1ST & 2ND PETER

Outline #1 Peter, the Person Scripture Song: You Are a Chosen Generation (1 Peter 2:9)

1. Peter the fisherman 4. Denying Jesus

a) John 1:3542, first mention of Simon Peter a) Luke 22:3133. What lesson can we learn from Peters self-confi-
b) Mark 1:1617; Matthew 4:18-19, fisherman dent response?

c) Luke 5:19 b) The prophecy of Jesus, Luke 22:34

i) What lesson can we learn from the initial response of Simon c) Peters denial, Luke 22:54-62
Peter? d) Why didnt Peter hang himself like Judas?
ii) What lesson is Jesus teaching here with the miraculous catch e) How is Peters response to his failure helpful for us when we stum-
of fish? ble and fall?
iii) Why are these fishermen willing to abandon everything and
follow Jesus? 5. Reinstated as a leader among the disciples
d) What has Jesus called you to leave in order to follow Him? a) John 21:1522
b) Acts 2:14, 1218
2. The confession of Peter c) Acts 4:813
a) Matthew 16:1317 d) Acts 9:3235
b) When did you come to the compelling conviction that Jesus was e) How do you explain the fact that Peter emerged as a leader in
the Christ, the Son of God? the early Christian church even though he had publically denied
c) Why was it so difficult for Peter to accept the news that Jesus Jesus? (Galatians 1:18)
would suffer and die? Matthew 16:2123 f) What lessons did Peter still need to learn? Galatians 2:1113
d) Why is it so difficult to let go of your cherished opinions even g) How has God shown His amazing grace to you despite past fail-
when those ideas clearly conflict with the Word of God? ures?

3. Walking on the water

a) Matthew 14:1322, the context
b) Why did Jesus dismiss the disciples and the crowd immediately
after the feeding of the 5000? (John 6:1415)
c) Matthew 14:2233. What important lessons can we learn from this
story?

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