Sunday 4th May 2025 Easter 3

Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, spoke to the girl on duty there and brought Peter in.
“You are not one of His disciples, are you?” the girl at the door asked Peter.
He replied, “I am not.”
Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said, “You know that I love You.”
Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”
As Simon Peter stood warming himself, he was asked, “You are not one of his disciples, are you?”
He denied it, saying, “I am not.”
Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me?”
He answered, “Yes, Lord, You know that I love You.”
Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”
One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, “Didn’t I see you with him in the olive grove?”
Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a cock began to crow.
The third time He said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.”
Jesus said, “Feed my sheep”.
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
1 Peter 1:3 (ANIV)

Rev Phil