Bible Stories for Adults

Jesus Says Feed My Lambs

John 21:1-19

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To whom did Jesus first appear after His resurrection?

John 20:9-14

When and where did Jesus first appear to His apostles?

John 20:19
Did the apostles immediately recognize and believe it was the risen Jesus?

John 20:20

What command and gift did Jesus give them during this visit?

John 20:21-23
Were all 11 of the apostles present?

John 20:24-25

When and where did Jesus appear to His apostles the second time?

John 20:26
Did Thomas need to touch Jesus' hands and side before he believed?

John 20:27-28
How did Jesus respond to the apostles' lack of faith without seeing?

John 20:29

When and where did Jesus appear to His apostles the third time?

John 21:1-2
Why had the disciples left Jerusalem and gone to Galilee?

Matthew 28:8-10
What did the disciples do to pass the time while they waited for Jesus to come to them?

John 21:3

Where had Jesus first met some of these apostles?

Luke 5:1-3
How did Jesus reveal Himself to Simon, James & John this first time?

Luke 5:4-7

Who responded emotionally to Jesus' miracle?

Luke 5:8
How did Jesus use this great catch to call them as His apostles?

Luke 5:9-11

Who showed up after the apostles had spent another fruitless night fishing?

John 21:4-5
How did Jesus reveal Himself to Simon Peter, James & John this second time?

John 21:6

Who responded emotionally to Jesus' miracle?

John 21:7-8
Did Jesus expect them to leave the fish and boat as before to follow Him?

John 21:10-11

In the story of Mary & Martha, was Jesus teaching us to forget our duties and follow Him?

John 10:38-42
How did Jesus show His concern for the apostles' physical needs?

John 21:9, 12-14

What might the apostles have remembered when they saw the coals with bread & fish?

1 Kings 19:3a, 5-6
What was the purpose of that meal?

1 Kings 19:7-8

What other meal by the same sea would the apostles have been remembered?

John 6:9-11

Who had been the first to confess that Jesus was the Messiah (the Christ)?

Matthew 16:13-16
How did Jesus respond to this confession?

Matthew 16:17-20

How convicted was Peter's faith?

Matthew 16:21-23
Was his faith strong enough to stand up for Jesus?

John 18:3, 10

Were there any limits to Peter's faith?

John 13:37-38
Was Peter's faith really so weak that he'd disown Jesus 3 times in the next 12 hours?

John 18:15-18, 25-27
How did Peter feel when he realized what he had just done?

Luke 22:61-62

Did Jesus ignore Peter's past denial or did He question Peter about it?

John 21:15
What did Jesus mean by do you truly love me more than these?

Mark 14:29
How did Peter compare his faith to that of the others?

John 21:16
What proof did Peter give for his faith when Jesus asked him a third time?

John 21:17

What did Jesus mean by Feed My Lambs (v15)?

1 Peter 2:2-3
What did Jesus mean by Take Care of My Sheep (v16)?

1 Peter 5:2
What did Jesus mean by Feed My Sheep (v17)?

Hebrews 5:11-16:1a
How do these commands also apply to us?

Matthew 16:18

What did Jesus say that comforted Peter about his past weakness of faith?

John 21:18
In addition to saying that Peter would see old age, what did Jesus mean?

John 21:19
Did Jesus have anything to say about any other's disciple's future faithfulness?

John 21:20-24
Was Peter able to forget his past failure and stand up for the gospel?

Acts 2:1, 4, 14, 40-41
Acts 4:18-20
Acts 5:27-29