Peter’s denial
Mark 14:66-72
This sermon explores Peter’s denial of Jesus, and examines how Peter’s godly grief contrasts with Judas’ worldly grief.
John 18:28-40 | Jesus on Trial
John 18:28-40
Jesus is in the political and spiritual capital of Jerusalem. Only five days earlier Jesus was welcomed as a king, before being betrayed, denied by His friend, and arrested by the religious leaders. Because those religious leaders cannot impose the death penalty, they hand Him over to Pilate to achieve their goals.
Delivered by the hypocrisy of the religious elders, they don’t just want Him dead, they want Him discredited and shamed.
From the text, we look at three points:
The Kingdom Jesus Has
The Message Jesus Brings
The Rescue Jesus Offer
If His kingdom was on Earth, His authority could conquer the world, however, His kingdom comes from outside this world. The difference, He lays down His life, instead of coming to take life.
Jesus sates that His message is to bear witness to the truth, and that everyone of the truth will listen. We are to abide in His word and know the truth. That is why he was born into this world.
Pilate, finding no guilt in Jesus, offers Jesus the freedom by custom to the Jews at the Passover. Instead, they choose Barabbas, a criminal and insurrectionist. Barabbas is the first man to walk free in place of Jesus. We too are guily, beyond rescue by our own power. We too, are saved by Jesus’s substitution.
John 18:12-28 | Jesus Arrested
John 18:12-28
Jesus’s arrest is the fulfillment of scripture. Up until this point, God’s people saw the law given to them as a vessel through which to be saved. However, Jesus’s perfect life made it clear that this was not the case - the law has another purpose.
Today’s sermon examines the arrest of Jesus, highlights the law’s true meaning, and asks the questions:
What do we need to be saved from?
How are we going to be saved?
Proverbs 3:5-6 || Trust in the Lord
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Luke 2:22-36 || Jesus Presented in the Temple
Jesus is presented in the Temple
Our God is a God Who:
Reveals Himself to the Humble
Satisfies Our Hearts
Reveals Our Hearts
Jesus is presented in the Temple
Our God is a God who:
Reveals Himself to the Humble
Satisfies Our Hearts
Reveals Our Hearts
John 4:1-29 || In Spirit and In Truth
Jesus stops to speaks to the Samaritan women at Jacob’s Well and reveals something profound about himself to her. He then explains to her the new way of understanding how we worship God.
John 4:23 - But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.
John 3:1-7 || You Must Be Born Again
John 3:3 || Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:6-7 ||That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’
Proverbs 15:1 || The Way We Speak
Proverbs 15:1 - A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
The Proverbs help us to understand how the power of the tongue matters. Your words matter.
Matt takes us through the size of the problem and the source of the problem.
Proverbs 12:1 || Correction from God
Proverbs 12:1 - Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 10 || The Righteous and the Wicked
We unpack Proverbs 10:2, and it’s repeated message through Chapters 10 and 11 of Proverbs regarding Righteousness and Wickedness, and how the source of wisdom, our measures and motivation, and our ultimate hope for righteousness, come from Christ Jesus.
Proverbs 10:2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
Nehemiah 10 || Part 2 - Sabbath Commitment
The second commitment in the faith God’s people made was to the Sabbath. They committed to:
not purchase anything from foreign traders
let farm fields lie fallow to rest them
forgetting their debtors (every 50 years)
Why did God create the sabbath and what does it mean for us? Ps Matt takes us through this important commitment.
Nehemiah 10 || Part 1 - Marriage Commitment
The second commitment in the faith God’s people made was to marriage.
Why did God create marriage and what does it mean for us? Ps Matt takes us through this important commitment.
