Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-05-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
Lesson In the international Series
for May 8, 1sO1-Jesua aad
Prepared by H. C. Lenington-1
THE LESSON TEXT.
DOM Z1:15-A.l

Simon Peter, Simon, son OF Jonas, lowest
thou Me more than these? He saith unto
Him, Yes, Lord; thou knoWest that
love Thee. He saith unto him, Feed Ny
lambs.
16. He saith to him again the second
time, Simon, son of Jonas. lowest thou
NE? He saith unto Him. Yea. Lord; Thou
knowest that love Thee. He saith unto
him, Feed Ny sheep.
II. He saith unto Kim the third time.
Simon, son of Jonas, lowest thou Me?
Peter was grieved because He said unto
him the third time, Lowest thou Me? And
he said unto Him, Lord, thou knoWest all
things; Thou knowesr that love Thee.
Jesus saith unto him. Feed my sheep.
Is. Verify. verify, say unto thee, When
thou vast young, thou girdedst thyself,
and walkedst whittier thou wouIdest; but
when thou shalt be old. thou shalt stretch
forth thy hands, and another shall grid
thee and carry thee whittier thou wouldest
not.
10. This spake He. signifying by what
death he should giorify God. And when
He had spoken this. He saith unto him.
Follow Me.
20. Then Peter. turning about, seeth the
disciple whom Jesus loved following;
which also leaned on His breast at supper.
and said. Lord, which is he that betrayeth
Thee?
q. Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord,
and what shall this man do?
Y. Jesus saith unto him, If will that he
tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
follow thou Me.
GOLDEN TExT-LOvest thou Met
John 21:17.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The lesson properly includes all OF
the twenty-frst chapter of Johns
Gospel An analysis of the chapter
follows:
The Disciples Go a-Fishing. ..v. l. &
Jesus Appears to Them..............V. 4-1E
restoration OF l6-2s
The Disciples Go a-FiShing.-Tiber-
Jus is another name for the sea OF
Galilee. By this time the disciples had
returned from Jerusalem to meet
Jesus Matt. 2s:7, 16) in Galilee. Evi.
IDENTIFY they had gone about their or
binary occupations. In the little
company of this lesson there were
Peter, James, John, Thomas, Ma.
thaniel and two others whose names
are not given. On Peters proposal
they all entered a boat to spend the
night fishing.
Jesus Appears to Them.-Mornine
came without a fish having been
caught. Jesus stood on the shore. In
the dim daybreak light none recog-
nized Him. Then He hailed them, and
inquired of their success. Then He
suggested they cast their nets on the
other side the boat. It is said that
men standing on the bank OF cliff can
tell the presence of a shoal of fish
by the color of the water, while fish.
ermen close to the shoal will often moi
notice them. This makes the sug-
| gestion of Jesus very natural one
and explains why the disciples did not
recognize Him sooner. They did as
| IT, \ IL CT =
Then John, looking again, recognized
that it was Jesus, and told Peter so
The impetuous Peter Immediately
swan ashore, the others coming In
the boat and taking care of the fish
they had gathered into the net. Jesus
and the disciples breakfasted together
there on the shore.
Restoration of Peter-It has beer
noted by one of the writer's that Peter
had denied his Lord beside a fire O.
Goals. 1t is now beside fire of coal.
that he is fully restored as a fisher
of men. Immediately after breakfas
Jesus turns to Peter with the cues
ton: Lowest thou Me more thar
these? 1t will be seen that this Who'll,
incident is a counterpart to another
incident which occurred just befor,
the crucifxion. Peter had boosted
IF all shall be offended in Thee, will
never be offended" Jesus recalls thi.
boast in the words 'more than these.
Peter did not directly answer tn,
question; he simply said: "Thol
knowest that I love Thee.'' Thes
Jesus said: Feed My lambs" Lamb.
mean the young, and feeding then
would be teaching them of spiritua
things. Three times was this repeat
ed. AS Peter denied Jesus three times
30 three times he now was asked tt
declare his love for Him, and thre.
times admonished to his Christian
work. He was not only to lead tn,
young Qambs), but also to guide tn,
older ones (sheep]. One writer re
marks: "Feed His lambs would be :
proof of Peters love, and the means
OF increasing his love, and also tbs
assurance from Jesus of restored
confidence and favor, since He would
intrust these tenderest ones to hi.
care"
After being restored to his place a:
a faithful disciple of Jesus, the Lore
pointed out that Peters boast would
yet be followed out, and that h,
would follow his Lord even unto
death Tvs. 10, 1e). Then Petel
thought of John and asked concern
ing his work, and if he, too, should
die for the cause. Jesus answered
that Peter was to do Peters work
not Johns. A significant touch Il
given this narrative as John indi
Gates concerning the story that go
abroad that he (John) should no
die that there was an emphasis OF
the 'if'' of Jesus: eff 1 will tina
he tarry till I come, what is that t.
thee?" So we are all to go Oh
with our own peculiar work, NEE
our own fate and do all with an ey;
single to the glory Of God.