Lesson for August 17, 2024
PETER ΓÇô FISHER OF MEN
Scripture reading: John 21:3-17.
Memory verse: Matthew 4:19.
- Matthew 4:18-20 tells of the calling of Simon Peter and his brother Andrew. With what intriguing promise did Jesus call them? How did they respond?
- Compare this account with John 1:35-42.
- Discuss the occasion, the account of which Matthew 14:28 is a part. Does it reveal PeterΓÇÖs character?
- Perhaps the most glorious part of PeterΓÇÖs association with Jesus is recorded in Luke 9:28-36. How did he regard it? Why did they keep it a secret? Matthew 17:9.
- What was the most bitter experience in his association with Jesus? Matthew 26:69-75. What was the result of this experience in PeterΓÇÖs life?
- What was ChristΓÇÖs charge to Peter? John 21:15-17.
- Did Peter obey this command? Discuss Acts 2:14, 37-40; 5:12-16.
- How does PeterΓÇÖs admonition in 2 Peter 3:11-14 conform to his own life? Is it sound advice?