Peter was a fearless preacher of the Word of God. The result of his Christ centred preaching, brought him into conflict with the enemies of the truth, but the Lord gave His servant a holy boldness to preach the whole council of God.
The Lord Jesus is wonderful in so many ways, but those who heard Him preach He was wonderful in all that He said.
When entering the temple, Peter fixed his eyes on a lame man who was there. He told the lame man to look to Christ and be healed.
Peter was filled with the Holy Ghost, and as he preached, a revival broke out, and three thousand souls were saved.
The Apostle Peter spoke about two men, one of whom would be chosen to take the place of Judas Iscariot. Those two are not mentioned anywhere else in Scripture.
The dear Lord Jesus is always ready and willing to give the backslider a second chance to serve Him, as He did to Peter.
After the Lord's resurrection, Peter decided to go back to fishing. The Lord appeared by sea, but Peter did not recognize him, He was a stranger to him
Simon Peter on three occasions denied ever knowing the Saviour. He suffered a fall into sin, but the Lord was merciful and gave him hope of restoration.
When the Lord revealed to Simon Peter the plans Satan had for him, the Lord told him, "But I have prayer for thee." Christ is our praying Saviour.
Throughout His public ministry, the Saviour showed His humility in many ways. The night He bowed to wash the feet of His disciples was another example of His humility.
When the Lord Jesus came into world, as God manifest in flesh, He did so as a poor man. That poverty was seen when tribute money had to be paid.
When the Lord led Peter and two other disciples up into a mountain to pray, it was a prayer meeting at which the saw Christ in His glory.
After declaring that Christ is the Son of the living God, Peter then rebukes the Saviour. The Lord then uttered a sharp rebuke to His disciple.
The Lord rebuked His disciple Peter for trying to prevent the Saviour from going to to the cross.
When challenged, the apostle Peter was very quick to confess that he believed the Lord Jesus Christ to be the Son of God.
When the Saviour challenged His disciples with regard to His Deity, Peter spoke up immediately and declared that he believed Christ to be God.
Sometimes the storms of life overwhelm us, when everything seems to be against us, all is dark around us. There is only one answer, look to the Lord and He will keep us from sinking beneath the waves of fear and anxiety.
To be a true follower or disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ, then a life that is fully surrendered to the Lord is demanded. Simon Peter was brought to that place of a full surrender to Christ.
It is a wonderful blessing to have Christ our homes. In times of trouble we can turn to Him for He is able to overcome whatever troubles come in to our homes.
There are times through life when everything seems to be against us. We often feel lonely and feel very much alone during such times. For the people of God, we will never be left alone to face our sorrows, our suffering alone, the Lord will hold our hand during such times, so that we will never walk alone.
The Lord instructs Hie people to shine for Him is a dark and wicked world, Since the Lord said His people are the light of the world, we are to shine brightly for Him.
Rev. Bible gave a report of his missionary work in Mexico City.
Psalm 45 has a reference to the lily in its title. This Psalm in vv 1-9 sets forth Christ as the Sovereign
There are four Psalms [45,60,69 & 80] which have a reference to the lily in their title. Each one of these Psalms set forth the Saviour in a particular way.
When speaking to the Pharisees, the Lord pointed out to them what a true shepherd is. He made it clear to them that they were not true shepherds of God's flock. The Saviour then told them what a true shepherd should be, He then pointed to Himself. Christ is our true and precious Shepherd.
It was not until Peter surrendered his life completely to the Lord, that he knew the Lord's blessing upon him. Likewise, we will know the Lord's blessing when we give over our lives to Him, completely..
The Lord told the story about two kings planning on going to with each other. One of the kings realized that he would be better seeking peace. Sinners are at war with God and would better seeking peace through the blood of the cross.
All who know Christ as Saviour and called to be His servants. It is our responsibility to be faithful servants, to live for Christ and not ourselves.
Before Peter became a disciple and apostle,, he had to brought to Christ a nd be converted. The instrument the Lord used for the purpose was his brother Andrew, he was the soul winner.
When the Lord calls us to follow Him, He calls for complete surrender. Complete surrender means that we will Him whethersoever He goeth.
