Sunday April 12, 2026
Prelude
Announcements
Opening Hymn – #310 He Lives (3 verses)
Opening Prayer
1st Scripture Reading – Acts 4:32-35
Special Music – “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” – Myung Lee
Children’s Time
Joys & Concerns / Pastoral Prayer / Lord’s Prayer
Hymn – #399 Take My Life, and Let It Be (3 verses)
Loving the Wider World through Our Giving (Doxology #95)
2nd Scripture Reading – John 21:1-19
Pastor’s Message “Fishing for a Future” – Pastor Devin
Praise Music – “Graves Into Gardens”
Benediction
Postlude
1st Scripture Reading – Acts 4:32-35
The Believers Share Their Possessions
32Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed
private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. 33With
great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great
grace was upon them all. 34 There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned
lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold. 35 They laid it at the
apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.
2nd Scripture Reading – John 21:1-19
Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples
1 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he
showed himself in this way.
2 Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the
Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. 3 Simon
Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out
and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
4
Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.
5
Jesus said to them, “Children, you have no fish, have you?” They answered him, “No.”
6 He said
to them, “Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and
now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. 7 That disciple whom
Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put
on his outer garment, for he had taken it off, and jumped into the sea. 8 But the other disciples
came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a
hundred yards off.
9 When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. 10
Jesus
said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.”
11 So Simon Peter went aboard
and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them, and though there
were so many, the net was not torn. 12
Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now
none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. 13
Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them and did the same with the fish. 14 This was
now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.
Jesus and Peter
15When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love
me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him,
“Feed my lambs.”
16A second time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He said
to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Tend my sheep.”
17 He said to
him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him
the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know
that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. 18 Very truly, I tell you, when you were
younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow
old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take
you where you do not wish to go.”
19
(He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he
would glorify God.) After this he said to him, “Follow me.”