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Facing up to failure (Mark 14:53-54, Mark 14:66-72)
Dave Sunman, 19 March 2017
Part of the The Week The World Changed series, Sunday Morning service
We have all failed at times in our lives. Some of those failures may seem catastrophic and others relatively inconsequential. Some of those failures we still carry with us and others are long since forgotten. As we explore Peter’s failure in denying Jesus we will see the lessons there are for us today in facing up to our failures and living for God.
Mark 14:53-54 & 66-72
| Earlier: | Same day: | Later: |
|---|---|---|
| « A change is gonna come | The prayer of Jesus | Judas' regret » |
Mark 14:53–54 (Listen)
53 And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. 54 And Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with the guards and warming himself at the fire.
(ESV)
Mark 14:66–72 (Listen)
66 And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, 67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” 68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway and the rooster crowed. 69 And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” 70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.” 71 But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.” 72 And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
(ESV)