A Denial: Peter's Shame and God's Grace
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Opening Prayer
Introduction
Disappointing people
34 Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”
58 And Peter was following him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with the guards to see the end.
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Exposition
69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.”
70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.”
71 And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
72 And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.”
34 But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God,
73 After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you.”
74 Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
NASB (ESV “began to invoke a curse upon himself)
The word for curse requires a direct object
75 And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.
Remember...
33 Peter answered him, “Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.”
35 Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the disciples said the same.
Observations
I. Jesus is the True Prophet
I. Jesus is the True Prophet
Contrast with Matthew 26:68
68 saying, “Prophesy to us, you Christ! Who is it that struck you?”
Application
Trust Jesus’ Word
II. Even the strongest of disciples fail
II. Even the strongest of disciples fail
Application
Don’t expect to be perfect
Don’t look for “super-Christian” idols
III. Peter’s repentance begins with weeping over his sin
III. Peter’s repentance begins with weeping over his sin
Application
Weep over your sin
Conclusion
Comparison between Peter and Judas.
10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
Prayer of Thanksgiving