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JOHN 21:1-17 | CRAIG M. CASEY | DEC 31 2023


HELPING PEOPLE DISCOVER + EXPERIENCE THE LIFE-CHANGING LOVE OF CHRIST


YOU VERSION


Recap of Let It Go series:

  • Let Go of Stuff
  • Let Go of Distractions
  • Let Go of Bitterness
  • Let Go of Control

Let Go of the Past:


We cannot change our past, but God can change our future.

  • Matthew 26:33
  • Luke 22:61-62

Three messages we receive about our past:

  1. Because of what you have done, you are unforgivable
  2. Because of what you have done, you are unlovable
  3. Because of what you have done, you are useless
  • John 21:15-18
    • Jesus uses Peter’s full name…

How do we Let Go of our Past?

  1. Close the door
    • The truth:
      • God grace is bigger than our sin
      • God's grace is bigger than our past
        • 1 John 1:9
        • Our standing with God is determined by who God is and not what we have done!  
        • John 1:12-13
  1. Step into our future
    • Jesus called Peter back into serving Him
    • God works through imperfect people to impact His Kingdom
    • How is God striving to work through you?
      • What am I passionate about?
      • What gifts has God given me?
      • Where do I have the greatest opportunity to love others?
  • God’s Calling
  • Philippians 3:12-14

Our standing with God is determined by who God is and not what we have done!