The LOOK (That Changed Simon Peter)
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CONSIDER THIS: Jesus the teacher loved telling forgiveness stories.
A few examples: Luke 18:9-14, Luke 15: 11-32, Luke 7:41-43
Story Similarities: Two people desperately needing forgiveness; one embracing it
The Lesson: Forgiveness embraced --------------> love expressed
THE DAY SIMON PETER LEARNED THAT LESSON
Simon Peter’s likely thought during the day
Luke 22:7-13
Simon Peter’s likely thinking that evening: (the upper room)
John 13:23-26
Luke 22:24-30
John 13:1-10
Luke 22:31-32, 36-38
Luke 22:31-38
Simon Peter’s likely thinking very late that night: (Gethsemane)
Mark 14:32-37
John 18:10-11
Mark 14:50
Simon Peter likely thinking in the wee hours of the next day: (Caiaphas’ place)
John 18:15-16
Mark 14:66-72
The look that changed Simon Peter Luke 22:61-62
What was Simon Peter thinking was in the look Jesus gave him?
Two likely possibilities:
1) “He’s deeply disappointed in me” (‘You, Simon…REALLY?’)
2) “He’s forgiving me!” (“It’s okay, Peter, I got this.”)
Clues: The word, Simon Peter’s reaction, Simon Peter’s next 30 years
MY SO WHAT? Jesus looks at me, and it matters!