The Disciples: Simon Peter
We have been looking at the life of Jesus through the eyes of the witnesses of his birth and death. However, what about his life? Other, than his mother, those who knew him best were…
Peter, His Legacy
This is our final session with Peter and an eyewitness to the life, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus. Last week, we took a look at the transfiguration and Pentecost. Today, let’s take a few more…
Peter, After the Transfiguration
As we saw last week, Peter and the other disciples saw Jesus at least three times after the resurrection. Jesus reaffirmed Peter’s denial of him, by asking “lovest thou me” and commanding Peter to “command…
Peter, Lovest Thou Me
Two weeks ago, we studied when Peter denied Jesus. This was an account listed in all of the gospel accounts, except for John. However, John provides us with another moment between Peter and Jesus that…
Peter, At the Empty Tomb
Jesus has been crucified and buried in the tomb. Peter was close enough by that he locked eyes with Jesus when he denied him. We are not told where Peter was when Jesus was actually…
Peter, Denied Jesus
We’ve discussed how Peter could be impetuous and vowed to stay beside Jesus side, but Jesus told him at the Last Supper that he would deny him before the night was over. Peter’s denial of…
Peter, Cuts of the Guards Ear
We know that Peter can be impetuous and outspoken. We’ve seen it several times in this study. Today, we are going to cover a very impetuous act. So, let’s set the scene. The Last Supper…
Peter, the Rock
Have you ever heard of Peter referred to as a rock and wondered why? When you look up the meaning of the name Peter it says stone or rock. Remember when Jesus gave him the…
Peter, Had His Feet Washed
We are studying the life of Peter. We met Peter as a fisherman, saw his mother-in-law healed and watched him walk on water. Today, we are taking a look at when Jesus washed Peter’s feet…
Peter, Walks on Water
We’ve been taking a look at Peter and what lessons his life can teach us. Today, we are going to take a look at when Peter walked on water. This passage can be found in…
Peter, Fishers of Men
Last time, we took a look at Peter’s call to follow Jesus and how his name was changed from Simon. Today, let’s take a look at Peter being called to be a fisher of men.…
Peter, the Disciple
We discovered that Peter and his brother, Andrew, were called by Jesus to be his disciple. The brothers were fishermen in Galilee .The Gospel of John provides additional information on the calling of Andrew and…
Peter, His Mother-in-Law was Healed
Last time, we discovered that Peter was from Galilee, had a brother named Andrew, was originally named Simon and was a fisherman. Jesus came and called them to follow him, which they did. Three…
Peter, A Fisherman Named Simon
Last year for Easter, we took a look at Mary Magdalene and the role she played in the resurrection. This year as we head into the Easter season, we are going to explore the role…