Craft

Give a Fishnet Coloring Page and markers or crayons to each child. Give children time to color their pages while you lead the discussion below.

How do you think Peter felt when he chose to go fishing again; do you think he was looking forward to it?

Once before, Jesus had performed a similar miracle for the disciples when they were fishing. Why do you think Jesus performed a miracle like this again? So they would remember and know it was Him, as only Jesus could do this!

After choosing to follow Jesus, do you think you could ever be at peace and happy inside if you left Him to follow your own ways? Why or why not?

Jesus came to Peter and called out to him after he had failed in a time of weakness. How can that comfort us when we sin or make a bad choice?

Give a mesh square to each child and have them place it over the fish they have colored. Optional: give them goldfish-shaped crackers to place inside the net. Assist them as necessary to tape at least two sides of the net in place.

Let’s say our SuperTruth together: “Jesus calls out to me when I fail.”

Peter was sad and confused with all that had happened when Jesus was arrested and crucified. He had denied Jesus, and his life seemed meaningless. Yet Jesus wasn’t finished with Peter! After the resurrection, He came to Peter, while he and the other disciples were fishing, to perform a miracle and call Peter to follow Him again! Peter’s life changed when Jesus first came to him, and he could not go back to his old life! Even when we fail, Jesus calls out to us with grace, mercy, love, and forgiveness.