FRIES WITH THAT?

Imagine...                                                                                                                
Your Master has been arrested by powerful priests - then crucified by the Roman army!

He has miraculously risen from the dead and told you to wait for Him in Galilee, so... let’s play it safe hey, keep a low profile...   Why not go back to fishing? (Jn 21)

Jesus once said to his disciples: “I will make you fishers of men” ... but what did He say to them at the end?...  “...without me ye can do nothing”.




'...that night they caught NOTHING.'

Notice our team of SEVEN (7) includes 3 commercial fishermen – Peter, James and John (who have also seen the glory of Jesus on the mount of transfiguration)    

If they can’t show the others how it’s done, no-one can!  

Who else has come along?...                                                                                       

Nathanael said 3 years ago: “Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel!”                  

Thomas has just said of Jesus: “My Lord and my God!”



'Peter...cast himself into the sea'

Now these experts can’t even catch one lousy fish for breakfast!... and that Stranger on the shore is calling out: “Children, have you caught anything?”     

Children??  How dare He... we’re fishermen!...or used to be.

"Cast the net on the right side of the ship and ye shall find.”                     

What difference would that make? Okay, we’re desperate....

What a humbling experience, especially for Peter – caught naked, only to find God Manifest has a breakfast of fishburgers right ready on the beach.  

‘Would you like fries with that?’

John has given us SEVEN public miracles from Jesus and now here’s the bonus – very gracious – and private, just for friends.

Why 153 large fish??                                                        
John helped count them. Yes... he can count past 7 after all!

NEXT:  What is Jesus going to say to them?
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