Restoration & Power

Pastor Steve Smith kicks off a new series called "Encounters" by diving

into one of the most personal and powerful stories in all of Scripture —

the restoration of Peter in John 21. Peter, who had a front-row seat to the

miracles of Jesus, who walked on water, and who declared in John 6:68,

"Lord, to whom should we go? For you have the words of eternal life," still

fell into denial, driven by pride, fear of man, doubt, and insecurity.

Pastor Steve reminds us that in some way or another, we've all been there —

because every time we sin, we are, in a sense, choosing our own

understanding over the Word of God.

But the heart of the message isn't Peter's failure — it's Jesus' relentless

pursuit of restoration. Just as Psalms 23:6 tells us that God's goodness

and mercy are pursuing us all the days of our lives, Jesus went out of His