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Even though Peter publicly turned his back on Jesus, Jesus never turned his back on Peter.

Today, as we continue the gospel, one sign at a time,

our year-long study through the Gospel of John,

we're looking at the powerful epilogue in John 21,

where the risen Christ restores Peter with grace and purpose.

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Now here's Paul Tripp, teaching from John 21.

I mean, you could just call this conversation Amazing Grace.

Here's Peter, who had publicly turned his back on Jesus.

But Jesus would not turn his back on Peter.

So after John gives us his reason for writing the gospel that he's written, you think he's done.

But guess what?

He's not.

There's an epilogue event that he has to include that again pictures in a dramatic way the grace of this Messiah.

This is John 2015 through 19.

And when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John,

do you love me more than these? He said to him, yes, Lord, you know

that I love you. He said to him, feed my sheep. He said to him, second time, Simon, son of John,

do you love me? He said to him, yes, Lord, you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed my sheep.

He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, do you love me?

Peter was grieved because he said to him a third time, do you love me?

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