Miracles of Jesus -9- Nature

Miracles of Nature — The Miraculous Catching of Fish (Second)

John 21:1-14

1. What has been your best fishing, hunting, or camping event?
2. What is your favorite food on a cookout?

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Epilogue: Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples

 ¹ Later, Jesus appeared again to the disciples beside the Sea of Galilee. This is how it happened. ² Several of the disciples were there—Simon Peter, Thomas (nicknamed the Twin), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples. ³ Simon Peter said, “I’m going fishing.”
   “We’ll come, too,” they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night.
 ⁴ At dawn Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples couldn’t see who he was. ⁵ He called out, “Fellows, have you caught any fish?”
   “No,” they replied.
 ⁶ Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it.
 ⁷ Then the disciple Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his tunic (for he had stripped for work), jumped into the water, and headed to shore. ⁸ The others stayed with the boat and pulled the loaded net to the shore, for they were only about a hundred yards from shore. ⁹ When they got there, they found breakfast waiting for them—fish cooking over a charcoal fire, and some bread.
 ¹⁰ “Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught,” Jesus said. ¹¹ So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet the net hadn’t torn.
 ¹² “Now come and have some breakfast!” Jesus said. None of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. ¹³ Then Jesus served them the bread and the fish. ¹⁴ This was the third time Jesus had appeared to his disciples since he had been raised from the dead.

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“Now come and have some breakfast!” Jesus said. None of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord.

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Questions of Discovery

Seeking God’s Message Then and Now

1. The seven disciples have returned to the Galilee district, about 90 miles from the place Jesus was killed and rose again. What might they have discussed on the way?
2. Jesus showed himself at what place? Which disciples were there? (John 21:1-2)
3. What were the disciples doing? Where they successful? (John 21:3)
4. In fishing all night, using nets, do you think Peter just wanted something to do, or did he return to his old business?
5. Who stood on the shore in the morning? Did the disciples know who it was? (John 21:4) Why did they have difficulty recognizing Him?
6. What question did Jesus ask? (John 21:5)
7. When the disciples answered no, what did Jesus tell the men to do? What was the result? (John 21:6)
8. When the disciple whom Jesus loved told Peter it was the Lord, what did Peter do? (John 21:7)
9. Describe what the other disciples were doing. (John 21:8)
10. What did they see when they got to the land? (John 21:9)
11. When Jesus told the disciples to bring the fish to the land, how many fish were in the net? What was unusual about the net? (John 21:10-11)
12. What did Jesus tell the disciples to do? Did they recognize him yet? (John 21:12)
13. What did Jesus then do? (John 21:13)
14. How does Jesus' preparation of breakfast relate to what he did for them in (John 13:1-17)?
15. This was the third time Jesus made an appearance to a group of his disciples. (John 21:14)

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Questions for Personal Reflection

1. Where do you go to get away from it all? How does God meet you there?
2. When was the last time you received a bountiful blessing? Did Jesus get your attention through the blessing?
3. Earlier Jesus had told his disciples they would become what? (Matthew 4:19; Mark 1:17; Luke 5:10)
4. Where would the disciples receive their strength for this mission? (Philippians 4:13)