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Giving Up? Contributed by Ottawa Pullen, Jr. on Mar 13, 2001 (message contributor) Summary: This sermon helps us focus on Jesus in times of despair. Giving Up? By Ottawa R. Pullen, Jr. Senior Pastor, Light Of The World Church 7800 Bissonnet, Suite 260 Houston, Tx. 77074 Have you ever felt like giving up? Have you messed up everything in your life to the point that you feel that there is no need to carry on. There is a biblical character who fits “your” mold. His name is Peter, who vehemently expressed that he would never deny Jesus. Peter felt that life was no longer the same. Let’s pick up the story in John, Chapter 21:1 1 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself. 2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. 3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. Look at verse 3 again. Peter said, “I go a fishing.” The Greek translation of the word Peter used is “hupago.” It’s pronounced (hoop-ag’-o), and literally means, “I retire.” That’s right. Peter, the one who jumped out of the boat to walk on water, the one who said I will never deny you, feels like giving up. And look!! What he went back to wasn’t profitable anyway! In the same verse it is noted that the disciples that went with him caught NOTHING. Now what? Maybe you’ve reached your point of giving up. “Now what?” Jesus has the same answer for you that He had for Peter. Verses 5, 6, and 7 show that Jesus came to the dissciples and met their need. However, they didn’t recognize that the man giving the instructions was Jesus. Finally, one of the disciples tells Peter, “It’s Jesus.” Peter jumps into the sea, swims ashore, and has a most interesting conversation. Let’s join Jesus and Peter in John 21:15-17. 15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. What a woderful conversation! Peter is brought out of retirement and declared fit for the ministry because he didn’t give up! But a lot is lost in the translation. If you will bear with me, I’ll try to make it as plain to you as my Pastor did (Dusty Kemp, Bread of Life Church, Houston, Tx..). What Jesus is saying is, “Do you love me more than these fish or more than fishing?” But, as usual, Jesus is saying much more than meets the eye. The key is knowing that in the Greek language, there is more than one word for our English word……LOVE. Here is how it sounds when we take out the English word (love) and replace it with the Greek word originally used. In John, Chapter 21, Verse 15, Jesus said,…..AGAPAO thou me more than these? Meaning, “Is your love for me the Godly kind of love that exceeds your love for fishing. To this, Peter responded, “…… Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I PHILEO thee.” Peter was saying that the kind of love he head for Jesus was not the Godly kind of love of which he had been so boastful….but a PHILEO kind of love, a brother kind of love. By his own choice of words, Peter was admitting that nothing he could ever do would ever measure up and produce the results he was looking for. To Peter’s response, Jesus said, “Feed my lambs, and feed my sheep.” If I may be allowed to paraphrase, Jesus was saying, “Now, I can use you, Peter. Now that you have learned that there is nothing you can do without me…… Now, I can use you.” As a matter of fact,in verse 17,the third and last time that Jesus asked Peter, "Lovest thou me?" Jesus did not ask again,"AGAPEO thou me?". Instead Jesus said,"Phileo thou me...?". In other words, Jesus came down to Peter’s level. You see, Peter had never depended upon Jesus alone. He had depended upon himself….and failed….and ended up……giving up. PETER WAS NEVER SUCCESSFUL UNTIL JESUS CAME DOWN ON HIS LEVEL.....AND PETER ALLOWED JESUS TO RULE IN HIS LIFE......JUST AS HE (PETER) WAS. Isn’t that true of all of us. Related Media SermonCentral Preaching Slide SermonCentral Preaching Slide SermonCentral Preaching Slide
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यूहन्ना अध्याय 21 त्यसपछि, येशू फेरि आफ्ना चेलाहरू समक्ष देखा पर्नु भयो। त्यो तिबिरियास झीलको छेउमा भएको थियो। यो यसरी हुन गयो। 2 केही चेलाहरू भेला भएका थिए। तिनीहरू शिमोन पत्रुस, थोमा (दिदुमस भनिने), गालीलको कानाका नथानेल, जबदीका दुइ छोराहरू र अन्य दुइजना उहाँका अन्य चेलाहरू त्यहाँ थिए। 3 शिमोन पत्रुसले भन्यो, “म माछा पक्रन जान्छु।”अरू चेलाहरूले भने, “हामी तिमीसितै जानेछौं।” तब सबै चेलाहरू गए र डुङ्गामा चढे। त्यसरात तिनीहरूले केही पक्रन सकेनन्। 4 अर्को मिरमिरे बिहानमा येशू किनारमा उभिनुभयो। तर चेलाहरूले येशू हुनुहुनथ्यो भनेर चिनेनन्। 5 तब येशूले तिनीहरूलाई भन्नुभयो, “साथीहरू हो! तिमीहरूले कुनै माछा पक्रियौ?” 6 येशूले भन्नुभयो, “माछा मार्ने जाल फ्याँक तिमीहरूको डुङ्गाको दाहिनेपट्टि। तिमीहरू त्यहाँ केही माछाहरू पाउनेछौ।” तिनीहरूले त्यसै गरे। तिनीहरूले यति धेरै माछाहरू पक्रे कि तिनीहरूले डुङ्गातर्फ जाल तान्न पनि सकेनन्। 7 येशूले प्रेम गर्नुहुने चेलाले पत्रुसलाई भने, “ती मानिस प्रभु हुन्।” पत्रुसले “ती मानिस प्रभु हुन्” भनेको सुने र आफ्ना ओढने बेरेर पानीमा हामफाले किनभने तिनले काम गर्नलाई लुगा खोलेका थिए। 8 अन्य चेलाहरू डुङ्गामा चढेर किनारमा आए। तिनीहरूले माछाले भरिएको जाल ताने। तिनीहरू किनारदेखि टाडा थिएनन्। तिनीहरू लगभग सय मिटर भित्र थिए। 9 जब तिनीहरू किनारमा पुगे, तिनीहरूले जलिरहेको तातो कोइला देखे। त्यहाँ आगोमा केही माछा अनि केही रोटीका टुक्रा थिए। 10 येशूले भन्नुभयो, “तिमीहरूले भर्खरै पक्रेको केही माछाहरू ल्याऊ।” 11 शिमोन पत्रुस डुङ्गातर्फ गए र किनार तिर जाल ताने। त्यो ठूलाठूला माछाले भरिएको थियो । त्यहाँ जम्मा एक सय त्रिपन्नावटा माछाहरू थिए। माछाहरू एकदमै गहौं थियो र पनि जाल फाटेन। 12 येशूले तिनीहरूलाई भन्नुभयो, “आऊ अनि खाऊ।” कुनै पनि चेलाहरूले उहाँलाई सोध्ने आँट गरेनन्, “तपाईं को हुनुहुन्छ?” तिनीहरूलाई उहाँ प्रभु नै हुनुहुन्छ भनेर थाहा थियो। 13 येशू जानु भए अनि रोटी लिनुभयो। उहाँले रोटी लिएर तिनीहरूलाई दिनुभयो। येशूले माछा पनि लिएर तिनीहरूलाई दिनुभयो। 14 यस्तो प्रकारले येशूले आफ्नो मृत्यूबाट पुनरूत्थान भएर चेलाहरूसित तेस्रोपल्ट देखा पर्नु भयो। 15 जब तिनीहरूले खाइसके, येशूले शिमोन पत्रुसलाई भन्नुभयो, “योआनेसको पुत्र शिमोन, यी अन्य मानिसहरूले भन्दा ज्यादा तिमी मलाई प्रेम गर्छौ?”पत्रुसले जवाफमा भने, “ज्यू प्रभु, तपाईं जान्नु हन्छ म प्रेम गर्छु तपाईंलाई।”त्यसपछि येशूले पत्रुसलाई भन्नुभयो, “मेरा भेंडाहरूलाई खुवाऊ।” 16 फेरि पत्रुसलाई भन्नुभयो, “शिमोन योआनेसको पुत्र, तिमी मलाई प्रेम गर्छौ?”पत्रुसले जवाफमा भने, “ज्यू, प्रभु, तपाईं जान्नु हुन्छ म प्रेम गर्छु तपाईंलाई।”त्यसपछि येशूले भन्नुभयो, “मेरा भेंडाहरूकोहेरचाहा गर।” 17 तेस्रोपल्ट येशूले पत्रुसलाई सोध्नुभयो, “शिमोन, योआनेसको पुत्र, तिमी मलाई प्रेम गर्छौ?”पत्रुस उदास भए, किनकि येशूले उसलाई तेस्रो पल्ट सोध्नुभयो, “तिमी मलाई प्रेम गर्छौं?” पत्रुसले भने, “प्रभु तपाईं सब थोक जान्नुहुन्छ। मैले तपाईंलाई प्रेम गर्छु भनेर पनि जान्नुहुन्छ।”येशूले पत्रुसलाई भन्नुभयो, “मेरा भेंडाहरूलाई खुवाऊ। 18 म तिमीलाई साँचो भन्छु। जब तिमी जवान थियौ, तिमीले आफ्नो पेटी स्वयं कस्थ्यौ र जहाँ इच्छा छ त्यहाँ जान्थ्यौ। जब तिमी बूढा हुनेछौ तिमी हात छाडनेछौ र कोही अरूले पेटी कसिदिनेछ। त्यही मानिसले तिमीलाई अगुवाई गर्नेछ जहाँ जान तिम्रो इच्छा नभएतापनि।” 19 येशूले देखाउन चाहानु हुन्थ्यो कस्तो मृत्यले पत्रुसले परमेश्वरलाई महिमा प्रदान गर्नेछ। त्यसपछि उहाँले पत्रुसलाई भन्नुभयो, “मेरो पछि लाग।” 20 पत्रुसले फर्केर हेर्दा देखे जुन चेलाहरू येशूलाई प्रेम गर्थे उहाँको पछि हिड्न थाले। त्यो त्यही चेला जो साँझको भोजमा प्रभुको छातीमा अडेसिएर बसेका थिए र भनेका थिए, “प्रभु, त्यो को होला जसले तपाईंलाई विश्वासघात गर्नेछ?” 21 जब पत्रुसले त्यस भक्तलाई देखे, उसले येशूलाई सोध्यो, “प्रभु उसलाई के गर्ने?” 22 येशूले जवाफ दिनुभयो, “यदि म चाहन्छु कि जब सम्म म आँउदिन त्यो जीवित रहे तिमीलाई के भयो त? तिमी मेरो पछि लाग।” 23 यसरी यो कुरा भाइहरूमा यति सम्म फैलिन गयो कि उसको त्यो चेला मर्दैन। तर येशूले त्यो मर्दैन भनि भन्नु भएको थिएन। तर यो भन्नु भएको थियो कि , “यदि म यो चाहन्छु कि जबसम्म म आऊँदिन त्यो यहीं जीवित रहे तिमीलाई के भयो त?” 24 उही यो चेला हो जसले यस भनाईद्वारा साक्षी दिन्छ औ जसले यी लेखेका छन्। हामी जान्दछौ कि उसको गवाही सत्य छ। 25 येशूले अरू पनि धेरै कामहरू गर्नु भएकोछ। ती विषयमा एक एक गरेर सबै लेखिए भने म सोच्दछु कि जो पुस्तकहरू लेखिन्छ ती यति अधिक हुनेछ कि सारा पृथ्वीमा त्यो अटाउने छैन।