Third Appearance, Three-fold Restoration

๐—ช๐—”๐—ฅ๐— -๐—จ๐—ฃ

โ€ข Tell us about a skill you are confident in. How did you develop such confidence?

โ€ข 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 

โ€ข Have you ever used something without knowing what it was intended for? What happened?


๐—ช๐—ข๐—ฅ๐——

๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜บ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ. ๐˜š๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜‘๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ, โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ.โ€ย  ๐—๐—ข๐—›๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ:๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿฎ


When Mary Magdalene visited Jesusโ€™ tomb after His crucifixion, she discovered the stone rolled away and the tomb empty. That day signaled Christโ€™s 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 Christโ€™s 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 Christโ€™s resurrection, which allows us to proclaim His resurrection just as Mary did.


๐Ÿญ. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.

๐˜‘๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ, โ€œ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต.โ€ ๐˜•๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ, โ€œ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ?โ€ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ. ๐˜‘๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜‘๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ.ย ๐—๐—ข๐—›๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ-๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ


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 Christโ€™s resurrection changed your life from sin and failure to life and victory?


๐Ÿฎ. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ.

๐˜๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ, โ€œ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ?โ€ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ, โ€œ๐˜‹๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ?โ€ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ, โ€œ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ; ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ.โ€ ๐˜‘๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ, โ€œ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ.โ€ย ๐—๐—ข๐—›๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ


Jesus restored Peter, even though he had denied Him three times. Jesus not only reaffirmed Peterโ€™s love and commitment, but also commissioned him to fulfill Godโ€™s purpose for his lifeโ€”to care for and nurture His people. This command extends beyond Peter to all believers, emphasizing the call to serve and care for others following Godโ€™s 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?


๐Ÿฏ. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‘๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต! ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜บ, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜‘๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ.ย ๐Ÿญ ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฏโ€“๐Ÿฑ


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, Christโ€™s 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 Godโ€™s grace, assuring our full restoration, promising our future and eternity, and securing our glorification as heirs of Godโ€™s kingdom. What do you think being an heir in Godโ€™s kingdom means?


๐—”๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก

โ€ข In what area are you trusting that Godโ€™s grace would bring restoration in your life? Write these down and commit to pray for a breakthrough.

โ€ข How does the assurance of our future, as promised in 1 Peter 1:5, impact your daily life and choices?

โ€ข 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?


๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—ฅ

โ€ข 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 

โ€ข Ask for Godโ€™s 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.

โ€ข 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 Christโ€™s resurrection.