Simon Peter: The Training Years

Simon Peter

The Training Years

What do you think of when you hear the name ‘Simon Peter’? Many immediately remember the time he denied three times that he knew Jesus — at the very time when Jesus was about to face the death penalty and needed his friends’ support the most. But there is much more to Peter than that notable failure.7

In this, the first of two books on Simon Peter’s life, Helen Clark shows us that his story is not one of failure, but one that should encourage us if we want to be followers of Jesus. This uneducated fisherman made some terrible mistakes, but Jesus still loved him and gradually made him into a bold follower who would eventually be a great preacher and powerfully used by God.

We may find that we are more like Simon Peter than we thought, and that we make the same mistakes he made — but we can be transformed by following Jesus just as he was.

Contents

1. The Messiah has come
2. Simon meets Jesus for the first time
3. The Calling
4. “Follow Me” – but what does that really mean?
5. Through the stroms
6. Simon becomes Peter
7. Peter gets off to a bad start
8. Peter witnesses the transfiguration
9.  … and the lessons continue

About the Author

Helen Clark was brought up in a Christian home in England and became a Christian at the age of sixteen. She has followed a career in nursing for over fifteen years and in her spare time has been involved in youth work. She married in 2006 and now lives in Durban, South Africa, with her husband Stuart. Helen is the author of Ruth: More Than A Love Story and the other book of this set on Simon Peter, titled Simon Peter: Challenging Times.