'JESUS AND ORDINARY LIFE'

Rev. Canon George Sinclair

by Rev. Canon George Sinclair                           

 Pastor of the Church of the Messiah, Ottawa, ON.
 www.messiahchurch.ca 

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Podcast of CFRA broadcast on Sunday,   

October 27^th, 2019 

http://accm.ncf.ca/images/19.10.27.mp3

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This week's broadcast is the sermon I gave at Church of the Messiah. 

The sermon was called "Jesus and Ordinary Life" 

 It is part of my series, "Knowing Jesus: John's Intimate Biography"

"Jesus and Ordinary Life"

  

Today’s Reading:  John 21:1-14 (ESV)

Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples

21 After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. ² Simon Peter, Thomas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. ³ Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

⁴ Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. ⁵ Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” ⁶ He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. ⁷ That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. ⁸ The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards^[a] off.
⁹ When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. ¹⁰ Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” ¹¹ So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. ¹² Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. ¹³ Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. ¹⁴ This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

Footnotes:

1. John 21:8 Greek two hundred cubits; a cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

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NOTES:

Knowing Jesus: John’s Intimate Biography

Jesus and Ordinary Life

The Great Exchange

John 21:1-14

1. Remember that the Gospel is proclaimed to deliver you from religion, not to make you more religious.
   
2. Remember that you enter the Jesus Way by yourself, but you live the Jesus Way with Jesus and others.
   
3. Remember that the Gospel shapes you to be more your true, unique, self.
   
4. Remember that the Gospel shapes you to enjoy simple pleasures, work well in honest labour, and enjoy being generous.
   
5. Pray that Jesus will reveal Himself as Saviour and Lord to your family, friends, co-workers, and neighbours.
   

George Sinclair George is the Lead Pastor at Church of the Messiah.
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http://accm.ncf.ca/images/19.10.27.mp3