This document discusses the transformation of the Apostle Peter from an impulsive and overconfident man to a rock of the early church. It outlines key facts about Peter from the gospels, including that he was the first disciple called and the one spoken to most often by Jesus. As Simon, Peter was unembarrassedly self-confident and unquestionably impulsive. The document argues that two keys led to Peter's transformation: proximity to Jesus and developing humility and teachability. It encourages applying these lessons by prioritizing time with Jesus and cultivating true humility.

1. Through Sunday, September 1st

2. Do you ever feel “ordinary?”

3. or·di·nar·y - of no special quality or
interest; commonplace;
unexceptional.

4. 1 Corinthians 1:26-27
For consider your calling, brothers: not
many of you were wise according to
worldly standards, not many were
powerful, not many were of noble
birth. But God chose what is foolish in
the world to shame the wise; God chose
what is weak in the world to shame the
strong;

5. 1 Corinthians 1:28-29, 31
God chose what is low and despised in
the world, even things that are not, to
bring to nothing things that are, so that
no human being might boast in the
presence of God . . . so that, as it is
written, “Let the one who boasts, boast
in the Lord.”

6. Through Sunday, September 1st

7. Today – The Apostle Peter
Next Sunday – The prophet Daniel
July 28 – The young pastor Timothy
August 4 – The prophet Jonah
August 11 – The prophet Elijah
August 18 – Queen Esther
September 1st – The Apostle Paul

8. “Super Saints!”

9. James 5:17 Elijah was a man with a
nature like ours . . .

10. The Apostle Peter

11. Matthew 10:2-4
The names of the twelve apostles are
these: first, Simon, who is called Peter,
and Andrew his brother; James the son of
Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and
Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the
tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus,
and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot,and
Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

12. Gospel Fast Facts on Peter:
- Peter, along with his brother
Andrew, appear to be the first disciples
to be called by Jesus
- Peter’s name is mentioned more
than any other name (except for the
name of Jesus)
- No one speaks as much as Peter
(except Jesus, of course)

13. Gospel Fast Facts on Peter:
- No one is spoken to by Jesus as
often
- No one asks as many questions as
Peter
- No one expressed as clearly or
boldly the lordship of Jesus as did Peter

14. John 13:22
The disciples looked at one another,
uncertain of whom he spoke.
John 13:23-24
One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved,
was reclining at table at Jesus' side, so
Simon Peter motioned to him to ask
Jesus of whom he was speaking.

15. The transformation
of the
Apostle Peter

16. John 1:41-42
He first found his own brother Simon and
said to him, “We have found the Messiah”
(which means Christ). He brought him to
Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You
are Simon the son of John. You shall be
called Cephas” (which means Peter).

17. “By nature Simon was
brash, vacillating, and
undependable. He tended to
make great promises he
couldn’t follow through with.
He was one of those people
who appears to lunge
wholeheartedly into
something but then bails out
before finishing.”
John
MacArthur

18. “When Jesus met him,
he fit James’ description
of a double minded man,
unstable in all his ways
(James 1:8). Jesus changed
Simon’s name because He
wanted the nickname to be a
perpetual reminder to him
about who he SHOULD be.”
John
MacArthur

19. Tommy
Lasorda
Orel
“Bulldog”
Hershiser

20. John 1:42
He (Andrew) brought him (Simon) to
Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You
are Simon the son of John. You shall be
called Cephas” (which means Peter).
“You shall be called ROCK!”

21. Peter’s life is a story of a remarkable
transformation!
From Simon (as he was before Christ got
a hold of him) – to Peter – the ROCK of
the early church!

22. As Simon he was . . .
Unembarrassingly self-confident

23. Unembarrassingly self-confident
Mark 14:27
And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall
away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the
shepherd, and the sheep will be
scattered.’”
Mark 14:29
Peter said to him, “Even though they all
fall away, I will not.”

24. Unembarrassingly self-confident
Mark 14:30
And Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you,
this very night, before the rooster crows
twice, you will deny me three times.”
Mark 14:31
But he said emphatically, “If I must die
with you, I will not deny you.” And they
all said the same.

25. As Simon he was . . .
Unembarrassingly self-confident
Unquestionably impulsive

26. Unquestionably impulsive
Matthew 14:28
And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is
you, command me to come to you on
the water.”

27. Unquestionably impulsive
Matthew 14:29-31
He said, “Come.”So Peter got out of the
boat and walked on the water and came
to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he
was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried
out, “Lord, save me.” Jesus immediately
reached out his hand and took hold of
him, saying to him, “O you of little faith,
why did you doubt?”

28. Unquestionably impulsive
John 18:10
Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it
and struck the high priest's servant and cut
off his right ear. (The servant's name was
Malchus.)
John 18:11
So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into
its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the
Father has given me?”

29. As Simon he was . . .
Unembarrassingly self-confident
Unquestionably impulsive

30. Book of Acts Fast Facts on Peter:
- it was Peter who preached the first
public message
- it was Peter God used to introduce
the gospel to the Gentiles
- it was his counsel that resolved the
issue facing the first all church council in
Jerusalem

31. Book of Acts Fast Facts on Peter:
- And when Herod decided to attack
the church – after executing James the
brother of Jesus – his next target was
none other than PETER!

32. Peter’s life is a story of a remarkable
transformation!
From Simon (as he was before Christ got
a hold of him) – to Peter – the ROCK of
the early church!

33. Two KEYS to Peter’s
transformation
1. Proximity to Jesus

34. Proximity to Jesus
Acts 4:12
And there is salvation in no one else,
for there is no other name under heaven
given among men by which we must be
saved.

35. Proximity to Jesus
Acts 4:13
Now when they saw the boldness of
Peter and John, and perceived that they
were uneducated, common men, they
were astonished. And they recognized
that they had been with Jesus.

36. The KEYS to Peter’s
transformation
1. Proximity to Jesus
2. Humility that results in teachability

37. Humility that results in
teachability!
1 Peter 5:5-6
Likewise, you who are younger, be subject
to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you,
with humility toward one another, for ‘God
opposes the proud but gives grace to the
humble.’ Humble yourselves, therefore,
under the mighty hand of God so that at
the proper time he may exalt you.

38. The KEYS to Peter’s
transformation
1. Proximity to Jesus
2. Humility that results in teachability

39. Today’s Takeaway
1. Proximity to Jesus
How often are you
INTENTIONALY
interacting with Jesus?

40. Today’s Takeaway
2. Humility that
results in teachability
Are you truly humble
(and therefore
teachable)?

41. Today’s Takeaway
Meditate on Isa. 40
– all about the Greatness
of God
Meditate on Eph. 2:1-10
– all about the Grace
of God