How Jesus Restores You When You Fail

I’m not talking about the kind of failure that comes form taking a risk, giving it our best try, and coming up short.

I’m talking about how Jesus restores us from the kind of failure where we blow it, and there’s no one to blame but ourselves.

The disciple Peter failed in a big way, and there was no one else he could blame but himself.

In this weekend’s passage we see how Jesus compassionately, skillfully, and powerfully restores Peter after his big failure.

Jesus never says anything like, “I’m restoring you.”

He doesn’t say, “I forgive you for denying me.”

What he does is more powerful.

And what he does serves as an incredible metaphor for how Jesus restores us.

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This is Us

We are the church, whether we are gathered or scattered--each one of us, a part of the body of Christ, wherever we go, whatever we do.

So, where can you find us, and what are we doing?

At our Fall Fun Fest, over 100 families attended who have never been to anything at Five Oaks. One big factor was the invitations by so many of you. And one of my favorite things was the Wednesday morning Women’s Ministry going out door-to-door in the neighborhood right behind our building! Here are six of the gals who went.