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href=\"https:\/\/www.sdjcc.net\/post\/%E3%80%8C%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%86%E3%83%AD%EF%BC%9A%E4%B8%98%E3%81%A8%E8%B0%B7%E9%96%93%E3%81%AE%E4%BD%BF%E5%BE%92%E3%80%8D-simon-peter-apostle-of-the-hills-and-valleys\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u300c\u793c\u62dd\u6620\u50cf\u300d\u300c\u30dd\u30c3\u30c9\u30ad\u30e3\u30b9\u30c8\u300d\u300c\u4e00\u65e5<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u4e00\u751f<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u300d<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u306f<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u3053\u3061\u3089<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u304b\u3089<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u3002<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2193\u3000\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u300c\u65e5\u82f1\u793c\u62dd\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u539f\u7a3f\u300d\u300c\u304a\u3082\u3061\u304b\u3048\u308a\u300d\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3089\u3000\u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Simon Peter: Apostle of the Hills and Valleys<br \/>\n\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u30fb\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\uff1a\u4e18\u3068\u8c37\u9593\u306e\u4f7f\u5f92<br \/>\nSDJCC Sunday Worship Service<br \/>\nOctober 26, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Last Sunday, we were blessed to have Rev. Takashi Furuyama as our guest speaker.\u3000 \u5148\u9031\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u53e4\u5c71\u9686\u7267\u5e2b\u3092\u30b2\u30b9\u30c8\u30b9\u30d4\u30fc\u30ab\u30fc\u3068\u3057\u3066\u304a\u8fce\u3048\u3059\u308b\u6075\u307f\u306b\u4e0e\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He spoke on \u201cThe First Sign of Jesus\u201d.\u3000\u5148\u751f\u306f\u300c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306e\u6700\u521d\u306e\u3057\u308b\u3057\u300d\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This first sign or miracle of Jesus was the changing of water into wine at the wedding in Cana (John 2:1-11).\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u6700\u521d\u306e\u3057\u308b\u3057\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u5947\u8de1\u306f\u3001\u30ab\u30ca\u306e\u5a5a\u793c\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u6c34\u3092\u3076\u3069\u3046\u9152\u306b\u5909\u3048\u305f\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\u3067\u3059\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd2:1-11\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This was the first sign of Jesus, because the apostle John through the Gospel that he wrote recorded seven signs of Jesus.\u3000 \u3053\u308c\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u6700\u521d\u306e\u3057\u308b\u3057\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u4f7f\u5f92\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u304c\u8a18\u3057\u305f\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u4e03\u3064\u306e\u3057\u308b\u3057\u304c\u8a18\u9332\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The apostle John recorded these miracles of Jesus to clearly demonstrate that Jesus is the Son of God.\u3000 \u4f7f\u5f92\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306f\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u5947\u8de1\u3092\u8a18\u9332\u3057\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u793a\u305d\u3046\u3068\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And, Pastor Furuyama showed us that the disciples who saw Jesus\u2019 glory manifested through that first sign were transformed into believers in Jesus.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u53e4\u5c71\u7267\u5e2b\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u6700\u521d\u306e\u3057\u308b\u3057\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u73fe\u308c\u305f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3092\u898b\u305f\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u304c\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u8005\u3078\u3068\u5909\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u793a\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>John 2:11\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff12\u7ae0\uff11\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him. \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u6700\u521d\u306e\u3057\u308b\u3057\u3092\u30ac\u30ea\u30e9\u30e4\u306e\u30ab\u30ca\u3067\u884c\u3044\u3001\u305d\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3092\u73fe\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A couple of Sundays ago, we looked at one of Jesus\u2019 first disciples, Andrew.\u3000 \u6570\u9031\u9593\u524d\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u6700\u521d\u306e\u5f1f\u5b50\u306e\u4e00\u4eba\u3001\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u5b66\u3073\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>After Andrew heard John the Baptist point to Jesus and say, \u201cBehold, the Lamb of God!\u201d, he followed Jesus.\u3000\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u306f\u30d0\u30d7\u30c6\u30b9\u30de\u306e\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u6307\u3055\u3057\u3066\u300c\u898b\u3088\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5c0f\u7f8a\uff01\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u306e\u3092\u805e\u3044\u305f\u5f8c\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5f93\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In the Gospel of John, it records what Andrew did next.\u3000 \u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u304c\u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u306b\u3068\u3063\u305f\u884c\u52d5\u304c\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>John 1:41-42\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\uff11\u7bc0\u2014\uff14\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>41\u00a0<\/sup>He found first his own brother Simon and said to him, \u201cWe have found the\u00a0Messiah\u201d (which translated means\u00a0Christ).\u00a0<sup>42\u00a0<\/sup>He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said,\u00a0\u201cYou are Simon the son of\u00a0John; you shall be called\u00a0Cephas\u201d\u00a0(which is translated\u00a0Peter). <sup>41<\/sup>\u5f7c\u306f\u307e\u305a\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u5144\u5f1f\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u51fa\u4f1a\u3063\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306f\u30e1\u30b7\u30e4\uff08\u8a33\u305b\u3070\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\uff09\u306b\u3044\u307e\u51fa\u4f1a\u3063\u305f\u300d\u3002<sup>42<\/sup>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u3092\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u3064\u308c\u3066\u304d\u305f\u3002\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u5f7c\u306b\u76ee\u3092\u3068\u3081\u3066\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u5b50\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u30b1\u30d1\uff08\u8a33\u305b\u3070\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\uff09\u3068\u547c\u3076\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3059\u308b\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first thing that Andrew did after meeting Jesus, was to introduce his brother Simon to Jesus.\u3000 \u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3068\u51fa\u4f1a\u3063\u305f\u5f8c\u3001\u6700\u521d\u306b\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u5144\u306e\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u3092\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u7d39\u4ecb\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Today, we will look at Andrew\u2019s brother, Simon Peter.\u3000\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u3001\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u306e\u5144\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u30fb\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u898b\u3066\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As we can see in Simon\u2019s first encounter with Jesus, he was given the name \u201cCephas\u201d (Peter in Greek) by Jesus.\u3000\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3068\u521d\u3081\u3066\u51fa\u4f1a\u3063\u305f\u6642\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304b\u3089\u300c\u30b1\u30d1\u300d\uff08\u30ae\u30ea\u30b7\u30e3\u8a9e\u3067\u300c\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u300d\uff09\u3068\u3044\u3046\u540d\u524d\u304c\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u308f\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Cephas means \u201crock\u201d or \u201cstone\u201d in Hebrew, symbolizing stability and strength.\u3000 \u30b1\u30d1\u306f\u30d8\u30d6\u30e9\u30a4\u8a9e\u3067\u300c\u5ca9\u300d\u3084\u300c\u77f3\u300d\u3092\u610f\u5473\u3057\u3001\u5b89\u5b9a\u6027\u3068\u5f37\u3055\u3092\u8c61\u5fb4\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus had high hopes for Peter, because he was a natural born leader.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u3001\u751f\u307e\u308c\u3064\u304d\u306e\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306b\u5927\u304d\u306a\u671f\u5f85\u3092\u5bc4\u305b\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Of course, these things inherent in Peter were all given to him by God.\u3000 \u3082\u3061\u308d\u3093\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306b\u5099\u308f\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u8cc7\u8cea\u306f\u3001\u3059\u3079\u3066\u795e\u69d8\u304b\u3089\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As pointed out in John MacArthur\u2019s book Twelve Ordinary Men, \u30b8\u30e7\u30f3\u30fb\u30de\u30c3\u30ab\u30fc\u30b5\u30fc\u306e\u8457\u66f8\u300eTwelve Ordinary Men\u300f\u3067\u6307\u6458\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001<\/p>\n<p>three particular traits of a good leader are seen in Peter: Inquisitiveness, initiative, and involvement.\u3000\u512a\u308c\u305f\u6307\u5c0e\u8005\u306b\u5fc5\u8981\u306a \uff13\u3064\u306e\u7279\u5fb4\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u300c\u63a2\u7a76\u5fc3\u300d\u3001\u300c\u7387\u5148\u529b\u300d\u3001\u300c\u95a2\u4e0e\u529b\u300d\u304c\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306b\u306f\u898b\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the Gospels, we see Peter asking more questions than all the other apostles.\u3000 \u3000\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\u5168\u4f53\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u4ed6\u306e\u3069\u306e\u4f7f\u5f92\u3088\u308a\u3082\u591a\u304f\u306e\u8cea\u554f\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u308f\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He was usually the one who asked Jesus to explain His difficult sayings.\u3000 \u901a\u5e38\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u96e3\u3057\u3044\u6559\u3048\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8aac\u660e\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u308b\u306e\u306f\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Peter was inquisitive.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u63a2\u7a76\u5fc3\u65fa\u76db\u306a\u4eba\u7269\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Not only did Peter ask questions of Jesus, but he was also usually the first one to answer any question that was posed by Jesus.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u8cea\u554f\u3057\u305f\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304b\u3089\u6295\u3052\u304b\u3051\u3089\u308c\u305f\u8cea\u554f\u306b\u306f\u5927\u62b5\u3001\u771f\u3063\u5148\u306b\u7b54\u3048\u308b\u4eba\u3067\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He often jumped ahead before thinking, always willing to be the first to respond.\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u3088\u304f\u8003\u3048\u3082\u305b\u305a\u5148\u8d70\u3063\u3066\u3001\u5e38\u306b\u771f\u3063\u5148\u306b\u53cd\u5fdc\u3057\u3088\u3046\u3068\u3059\u308b\u8005\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Peter was someone who took initiative.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u7387\u5148\u3057\u3066\u884c\u52d5\u3059\u308b\u8005\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We also see how Peter seemed to always be in the middle of the action.\u3000 \u307e\u305f\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u5e38\u306b\u6d3b\u52d5\u306e\u4e2d\u5fc3\u306b\u3044\u308b\u69d8\u5b50\u3082\u898b\u3066\u53d6\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think wanted to jump out of the boat to walk with Jesus on the water?\u3000 \u821f\u304b\u3089\u98db\u3073\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3068\u5171\u306b\u6c34\u306e\u4e0a\u3092\u6b69\u3053\u3046\u3068\u3057\u305f\u306e\u306f\u8ab0\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Who followed Jesus to the high priest\u2019s house to see what would become of Jesus after His arrest?\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u6355\u3089\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u5f8c\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u4f55\u304c\u8d77\u3053\u308b\u306e\u304b\u898b\u3088\u3046\u3068\u3001\u5927\u796d\u53f8\u306e\u5c4b\u6577\u307e\u3067\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u305f\u306e\u306f\u8ab0\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Peter was someone who got involved.\u3000 \u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u81ea\u3089\u95a2\u308f\u308b\u4eba\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, we see that Peter had some natural born characteristics to be a leader.\u3000 \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306b\u306f\u751f\u307e\u308c\u306a\u304c\u3089\u306e\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u8cc7\u8cea\u304c\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u308f\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, for Peter to become a strong and stable leader and to live up to his given name by Jesus, \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u5f37\u304f\u3001\u5b89\u5b9a\u3057\u305f\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30fc\u3068\u306a\u308a\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304b\u3089\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u540d\u306b\u3075\u3055\u308f\u3057\u3044\u8005\u3068\u306a\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u306f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>he needed to learn to truly build his life upon Jesus, who is the true solid rock.\u3000\u771f\u306e\u5805\u56fa\u306a\u5ca9\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u4eba\u751f\u3092\u7bc9\u304f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5b66\u3076\u5fc5\u8981\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, we see throughout Peter\u2019s life as Jesus\u2019 disciple, that he goes through many spiritual ups and downs.\u3000 \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u5f1f\u5b50\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306e\u751f\u6daf\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u304c\u591a\u304f\u306e\u970a\u7684\u306a\u6d6e\u304d\u6c88\u307f\u3092\u7d4c\u9a13\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As an apostle, he experienced many exhilarating hills with a clear view of Jesus and His kingdom, \u4f7f\u5f92\u3068\u3057\u3066\u5f7c\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3068\u305d\u306e\u5fa1\u56fd\u3092\u306f\u3063\u304d\u308a\u898b\u6e21\u305b\u308b\u9ad8\u63da\u611f\u306b\u6e80\u3061\u305f\u4e18\u3092\u7d4c\u9a13\u3059\u308b\u3068\u540c\u6642\u306b\u3001<\/p>\n<p>as well as humiliating valleys in which he was taught his sinfulness and inadequacies.\u3000\u81ea\u3089\u306e\u7f6a\u6df1\u3055\u3084\u4e0d\u5341\u5206\u3055\u3092\u6559\u3048\u8fbc\u307e\u308c\u308b\u5c48\u8fb1\u7684\u306a\u8c37\u9593\u3082\u7d4c\u9a13\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, for this message, I call Simon Peter, the apostle of the hills and valleys.\u3000\u3086\u3048\u306b\u3053\u306e\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u4e18\u3068\u8c37\u9593\u306e\u4f7f\u5f92\u3001\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u30fb\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u3068\u547c\u3073\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>But as Peter went through these hills and valleys, He learned to trust in the God of the hills and valleys.\u3000\u3057\u304b\u3057\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u3053\u3046\u3057\u305f\u4e18\u3068\u8c37\u9593\u3092\u6b69\u3080\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u4e18\u3068\u8c37\u9593\u306e\u795e\u3092\u4fe1\u983c\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5b66\u3093\u3060\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Psalm 50:10-12\uff08\u8a69\u7bc7\uff15\uff10\u7bc7\uff11\uff10\u7bc0\u2014\uff11\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>10 <\/sup>\u201cFor\u00a0every beast of the forest is Mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. <sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>I know every\u00a0bird of the mountains, and everything that moves in the field is\u00a0Mine. <sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>If I were hungry I would not tell you, for the\u00a0world is Mine, and\u00a0all it contains.\u201d <sup>10<\/sup>\u6797\u306e\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u7363\u306f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3001\u4e18\u306e\u4e0a\u306e\u5343\u3005\u306e\u5bb6\u755c\u3082\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>11<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u7a7a\u306e\u9ce5\u3092\u3053\u3068\u3054\u3068\u304f\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002\u91ce\u306b\u52d5\u304f\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u3082\u306e\u306f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>12<\/sup>\u305f\u3068\u3044\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u98e2\u3048\u3066\u3082\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u544a\u3052\u306a\u3044\u3001\u4e16\u754c\u3068\u305d\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u6e80\u3061\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3068\u306f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These verses describe God\u2019s reign over the whole world, including hills and mountains.\u3000 \u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u8056\u53e5\u306f\u3001\u4e18\u3084\u5c71\u3092\u542b\u3080\u5168\u4e16\u754c\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u795e\u306e\u652f\u914d\u3092\u63cf\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, we know that God is with us throughout our journey in life, even in the valleys.\u3000 \u540c\u3058\u3088\u3046\u306b\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u4eba\u751f\u306e\u65c5\u8def\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001\u8c37\u9593\u306b\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3082\u795e\u304c\u5171\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The shepherd boy turned king of Israel, David, knew this well.\u3000 \u7f8a\u98fc\u3044\u306e\u5c11\u5e74\u304b\u3089\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u738b\u3068\u306a\u3063\u305f\u30c0\u30d3\u30c7\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3088\u304f\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Psalm 23:4\uff08\u8a69\u7bc7\uff12\uff13\u7bc7\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. \u305f\u3068\u3044\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u6b7b\u306e\u9670\u306e\u8c37\u3092\u6b69\u3080\u3068\u3082\u3001\u308f\u3056\u308f\u3044\u3092\u6050\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3068\u5171\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u3080\u3061\u3068\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u3064\u3048\u306f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u6170\u3081\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>David made this even more clear in the following psalm that he wrote.\u3000 \u30c0\u30d3\u30c7\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u304c\u66f8\u3044\u305f\u6b21\u306e\u8a69\u7bc7\u3067\u3053\u308c\u3092\u3055\u3089\u306b\u660e\u78ba\u306b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Psalm 139:7-10\uff08\u8a69\u7bc7\uff11\uff13\uff19\u7bc7\uff17\u7bc0\u2014\uff11\uff10\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>7 <\/sup>Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? <sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>If I ascend to heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in\u00a0Sheol, behold,\u00a0You are there. <sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>If I take the wings of the dawn, if I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, <sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>even there Your hand will\u00a0lead me, and Your right hand will lay hold of me. <sup>7<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3069\u3053\u3078\u884c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u307f\u305f\u307e\u3092\u96e2\u308c\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3069\u3053\u3078\u884c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u307f\u524d\u3092\u306e\u304c\u308c\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002<sup>8<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u5929\u306b\u306e\u307c\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u305d\u3053\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u9670\u5e9c\u306b\u5e8a\u3092\u8a2d\u3051\u3066\u3082\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u305d\u3053\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<sup>9<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u3042\u3051\u307c\u306e\u306e\u7ffc\u3092\u304b\u3063\u3066\u6d77\u306e\u306f\u3066\u306b\u4f4f\u3093\u3067\u3082\u3001<sup>10<\/sup>\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u307f\u624b\u306f\u305d\u306e\u6240\u3067\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u5c0e\u304d\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u53f3\u306e\u307f\u624b\u306f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u3055\u3055\u3048\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, we trust in the God of the hills and valleys, the One who watches over us and sustains us through the ups and downs in our life. \u78ba\u304b\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u4e18\u3084\u8c37\u306e\u795e\u3092\u4fe1\u983c\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3053\u306e\u304a\u65b9\u306f\u4eba\u751f\u306e\u6d6e\u304d\u6c88\u307f\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3092\u898b\u5b88\u308a\u3001\u652f\u3048\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u304a\u65b9\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, let\u2019s look together at the rollercoaster-like life of Peter and learn from him how to live with God in the ups and downs of our own lives.\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u3067\u306f\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306e\u30b8\u30a7\u30c3\u30c8\u30b3\u30fc\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u4eba\u751f\u3092\u5171\u306b\u632f\u308a\u8fd4\u308a\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u81ea\u8eab\u306e\u6d6e\u304d\u6c88\u307f\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u795e\u3068\u5171\u306b\u751f\u304d\u308b\u65b9\u6cd5\u3092\u5f7c\u304b\u3089\u5b66\u3073\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I truly appreciate Peter, because he is so relatable.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306b\u306f\u5fc3\u304b\u3089\u5171\u611f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u306a\u305c\u306a\u3089\u5f7c\u306f\u3068\u3066\u3082\u8eab\u8fd1\u306a\u5b58\u5728\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We may not be as bold or impulsive or passionate as Peter.\u3000 \u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u307b\u3069\u5927\u80c6\u3067\u3082\u885d\u52d5\u7684\u3067\u3082\u60c5\u71b1\u7684\u3067\u3082\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>But we can all relate to failure and blunders in our own lives.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u8ab0\u3082\u304c\u3001\u81ea\u3089\u306e\u5931\u6557\u3084\u904e\u3061\u306b\u306f\u5171\u611f\u3067\u304d\u308b\u306f\u305a\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Times when we run ahead of the crowd only to stumble and make a fool of ourselves.\u3000 \u7fa4\u8846\u3088\u308a\u5148\u8d70\u3063\u3066\u8ee2\u3073\u3001\u81ea\u3089\u3092\u611a\u304b\u306b\u898b\u305b\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3063\u305f\u6642\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Times when we say something before thinking and feel like digging a hole in which to hide ourselves.\u3000 \u8003\u3048\u3082\u305b\u305a\u53e3\u3092\u6ed1\u3089\u305b\u3001\u7a74\u3092\u6398\u3063\u3066\u96a0\u308c\u305f\u304f\u306a\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306a\u6642\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We can relate to Peter, because he is truly human just like us with our good and bad times.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u826f\u3044\u6642\u3082\u60aa\u3044\u6642\u3082\u7d4c\u9a13\u3059\u308b\u3001\u307e\u3055\u306b\u4eba\u9593\u305d\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3053\u305d\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u5f7c\u306b\u5171\u611f\u3067\u304d\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Peter was fully made aware of his sinfulness through His encounter with Jesus.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3068\u306e\u51fa\u4f1a\u3044\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u81ea\u3089\u306e\u7f6a\u6df1\u3055\u3092\u75db\u611f\u3055\u305b\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This is what happened when Peter was still a fisherman.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u307e\u3060\u6f01\u5e2b\u3060\u3063\u305f\u9803\u306e\u8a71\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Peter was asked by Jesus to put out his boat, so that Jesus could teach the crowd of people on the shore from there.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306b\u821f\u3092\u9032\u3081\u3055\u305b\u3001\u5cb8\u8fba\u306b\u96c6\u307e\u3063\u305f\u7fa4\u8846\u306b\u305d\u3053\u304b\u3089\u6559\u3048\u3092\u8aac\u304f\u3088\u3046\u6c42\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>After Jesus had finished speaking, He asked Peter to put out the boat into the deep water and let down his nets for a catch.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u8a9e\u308a\u7d42\u3048\u308b\u3068\u3001\u821f\u3092\u6df1\u3044\u6c34\u57df\u306b\u9032\u3081\u3001\u7db2\u3092\u4e0b\u308d\u3057\u3066\u6f01\u3092\u3059\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306b\u547d\u3058\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Though Peter and his fellow fishermen were tired because they had worked hard all night and caught nothing, they did as Jesus asked.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u3068\u4ef2\u9593\u306e\u6f01\u5e2b\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u4e00\u6669\u4e2d\u61f8\u547d\u306b\u50cd\u3044\u305f\u306e\u306b\u4f55\u3082\u7372\u308c\u305a\u75b2\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u8a00\u3046\u901a\u308a\u306b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, after doing so, their fishing nets were so filled that their nets began to break, and the catch of fish filled their boats so that they began to sink.\u3000 \u3068\u3053\u308d\u304c\u7db2\u3092\u964d\u308d\u3059\u3068\u3001\u9b5a\u304c\u5927\u91cf\u306b\u304b\u304b\u308a\u7db2\u304c\u7834\u308c\u305d\u3046\u306b\u306a\u308a\u3001\u7372\u308c\u305f\u9b5a\u3067\u821f\u304c\u6c88\u307f\u305d\u3046\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Here was Peter\u2019s response to all of this.\u3000 \u3053\u308c\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306e\u53cd\u5fdc\u306f\u3053\u3046\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Luke 5:8-11\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\uff15\u7ae0\uff18\u7bc0\u2014\uff11\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>But when Simon Peter saw\u00a0<em>that<\/em>, he fell down at Jesus\u2019\u00a0feet, saying, \u201cGo away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!\u201d\u00a0<sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>For amazement had seized him and all his companions because of the catch of fish which they had taken;\u00a0<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>and so also\u00a0<em>were<\/em>\u00a0James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon,\u00a0\u201cDo not fear, from now on you will be\u00a0catching men.\u201d\u00a0<sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>When they had brought their boats to land,\u00a0they left everything and followed Him. <sup>8<\/sup>\u3053\u308c\u3092\u898b\u3066\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u30fb\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306e\u3072\u3056\u3082\u3068\u306b\u3072\u308c\u4f0f\u3057\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304b\u3089\u96e2\u308c\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u7f6a\u6df1\u3044\u8005\u3067\u3059\u300d\u3002<sup>9<\/sup>\u5f7c\u3082\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u3044\u305f\u8005\u305f\u3061\u3082\u307f\u306a\u3001\u53d6\u308c\u305f\u9b5a\u304c\u304a\u3073\u305f\u3060\u3057\u3044\u306e\u306b\u9a5a\u3044\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>10<\/sup>\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u306e\u4ef2\u9593\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u30bc\u30d9\u30c0\u30a4\u306e\u5b50\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u3068\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u3082\u3001\u540c\u69d8\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002\u3059\u308b\u3068\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u304c\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u6050\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3002\u4eca\u304b\u3089\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u4eba\u9593\u3092\u3068\u308b\u6f01\u5e2b\u306b\u306a\u308b\u306e\u3060\u300d\u3002<sup>11<\/sup>\u305d\u3053\u3067\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u821f\u3092\u9678\u306b\u5f15\u304d\u4e0a\u3052\u3001\u3044\u3063\u3055\u3044\u3092\u6368\u3066\u3066\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peter did not see the great big catch from a fisherman\u2019s perspective as a great opportunity for developing a successful fishing business.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u6f01\u5e2b\u306e\u76ee\u7dda\u3067\u898b\u305f\u5927\u6f01\u3092\u3001\u6f01\u696d\u3092\u6210\u529f\u3055\u305b\u308b\u7d76\u597d\u306e\u6a5f\u4f1a\u3068\u306f\u6349\u3048\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Peter saw his true self in light of who Jesus was.\u3000\u3080\u3057\u308d\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u5b58\u5728\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u81ea\u3089\u306e\u771f\u5b9f\u306e\u59ff\u3092\u898b\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He truly understood his spiritually bankrupt state and therefore confessed that he was a sinful man.\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u81ea\u3089\u306e\u970a\u7684\u306a\u7834\u7523\u72b6\u614b\u3092\u6df1\u304f\u609f\u308a\u3001\u81ea\u3089\u3092\u7f6a\u6df1\u3044\u8005\u3068\u544a\u767d\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He then left his work as a fisherman, and followed Jesus.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u6f01\u5e2b\u306e\u4ed5\u4e8b\u3092\u5f8c\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As Peter continued to follow Jesus as his Lord, he was fully made aware of the lack of his faith.\u3000\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u5f93\u3044\u7d9a\u3051\u308b\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u81ea\u3089\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u6b20\u5982\u3092\u75db\u611f\u3055\u305b\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This was made evident when he and the other disciples were told by Jesus to get into a boat and go ahead of Him to the other side.\u3000\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u3068\u4ed6\u306e\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u306b\u821f\u306b\u4e57\u308a\u3001\u5148\u306b\u5cb8\u306e\u5411\u3053\u3046\u3078\u6e21\u308b\u3088\u3046\u547d\u3058\u305f\u6642\u306b\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This took place right after Jesus had fed the five thousand men plus women and children with five barley loaves and two fish.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u4e94\u3064\u306e\u5927\u9ea6\u306e\u30d1\u30f3\u3068\u4e8c\u5339\u306e\u9b5a\u3067\u4e94\u5343\u4eba\u306e\u7537\u306b\u52a0\u3048\u3001\u5973\u3084\u5b50\u4f9b\u305f\u3061\u3092\u3082\u990a\u3063\u305f\u76f4\u5f8c\u306b\u8d77\u3053\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Matthew 14:22-33\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\uff11\uff14\u7ae0\uff12\uff12\u7bc0\u2014\uff13\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>22\u00a0<\/sup>Immediately He\u00a0made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away.\u00a0<sup>23\u00a0<\/sup>After He had sent the crowds away,\u00a0He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone.\u00a0<sup>24\u00a0<\/sup>But the boat was already\u00a0a long distance from the land,\u00a0battered by the waves; for the wind was\u00a0contrary.\u00a0<sup>25\u00a0<\/sup>And in\u00a0the\u00a0fourth watch (3 to 6 a.m.) of the night He came to them, walking on the sea.\u00a0<sup>26\u00a0<\/sup>When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, \u201cIt is\u00a0a ghost!\u201d And they cried out\u00a0in fear.\u00a0<sup>27\u00a0<\/sup>But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying,\u00a0\u201cTake courage, it is I;\u00a0do not be afraid.\u201d <sup>28\u00a0<\/sup>Peter said to Him, \u201cLord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.\u201d\u00a0<sup>29\u00a0<\/sup>And He said,\u00a0\u201cCome!\u201d\u00a0And Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.\u00a0<sup>30\u00a0<\/sup>But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, \u201cLord, save me!\u201d\u00a0<sup>31\u00a0<\/sup>Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him,\u00a0\u201cYou of little faith, why did you doubt?\u201d\u00a0<sup>32\u00a0<\/sup>When they got into the boat, the wind stopped.\u00a0<sup>33\u00a0<\/sup>And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, \u201cYou are certainly\u00a0God\u2019s Son!\u201d <sup>22<\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u304b\u3089\u3059\u3050\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u7fa4\u8846\u3092\u89e3\u6563\u3055\u305b\u3066\u304a\u3089\u308c\u308b\u9593\u306b\u3001\u3057\u3044\u3066\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u3092\u821f\u306b\u4e57\u308a\u8fbc\u307e\u305b\u3001\u5411\u3053\u3046\u5cb8\u3078\u5148\u306b\u304a\u3084\u308a\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>23<\/sup>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u7fa4\u8846\u3092\u89e3\u6563\u3055\u305b\u3066\u304b\u3089\u3001\u7948\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3072\u305d\u304b\u306b\u5c71\u3078\u767b\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002\u5915\u65b9\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3001\u305f\u3060\u3072\u3068\u308a\u305d\u3053\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002<sup>24<\/sup>\u3068\u3053\u308d\u304c\u821f\u306f\u3001\u3082\u3046\u3059\u3067\u306b\u9678\u304b\u3089\u6570\u4e01\u3082\u96e2\u308c\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u9006\u98a8\u304c\u5439\u3044\u3066\u3044\u305f\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u6ce2\u306b\u60a9\u307e\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002<sup>25<\/sup>\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u591c\u660e\u3051\u306e\u56db\u6642\u3054\u308d\u3001\u6d77\u306e\u4e0a\u3092\u6b69\u3044\u3066\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u65b9\u3078\u884c\u304b\u308c\u305f\u3002<sup>26<\/sup>\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u304c\u6d77\u306e\u4e0a\u3092\u6b69\u3044\u3066\u304a\u3089\u308c\u308b\u306e\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3001\u5e7d\u970a\u3060\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u304a\u3058\u60d1\u3044\u3001\u6050\u6016\u306e\u3042\u307e\u308a\u53eb\u3073\u58f0\u3092\u3042\u3052\u305f\u3002<sup>27<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u3059\u3050\u306b\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u58f0\u3092\u304b\u3051\u3066\u3001\u300c\u3057\u3063\u304b\u308a\u3059\u308b\u306e\u3060\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u6050\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u306a\u3044\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3002<sup>28<\/sup>\u3059\u308b\u3068\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u7b54\u3048\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3067\u3057\u305f\u304b\u3002\u3067\u306f\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u547d\u3058\u3066\u3001\u6c34\u306e\u4e0a\u3092\u6e21\u3063\u3066\u307f\u3082\u3068\u306b\u884c\u304b\u305b\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3002<sup>29<\/sup>\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u3001\u300c\u304a\u3044\u3067\u306a\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u821f\u304b\u3089\u304a\u308a\u3001\u6c34\u306e\u4e0a\u3092\u6b69\u3044\u3066\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306e\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3078\u884c\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>30<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u98a8\u3092\u898b\u3066\u6050\u308d\u3057\u304f\u306a\u308a\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u304a\u307c\u308c\u304b\u3051\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u53eb\u3093\u3067\u3001\u300c\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u304a\u52a9\u3051\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>31<\/sup>\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u3059\u3050\u306b\u624b\u3092\u4f38\u3070\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u3092\u3064\u304b\u307e\u3048\u3066\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u8584\u3044\u8005\u3088\u3001\u306a\u305c\u7591\u3063\u305f\u306e\u304b\u300d\u3002<sup>32<\/sup>\u3075\u305f\u308a\u304c\u821f\u306b\u4e57\u308a\u8fbc\u3080\u3068\u3001\u98a8\u306f\u3084\u3093\u3067\u3057\u307e\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>33<\/sup>\u821f\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u3044\u305f\u8005\u305f\u3061\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3092\u62dd\u3057\u3066\u3001\u300c\u307b\u3093\u3068\u3046\u306b\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3059\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peter had enough faith to obey Jesus\u2019 command to come to Him on the water.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u6c34\u306e\u4e0a\u3092\u6b69\u3044\u3066\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u6765\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3068\u3044\u3046\u547d\u4ee4\u306b\u5f93\u3046\u3060\u3051\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, Peter didn\u2019t have the faith that Jesus could continually enable him to walk on the water regardless of the circumstances that surrounded him.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u5468\u56f2\u306e\u72b6\u6cc1\u306b\u304b\u304b\u308f\u3089\u305a\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u7d76\u3048\u305a\u6c34\u306e\u4e0a\u3092\u6b69\u3080\u529b\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306f\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Through this experience though, Peter learned that Jesus was right there to save him when he needed to be lifted up out of the water when he sank.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u7d4c\u9a13\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u6c88\u307f\u304b\u3051\u3001\u6c34\u304b\u3089\u6551\u3044\u4e0a\u3052\u3089\u308c\u308b\u5fc5\u8981\u304c\u3042\u308b\u6642\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u3059\u3050\u305d\u3070\u306b\u3044\u3066\u6551\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5b66\u3073\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This is something that we should remember as well.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3082\u5fc3\u306b\u7559\u3081\u3066\u304a\u304f\u3079\u304d\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Let us remember to keep our eyes on Jesus and to trust in Him to keep us from drowning due to our fear and doubt.\u3000 \u6050\u308c\u3084\u7591\u3044\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u6eba\u308c\u305d\u3046\u306b\u306a\u308b\u6642\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u76ee\u3092\u7559\u3081\u3001\u6551\u3044\u4e3b\u3092\u4fe1\u983c\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u899a\u3048\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Whenever we find ourselves in trying and difficult circumstances that are beyond our control, we should also cry out in faith, \u201cLord, save me!\u201d\u3000 \u5236\u5fa1\u4e0d\u80fd\u306a\u8a66\u7df4\u3084\u56f0\u96e3\u306b\u76f4\u9762\u3059\u308b\u6642\u306f\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u53eb\u3073\u6c42\u3081\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\u300c\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u52a9\u3051\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\uff01\u300d\u3068\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus will surely stretch out His hand and take hold of us.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u5fc5\u305a\u5fa1\u624b\u3092\u4f38\u3070\u3057\u3066\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u624b\u3092\u63e1\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As Peter continued to follow Jesus as his Lord, he was also fully made aware of his lack of spiritual insight.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u5f7c\u306e\u4e3b\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5f93\u3044\u7d9a\u3051\u308b\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u81ea\u3089\u306e\u970a\u7684\u306a\u6d1e\u5bdf\u529b\u306e\u6b20\u5982\u3092\u75db\u611f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Here again, we see the spiritual highs of Peter and the spiritual lows of Peter.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u3067\u3082\u307e\u305f\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306e\u970a\u7684\u306a\u9ad8\u307f\u3068\u4f4e\u307f\u304c\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Matthew 16:13-20\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\uff11\uff16\u7ae0\uff11\uff13\u7bc0\u2014\uff12\uff10\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>Now when Jesus came into the district of\u00a0Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples,\u00a0\u201cWho do people say that\u00a0the Son of Man is?\u201d\u00a0<sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>And they said, \u201cSome\u00a0<em>say<\/em>\u00a0John the Baptist; and others,\u00a0Elijah; but still others,\u00a0Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.\u201d\u00a0<sup>15\u00a0<\/sup>He said to them,\u00a0\u201cBut who do you say that I am?\u201d\u00a0<sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>Simon Peter answered, \u201cYou are\u00a0the Christ,\u00a0the Son of\u00a0the living God.\u201d\u00a0<sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>And Jesus said to him,\u00a0\u201cBlessed are you,\u00a0Simon\u00a0Barjona, because\u00a0flesh and blood did not reveal\u00a0<em>this<\/em>\u00a0to you, but My Father who is in heaven.\u00a0<sup>18\u00a0<\/sup>I also say to you that you are\u00a0Peter, and upon this\u00a0rock I will build My church; and the gates of\u00a0Hades will not overpower it.\u00a0<sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>I will give you\u00a0the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and\u00a0whatever you bind on earth\u00a0shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth\u00a0shall have been loosed in heaven.\u201d\u00a0<sup>20\u00a0<\/sup>Then He\u00a0warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was\u00a0the Christ. <sup>13<\/sup>\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u304c\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u30fb\u30ab\u30a4\u30b6\u30ea\u30e4\u306e\u5730\u65b9\u306b\u884c\u304b\u308c\u305f\u3068\u304d\u3001\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u306b\u5c0b\u306d\u3066\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u4eba\u3005\u306f\u4eba\u306e\u5b50\u3092\u3060\u308c\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304b\u300d\u3002<sup>14<\/sup>\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3042\u308b\u4eba\u3005\u306f\u30d0\u30d7\u30c6\u30b9\u30de\u306e\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u3060\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u307b\u304b\u306e\u4eba\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u30a8\u30ea\u30e4\u3060\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u3001\u307e\u305f\u3001\u30a8\u30ec\u30df\u30e4\u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u306e\u3072\u3068\u308a\u3060\u3001\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u8005\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u300d\u3002<sup>15<\/sup>\u305d\u3053\u3067\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u305d\u308c\u3067\u306f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u3060\u308c\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u304b\u300d\u3002<sup>16<\/sup>\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u30fb\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u7b54\u3048\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3053\u305d\u3001\u751f\u3051\u308b\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3067\u3059\u300d\u3002<sup>17<\/sup>\u3059\u308b\u3068\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u5f7c\u306b\u3080\u304b\u3063\u3066\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u30d0\u30eb\u30e8\u30ca\u30fb\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u3055\u3044\u308f\u3044\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3053\u306e\u4e8b\u3092\u3042\u3089\u308f\u3057\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u8840\u8089\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u5929\u306b\u3044\u307e\u3059\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u7236\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>18<\/sup>\u305d\u3053\u3067\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3082\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u8a00\u3046\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3053\u306e\u5ca9\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u6559\u4f1a\u3092\u5efa\u3066\u3088\u3046\u3002\u9ec4\u6cc9\u306e\u529b\u3082\u305d\u308c\u306b\u6253\u3061\u52dd\u3064\u3053\u3068\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3002<sup>19<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u5929\u56fd\u306e\u304b\u304e\u3092\u6388\u3051\u3088\u3046\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u5730\u4e0a\u3067\u3064\u306a\u3050\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u5929\u3067\u3082\u3064\u306a\u304c\u308c\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u5730\u4e0a\u3067\u89e3\u304f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u5929\u3067\u3082\u89e3\u304b\u308c\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<sup>20<\/sup>\u305d\u306e\u3068\u304d\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u304c\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3060\u308c\u306b\u3082\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u306f\u3044\u3051\u306a\u3044\u3068\u3001\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u3092\u6212\u3081\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peter must have felt exhilarated that his Lord Jesus had commended him and blessed him.\u3000\u3000\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u79f0\u8cdb\u3055\u308c\u3001\u795d\u798f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u304d\u3063\u3068\u80f8\u304c\u9ad8\u9cf4\u3063\u305f\u306b\u9055\u3044\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Here is what happened soon thereafter.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u76f4\u5f8c\u306b\u8d77\u3053\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u6b21\u306e\u901a\u308a\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Matthew 16:21-23\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\uff11\uff16\u7ae0\uff12\uff11\u7bc0\u2014\uff12\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>21\u00a0<\/sup>From that time\u00a0Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and\u00a0suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day.\u00a0<sup>22\u00a0<\/sup>Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, \u201cGod forbid\u00a0<em>it<\/em>, Lord! This shall never\u00a0happen to You.\u201d\u00a0<sup>23\u00a0<\/sup>But He turned and said to Peter,\u00a0\u201cGet behind Me,\u00a0Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on\u00a0God\u2019s interests, but man\u2019s.\u201d <sup>21<\/sup>\u3053\u306e\u6642\u304b\u3089\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306f\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u304c\u5fc5\u305a\u30a8\u30eb\u30b5\u30ec\u30e0\u306b\u884c\u304d\u3001\u9577\u8001\u3001\u796d\u53f8\u9577\u3001\u5f8b\u6cd5\u5b66\u8005\u305f\u3061\u304b\u3089\u591a\u304f\u306e\u82e6\u3057\u307f\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3001\u6bba\u3055\u308c\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u4e09\u65e5\u76ee\u306b\u3088\u307f\u304c\u3048\u308b\u3079\u304d\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3001\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u306b\u793a\u3057\u306f\u3058\u3081\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002<sup>22<\/sup>\u3059\u308b\u3068\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3092\u308f\u304d\u3078\u5f15\u304d\u5bc4\u305b\u3066\u3001\u3044\u3055\u3081\u306f\u3058\u3081\u3001\u300c\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u3068\u3093\u3067\u3082\u306a\u3044\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002\u305d\u3093\u306a\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308b\u306f\u305a\u306f\u3054\u3056\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>23<\/sup>\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u632f\u308a\u5411\u3044\u3066\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u30b5\u30bf\u30f3\u3088\u3001\u5f15\u304d\u3055\u304c\u308c\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u90aa\u9b54\u3092\u3059\u308b\u8005\u3060\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u795e\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u601d\u308f\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3001\u4eba\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u601d\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Peter had just confessed concerning his Lord Jesus, \u201cYou are the Christ, the Son of the living God.\u201d\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3001\u751f\u3051\u308b\u795e\u306e\u5fa1\u5b50\u3067\u3059\u300d\u3068\u544a\u767d\u3057\u305f\u3070\u304b\u308a\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And now Peter was rebuking Jesus, forbidding Him to do what He must do.\u3000 \u3068\u3053\u308d\u304c\u4eca\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u53f1\u8cac\u3057\u3001\u4e3b\u304c\u6210\u3055\u306d\u3070\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3053\u3068\u3092\u7981\u3058\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>One moment, Peter was being commended for having been given true spiritual revelation from the Heavenly Father.\u3000 \u4e00\u6642\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u5929\u306e\u7236\u304b\u3089\u771f\u306e\u970a\u7684\u5553\u793a\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3068\u79f0\u8cdb\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And in the next moment, Peter was being rebuked for being a stumbling block because he was siding himself with Satan, the father of lies.\u3000 \u6b21\u306e\u77ac\u9593\u306b\u306f\u3001\u507d\u308a\u306e\u7236\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30b5\u30bf\u30f3\u306b\u5473\u65b9\u3057\u305f\u305f\u3081\u3001\u3064\u307e\u305a\u304d\u306e\u77f3\u3068\u306a\u308b\u8005\u3068\u3057\u3066\u53f1\u8cac\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Talk about a spiritually rollercoaster experience!\u3000 \u307e\u3055\u306b\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\u970a\u7684\u306a\u30b8\u30a7\u30c3\u30c8\u30b3\u30fc\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u4f53\u9a13\u3068\u8a00\u3048\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff01<\/p>\n<p>This is how Peter was, and this is the Peter that Jesus loved and discipled to become a stable and strong part of the building up of His Church.\u3000 \u3053\u308c\u304c\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306e\u59ff\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u611b\u3057\u3001\u5f1f\u5b50\u3068\u3057\u3066\u80b2\u3066\u3001\u5fa1\u81ea\u8eab\u306e\u6559\u4f1a\u3092\u7bc9\u304f\u4e0a\u3067\u78ba\u56fa\u305f\u308b\u5f37\u56fa\u306a\u790e\u3068\u306a\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3055\u308c\u305f\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, Peter\u2019s training was not over.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306e\u8a13\u7df4\u306f\u307e\u3060\u7d42\u308f\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>There was still a valley that he needed to go through.\u3000 \u5f7c\u306b\u306f\u307e\u3060\u901a\u3089\u306d\u3070\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044\u8c37\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Peter was fully made aware of his limitations through his encounter with Jesus\u2019 arrest and subsequent trials that lead to the death of his Lord upon a cross.\u3000\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306e\u902e\u6355\u3068\u305d\u308c\u306b\u7d9a\u304f\u88c1\u5224\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u5341\u5b57\u67b6\u4e0a\u306e\u4e3b\u306e\u6b7b\u306b\u81f3\u308b\u904e\u7a0b\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u81ea\u3089\u306e\u9650\u754c\u3092\u75db\u611f\u3055\u305b\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He was even made aware of this before Jesus was arrested.\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u902e\u6355\u3055\u308c\u308b\u524d\u304b\u3089\u3001\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u609f\u3089\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Luke 22:31-34\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\uff12\uff12\u7ae0\uff13\uff11\u7bc0\u2014\uff13\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>31\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cSimon, Simon, behold,\u00a0Satan has\u00a0demanded\u00a0<em>permission<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0sift you like wheat;\u00a0<sup>32\u00a0<\/sup>but I\u00a0have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again,\u00a0strengthen your brothers.\u201d\u00a0<sup>33\u00a0<\/sup>But he said to Him, \u201cLord, with You I am ready to go both to prison and to death!\u201d\u00a0<sup>34\u00a0<\/sup>And He said,\u00a0\u201cI say to you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.\u201d <sup>31<\/sup>\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u3001\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u3001\u898b\u3088\u3001\u30b5\u30bf\u30f3\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u3092\u9ea6\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3075\u308b\u3044\u306b\u304b\u3051\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u9858\u3063\u3066\u8a31\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3002<sup>32<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u304c\u306a\u304f\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u7948\u3063\u305f\u3002\u305d\u308c\u3067\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u7acb\u3061\u76f4\u3063\u305f\u3068\u304d\u306b\u306f\u3001\u5144\u5f1f\u305f\u3061\u3092\u529b\u3065\u3051\u3066\u3084\u308a\u306a\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3002<sup>33<\/sup>\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u304c\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u7344\u306b\u3067\u3082\u3001\u307e\u305f\u6b7b\u306b\u81f3\u308b\u307e\u3067\u3082\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3068\u3054\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u884c\u304f\u899a\u609f\u3067\u3059\u300d\u3002<sup>34<\/sup>\u3059\u308b\u3068\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u304c\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u3088\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u304a\u304f\u3002\u304d\u3087\u3046\u3001\u9d8f\u304c\u9cf4\u304f\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u4e09\u5ea6\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u77e5\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u3060\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here, we see Jesus\u2019 intercession for Simon Peter.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u3067\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u30fb\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u57f7\u308a\u6210\u3057\u3092\u306a\u3055\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u69d8\u5b50\u304c\u898b\u3066\u3068\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Kind of like a Job moment in Peter\u2019s life.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306e\u4eba\u751f\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u3001\u3044\u308f\u3070\u30e8\u30d6\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u8a66\u7df4\u306e\u6642\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Peter was going to, so to speak, be put through the wringer by Satan.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u3044\u308f\u3070\u30b5\u30bf\u30f3\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u8a66\u7df4\u306e\u6e26\u306b\u5dfb\u304d\u8fbc\u307e\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Jesus assured Peter that he will come through it and be able to be the apostle that Jesus has called him to be to strengthen his fellow Christian brothers and sisters. \u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u8a66\u7df4\u3092\u4e57\u308a\u8d8a\u3048\u3001\u4e3b\u304c\u53ec\u3055\u308c\u305f\u4f7f\u5f92\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u4f7f\u547d\u3092\u679c\u305f\u3057\u3001\u5144\u5f1f\u59c9\u59b9\u3092\u5f37\u3081\u308b\u8005\u3068\u306a\u308c\u308b\u3068\u78ba\u7d04\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As many of you know, as Jesus had forewarned him, Peter ended up denying Jesus three times.\u3000 \u3054\u5b58\u77e5\u306e\u901a\u308a\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u4e88\u8a00\u901a\u308a\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u7d50\u5c40\u4e09\u5ea6\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u5426\u8a8d\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>All four Gospels clearly record Peter\u2019s denial of Jesus.\u3000\u56db\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\u5168\u3066\u304c\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306e\u5426\u8a8d\u3092\u660e\u78ba\u306b\u8a18\u9332\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, Luke\u2019s Gospel account expresses Peter\u2019s agony in doing so most vividly.\u3000\u305d\u306e\u4e2d\u3067 \u30eb\u30ab\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\u306f\u3001\u305d\u306e\u884c\u70ba\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306e\u82e6\u60a9\u3092\u6700\u3082\u9bae\u70c8\u306b\u4f1d\u3048\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Luke 22:59-62\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\uff12\uff12\u7ae0\uff15\uff19\u7bc0\u2014\uff16\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>59\u00a0<\/sup>After about an hour had passed, another man\u00a0<em>began<\/em>\u00a0to insist, saying, \u201cCertainly this man also was with Him,\u00a0for he is a Galilean too.\u201d\u00a0<sup>60\u00a0<\/sup>But Peter said, \u201cMan, I do not know what you are talking about.\u201d Immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.\u00a0<sup>61\u00a0<\/sup>The Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him,\u00a0\u201cBefore a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.\u201d\u00a0<sup>62\u00a0<\/sup>And he went out and wept bitterly. <sup>59<\/sup>\u7d04\u4e00\u6642\u9593\u305f\u3063\u3066\u304b\u3089\u3001\u307e\u305f\u307b\u304b\u306e\u8005\u304c\u8a00\u3044\u5f35\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u305f\u3057\u304b\u306b\u3053\u306e\u4eba\u3082\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3002\u3053\u306e\u4eba\u3082\u30ac\u30ea\u30e9\u30e4\u4eba\u306a\u306e\u3060\u304b\u3089\u300d\u3002<sup>60<\/sup>\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u308f\u304b\u3089\u306a\u3044\u300d\u3002\u3059\u308b\u3068\u3001\u5f7c\u304c\u307e\u3060\u8a00\u3044\u7d42\u3089\u306c\u3046\u3061\u306b\u3001\u305f\u3061\u307e\u3061\u3001\u9d8f\u304c\u9cf4\u3044\u305f\u3002<sup>61<\/sup>\u4e3b\u306f\u632f\u308a\u3080\u3044\u3066\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3081\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002\u305d\u306e\u3068\u304d\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u300c\u304d\u3087\u3046\u3001\u9d8f\u304c\u9cf4\u304f\u524d\u306b\u3001\u4e09\u5ea6\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u77e5\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u4e3b\u306e\u304a\u8a00\u8449\u3092\u601d\u3044\u51fa\u3057\u305f\u3002<sup>62<\/sup>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u5916\u3078\u51fa\u3066\u3001\u6fc0\u3057\u304f\u6ce3\u3044\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know about you, but what Luke recorded here, specifically, \u201cThe Lord turned and looked at Peter,\u201d is very chilling.\u3000\u7686\u3055\u3093\u306f\u3069\u3046\u601d\u3046\u304b\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001\u30eb\u30ab\u304c\u3053\u3053\u306b\u8a18\u9332\u3057\u305f\u300c\u4e3b\u306f\u632f\u308a\u8fd4\u3063\u3066\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u3092\u898b\u305f\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u7b87\u6240\u306f\u3001\u7279\u306b\u80cc\u7b4b\u304c\u51cd\u308b\u307b\u3069\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>To be looked at by Jesus who he loved and confessed allegiance to, but he had just denied three times!\u3000 \u611b\u3057\u3001\u5fe0\u8aa0\u3092\u8a93\u3063\u305f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u898b\u3064\u3081\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3068\u306f\uff01\u3057\u304b\u3082\u4e09\u5ea6\u3082\u5426\u5b9a\u3057\u305f\u76f4\u5f8c\u306b\uff01<\/p>\n<p>We cannot fully comprehend how horrible Peter must have felt at that moment.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u77ac\u9593\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u3069\u308c\u307b\u3069\u6050\u308d\u3057\u3044\u601d\u3044\u3092\u3057\u305f\u304b\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u306f\u7406\u89e3\u3067\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, we cannot fully comprehend how Jesus felt toward Peter at that moment.\u3000 \u540c\u6642\u306b\u3001\u305d\u306e\u77ac\u9593\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u62b1\u3044\u305f\u611f\u60c5\u3082\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u306f\u7406\u89e3\u3067\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, I believe that in Jesus\u2019 eyes, assuming that Peter\u2019s eyes met Jesus\u2019 eyes, Peter did not see disappointment or condemnation but rather love and compassion there.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u4eee\u306b\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306e\u76ee\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u76ee\u3068\u5408\u3063\u305f\u3068\u3059\u308c\u3070\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u76ee\u306b\u306f\u5931\u671b\u3084\u975e\u96e3\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u611b\u3068\u6190\u308c\u307f\u304c\u5bbf\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3068\u79c1\u306f\u4fe1\u3058\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I am sure it was the same gaze as that which Jesus had as He looked out at the people who stood before Him while He was on the cross, \u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u5341\u5b57\u67b6\u306b\u304b\u3051\u3089\u308c\u305f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u3001\u5fa1\u524d\u306b\u7acb\u3064\u4eba\u3005\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3081\u306a\u304c\u3089<\/p>\n<p>in which He prayed, \u201cFather, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.\u201d\u3000\u300c\u7236\u3088\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u304a\u8d66\u3057\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u3001\u4f55\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u304b\u5206\u304b\u3089\u305a\u306b\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u300d\u3068\u7948\u3089\u308c\u305f\u6642\u3068\u540c\u3058\u773c\u5dee\u3057\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306b\u9055\u3044\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The reality is that Peter really didn\u2019t know what he was doing.\u3000 \u73fe\u5b9f\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u81ea\u5206\u304c\u4f55\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u304b\u5206\u304b\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He was relying on his own ability to follow and serve Jesus rather than placing his complete faith and reliance in Jesus.\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5b8c\u5168\u306a\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3068\u4fe1\u983c\u3092\u7f6e\u304f\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u81ea\u3089\u306e\u529b\u3067\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5f93\u3044\u3001\u4ed5\u3048\u3088\u3046\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>After Jesus\u2019 crucifixion and resurrection, Peter was fully made aware of his lack of love through His encounter with the resurrected Jesus.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u5341\u5b57\u67b6\u5211\u3068\u5fa9\u6d3b\u306e\u5f8c\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u5fa9\u6d3b\u3057\u305f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3068\u306e\u51fa\u4f1a\u3044\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u81ea\u3089\u306e\u611b\u306e\u6b20\u5982\u3092\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u81ea\u899a\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>John 21:15-19\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff12\uff11\u7ae0\uff11\uff15\u7bc0\u2014\uff11\uff19\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>15\u00a0<\/sup>So when they had\u00a0finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,\u00a0\u201cSimon,\u00a0<em>son<\/em>\u00a0of John, do you\u00a0love Me more than these?\u201d\u00a0He said to Him, \u201cYes, Lord; You know that I\u00a0love You.\u201d He said to him,\u00a0\u201cTend\u00a0My lambs.\u201d\u00a0<sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>He said to him again a second time,\u00a0\u201cSimon,\u00a0<em>son<\/em>\u00a0of John, do you\u00a0love Me?\u201d\u00a0He said to Him, \u201cYes, Lord; You know that I\u00a0love You.\u201d He said to him,\u00a0\u201cShepherd My sheep.\u201d\u00a0<sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>He said to him the third time,\u00a0\u201cSimon,\u00a0<em>son<\/em>\u00a0of John, do you\u00a0love Me?\u201d\u00a0Peter was grieved because He said to him\u00a0the third time,\u00a0\u201cDo you\u00a0love Me?\u201d\u00a0And he said to Him, \u201cLord,\u00a0You know all things; You know that I\u00a0love You.\u201d Jesus said to him,\u00a0\u201cTend My sheep. <sup>18\u00a0<\/sup>Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were younger, you used to gird yourself and walk wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to\u00a0<em>go<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0<sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>Now this He said,\u00a0signifying by\u00a0what kind of death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him,\u00a0\u201cFollow Me!\u201d <sup>15<\/sup>\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u98df\u4e8b\u3092\u3059\u307e\u305b\u308b\u3068\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u30fb\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u5b50\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u3088\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u3053\u306e\u4eba\u305f\u3061\u304c\u611b\u3059\u308b\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306b\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u611b\u3059\u308b\u304b\u300d\u3002\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u611b\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u3054\u5b58\u3058\u3067\u3059\u300d\u3002\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u5f7c\u306b\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u5c0f\u7f8a\u3092\u990a\u3044\u306a\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3002<sup>16<\/sup>\u307e\u305f\u3082\u3046\u4e00\u5ea6\u5f7c\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u5b50\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u3088\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u611b\u3059\u308b\u304b\u300d\u3002\u5f7c\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u611b\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u3054\u5b58\u3058\u3067\u3059\u300d\u3002\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u5f7c\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u7f8a\u3092\u98fc\u3044\u306a\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3002<sup>17<\/sup>\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u4e09\u5ea6\u76ee\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u5b50\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u3088\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u611b\u3059\u308b\u304b\u300d\u3002\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u611b\u3059\u308b\u304b\u300d\u3068\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u304c\u4e09\u5ea6\u3082\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u5fc3\u3092\u3044\u305f\u3081\u3066\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u3059\u3079\u3066\u3092\u3054\u5b58\u3058\u3067\u3059\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u611b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u304a\u308f\u304b\u308a\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u300d\u3002\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u5f7c\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u7f8a\u3092\u990a\u3044\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002<sup>18<\/sup>\u3088\u304f\u3088\u304f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u304a\u304f\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u82e5\u304b\u3063\u305f\u6642\u306b\u306f\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u3067\u5e2f\u3092\u3057\u3081\u3066\u3001\u601d\u3044\u306e\u307e\u307e\u306b\u6b69\u304d\u307e\u308f\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u5e74\u3092\u3068\u3063\u3066\u304b\u3089\u306f\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u624b\u3092\u306e\u3070\u3059\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308d\u3046\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u307b\u304b\u306e\u4eba\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u5e2f\u3092\u7d50\u3073\u3064\u3051\u3001\u884c\u304d\u305f\u304f\u306a\u3044\u6240\u3078\u9023\u308c\u3066\u884c\u304f\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<sup>19<\/sup>\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u3069\u3093\u306a\u6b7b\u306b\u65b9\u3067\u3001\u795e\u306e\u6804\u5149\u3092\u3042\u3089\u308f\u3059\u304b\u3092\u793a\u3059\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u304a\u8a71\u3057\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u3053\u3046\u8a71\u3057\u3066\u304b\u3089\u3001\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u304d\u306a\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through this intimate time with his Lord Jesus, Peter was once again made aware of His calling as Jesus\u2019 apostle.\u3000 \u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3068\u306e\u3053\u306e\u89aa\u5bc6\u306a\u6642\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u518d\u3073\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u4f7f\u5f92\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u53ec\u3057\u304c\u81ea\u899a\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And then on the day of Pentecost, Peter was fully made aware that His calling as Jesus\u2019 apostle was being fulfilled by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit \u305d\u3057\u3066\u4e94\u65ec\u7bc0\u306e\u65e5\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u305d\u306e\u65e5\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u4ed6\u306e\u4f7f\u5f92\u3084\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u3068\u5171\u306b\u6ce8\u304c\u308c\u305f\u8056\u970a\u306e\u529b\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001<\/p>\n<p>that was poured out upon him and Jesus\u2019 other apostles and disciples on that day.\u3000\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u4f7f\u5f92\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u53ec\u3057\u304c\u6210\u5c31\u3057\u3064\u3064\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u81ea\u899a\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What took place on that day is recorded for us in detail in Acts 2.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u65e5\u306b\u8d77\u3053\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u4f7f\u5f92\u884c\u4f1d\u7b2c\uff12\u7ae0\u306b\u8a73\u7d30\u306b\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>After the Holy Spirit was poured out upon them, Peter gave a sermon in response to the amazed crowd that had gathered around them as Jesus\u2019 disciples spoke in various languages.\u3000 \u8056\u970a\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u6ce8\u304c\u308c\u305f\u5f8c\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u304c\u69d8\u3005\u306a\u8a00\u8a9e\u3067\u8a9e\u308a\u304b\u3051\u308b\u3068\u3001\u9a5a\u3044\u305f\u7fa4\u8846\u304c\u96c6\u307e\u3063\u3066\u304d\u3066\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u5411\u304b\u3063\u3066\u8aac\u6559\u3092\u884c\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Peter explained that what was being observed by all of them was based on the fulfillment of God\u2019s promise given in the Old Testament Scriptures \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u7686\u304c\u76ee\u306e\u5f53\u305f\u308a\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u65e7\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u305f\u795e\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u304c\u3001<\/p>\n<p>through the sending of His Son Jesus Christ, who was crucified, buried, resurrected and ascended back to heaven.\u3000\u5341\u5b57\u67b6\u306b\u304b\u3051\u3089\u308c\u3001\u846c\u3089\u308c\u3001\u5fa9\u6d3b\u3057\u3001\u5929\u306b\u6607\u3089\u308c\u305f\u5fa1\u5b50\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u9063\u308f\u3057\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u6210\u5c31\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u57fa\u3065\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u8aac\u660e\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Peter made it clear that their ability to speak in various languages was made possible because as God\u2019s Son, the resurrected and exalted Christ Jesus, \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u69d8\u3005\u306a\u8a00\u8a9e\u3067\u8a9e\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u5fa9\u6d3b\u3057\u6804\u5149\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3068\u3044\u3046\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u304c\u3001<\/p>\n<p>poured forth God\u2019s promise of the Holy Spirit upon them.\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u8056\u970a\u3068\u3044\u3046\u795e\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u3092\u6ce8\u304e\u51fa\u3057\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3060\u3068\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We then see the result of Peter\u2019s Spirit-led message to the crowd that was gathered there in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u30da\u30f3\u30c6\u30b3\u30b9\u30c6\u306e\u65e5\u306b\u30a8\u30eb\u30b5\u30ec\u30e0\u306b\u96c6\u307e\u3063\u305f\u7fa4\u8846\u306b\u5411\u3051\u3066\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u8056\u970a\u306b\u5c0e\u304b\u308c\u3066\u8a9e\u3063\u305f\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u306e\u7d50\u679c\u3092\u76ee\u306b\u3059\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Acts 2:37-41\uff08\u4f7f\u5f92\u884c\u4f1d\uff12\u7ae0\uff13\uff17\u7bc0\u2014\uff14\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>37\u00a0<\/sup>Now when they heard\u00a0<em>this<\/em>, they were\u00a0pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, \u201cBrethren,\u00a0what shall we do?\u201d\u00a0<sup>38\u00a0<\/sup>Peter\u00a0<em>said<\/em>\u00a0to them, \u201cRepent, and each of you be\u00a0baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.\u00a0<sup>39\u00a0<\/sup>For\u00a0the promise is for you and your children and for all who are\u00a0far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.\u201d\u00a0<sup>40\u00a0<\/sup>And with many other words he solemnly\u00a0testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, \u201cBe saved from this\u00a0perverse generation!\u201d\u00a0<sup>41\u00a0<\/sup>So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand\u00a0souls. <sup>37<\/sup>\u4eba\u3005\u306f\u3053\u308c\u3092\u805e\u3044\u3066\u3001\u5f37\u304f\u5fc3\u3092\u523a\u3055\u308c\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u3084\u307b\u304b\u306e\u4f7f\u5f92\u305f\u3061\u306b\u3001\u300c\u5144\u5f1f\u305f\u3061\u3088\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u3069\u3046\u3057\u305f\u3089\u3088\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>38<\/sup>\u3059\u308b\u3068\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u7b54\u3048\u305f\u3001\u300c\u6094\u3044\u6539\u3081\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u3072\u3068\u308a\u3073\u3068\u308a\u304c\u7f6a\u306e\u3086\u308b\u3057\u3092\u5f97\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u540d\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30d0\u30d7\u30c6\u30b9\u30de\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u305d\u3046\u3059\u308c\u3070\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u8056\u970a\u306e\u8cdc\u7269\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002<sup>39<\/sup>\u3053\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u306f\u3001\u308f\u308c\u3089\u306e\u4e3b\u306a\u308b\u795e\u306e\u53ec\u3057\u306b\u3042\u305a\u304b\u308b\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u8005\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u3068\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u3068\u3001\u9060\u304f\u306e\u8005\u4e00\u540c\u3068\u306b\u3001\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300d\u3002<sup>40<\/sup>\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u307b\u304b\u306b\u306a\u304a\u591a\u304f\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u3067\u3042\u304b\u3057\u3092\u306a\u3057\u3001\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u300c\u3053\u306e\u66f2\u3063\u305f\u6642\u4ee3\u304b\u3089\u6551\u308f\u308c\u3088\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u52e7\u3081\u305f\u3002<sup>41<\/sup>\u305d\u3053\u3067\u3001\u5f7c\u306e\u52e7\u3081\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3044\u308c\u305f\u8005\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u30d0\u30d7\u30c6\u30b9\u30de\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u304c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u65e5\u3001\u4ef2\u9593\u306b\u52a0\u308f\u3063\u305f\u3082\u306e\u304c\u4e09\u5343\u4eba\u307b\u3069\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thereafter, Peter had many opportunities to proclaim the message of salvation and the fulfillment of God\u2019s promise through Jesus Christ.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u6551\u3044\u306e\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u3068\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u6210\u5c31\u3057\u305f\u795e\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u3092\u5ba3\u3079\u4f1d\u3048\u308b\u591a\u304f\u306e\u6a5f\u4f1a\u3092\u5f97\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And through the convicting work of the Holy Spirit, many people came to the saving knowledge of Jesus as their Lord and Savior.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u6709\u7f6a\u3092\u81ea\u899a\u3055\u305b\u308b\u8056\u970a\u306e\u50cd\u304d\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u591a\u304f\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u304c\u6551\u3044\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3092\u4e3b\u3068\u3057\u3066\u77e5\u308b\u306b\u81f3\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Peter truly enjoyed the blessings of experiencing God\u2019s intervention in his life.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u81ea\u3089\u306e\u4eba\u751f\u306b\u4ecb\u5165\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u795d\u798f\u3092\u771f\u306b\u4eab\u53d7\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Peter truly experienced God at work in his life.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u81ea\u3089\u306e\u4eba\u751f\u306b\u50cd\u3044\u3066\u304a\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u771f\u306b\u4f53\u9a13\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He was sifted by Satan but came out on the other side made strong in the Holy Spirit through Jesus\u2019 intercession.\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u30b5\u30bf\u30f3\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3075\u308b\u3044\u306b\u304b\u3051\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u57f7\u308a\u6210\u3057\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u8056\u970a\u306b\u5f37\u3081\u3089\u308c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u8a66\u7df4\u3092\u4e57\u308a\u8d8a\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Through the hills and valleys and the ups and downs in his life, Peter learned to trust in and hold on more tightly to his Lord Jesus Christ.\u3000 \u4eba\u751f\u306e\u8d77\u4f0f\u3084\u5c71\u8c37\u3001\u6d6e\u304d\u6c88\u307f\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u4fe1\u983c\u3057\u3001\u3088\u308a\u5f37\u304f\u3059\u304c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5b66\u3073\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We too would do well to do the same.\u3000\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3082\u540c\u69d8\u306b\u6b69\u3080\u3053\u3068\u304c\u5927\u5207\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In closing, I would like to read a portion of what Peter wrote to the believers that were scattered throughout Asia Minor that he had ministered to.\u3000 \u6700\u5f8c\u306b\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u5c0f\u30a2\u30b8\u30a2\u5404\u5730\u306b\u6563\u3089\u3070\u3063\u305f\u4fe1\u5f92\u305f\u3061\uff08\u5f7c\u304c\u7267\u4f1a\u3057\u305f\u4eba\u3005\uff09\u306b\u8a18\u3057\u305f\u624b\u7d19\u306e\u4e00\u90e8\u3092\u6717\u8aad\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>1 Peter 5:5-11\uff08\u7b2c\u4e00\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\uff15\u7ae0\uff15\u7bc0\u2014\uff11\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong>and all of you, clothe yourselves with\u00a0humility toward one another, for\u00a0God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble. <sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>Therefore\u00a0humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,\u00a0<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>casting all your\u00a0anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.\u00a0<sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>Be of sober\u00a0<em>spirit<\/em>,\u00a0be on the alert. Your adversary,\u00a0the devil, prowls around like a roaring\u00a0lion, seeking someone to devour.\u00a0<sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>But resist him,\u00a0firm in\u00a0<em>your<\/em>\u00a0faith, knowing that\u00a0the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your\u00a0brethren who are in the world.\u00a0<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>After you have suffered\u00a0for a little while, the\u00a0God of all grace, who\u00a0called you to His\u00a0eternal glory in Christ, will Himself\u00a0perfect,\u00a0confirm, strengthen\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0establish you.\u00a0<sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>To Him\u00a0<em>be<\/em>\u00a0dominion forever and ever. Amen. 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who himself had experienced being sifted by Satan, reminds us of the real enemy that is out to get us.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u81ea\u8eab\u3001\u30b5\u30bf\u30f3\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3075\u308b\u3044\u306b\u304b\u3051\u3089\u308c\u305f\u7d4c\u9a13\u3092\u6301\u3064\u8005\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3092\u9665\u308c\u3088\u3046\u3068\u3059\u308b\u771f\u306e\u6575\u3092\u601d\u3044\u51fa\u3055\u305b\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, he reminds us that just as Jesus interceded for him, and he was able to come out stronger after that experience, \u540c\u6642\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u5f7c\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u57f7\u308a\u6210\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u305d\u306e\u7d4c\u9a13\u3092\u7d4c\u3066\u3088\u308a\u5f37\u304f\u306a\u308c\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001<\/p>\n<p>we too will be perfected, confirmed, strengthened and established by God.\u3000\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3082\u307e\u305f\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u5b8c\u5168\u3068\u3055\u308c\u3001\u78ba\u304b\u306a\u8005\u3068\u3055\u308c\u3001\u5f37\u3081\u3089\u308c\u3001\u5805\u304f\u7acb\u305f\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u6559\u3048\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And in all of this, we are to maintain an attitude of humility, relying on the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, whose dominion is forever and ever.\u3000\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3053\u306e\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u8b19\u905c\u306a\u59ff\u52e2\u3092\u4fdd\u3061\u3001\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u6075\u307f\u306b\u983c\u3089\u306d\u3070\u306a\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u305d\u306e\u4e3b\u6a29\u306f\u6c38\u9060\u306b\u7d9a\u304f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He is indeed the Lord of the hills and valleys and everything in between.\u3000 \u4e3b\u306f\u78ba\u304b\u306b\u3001\u5c71\u3082\u8c37\u3082\u3001\u305d\u306e\u9593\u306e\u3042\u3089\u3086\u308b\u3082\u306e\u306e\u4e3b\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Like Peter, let us continually put our trust in our Lord Jesus Christ and follow Him.\u3000 \u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3082\u7d76\u3048\u305a\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u4fe1\u983c\u3057\u3001\u4e3b\u306b\u5f93\u3044\u7d9a\u3051\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Let us pray. \u304a\u7948\u308a\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>\u672c\u65e5\u306e\u304a\u3082\u3061\u304b\u3048\u308a<\/p>\n<p>\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b7\u3099\u306e\u4e2d\u3066\u3099\u53c2\u7167\u3057\u305f\u8056\u53e5: \u8a69\u7bc723\u7bc74\u7bc0\u300150\u7bc710~12\u7bc0\u3001139\u7bc77~10\u7bc0\u3001\u30de\u30bf\u30a414\u7ae022~33\u7bc0\u300116\u7ae013~23\u7bc0\u3001 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