John 21:1-19

Jesus appears to His disciples for a third time after the resurrection, and this time they are fishing on the Sea of Galilee.  Jesus first called disciples (Peter, Andrew, James, John) to leave their life of fishing and to come and follow Him and be fishers of men.  They left everything to follow Jesus, and now, it appears, they have gone back to their former ways of fishing for fish.   Maybe Peter, because of His denial, didn’t feel like he could be a fisher of men like Jesus had called him to be.  Maybe he thought his sin was too great, that he was unworthy to serve Christ.  Jesus speaks with Peter and asks him a question three times (probably reminding him of his three times denial) and bringing Peter back to that first call: fishing for people, taking care of the Good Shepherd’s sheep.