Peter, Episode 1: The Fisherman Who Said Yes
Episode 1 of a 5-part Peter series. A loud, rough-handed fisherman from a small town gets called by name by Jesus, and learns he's been given a new identity before he's earned it. Walks kids through the world of synagogue school, why Peter washed out of the religious track, and how Jesus saw who Peter would become, not who he was that day on the boat.
For Parents
If your kid has ever felt like they're not the smartest, the most religious, the most ready, this episode meets them there. Pastor Justin opens a 5-part Peter series with a loud, rough-handed fisherman who had already washed out of religious school and was working the night shift on a boat when Jesus called him by name. Lands them in the truth that Jesus calls people for who they're becoming, not who they are today. After it ends, tell your kid one thing you've said yes to before you felt ready.
The One Thing for the Ride
“You don't need to be perfect to follow Jesus. You just need to say yes.”
Scripture
Luke 5:10
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Key Takeaways
- Opens a 5-part Peter series with the moment Peter met Jesus and the boat full of fish that changed his life
- Names a piece of Bible-history context most kids don't hear: Peter had already washed out of synagogue school. Nobody expected him to be part of God's plan
- Walks kids through the Sea of Galilee fishing world: trammel nets, before-dawn shifts, sunburned tough hands. Peter wasn't a scholar; he was a worker
- Tells the moment Jesus renames him from Simon to Peter, meaning rock. Jesus saw who Peter would become, not who he was
- Lands on the One Thing: you don't need to be perfect to follow Jesus. You just need to say yes.
Try This Week
- This week, when Jesus nudges you to do something, just say yes. Don't wait until you feel ready or smart enough or good enough.
Talk It Over
What's one thing you think God is calling our family to say yes to right now, even if we don't feel ready?
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