A Craggy Pebble Becomes a Smooth Rock

Book excerpt: Simon Peter began his walk with Christ in an encounter by the seashore. He continued his journey following Jesus by learning, stumbling, falling, and getting up again. After Jesus’s crucifixion, Peter was transformed from a confused disciple into a courageous apostle who crossed many boundaries in order to share the gospel. He became a seasoned leader whom the Lord used to prepare His people for the challenges they would face as they lived out their faith in a hostile world. Uplifting and engaging, A Craggy Pebble Becomes a Smooth Rock offers a study of the life and ministry of Simon Peter. It reveals how the Lord shaped Peter into an apostle whose testimony continues to inspire believers everywhere and demonstrates how the Lord can take you from where you are in Christ and mold you into a mature disciple. We have so much to learn about ourselves in the life of this great apostle. Each event in his life created a spoke in the wheel that moved the Gospel to the known world. And from his example, you can grow to be the person Jesus is molding you to be, someone who will project Him in all aspects of your life, both publicly and privately.