Grace & Truth Over Time Character Study – Peter Signs and Symptoms Team Time Agenda

Page 17  Change takes time (parable of the fig tree)  Bad Time => time without truth and/or grace  Good Time => with truth and grace  Change takes all three ingredients  Endurance => good or bad based on time TIME TRUTH GRACE CHANGE TRUTH GRACE TIME NO CHANGE

 Peter’s time with Jesus: 3 years intimate contact  1 of 12 apostles, sent out to preach, teach, and heal  1 of 3 taken to transfiguration and garden  Courage:  Stepping out on water  Saying what everyone thought  “You are the Christ”  Challenges:  “Get behind me Satan!”  Fighting and then fleeing at garden  Disowning Jesus 3 times

 John 21:15-19  How were Peter’s relationships at this point?  With God  With others  With himself  “Do you love me? – Feed my sheep” x 3  Same number as denials  Reminded Peter of his failure  Reminded Peter of his responsibility and God’s plan

 [You will die on a cross later in your life]  Was Peter willing to go to the cross at this time in his life?  Jesus says, don’t worry, you will be… WITH TIME  Whether or not you know it, you will grow…  “Follow Me”  Nice thought or a command?  Do you always need to know the plan or do you just need to follow?  Are you willing to follow, even though results might take months and years? No

 Signs and Symptoms when we live in (endure) bad time (without grace and truth)  Missing periods of growth; undeveloped aspects of our lives, such as bonding, trust, adolescence, etc.  Taking shortcuts (quick fix) – “The longest distance between two points is the shortcut!”  Chasing the next big thing, the next thought, the next thing to help me grow (self-improvement)  Short term changes only, nothing lasts

 Volunteer to share REBT sheet  In your teams, the goal is truth & grace  Take turns speaking and listening  If you need more time, work it out