Sermons About Denial
Radical Repentance
Week 58 in the Vintage Jesus series. Preached by Pastor Paul Vroom on October 18, 2009 at Missio Dei Church in Mokena, Illinois (www.mdchurch.us). Scripture from Mark 14:53 - 72.
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Launch Service, John 21
How Does Jesus Respond to Failures?: A Look at the Life of Peter Many of us are afraid of what others would think about us if they really knew us—all of our secrets, hidden thoughts, and actions. This fear causes us to set up walls and keep certain parts of our lives private. But what about God? What does the God who sees everything about us think? How does the God who sees everything respond to our failures? Until we know how God responds to failures, we will never truly be able to trust him with our hearts. To answer this question I want to look at one of the biggest failures in the Bible and see how Jesus responds to him. His name is Peter and we will find that we are more like him than we might think.
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A Place For God's People
Jesus continues to comfort His disciples after the Last Supper as He predicts His death and Peter's denial but affirms that it is all a part of God's plan and the in the end His going away will bring them into God's presence for eternity.
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Kingdom Devotion - #10
Pastor Stan continues the Kingdom Come series with Kingdom Devotion, using Mark 14 as the lesson guide. He shows us 4 examples of Unbelievable Denial through the religious leaders, Judas Iscariot, the guards, and Simon Peter. He then shows the opposite, the Undeniable Belief of the woman with the alabaster jar. The Bottom Line is that Jesus invites us to follow him.
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The Wound of Denial
Through silence and inaction, we have shunned Jesus for the same reasons as Peter: to avoid being denied by others. We strike our Lord with the wound of denial. Jesus carries this wound to the cross, where he becomes the outcast for us.
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LOOK WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR US! "In Our Daily Lives, in Salvation History, and thru the Person of Jesus Christ (Mark 14:12-31) 03-08-09
INTRODUCTION (see expanded introduction below). GOD IS WORKING IN OUR DAILY LIVES: --->The Passover Preparations (vs12-16): Jesus Reigns and Provides for Us; Look for Christ in Everyday Life. ---> A Friend’s Betrayal Foretold (vs17-21): Jesus Befriends Sinners; Love (& Worship) Jesus as the Man of Sorrows (Is 53:3). GOD IS WORKING IN SALVATION HISTORY: --->The Lord’s Supper (vs22-25) (see notes under the introduction): Jesus is Our Passover Lamb (our Savior); Proclaim His Coming Kingdom (thru the Gospel). ---> The “Scattering” Foretold (vs26-31): Jesus Purifies His Sheep (Zec 13:7-9); Trust in the Shepherd: not in “Self”. [EXPANDED INTRODUCTION: Salvation History: --->Highlights of the Passover & the Lord’s Supper; --->The Passover & the Exodus: (see Exodus 11-14); --->The Four Cups of the Jewish Passover: (based on Ex 6:6-8; esv) 1. I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 2. I will deliver you from slavery. 3. will redeem you with an outstretched arm and acts of judgment. 4. I will take you to be my people and I will be your God. ---> Comparing* the Passover Celebration and the Lord’s Supper: The Passover for the Jews looks back to the Exodus and forward to Salvation (God taking them to be His people in the promise land). The Lord’s Supper for Christians looks back to the Cross and forward to the 2nd Coming (God dwelling with His people - as our God and we as His people in eternal glory). *(Revised/adapted from Mark by David Garland; NIVAC; pg 533)].
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Getting Help
If God can help and is inclined to help then why don’t I let Him help? What do I really believe about God? What do I really believe about life’s challenges? Do I really want to change?
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Admitting Need
There’s an “elephant†in the room. You’re a broken person that needs healing and power for restoration. God has the power and He is inclined to heal and rebuild us. To experience God’s help we must first admit our need.
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O Come, All Ye Faithful (Mk 14:26-72)
Before and during the arrest and trial of Jesus, his closest disciples all fall away. It's by the faithfulness of Jesus that any of us can stand.
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