The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-05-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lesson In the Int rnationsi series
for May ., I0~Oi-Jesus and
Peter.
prepared by ~ q. Lenington.1
THE LESSON TEXT.

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John y :i5-1)
~ 10 when they had dinec. Jesus saith %
Simon Peter. Simon. son OF Jonas. loves.
sfou Me more than theSe? lie saith unto
vim, Yes. Lord: thou knowest that
lambs.
10 lie saith 10 him again the second
time. Simon. son OF Jonas. lowest thou
Me- lie saith unto Him. Yea. Lord: Thou
knowest that ! love Thee. He saith unto
him. Feed My sheep.
II. He saith unto him the third time
simon. son Of Jonas. lowest thou Me?
Peter VAS grieved because lie said unto
MIN the third time. Lowest thou Me? And
ne said unto Him. Lord. thou knowes, al,
things; Thou knowest that | love Thee.
Jesus saith unto him. Feed my sheep.
is Verify. verify. l say unto thee. When
thou vast young. thou girdecst thyself.
ard walkedst whittier thou wouldest: bus
when thou shalt be- old. thou shalt stretch
torth thy hands. and another shall grid
tnee. and carry thee whittier thou wouldest
not.
49, This spake lie. signifying by what
death he should glorify God. And when
tie mad 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 betrayeih
Thee?
Il Peter seeing him saith TO Jesus, LORD.
ana what shall this man do?
q. Jesus saith unto him. II I will that he
larry I'LL ! come. What Is that TO thee?
follow thou Me.
GOLDEN TExT,-Lovess thou Mes.
John 2ItI7.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The lesson properly includes all OF
the tw~enty-irst chapter of Johns
Gospel. An analysis Of the chapter
follows:
The Disciples Go a-Fishing........y. l. :
Jesus Appears to as
restoration OF Peter................v. los
The Disciples Go a-Fishing.-Tiber-
Jus is another name for the sea of
Gahlee BY this time the disciples had
returned from Jerusalem TO meet
Jesus Matt. 2s:7. l6) in G~alilee. Evi.
IDENTIFY they had gone about their or
dlnary occupations. In the little
company of this lesson there were
Peter. James, John, Thomas, Na.
thaniel n two others whose names
are not given. On Peters proposal
they all entered a BOAT to spend the
night fishing.
Jesus Appears to Them.-Norninp
came without q fish having beer |
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. II is said hat
men standing on the bank or 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 NOT
notice them. This makes the sup-
gestion Of Jesus a very natural one
and explains why the disciples did not
recognize Him sooner. They did as
lie suggested and their net was filed.
Then John. looking again. recognized
that 1t was Jesus. and told Peter 81.
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 been
noted by one of the writer's that Peter
had denied his Lord beside n fire of
Goals 1t is low beside n fire Of Goals
that he Is fully restored as a fisher
OF men. Immediately after breakfast
Jesus turns TO Peter with the cues
ton: Lowest thou Me more than
these IL will be seen that this whole
is n counterpart to another
incident which occurred Just before
the crucifixion. Peter had boosted.
III all shall be offended in Thee. | viii
never he offended" Jesus recalls this
boast in the words "more than these
Peter did not directly answer the
question; he simply said: Thou
xnowest that / love Thee" Then
Jesus said: Feed NY lambs" Lambs.
mean the young. and feeding them
would be teaching them Of spiritual
things. Three times was this repeat.
ed. As Peter denied Jesus three times.
20 three times he now was asked 10
declare his love for Him. and three
times admonished to his Christian
work. He was not only to lead the
young Qambs), bu. also to guide the
ones tsh~ep). One writer re-
marks: Feed His lambs would be
PROOF OF Peters love. and the means
OF increasing his love. and also tn.
from Jesus ot restored
confidence and favor. since He would
infrust these tenderest ones to his
care"
After being restored 10 his place a.
= faithful disciple Of Jesus. the Lord
pointed out that Peters boast would
yet be followed out, and that he
would follow his Lord even unto
death Tvs. rs. 1917. Then Peter
of John and asked concern.
ing his work. and IL he. too. should
die for the cause. Jesus answered
Peter was TO do Peters work.
Johns. A significant touch il
his narrative as Jehn indi-
concerning the story that got
abroad that he (John) should not
die that there was IN emphasis on
he 'if" Of Jesus: IF will that
Re tarry till I come, what is that TO
'hee ?" So we are all TO Or an