John 21

Like the disciples, we often look directly at Jesus yet fail to recognize him. He moved about the room like a tornado comprised of stickers, kittens, lollipops and pure joy.

"Dear Beloved, The last few days I've visited with you about Peter's restoration and several important principles regarding confession, forgiveness,....."

"Dear Disciple, Sometimes things have a way of repeating themselves. The events in the verses below occurred after My resurrection. The apostle Peter...."

Why make someone relive his or her sin, why not just ignore it? Phil Ware continues his Saved at Sea series focusing on Peter's denials, his promises, his arrogance, his failure, and his restoration.

"The others stayed with the boat [after Peter swam to shore] and pulled the loaded net to the shore, for they were only about a hundred yards from..."

"At dawn Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples couldn't see who he was. He called out, "Fellows, have you caught any fish?" "No," they..."

Does such a transformation actually happen? Rubel Shelly uses the story of John Callender's failure and subsequent courage to remind us how to overcome the failure of our past.

""Now come and have some breakfast!" Jesus said. None of the disciples dared to ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. Then Jesus served..."

"After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," Peter replied, "you know I love you." ..."

"Peter turned around and saw behind them the disciple Jesus loved — the one who had leaned over to Jesus during supper and asked, "Lord, who will..."

How can we ever overcome humiliation? If we don't bring back sinners whose sin has humiliated themselves, and if we we don't reach out to those who have been humiliated by others, then how can we claim we wear the name of Jesus?

Yes, we've all blown it at some point, yet Jesus does more than remind us we're valuable; the Lord calls us back to service! Phil Ware continues his 'I Doubt It' series and reminds us that Jesus not only forgives and cleanses, but he restores and calls us back to ministry.

"[Jesus said to Peter,] "I tell you the truth, when you were young, you were able to do as you liked; you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted..."

"This disciple [John] is the one who testifies to these events and has recorded them here. And we know that his account of these things is accurate. ..."

"Several of the disciples were there [by the Sea of Galilee] — Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of..."

If the Lord can transform Peter with his failures, imagine what the Lord can do with you. Phil Ware finishes his four part series on Peter and following Jesus by focusing on Jesus transforming and cruciforming him into a great servant for the Kingdom of God.

"Later, Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee. This is how it happened."

"In these words the believer is invited to a holy nearness to Jesus. "Come and dine," implies the same table, the same meat; aye, and sometimes it..."

Wouldn't life be better if we could have a fresh start after making a mess of things? Phil Ware continues his series on Resurrection 2.0 focusing on Jesus' loving confrontation of Peter about his arrogance and failure and then restoring him back to ministry.

Don't try to be someone else, God made you to be you for his purposes. Max Lucado reminds us that God didn't call us to be anyone else, but calls us to be the person whom he made for his purposes.

Jesus doesn't abandon us in our fire failure. Phil Ware reminds of three fires in the life of the apostle Peter and what they can mean for us.

How do you put a shattered life back together? Phil Ware talks about a broken horse statue and a shattered pink lamp and how God not only forgives but also purifies us and makes us whole.

How do you put a shattered life back together? Phil Ware talks about a broken horse figurine and a shattered pink lamp and how God not only forgives, but also purifies us.

What has happened in your life the last 7 weeks? Jesus used the 50 days after Pentecost to change and transform the broken disciples into world-changers.

How can anyone say they have done all that they set out to do? Jesus finished his work, accomplished his mission, completed his task, passed his test, and when his life was over he was victorious.

Will you ever get it all done? Phil Ware reflects on Jesus' statement, "It is finished" and how he can ever be finished in his life.

How can this happen? Phil Ware takes a weird note in his inbox and uses Johnny Cash and his comebacks to remind us that Jesus gives us the ultimate comeback, he forgives, purifies, and heals.

When Easter is over, it's time to go fishing Special religious days can be nice for recharging our batteries, but the Christian life is lived out 24/7, both in holy places and on dirty streets. God comes to meet us anywhere and everywhere. He doesn't just wait for us inside a church building on East

Behind every act of power in Acts, we see Jesus at work, guiding his followers and providing his strength for them to do what he asked of them. Phil Ware begins an eight-part series on eight truths that turned the world upside down, a look at the early verses of the book of Acts.

Behind every act of power in Acts, we see Jesus at work, guiding his followers and providing his strength for them to do what he asked of them. Phil Ware begins an eight-part series on eight truths that turned the world upside down, a look at the early verses of the book of Acts.

Are we really willing to make Jesus the center of our life. Phil Ware reminds us that Jesus is the center of everything, our salvation, our time, our hope, but will we make Jesus the center of our lives?