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Sunday: Then Jesus served them  “Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught,” Jesus said. So, Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet the net hadn’t torn. “Now come and have some breakfast!” Jesus said. None of the...

Saturday: Breakfast is waiting  When they got there, they found breakfast waiting for them —fish cooking over a charcoal fire, and some bread. V9 So, picture this, Peter who has majorly let Jesus down – denying Him and leading the others away to go fishing for fish –...

Friday: jump into the water  When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his tunic (for he had stripped for work), jumped into the water and headed to shore. The others stayed with the boat and pulled the loaded net to the shore, for they were only about a...

Thursday: “It’s the Lord!” Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” V7a Before we look at today’s scripture, I am reminded that today we remember VE day. The day when in 1945 we celebrated Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces. A...

Wednesday: Throw out your net  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 replied. Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll...

Tuesday: I’m going fishing  Simon Peter said, “I’m going fishing.” “We’ll come, too,” they all said.  So, they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night. V3 We start today in a difficult place. A place of disillusion, and despair. Here we see a group of...

Monday:  Later… Later, Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee. This is how it happened.  Several of the disciples were there—Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other...