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LESSON 1: The life of Peter

Jesus calls Peter READ: KEY VERSE:
Matthew Matthew 4: 19
4: 17 - 22

In the Bible Reading we meet Jesus walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Here, the
fishermen were at work with their boats and nets.

Q: What did Jesus begin to preach about? (See verse 17)

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”

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The Bible teaches that to repent
means to turn from our own sinful
ways, choosing instead God’s
way for us.

There are five fishermen mentioned in the Bible Reading.

Q: Who are they? Fill in their names in the spaces.

1. __
Z __
E __
B __
E __
D __
E __
E
2. __ __ __ __ __
3. __ __ __ __
E __
P __
4. Simon __ R
E __
T __
(This man has two names.)
5. __ __ __ __ __ __
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Q: Write out the Key Verse to discover what Jesus said to Peter and Andrew.
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”

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Complete this crossword using words from the e R
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LESSON and the BIBLE READING. 3

F i s h e r m e n
Clues Across
3. Peter and Andrew’s job. a p
4. The name of the sea or lake into 4

which they cast their nets. t G a l i l e e

6. What relation was Peter to Andrew? h n
7. Fishermen use these. 5
e J t
Clues Down 6

1. Did Simon Peter obey Jesus? B r o h e r

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2. A word which means to turn from
s
3.
our own way to God’s way. (See page 1)
Zebedee was James’ and u
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John’s _____________ . 7

5. The fishermen left their nets and N e t s

followed ____________ .

Q: What did the fishermen leave when they followed Jesus?

Write your answers in the signpost (verses 20 and 22).

1. Nets
Following 2. Boat
Jesus 3. Father

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Q: Circle the words which best describe how quickly they followed Jesus.

In three days In three hours At once The next week /1

Christians believe that Jesus is still calling people to follow Him; to repent of their sins, and
obey Him.

Followers of Jesus are called His disciples.

In the next few lessons we will be looking at the life of Peter, sometimes called Simon.
The Bible mentions him more often than any other disciple. He was the spokesman for the
others, speaking or acting on their behalf. Sometimes he spoke without thinking first, or
acted unwisely. But as we read about him, we will also see that he loved Jesus.

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LESSON 2: The life of Peter

The big catch READ: KEY VERSE:
Luke 5: 1 - 11 Romans 3: 23

It is usual for crowds to gather to see a special event or a famous person. Here on the
shore of the Sea of Galilee (sometimes called Gennesaret), a huge crowd was pushing their
way up to Jesus to listen to Him.

Q: What was He teaching? Underline the correct answer.

Jewish Folk The Word Roman

Laws Stories of God Decrees /1
Christians believe that the Bible is The Word of God.

Q: Answer TRUE or FALSE to the following:

Jesus saw three boats at the water’s edge. False

The fishermen were mending their nets. False

Jesus got into Peter’s boat. True

He sat down and taught the people from the boat.

True
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When Jesus had finished teaching the people, He told Peter to launch out into deep water
and let down his nets.

Q: Write out what Peter replied:

“Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let
down the nets.”

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Even though Peter must have been tired and disappointed, he chose to obey Jesus.

Why is it
sometimes difficult
to obey Jesus?

Sin in our lives can That’s right! Jesus will

cause us to doubt Jesus’ help us to say no to sin
love for us, Q. But there’s when we rely on Him. His
good news! ways are always best!

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Q: Look what happened when Peter obeyed!

Complete the following sentences.

They caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.
.

They signaled their partners.

They filled both boats so full

.

The boats began to sink

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They were all amazed at the catch of fish, but it was Peter who realised how great and
powerful Jesus is.

Q: Write what Simon Peter said when he saw the fish.

he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!”

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In the presence of so great a person as Jesus, Peter realised that he was a sinner.

Q: According to the Key Verse how many people have sinned?

Circle the correct answer.

most some one everyone no one /1

So the Bible teaches that everyone is a sinner! However, the ‘Good News’ is that when
Jesus died and rose again, He made a way for our sins to be forgiven. When we say sorry
to God, He will forgive us.
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Q: Using the Bible Reading, complete
the names of the fishermen who Z J a A
worked on the Sea.
(See also Mark 1: 16-20) e o m n P
b h e d e
G E N N E S A R E T
d e e
e w r
e /5

Q: After reading verse 10, WRITE IN YOUR OWN WORDS what Peter’s new job
would be.
Peter’s new job will be fishers of people and being an apostle or preacher

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LESSON 3: The life of Peter

Jesus saves Peter READ: KEY VERSE:
Matthew Matthew 14: 33
14: 22 - 33

If you have ever been in a boat during a storm you will know how frightening it is. Imagine,
then, how scared the disciples were on this wild and windy night.

Q: Here is a set of pictures to illustrate the Bible Reading.

USING YOUR OWN WORDS, complete the sentences
and fill in the correct verses.

Verses
22 - 24 Jesus was

Verse:
The disciples were

Verse: /3
Verses
25 - 27 Jesus

Verse:
The disciples

Verse: /3
Verses
28 - 31 Peter began to sink and shouted

Verse:
Jesus said

Verse: /3
Verses
32 - 33 The wind

Verse:
The disciples in the boat

Verse: /3
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Q: What did Jesus say to His frightened disciples when He came to them?
(Verse 27)

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WORD PUZZLE
Q: Write the answers to the questions below, then circle them in the Word Puzzle.
They are written forwards, backwards and downwards.

1. Who walked to Jesus? _ _ _ _ _

L O R D P S
2. What did Jesus do on the mountain?
P E T E R A
____
K N I S A V
3. After walking towards Jesus, what did
Peter begin to do? _ _ _ _ W A L K Y E
M E B O A T
4. What did they use to cross the Sea?
____

5. What was Jesus able to do on the water?

____
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Q: Write out the remaining letters to find what Peter cried out.

“ __ __ __ __ , __ __ __ __ __ __ !” /1

The Bible teaches that Jesus cares for all His followers. We can rely
on Him to reach out to help us, just like He helped Peter and the
disciples.

Q: Write out the Key Verse to discover how the disciples responded to what Jesus
had done for them.

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LESSON 4: The life of Peter

Who is Jesus? READ: KEY VERSE:
Matthew Romans 10: 9
16: 13-23

Peter had seen Jesus do some wonderful things. Now he knew that Jesus was more than
an ordinary man. But many others were still very unsure.

Q: Who did the people say Jesus was? Fill in the missing names.

Some said the ,

others said or .
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Q: What did Peter call Jesus? Unjumble the letters in each word brick.
(Some Bibles use the title Messiah instead of Christ)

FO ONS HET RHICTS

__ ___ ___ ______

HET VINGIL ODG HTE

___ ______ ___ ___
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Q: Write here what he said, by rearranging the word bricks.

You are /1

This great statement shows how sure Peter was about Jesus!

Q: Answer YES or NO to the following:

Was Jesus pleased with Peter’s answer?

Did one of the disciples tell Peter to say this?

Did God the Father reveal the answer to Peter? /3

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Q: Now that Peter understood who Jesus is, he needed to learn what
Jesus came to do. Read verse 21 carefully and write below three
things which Jesus said must happen to Him at Jerusalem.

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Peter’s words to Jesus in verse 22 show that he did not know why
these things were going to happen.

The Bible says that Jesus, God’s Son, had to die and be raised
again to deal with the problem of our sin.

God promises that when we turn from our sin and trust in Jesus
we are saved.

The Bible teaches

But we sin so much!
that being saved means
How do we deserve to
being rescued from the
be rescued?
punishment our sin
deserves.
We don’t! God’s
undeserved favour is
called Grace!

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Marks (to be entered by leader) Leader’s comments: Return your lessons to:

LESSON 1:

LESSON 2:

LESSON 3:

LESSON 4:

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