, too,’ they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night.” – John 21:1-3
“When you bow down before the Lord and admit your dependence on him, he will lift you up and give you honor.” – James 4:10
2. BE Open TO God’s Voice.
“At dawn the disciples saw Jesus standing on the beach, but they couldn’t see who he was. He called out, ‘Friends, have you caught any fish?’’ ‘No,’ they replied. Then he said, ‘Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get plenty of fish!’ So they did, and they couldn’t draw in the net because there were so many fish in it.” – John 21:4-6
“There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.”” – Proverbs 14:12
“‘My thoughts are completely different from yours,’’ says the LORD. ‘And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.’” – Isaiah 55:8
3. Commit TO God’s Plan.
“Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!’ When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his tunic (for he had stripped for work), jumped into the water, and swam ashore. The others stayed with the boat. . . . When they got there, they saw that a charcoal fire was burning and fish were frying over it, and there was bread. . . . ‘Now come and have some breakfast!’ Jesus said.” – John 21:7-12
“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the LORD. ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’” – Jeremiah 29:11
Definition of UNSTUCK: Moving forward in my life because I am willing to give God complete control.
Unstuck is simply moving forward in my life because I’m willing to give God
Memory Verse: “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice - the kind he will accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask? Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.” – Romans 12:1-2
