John 21

Let's read together.

After this, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias.

And he revealed himself in this way.

Simon Peter, Thomas called the twin, Nathaniel of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together.

Simon Peter said to them, I'm going fishing.

They said to him, we'll go with you.

They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore, yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.

Jesus said to them, children, do you have any fish?

They answered him, no.

He said to them, cast the net on the right side of the boat and you'll find some.

So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because of the quantity of fish.

That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, it is the Lord.

When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea.

The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off.

When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place with fish laid out on it and bread.

Jesus said to them, bring some of the fish that you have just caught.

So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them.

And although there were so many, the net was not torn.

And Jesus said to them, come and have breakfast.

Now none of the disciples dared ask him, who are you?

They knew it was the Lord.

Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so would the fish.

This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,

Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?

He said to them, he said to him, yes, Lord, you know that I love you.

He said to him, feed my lambs.

He said to him a second time, Simon, son of John, do you love me?

He said to him, yes, Lord, you know that I love you.

He said to him, tend my sheep.

He said to him the third time, Simon, son of John, do you love me?

Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, do you love me?

And he said to him, Lord, you know everything.

You know that I love you.

Jesus said to him, feed my sheep.

Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted.

But when you were old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.

This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.

And after saying this, he said to him, follow me.

Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them,

the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper,

and had said, Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?

When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, Lord, what about this man?

Jesus said to him, if it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?

You follow me.

Well, this morning, for our send-off Sunday, we're looking at the final chapter of John's gospel.

Some of Jesus' last words to his disciples before he would leave them on earth and return to the Father.

This season of the year is a time of looking back to the past and looking forward to the future.

And whether you're graduating or moving on or whether nothing in your life is changing

and everything is simply just the same as it was,

it's a good opportunity periodically to look back and to look forward.

So we're going to look into this passage this morning.

As Jesus, what we'll see is that as Jesus equips his disciples for the future,

he does it by reminding them of the past

in three particular ways.

This closing chapter of John is fascinating in that

what Jesus says and does points back to at least three prior incidents

in the course recorded in the New Testament gospels

that Jesus and his disciples have already been through.

One at the beginning of Jesus' ministry,

one at the middle,

and one toward the end.

And I think Jesus deliberately orchestrates the way this scene unfolds

in order to sort of replay these prior events in his disciples' minds.

It's as if he was, you know, if you're graduating,

perhaps you may walk around the campus this weekend

and remember the first day that you arrived

and a conversation that you had during sophomore year with a friend

or perhaps something that happened just last week.

And you'll have these memories that are triggered in your mind

as you look at the places where you've been

and the people you've been with.

Or it's sort of like,

so this last chapter is a bit like that

or it's a bit like watching the highlights on SportsCenter

after a baseball game.

And they point out the defining moments of a game

or the end of a symphony where the theme and the variations

are woven together in a grand climax

or a surprising conclusion of a movie

that puts a new twist on various strands of the plot.

So what we want to, the main point here

is that Jesus equips us for our future

by reminding us of our past.

So I want to look at three lessons that he teaches us

looking back and looking forward.

So first, Jesus teaches us to abide in him.

The story begins with Simon Peter and six disciples

going fishing in the Sea of Galilee,

or here it's called the Sea of Tiberias.

Now it's a bit of an ambivalent beginning.

You know, if you've read the Gospel of John,

the last couple of chapters,

Jesus has been crucified.

He's now risen from the dead.

He's revealed himself to his disciples.

And now we see the disciples are sort of hanging out.

Peter's like, let's go fishing.

And they're like, sure, we'll go with you.

Now on the one hand,

fishing is a perfectly legitimate activity

for Jesus' disciples.

One person said even though Jesus was crucified

and now is risen,

his disciples still have to eat.

And that's very reasonable.

And according to Matthew and Mark,

Jesus had actually told them to go to Galilee

where he would see them.

On the other hand,

I think in these first few verses,

the disciples seem rather aimless,

even a little bored,

and powerless.

They fish all night.

Experienced fishermen,

then they catch nothing.

Now, of course,

this wasn't the first time

that they had found themselves

in such a situation.

The whole situation would have reminded them

of what we read earlier

in the service from Luke 5.

This is the first flashback from the past.

At the beginning of Jesus' ministry,

when he first called these men

to follow him,

if you want to turn back there,

the same guys,

at least Simon Peter

and the sons of Zebedee,

were fishing in the same lake.

Luke calls it the Lake of Gennesaret.

John calls it the Sea of Tiberias.

It's the same thing.

It had multiple names.

And they fished all night

and they had caught nothing.

And then Jesus had come along

and he had the nerve

to give these experienced fishermen

advice on how to catch some fish.

He had said,

go out into deep water,

let down your nets for the catch.

At first, Peter was protesting,

but we've worked all night.

We've caught nothing.

He says, okay, fine, I'll do it.

Does it?

Lo and behold,

the nets are full.

And so when the same kind of thing

happened again,

the disciples immediately recognized

who it was standing on the shore

in the early morning light.

It's the Lord.

Both times,

the disciples had been working hard

apart from Jesus

and their work had resulted in nothing.

And when they heard

and obeyed Jesus' voice,

their nets were filled to overflowing.

What's Jesus trying to remind them of?

He's trying to remind us

of our dependence.

Now, of course,

in a general sense,

all of us are dependent on God

as his creatures.

The scientist Stephen Jay Gould

wrote,

the laws of science

contain many fundamental numbers

like the size of the electric charge

of the electron

and the ratio of the masses

of the proton and the electron.

Maybe you understand those things,

maybe you don't.

But he says,

the remarkable fact

is that the values of these numbers

seem to have been

very finely adjusted

to make possible

the development of life.

Now,

Stephen Jay Gould

is an agnostic

or was an agnostic,

but he and many other scientists

recognize that we live

in a universe

that seems amazingly fine-tuned

to sustain physical life.

And we've discovered

the laws of gravity,

we peer into the mysteries

of quantum mechanics,

we marvel at the capacities

of human brain,

but we did not create

and we do not sustain

any of these things,

even though

that is what sustains

our physical life every day.

These things that we

don't even think about.

The laws of the universe

that remain constant

and the way that God

upholds our lives,

even if we don't recognize him.

We're fundamentally dependent

on God as his creatures

in a very basic way.

You know,

in a more particular way,

Jesus is reminding us,

those of us who believe in him,

that we're absolutely dependent

on him as his disciples.

Jesus said in John 15,

I am the vine,

you are the branches.

If you abide in me,

you will bear much fruit,

and apart from me,

you can do nothing.

Now what does it look like

to abide in Jesus,

to live in dependence upon Jesus?

Well, Jesus talks about

abiding in his word,

letting his word constantly

be sinking into our hearts

and shaping our lives.

He talks about abiding in his love,

resting in the assurance

that we belong to him,

and nothing can snatch us

away from his hand.

And that if he was willing

to lay down his life

for us on the cross,

how much more

will he give us

all things that we need?

Jesus also speaks

about abiding in prayer,

coming before God every day

to ask for what we need,

abiding in communion

with God,

the Father,

Son,

and Holy Spirit.

And I think one of the

key indicators

of whether we're living

in dependence upon God,

whether we're abiding in Christ,

is our practice

of prayer.

Do we feel our need to pray

as much as you feel

the need to eat

in order to satisfy

your hunger every day?

In the Lord's Prayer,

Jesus taught us to pray

for our daily provision.

Give us this day

our daily bread,

for our daily pardon.

Forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those

who trespass against us

for our daily protection.

Lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Do we feel that need

to pray every day

for our provision,

our pardon,

and our protection?

You know,

even if we don't feel

our need for prayer,

are we so convinced

of its importance

for our spiritual well-being

that we discipline ourselves

to do it?

You know,

if you're sick,

or if you're depressed,

or if you're taking

certain medications,

you might not actually

feel hungry.

You might not actually

feel like eating at all.

But if you want to,

if you want to care

for your body,

and if you want to promote

your own physical health,

you'll discipline yourself

to eat,

even if you don't feel

the need for it,

because you realize,

my body isn't functioning

the way it should.

And in order for me

to get better,

I will have to eat

healthy foods.

And in the same way,

there can be that discipline

of praying,

even when we don't feel like it,

even when our spiritual senses

are a little bit dull,

and we have to discipline ourselves

and say,

I need to pray.

Even though I feel

self-sufficient,

even though I feel like

I'm not in

a desperate situation,

I need,

I'm absolutely dependent

on God,

and I need to be

in prayer.

So God reminds us

of our dependence.

You know,

sometimes God reminds us

of our dependence

in a situation like

the disciples found themselves in.

They fished all night

and caught nothing.

Maybe you've been searching

for a job all year,

and you still haven't found one.

Sometimes God reminds us

of our dependence

through hard situations,

sickness or job loss,

loneliness.

But you know,

it's also a blessing

when God sustains us

in our dependence on Him

through a time of prosperity,

when everything's going well,

and when you have the job

you always wanted,

and when you have

great friends,

and you might otherwise

be tempted to embrace

the illusion that

we are self-sufficient

and self-made.

It's a blessing

when God sustains us

in dependence on Him.

Whether it's in a time

of adversity

or a time of prosperity,

it's true nonetheless.

And so Jesus reminds us

of that.

Now Jesus reminds them

of their dependence

by pointing back

to this first episode,

but He also provides for them

in great abundance.

What happens

in Luke chapter 5

Luke 5 · chapter mention

and in John chapter 21?

John 21 · chapter mention

Well, they throw out the nets,

and then they get this

amazingly large catch of fish.

Now there's this interesting

difference between the two stories.

In Luke,

everything starts to fall apart.

The nets start breaking.

The boats start sinking.

Peter says,

Go away from me, Lord.

I'm a sinful man.

They can't handle

the abundance

that Jesus provides.

But in John,

verse 11 points out,

although there were so many fish,

the net was not torn.

And when Peter sees Jesus,

he runs to Jesus

because he knows

He's the Lord.

Now,

what's the significance

of this detail?

Well,

the nets full of fish

are a symbol

of the disciples' calling.

Right?

Jesus had said,

Don't be afraid.

From now on,

you will be fishers

of man.

Right?

This is a,

I will send you out

into all the world

with the good news

of Jesus Christ

to welcome people

and to gather people

into my kingdom.

And you know,

that calling

that Jesus gives us

to proclaim

the gospel

of Jesus Christ

and to bring

all kinds of people

from all over the world

into his kingdom

can feel overwhelming

and intimidating.

We might feel like

Peter and the other disciples

did in Luke.

The nets are breaking.

You might think,

you know,

what if God brings

a whole bunch of people

who are totally different

than me

into our church?

Or what if God brings

people into my life

who have overwhelming

physical needs?

Or what if I'm asked

to take on

a position of leadership

and responsibility

that I feel like

is over my head?

Now it's true,

following Jesus

can feel overwhelming

at times.

But what Jesus wants

to reassure

his disciples here

is that he's promised

to be with us

and to equip us.

And that we can

depend on him,

we can abide in him,

and he'll equip us

for whatever task

he calls us to.

Although there were

so many fish,

the net was not torn.

That we,

and the net

in one sense

can represent

the promises

of the gospel of Jesus.

Jesus says,

anyone everywhere

who believes in him

will have eternal life.

He's a merciful Savior,

and anyone who comes to him

will not be driven away.

The promises are true,

and they will hold,

and they will not break.

And that's what

Christ has given us.

So that's the first thing.

Jesus calls us

to abide in him

by reminding us

of our dependence.

Second, he calls us

to invest for him.

Now this is verse 9

through 14.

When they got on land,

they saw fish and bread

prepared by Jesus.

Jesus was acting

as a host.

He had cooked breakfast

for them,

inviting his disciples

to share a meal.

And verse 13 says

he took the bread

and gave it to them.

Now, once again,

Jesus was deliberately

reminding them

of an episode

from the middle

of his earthly ministry

when he had fed

a whole crowd of people,

5,000 men plus women

and children,

with bread and fish.

And when he took it

and gave it to the people.

In the Gospel of John,

it appears in chapter 6.

It's the only one

of Jesus' miracles

recorded in all four

of the Gospels.

So if you want,

you can flip back

to John chapter 6,

John 6 · chapter mention

this event that Jesus

was reminding

his disciples of.

Now, what was the point?

Why did Jesus want

to remind his disciples

of this particular event?

On the one hand,

it was a symbol

of his abundant provision.

Going along

with the first point,

with only five small loaves

of bread and two small fish,

Jesus fed a large crowd

and there were 12 baskets

full of leftovers

at the end,

one for each of the disciples.

But you know,

the story isn't just about

Jesus' amazing provision,

amazing though it was,

but also Jesus'

insistence that his disciples

be involved in the process.

If you go back

to John chapter 6,

John 6:5

verse 5,

it says,

Jesus saw that a large crowd

was coming toward him

and he said to Philip,

where are we to buy bread

so that these people may eat?

Verse 6 said,

he said this to test him

for he himself knew

what he would do.

Jesus intentionally involved

his disciples

in his ministry.

Now, Jesus was

the Lord of all creation.

All things had been

made through him.

If he, I mean,

if he could really do

this miracle

and multiply five loaves

of bread and two small fish

to feed 5,000 people,

he didn't really need

the five loaves of bread

and two small fish.

He could have

made it out of thin air.

But no, he says,

I want you

to be invested

in this with me.

He received

a small boy's lunch,

willingly offered.

He involved

the disciples

in organizing

the people

and distributing

the food

and cleaning up afterwards

and in John 21,

Jesus followed

the same pattern.

He says,

he was already

cooking the fish

and bread

on the fire

and Jesus says,

bring some of the fish

that you have caught.

You see,

Jesus is sufficient.

Jesus can accomplish

his work on his own

but he calls us

to be invested

alongside him.

And even though

our resources

may seem insignificant

and insufficient

compared to his,

he multiplies them

for the good

of his people

and the glory

of his name.

So let me ask us,

brothers and sisters,

can you remember

a time

when Jesus called you

to invest sacrificially

from your own

limited resources

and then he multiplied

what you offered him?

Offered to others

in his name.

Maybe you heard

that someone

in the church

was sick

and you took

the initiative

to make dinner

and bring it over

to their house

and encourage them.

And maybe they sent you

the sweetest thank you note

about how much

it meant to them

to know that

they have a church family

and they have people

who care for them

in that kind of way.

Or maybe you took

the time to meet

one-on-one

for several months

with someone

who had questions

about Christianity

and they came

to faith in Jesus

and they're walking

the same path

with you now.

Maybe you took

the difficult step

of gently confronting

a brother or sister

who seemed to be

straying

from the ways

of Jesus

and they listened.

They listened

to what you said

and they changed

their ways

and they thank you

for it.

Maybe you introduced

yourself to someone

new before

or after church

even though

you're naturally

an introvert

and they were

standing 10 feet away

not talking to anyone

alone and you were

standing by yourself

and honestly

you would have been

more comfortable

just standing 10 feet

away and not saying

a thing.

But you thought

because let me go

and introduce myself

because that would be

a blessing to them

even if it's not

my personality type.

And maybe they now

tell others how

welcoming they found

this church to be.

Now I know

it doesn't always

work that way

right?

Sometimes you invest

and you give

and you

share God's word

and share what

he's given you

and you don't see

multiplying fruit

of your labor

in the Lord.

Jesus was very

realistic about this

in the parable

of the sower.

Jesus says

sometimes the word

falls along the path.

People don't want

to hear it at all.

They just brush you aside.

They don't thank you

at all for the ways

that you're trying

to do good to them

spiritually.

They don't even care.

He says sometimes

the word falls

on rocky ground

and people get

really excited

about it for a little while

but then when the

going gets tough

the excitement

doesn't last.

He says sometimes

the word falls

among thorns

and it gets choked

out by the worries

and cares

and riches

of this life

and it doesn't mature.

But he says

sometimes

the word falls

into good soil

and takes root.

And he says

through perseverance

over time

it multiplies

thirty, sixty

or even a hundred

fold.

And you know

doesn't that make

it all worth it?

When we see Jesus

taking our humble

offerings

our humble efforts

that we offer

to him

as expressions

of worship

and share

with others

and in some cases

he multiplies

them far more

than we could

ever expect

or imagine.

So Jesus

is encouraging us

invest

for him.

Abide in him

invest

for him

and don't

hold back.

Bring what you have

to Jesus

and let him

multiply what you offer.

Third

abide in him

invest for him

and finally

be restored

through him.

Jesus reminds us

of our dependence

he reminds us

of his power

to multiply

what we invest

in his kingdom

but finally

he reminds us

of our failure

and his forgiveness.

You know

when we look back

honestly

on our lives

whether it's

just the last week

or the last year

or the last decade

we look honestly

we will be reminded

not only

of our dependence

on him

and his abundant

provision for us

or our investment

in his kingdom

and his multiplying

of our efforts

but we will also

be reminded

of our shameful

failures

and our darkest

moments.

verse 9 says

Jesus made a charcoal

fire

on the beach

the only other time

in the entire Bible

where a charcoal

fire is mentioned

is three chapters

beforehand

in John chapter 18

John 18:18

verse 18

and Jesus was on trial

before the high priest

and Peter

was standing

in the courtyard

and the servants

and officers

had made a charcoal

fire because it was cold

and three times

someone asked Peter

Peter

you aren't

one of

that man's

disciples

are you

and three times

he replied

I'm not

Peter said

more than a few

stupid things

in the course

of his

life with Jesus

but that night

had been the worst

of them all

the same night

that Jesus

was handed over

to die

and what we see

here

is that knowing

his past

failure

Jesus pursues

Peter

with forgiveness

you know

Jesus doesn't

wait

for Peter

to approach him

with repentance

instead

he pursues him

with forgiveness

sometimes

if we have been

wronged

our response

is simply

to wait

for the other

person to approach

us with repentance

we say

they wronged

me

they ought

to take

the initiative

to make

amends

if they

genuinely

repent

I'll consider

forgiving

them

but they

ought to

make the

first move

but that

is not

what Jesus

does

here

or with

us

generally

Jesus

doesn't

wait

for us

to repent

he

graciously

pursues

us

with his

forgiveness

now

how does

Jesus

do that

well

first

he

brings

us

face

to

face

with

our

past

failure

Jesus

approached

Simon

Peter

and took

him

aside

Simon

son

of

John

do

you

love

me

more

than

these

now

you

might

wonder

why

does

Jesus

apparently

compare

Simon's

love

for

Jesus

with

the

other

disciples

love

for

Jesus

why

does

he

ask

him

do

you

love

me

more

than

they

do

well

on

the

night

that

Jesus

was

arrested

that's

exactly

what

Peter

said

you

will

all

fall

away

but

after

I'm

raised

up

I'll

go

ahead

of

you

to

Galilee

and

Peter

immediately

replied

even

though

they

all

fall

away

I

will

not

and

later

that

night

Peter

had

denied

Jesus

three

times

and

so

Jesus

asked

do

you

love

me

more

than

these

in

other

words

he

was

bringing

Peter

to

face

this

question

would

will

you

confuse

your

love

me

with

a

false

sense

of

superiority

over

all

the

other

disciples

and

I

think

Peter

got

it

because

he

didn't

say

yes

Jesus

I

love

you

more

than

they

do

he

just

said

yes

Lord

you

know

that

I

love

you

and

he

didn't

compare

himself

anymore

because

he

had

been

humbled

and

then

two

more

times

Jesus

asked

Peter

the same

question

do

you

love

me

verse

17

says

Peter

was

grieved

he

was

hurt

sometimes

it's

painful

to be

brought

face to

face

with

our

past

failures

you

know

when

Jesus

pursues

us

with

his

forgiveness

he

brings

us

face

to

face

with

our

past

failure

many

times

we're

afraid

to

do

this

past

when

when

we've

been

wronged

or

when

others

have

wronged

us

and

our

instinct

is

pretend

that

nothing

ever

happened

or

sweep

it

under

the

rug

or

make

excuses

for

ourselves

or

others

or

we're

afraid

that

if

we

really

face

what

happened

that

we'll

never

be

able

to

get

beyond

it

isn't

that

why

we

don't

face

the

past

because

we're

afraid

if we

really

face

it

we'll

never

get beyond. And so we suppress and deny and minimize and blame and excuse and don't talk

about it and remain distant from each other, but Jesus doesn't do that. Jesus brings Peter face to

face with his greatest failure, precisely so that Peter will be able to move beyond it forever.

Jesus takes a far more painful route, and yet it is ultimately a far more healing and restoring

route. Jesus exposes Peter's shame, Peter's unfaithfulness, Peter's impulsiveness rooted in

his insecurity and fear and pride, and he does it not in order to rub salt on Peter's wounds,

not to punish him, not to shame him, not to exclude him. Instead, it's as if Jesus puts his hand on

Peter's shoulder and walks him back to the scene of his greatest failure by a charcoal fire in the

early morning light where Peter had denied him. And in that same setting, Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd,

calls Peter into a new future of faithfully following him. As you look back on the past year

over the last few years or your time in New Haven, is there a dark night that haunts you?

Is there a failure or series of failures that has left a stain on your memory and shame in your

conscience and you wish you could forget? The good news of this passage is that Jesus forgives

and heals and restores, even after our worst failures, that he walks with us to the place of our

sin and folly and shame. And in that same place, he stands with us as our Savior who was crucified,

bearing our sins, and as our risen Lord who sets us free from bondage, and he calls us into a new

future of faithfully walking with him. He redeems and restores, and he even reinstates. Peter's past

past failure did not permanently prevent him from future usefulness in God's kingdom.

In fact, Jesus entrusts Peter with the responsibility to care for his people,

to feed my lambs, take care of my sheep. And in verse 18, Jesus says to Peter, he basically says,

one day you're going to die for me. Even though you deny me three times, even though you've said a bunch

of stupid things, and you still will say some more stupid things, you will be faithful to the end.

In your life and even in your death, you will bring glory to God, so follow me.

The end result of Jesus' conversation with Peter is that Peter is no longer defined by his past

failure. Peter has been restored and commissioned and called to follow Jesus and glorify God all the

way to the end. This is the power of Jesus who pursues us with his forgiveness and calls us into a future

of following him. And Peter responds, verse 20 to 21, he says one more stupid thing.

Even after all this, he turned and saw John and said, Lord, what about him?

Goodness, Peter.

Isn't it encouraging that Peter is one of the disciples? It means we, you can be in.

Jesus said, if I want him to remain alive until I come back, what is that to you? You follow me.

Abide in me. Invest for me. Be restored through me. And don't get distracted by comparing yourself to

someone else. Peter was called to an active life, public preaching, sometimes getting thrown in

prison for preaching about Jesus, being set free by angels, traveling from place to place, healing the

sick, raising a dead person to life. Even once, he was a doer, we might say. John was a thinker,

insightful and reflective and extensive writer, giving us not only his gospel, but three letters in the book

of Revelation. Peter's life ended in martyrdom, bringing glory to God in his death. John lived the longest of any

of the apostles, as far as we know. Which was better? Wrong question. Their callings were just different.

They were both called to follow Jesus wholeheartedly, just to express that in different ways.

Some of you will be called to a life of influential leadership. Others of you will be called to a life of

faithful obscurity. Some of you will stay in New Haven the rest of your life until you die here. You might as well

reserve the cemetery plot in advance. Some of you will go and travel the world and move 20 times in your adult life.

Some of you will glorify God through public gifts of teaching and leadership. Others of you will glorify

God behind the scenes by serving and showing mercy and helping and administrating.

And Jesus' final word in the Gospel of John is don't compare yourself to your brother or sister in

Christ. Don't be constantly looking at them. Simply look to Christ. He's the author and the

finisher of our faith. He's the one who's gone before us and paved the way. He's the one who sent his

spirit to equip us for everything that he's called us to. Brothers and sisters, abide in Jesus, invest for

Jesus, and be restored by Jesus. Let's pray.