Saint Peter: A Repentant Saint

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Saint PeterA Repentant Saint

• Saint George Summer Club
• July 6, 2004

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Did You Ever?

• Promise to do something but never did it?
• Feel bad about doing something that you shouldnt
  have done?
• But, did you ever apologize or confess?

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Saint Peter Did the Same!

• He promised he would never deny our Lord Jesus
  Christ
• He felt bad and wept for doing so
• He repented and confessed

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What is Repentance?

• What is Sin? (amartia)
• Missing the Mark
• Separation from God
• What is Repentance? (metanoia)
• Change of Mind
• Changing Your Direction

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John 211-19

• Seven Disciples Went Fishing Together
• The Lord Appeared to Them
• The Disciples Caught 153 Large Fish
• They Ate Breakfast at the Sea
• The Lord Restored Saint Peter as an Apostle (Do
  you love me?)

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Lessons on Repentance 1We Need to Support Each
Other

• The devil finds work for idle hands
• Supporting and Rejoicing
• Saint Peter was able to repent because the other
  disciples encouraged him.

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Lessons on Repentance 2Depend on the Lord in
Everything

• Christ met His disciples when they couldnt catch
  any fish
• He deals with us very tenderly
• In the Lord, we can do all things

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Lessons on Repentance 3The Lord Wants to Be
with Us Always

• Christ met His disciples in the middle of the
  week while they were fishing
• Christ ought to be with us every day, not just on
  Sundays

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Lessons on Repentance 4We Need to Take Communion

• The Fish on the Coals is a reminder of our Lords
  Sacrifice
• Jesus Christ, Gods Son, Savior

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Lessons on Repentance 5Repentance Friendship
with God

• When we sin we break our friendship with God
• We dont want to just love things about God, but
  we want to love God, Himself

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SummaryWhat Will Lead Us to Repentance?

• Support Each Other
• Depend on the Lord in Everything
• Always be with the Lord
• Take Communion
• Repentance Friendship with God

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• Glory is due to our God
• unto the age of all ages. Amen.