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Introduction

There was once this boy who played basketball.

He loved the game of basketball and he would spend countless hours practicing his craft to be better and to improve his game.

He was dedicated to this game and wanted to be the best he could be.

One day this young man was in a game and he was going up for a layup and his knee buckled and instantly fell to the ground.

After this he rested and took an Xray which the Xray came back negative.

The xrays came back negative.

They informed the young man after the xray to get an Mri to be on the safe side.

Not only get the MRI but to take some time off for a few weeks.

So this young man took a few weeks out but his MRI appointment wasn’t until a month and half later.

During this time the young mans knee started feeling better full range of motion was there.

He was able to move, cut, Jump, all of these above.

His knee felt great.

So the story goes on and The young man got the MRI and about 2 weeks later the MRI came back and the report was that his ACL was torn.

The Young man was in denial he didn’t want to believe it he could run jump and cut do everything but his ACL was torn he didn’t want to believe it but it was torn.

Many times in life we find ourselves in situations where we are in denial about things.

Okay you don’t believe no matter what you think or believe life without mask and covid 19 isn’t going anywhere soon.

And many times we find ourselves believing that this pandemic is over even when we see the numbers rising people still dying and getting sick but we are in denial that this pandemic is over and is going to end.

Thats just how it is with some christians we find ourselves making everything look good on the outside when we have structural damage on the inside that we find denying it because of how we are able to make things look with our outer appearance.

What I like about the story of the young man even though on the outside his knee looked fine and he could do things but on the inside it was still damaged and the more he cut and ran and jumped he was just making more damage to the inside of his knee and the more damage means more needs to be repaired.

We have christians who like to make things seem like its all good on the outside.

They come and sing and shout and pray but in all reality they are damaged on the inside.

They find themselves in denial with being structurally damaged on the inside and they keep doing things that are damaging their inside even more.

And I just stop by to let somebody know today that its time to be repaired.

You’ve been in denial long enough.

So i came this morning to speak over you life to be Healed in Jesus Name.

The time of being in denial is over but its time to stand firm on Gods word and let him heal you.

Christians have no reason to be in denial when we have christ on our side, but there are times when find ourselves in denial and believing things of the World More than things of the Word.

In our Sermonic Dissertation today we see first hand how you can be in christ walking with christ and still be in denial and deny him.

Today We look at the book of Matthew where we see one of Jesus own denies him.

Peter Denied christ.

It throws me for a loop on how Peter Could Deny christ.

Pastor Brown it didn’t make sense to me because if you look at the life of peter.

Peter was a disciple, Peter was one of the 12 apostles, Peter was a follower of christ.

We can see throughout this whole gospel of the book of Matthew peter was one that was seen a-lot.

Lets take a look we see in the earlier chapters of matthew about the many things that Peter did.

We see in Matthew 14 27-31

We see here the faith of peter.

Jesus is walking on the water and peter’s faith bids him to ask jesus a Question he Says Lord if its You let me come.

Jesus Tells peter to come and peter gets out of the boat and begins to walk.

I want to pause right here and tell somebody you been in the boat long enough but its time to step out of the boat.

You say you have faith and trust in God but you are afraid to get out of the boat.

Look at your neighbor and say Get out the Boat.

You have the faith God is just waiting on you get out of the Boat.

I come against the spirit of fear and charge you today to get out of the Boat.

Its time to be a water walker.

Dry land was good for a season but God has more for you if you just Get out Of the BOAT!!!

But something happened to peter when he got out the boat.

He Began to walk and while walking on this water The bible says he sees the wind and the waves and he becomes terrified and begins to sink.

In other words denial creeps in on peter he begins to let the mighty winds and waves cause him to take his eyes off of Jesus.

If i may use my sanctified imagination that I believe Peter began to say to him self its no way I’m walking on water with this crazy storm out here its no way i’m doing it and once he began to say that he began to look and thats where he messed up at.

Peter Looks at the winds and waves and begins to sink.

When he begins to sink he calls on the master to save him Jesus picks peter up from sinking and says these words, Oh ye of little faith, Why did you doubt me.

Peter allowed denial to sink in thats what caused him to stop looking towards jesus and to start looking at the winds and the waves.

But what i like about this is that Jesus tells him oh ye of little faith.

Brothers and sisters when we let denial sink in our faith will be little.

If we don’t want to have little faith we must not let denial slip in but keep your focus on Jesus.

I just want to stop right here and ask a question is your focus on jesus.

The storms of life are going to rise winds are going to blow rain is going to fall but you must remain focus on Jesus.

Because Jesus is the one who will be there with you to get you through your storm.

When you tried your parents and they left you and when you tried your boyfriend and girlfriend and they left you Jesus will be there.

They use to sing a song He was there all the time the lord was there all the time waiting patiently in line He was there all the time.

The bible reminds me that some trust in horses and some in chariots but we will remember the lord our God.

Some trust in horoscopes and in burning sage trust in their money and job but i Stopped by to tell you to keep your trust and focus on Jesus.

Look at your neighbor and ask them where is your focus.

Keep your focus on Jesus.

Now we see Peter 2 chapters later in chapter 16.

Matthew 16:13-19

Peter becomes the spokesman for the disciples right here.

The disciples had been with Jesus for some time by now but Jesus Ask a question.

He Says Who do men say that I Am.

The disciples begin to answer by saying they say you are one of the prophets or John the baptist.

Then he asked them well since you have been walking with me and who do you say that I am, and one disciple by the name of peter spoke up and though art the christ the son of the living God.

Jesus said Peter Flesh and Blood didn’t reveal this to you but my Father in Heaven has revealed this to you and for this reason Simon Peter you are blessed.

My brothers and sisters if jesus were to ask you a question how would you answer.

Peter here is walking in the spirit he realizes that it is christ who is the Messiah the Son of the God, The question was asked to all of them but it was peter that Answered correctly.

Are you answering correctly?

Has God given you a revelation of who he is?

God is

Jehovah Jireh- The Lord That Provides

He is Jehovah Shalom- The Lord of Peace

He is- Jehovah Rophe- The Lord that heals

He is Jehovah Uzzi - The Lord My strength

He is Jehovah Nissi- The Lord My Banner

He is A Waymaker

He is a Miracle Worker

He is a Light in the darkness

Grandma would say he is my leaning post

He is my walking stick

He is my all in all.

And if you can’t remember that Just remember He is Jesus the one Who Bled Suffered and Died., rose on the third day, just for you.

Just look at somebody and ask them do you know who he is?

That was the wrong person Look at somebody else and ask them Do you know who he is?

The Lord Blesses Peter For Knowing who he Was.

Now we we see peter in this same chapter a few verses later being rebuked.

Peter Had a roller coaster ride it seemed like Every-time he would do something Good he would mess up and do Something bad.

Peter just a few verses Later let Denial creep in yet again.

If you go back and read the text it tells us that Jesus is telling His disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and that he will have to die.

He is telling his disciples that and of course you had the one spokeperson who was going to speak up and that was peter.

Peter Begins to say he forbids this and says this cannot happen to you, But Jesus Spoke and Told Peter Get Thee Behind Me Satan.