Peter's Rooster
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Peter’s Rooster
Peter’s Rooster
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Intro
Intro
When I was in high school, I liked a girl. I liked her so much that I made a point to hang out with her. We planned it all out. We were going to the mall. I was going to pick her up from her house and take her to the mall. We’d walk around and then I’d take her home. I know… it was exciting times.
When I was in high school, I liked a girl. I liked her so much that I made a point to hang out with her. We were going to the mall. I was going to pick her up from her house and take her to the mall. We’d walk around and then I’d take her home. I had a time limit though, because I had to be home at a specific time for my parents.
It was a Wednesday night and I told my parents that I was going to youth group. I went a different way and went to her house, picked her up and we spent some time at the mall. I had just enough time to drop her off and then head back home. No big deal. So I thought.
Well, Sunday came and I went to church with my family. The youth pastor’s wife came to me and said, “We missed you at youth group on Wednesday.” I just shrugged and said that I was sick.
Church hadn’t begun yet and my dad lead from the lobby back to our car in .05 seconds. My mom and sister went to the service. He gave me a long talk about telling the truth and how important it was.
Unfortunately it wasn’t the last time I’d have to hear that talk.
Looking back I realized that he sat me down because he loved me, because he wanted me to do the right thing as I continued to grow up.
Even as an adult I still don’t always do the right thing. I’m now on the other end of truth-telling as I raise my kids.
Luckily I wasn’t the first person to lie to someone.
Tonight we are going to spend some time looking at the disciple of Jesus, Peter. He was often outspoken. He often didn’t shy away from telling people how he felt.
We’re going to spend our time in and 27.
Jesus just finished the Last Supper with his disciples. They end their time together with communion as well as the singing of a hymn. They go from there to the Mount of Olives where the Garden of Gethsemane was located.
Matthew records the account as follows:
31 Then Jesus said to them, “Tonight all of you will run away because of Me, for it is written:
I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.
32 But after I have been resurrected, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”
33 Peter told Him, “Even if everyone runs away because of You, I will never run away!”
34 “I assure you,” Jesus said to him, “tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times!”
35 “Even if I have to die with You,” Peter told Him, “I will never deny You!” And all the disciples said the same thing.
31 Then Jesus said to them, “Tonight all of you will run away because of Me, for it is written:
I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.
32 But after I have been resurrected, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”
33 Peter told Him, “Even if everyone runs away because of You, I will never run away!”
34 “I assure you,” Jesus said to him, “tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times!”
35 “Even if I have to die with You,” Peter told Him, “I will never deny You!” And all the disciples said the same thing.
I will never...
I will never...
Maybe you’ve said something similar to Peter and the other disciples.
“I hope that if I’m ever in that situation I would not be afraid and hold my ground!”
Maybe you’ve had thoughts similar to, “I hope that if I’m ever in that situation I would not be afraid and hold my ground!”
After Jesus says these words he goes by himself to pray in the Garden before he is arrested.
When Jesus gets arrested Peter follows at a distance and sits in the courtyard as Jesus is being falsely accused inside the courtroom with the Sanhedrin.
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant approached him and she said, “You were with Jesus the Galilean too.”
But he denied it in front of everyone: “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant approached him and she said, “You were with Jesus the Galilean too.”
But he denied it in front of everyone: “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant approached him and she said, “You were with Jesus the Galilean too.”
But he denied it in front of everyone: “I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
When he had gone out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene!”
1. Denial of knowledge
Peter is sitting outside near the fire. It’s dimly lit and his face is shown in the fire. A servant came to him and immediately recognized Peter as being with Jesus. She spoke up and said, “You were with Jesus too!”
She must have spoken loud enough to get everyone’s attention, because “he denied it in front of everyone”.
Without thinking of the consequences for his actions he denied being with Jesus. Maybe you have talked without thinking.
It’s the foot in the mouth statement that could have been avoided.
1. Denial of knowledge
Peter left the courtyard.
When he had gone out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene!”
And again he denied it with an oath, “I don’t know the man!”
2. Denial of Relationship
In court when a person is giving testimony they are asked to pledge an oath of, “telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth...”
Peter just denied knowledge and a relationship with Jesus. “I don’t know the man”
This is the man who descended from heaven and came in the form of a baby born, not in a hospital, but in a feeding trough. He grew up and was fully God and fully man, knowing the past, present and future of the whole universe.... He even chose Peter as his closest friend. He knew, really knew Peter like no other person on earth knew him.
And Peter goes fluffs it off and denies he even had knowledge or a relationship???
After a little while those standing there approached and said to Peter, “You certainly are one of them, since even your accent gives you away.”
Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath, “I do not know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed,
3. Denial of Self-Control
This is similar to the type of cursing that might take place when someone cuts us off in traffic. It is a type when we lose our cool. We have no self-control and we often hurt others with our words.
Maybe there have been times when you’ve hurt someone with your words.
Bottom line: our sinfulness needs forgiveness.
I have 5 kids ages 9 and younger. Most times they are obedient and a joy to be around. There are some occasions when that isn’t the case. They disobey and fight with each other, etc. There are times when I find myself saying that the older one is responsible, while the younger one is not. That’s not the complete truth. The younger child is still growing into their responsibilities and often times I have put them in a box because… they’re just 2 years old.
Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath, “I do not know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed,
and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.
Maybe you’ve had an experience where the emotion was overwhelming and you wept bitterly.
Just like I lied to my parents.... I am a sinful person and I need the forgiveness of Jesus.
Our sinfulness needs forgiveness.
But that wasn’t the end of Peter…
After Jesus resurrection he was forgiven and restored. Distance separated Jesus and Peter, but more that that it was Peter’s sin.
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When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said to Him, “You know that I love You.” “Feed My lambs,” He told him.
“Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” Supposing He was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you’ve removed Him, tell me where you’ve put Him, and I will take Him away.”
“Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” Supposing He was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you’ve removed Him, tell me where you’ve put Him, and I will take Him away.”
Jesus asked him three times, “Do you love me?”
Jesus asked him three times, “Do you love me?”
Feed my lambs, Shepherd my sheep, Feed my sheep.
Peter went on to spread the Gospel and was instrumental in the spread of the first century church.
Our sinfulness needs forgiveness
Our sinfulness needs forgiveness
Our sinfulness needs forgiveness
We are sinners in need of forgiveness. It is only through the blood of Jesus that a person is able to attain heaven. It is simply by grace through faith that is not from anything we do. It is a gift of God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
As we prepare to take communion, maybe there’s something that you need to ask the Lord to forgive. Give that to Him tonight so that you can be forgiven.