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Life Of Peter

God is calling us to love Jesus. In His Word, He tells us about people who learned to love Jesus. Little by little, they learned to live the Jesus life - less living for self and more living for Jesus. We can learn so much from the life of Peter. at the heart of his life, there is the life-changing experience when, three times over, Jesus asked him, "Peter, do you love Me?" Three times, Peter said, "Yes, Lord, You know that I love You." The story of Peter is a story of growing love for Jesus. At first, Peter had a lot of love for himself, and not quite so much love for Jesus. Peter's love for Jesus was so changeable. Sometimes, it was strong. Sometimes, it was weak. In one way or another, Peter learned to make it less of self and more of Jesus. There are three parts in the story of Peter. * (a) the Gospels - Little by little, Peter is learning to love Jesus. * (b) the first half of Acts - Peter's love for Jesus has grown strong, and he i