All In 4: Second Guessing Your Surrender

By Micaiah Irmler, August 27, 2023

All In 4: Second Guessing Your Surrender

Micaiah Irmler

John 21:1-17

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. 15 After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.” “Then feed my lambs,” Jesus told him. 16 Jesus repeated the question: “Simon son of John, do you love me?” “Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “you know I love you.” “Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said. 17 A third time he asked him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Then feed my sheep.

I. Returning to . vs. 1-3

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.

  1. Why do we go back to old things and ways of thinking?
  2. We go back to things that we can .
  3. We go back because it's .
  4. We go back because it us.
  1. The hardest surrender is the thing that feeds you.
  2. What do you do when the career no longer feeds you?

II. The Return without the . vs. 3-5

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.

  1. When it’s night and you have caught nothing.
  2. Remember that Jesus your nothing.
  3. Until your admit that you have nothing, Jesus won’t fill it.
  1. Until you admit your need for a Savior, Jesus won’t save you.

III. Nothing to God stays the same.

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.

  1. even when you can’t see. vs. 4

4 At dawn Jesus was standing on the beach, but the disciples couldn’t see who he was.  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. 

  1. The doubter had to surrender his own .
  2. I don’t love what I do over my love for WHO I do it for.
  3. Surrender and you will see that what feeds you is going to feed others.
  4. My can’t get me to my destiny.