Raised, Restored, Commissioned | Rev. John Howanstine

1 May 2022 - Third Sunday of Easter - In the Gospel of John, the resurrected Jesus again reveals himself, tenderly providing to a group of weary and wavering disciples a miraculous catch of fish. He also supplies them with breakfast, assurance, restored relationship with Himself, and the call to steadfastly follow Him in caring for His flock and expanding His kingdom. Peter, near the end of his life of faithfully following Jesus even to martyrdom, reflects on this event and its importance for us in our weariness and wavering. Rev. John Howanstine reminds us how Peter concludes his first epistle with this encouragement: "And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." Readings: Acts 9:1-20; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 Blessed by our teachings? Consider saying thank you with a small (or large) donation. www.christchurchjerusalem.org/donate/ Sermons ares also available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/christchurchjerusalem Listen to this sermon and more on our podcast. Search for Christ Church Jerusalem in Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcast app. For more on the Poland Study tour, visit narrowbridgetour.com. Music credit: Imagefilm 002 by Sascha Ende® Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/46-imagefilm-002 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license