{"id":1463,"date":"2017-09-23T16:53:36","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T21:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2017-09-23T16:53:36","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T21:53:36","slug":"simon-son-of-john-do-you-love-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/23\/simon-son-of-john-do-you-love-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon, son of John, Do You Love Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1466\" src=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/p-093-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"469\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h6>After they had eaten Jesus said to Peter\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6><em>Simon, son of John, do you love me more than you love these men, your brethren?<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Do you love me more than you love fishing?<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Simon, son of John, do you love me more than your children? Do you love me more than earthly goods? Is this what you\u2019re saying? Is this what I understood? Simon, son of John, how much do you love me? ~Jesus<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6>Yes, Lord, you know that I love you dearly. I know I denied you,\u00a0just days ago, there is no excuse this is all I know. When I heard that rooster crow\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>I remembered your words and my heart filled with great woe\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Now Lord, I really know, that yes, I love you\u2026<em>~Peter<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Feed my little ones, those who are weak, these I ask you, will all be led<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>In fields of green pastures, let them be fed\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Feed those you know who are also mature, for the road will be hard, and they must endure\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Many trials will come, but feed them with grace; they\u2019ll need my light shining from your bold, zealous, face&#8230;<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Feed them with love and feed them with truth\u2026keep my sheep safe, this I ask of you\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Follow me Simon, son of John\u2026and never retreat\u2026heaven is your homeland so until we meet,<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Again\u2026feed my sheep! ~Jesus<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1465\" src=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sheep-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sheep-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sheep-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sheep-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sheep-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/sheep.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill September 23, 2017<\/h6>\n<h6><strong><em>John 21:15-19 New International Version (NIV)<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6><em>When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, \u201cSimon son of John, do you love me more than these?\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>\u201cYes, Lord,\u201d he said, \u201cyou know that I love you.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Jesus said, \u201cFeed my lambs.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Again Jesus said, \u201cSimon son of John, do you love me?\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>He answered, \u201cYes, Lord, you know that I love you.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Jesus said, \u201cTake care of my sheep.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>The third time he said to him, \u201cSimon son of John, do you love me?\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, \u201cDo you love me?\u201d He said, \u201cLord, you know all things; you know that I love you.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Jesus said, \u201cFeed my sheep. Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.\u201d Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, \u201cFollow me!\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After they had eaten Jesus said to Peter\u2026 Simon, son of John, do you love me more than you love these men, your brethren? Do you love me more than you love fishing? Simon, son of John, do you love me more than your children? Do you love me more than earthly goods? 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