Third Appearance, Three-fold Restoration
๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ -๐จ๐ฃ
โข Tell us about a skill you are confident in. How did you develop such confidence?
โข When you receive unbelievable news, do you tend to keep it to yourself, or are you eager to share the news with others? Share an instance explaining this.ย
โข Have you ever used something without knowing what it was intended for? What happened?
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๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐บ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ข๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฃ. ๐๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ, โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฃ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ.โย ๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ:๐ญ-๐ฎ
When Mary Magdalene visited Jesusโ tomb after His crucifixion, she discovered the stone rolled away and the tomb empty. That day signaled Christโs triumph over death, which forever changed the course of history. As believers, we are not merely bystanders to this truth, but are intimately connected to its significance. Because of Christโs resurrection, we can find assurance and confidence in His victory over sin and death. The empty tomb serves as a place of grace, hope, and redemption, reminding us that we can live with purpose, knowing that our lives are anchored in His victory and the promise of eternal life. Today, we will unfold the assurance of restoration we have because of Christโs resurrection, which allows us to proclaim His resurrection just as Mary did.
๐ญ. ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐โ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ด ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ, โ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง๐ข๐ด๐ต.โ ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ด๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ, โ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ?โ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ด ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ด๐ฉ. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ด ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ.ย ๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฎ๐ญ:๐ญ๐ฎ-๐ญ๐ฐ
When Jesus met with His disciples after His resurrection, He signified their restoration after they had abandoned and failed Him during His suffering and crucifixion. Jesus especially restored Peter after he had denied Christ. As Jesus shared a meal with them, signifying fellowship, they received the assurance that they were brought back to a right relationship with God. Just like the disciples, we too have received grace and restoration in Christ. Jesusโ death gave us life, and we are forever changed. How has Christโs resurrection changed your life from sin and failure to life and victory?
๐ฎ. ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐โ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ.
๐๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ, โ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ฏ, ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ?โ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ, โ๐๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ?โ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ, โ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ; ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ.โ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ด ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ, โ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ.โย ๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฎ๐ญ:๐ญ๐ณ
Jesus restored Peter, even though he had denied Him three times. Jesus not only reaffirmed Peterโs love and commitment, but also commissioned him to fulfill Godโs purpose for his lifeโto care for and nurture His people. This command extends beyond Peter to all believers, emphasizing the call to serve and care for others following Godโs purpose. His grace empowers us to accomplish His mission and actively participate in His redemptive work by sharing what Jesus did on the cross. How have you seen God reaffirm your purpose and calling during challenging times?
๐ฏ. ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐โ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต! ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐บ, ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ, ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅโ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐จ๐ถ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ด๐ข๐ญ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ.ย ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ญ:๐ฏโ๐ฑ
In Christ, Peter experienced transformation from a fearful denier to the bold apostle of hope he became known as in the early church. In the same way, Christโs resurrection assures us not only of a victorious life on earth and an eternal life with God, but also the complete restoration of humanity to its original design. We are enabled to receive Godโs grace, assuring our full restoration, promising our future and eternity, and securing our glorification as heirs of Godโs kingdom. What do you think being an heir in Godโs kingdom means?
๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก
โข In what area are you trusting that Godโs grace would bring restoration in your life? Write these down and commit to pray for a breakthrough.
โข How does the assurance of our future, as promised in 1 Peter 1:5, impact your daily life and choices?
โข What are the specific things you can do this week to fulfill something you know God is calling you to do? What can you do to help care for and nurture His people?
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โข Thank God for the assurance of restoration from sin and failure that we have through Jesusโ resurrection. Pray for the perseverance to continually turn to Him for restoration and transformation, knowing that His sacrifice has brought us victory over sin and death.ย
โข Ask for Godโs guidance and wisdom as you seek to fulfill His purpose for your life. Pray that God would show you the next steps you need to take in obedience to His will and empower you to walk in faith and confidence.
โข Pray for someone you know who is struggling to hold on to hope amid difficult circumstances. Ask God for an opportunity this week to share the living hope we have through Christโs resurrection.