Andrew brought him to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter).He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas” (which is by interpretation, Peter).And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.He brought him unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of John: thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter).
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… if they really are encouraging you to climb to places you never thought you would be i'm gonna help you right now see see jesus and peter had this relationship in john chapter 1 verse 42 it said then andrew brought simon to meet jesus okay and you say who's simon that's Peter, but watch how this all works together. It says, looking intently at Simon, this is Jesus. He said, yeah, your name is Simon, son of John, but I'm going to call you Cephas, which means Peter. And Peter means rock. Let me help you understand this. Simon means wavering one. and peter means rock so when jesus committed to walk this out with him he saw the condition he was in but didn't address him as who he was he addressed him in to who he would be if you're gonna have an inner circle and godly community they need to be able to speak more to who you will be not who you are right now oh y'all better come on they they need to be able to look at you and say you're a faithful man of God who's standing even though you're inconsistent now. …
… This is the first way that Jesus called Peter back in John 1, verse 42. You are Simon, son of John. All the way back to the beginning. Remember your origins. Remember your beginning before you were rock. And now, having failed Jesus, genuinely failed Jesus three times, Jesus moves to reinstate Peter and to do this publicly. It's very important. There's six other disciples that are watching. So that later on, there's no debate. Like, well, Peter's out. He failed. Jesus reinstated Peter. And he brings Peter back to this early, simple moment of their first meeting. Their first, Peter's first response of faith. Jesus would have his disciples remember those first simple moments. I know it can be covered over by layer after layer. I got papers to do. I got assignments to finish. I got exams coming. I've got this relational burden now in the church life. It's good to remember those moments of just standing under the waterfall of grace without the other cares that have accumulated, the layers that have stacked on, to let what you heard from the beginning abide, even as you do add real layers of responsibility, challenges in relationships and church life and sanctification, to go back and remember the beginning and not presume to ever go beyond the beginning in trusting Jesus' grace as the bottom on which your two feet stand. …
… is translated the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus looked at him, he said, You are Simon, the son of Jonah, but you shall be called Cephas, which is translated a stone. He who has ears to hear the Word of God, let him hear. Let us pray. Again, our Father and our God, we look to Your Word, for in it we find truth, unvarnished truth, truth that comes from Thee. And as we hear the testimony of John the Baptist, give to our minds and to our hearts understanding. that we might with all of our souls be pleased to sing the Agnus Dei, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. Amen. Amen. In England, it's always a momentous occasion when one of the citizens achieves knighthood and has the opportunity to come before the monarch to be given the title Sir. And in England, as monarchies go, people are very jealous of the titles that they receive, from king and queen to queen mom, to prince and princess, to duke and duchess, to Earl and Lady and so on. …