WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.640 Who's in charge around here? 00:00:02.439 --> 00:00:04.000 You ever ask that question? 00:00:04.740 --> 00:00:13.460 Maybe in a restaurant the service is slow and maybe the food wasn't very good and you sort of are dissatisfied and you look around and you say who's in charge around here? 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:20.480 Who's running this place? It's kind of a rude question. We ask it a lot in America because we're generally rude and impatient. 00:00:20.859 --> 00:00:28.839 But John actually wants us to ask this question as we look at the final hours of Jesus' life. 00:00:28.839 --> 00:00:36.719 It's a critical question for us to consider because it actually reveals much about the person and work of Christ. 00:00:37.340 --> 00:00:39.200 Who's in charge here? 00:00:39.700 --> 00:00:43.600 In our narrative this afternoon we really have three options, don't we? 00:00:44.159 --> 00:00:47.219 The first is the Jewish mob and the Jewish leaders. 00:00:47.960 --> 00:00:55.539 And it's most natural for us to assume that someone has to be responsible for the death of Jesus. 00:00:55.539 --> 00:00:58.500 And we see this mob that comes and takes them away. 00:00:59.000 --> 00:01:03.899 We see them on trial in front of the Jewish leaders and we think they must be in control. 00:01:04.859 --> 00:01:07.280 Clearly they're the ones who are pushing the agenda. 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:11.340 Clearly they're the ones who are running things here. 00:01:11.340 --> 00:01:18.920 But what we don't see with this mob and with these leaders is a total control. 00:01:19.520 --> 00:01:24.640 In fact, we actually see some great constraints placed on their authority, don't we? 00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:30.159 We see it first and most dramatically in verse 6 when they come to Jesus and they say, 00:01:30.800 --> 00:01:32.920 and he asks, who are you seeking? 00:01:33.040 --> 00:01:34.420 And they say, Jesus of Nazareth. 00:01:35.080 --> 00:01:36.040 And what's his response? 00:01:36.120 --> 00:01:37.520 It's simply, I am he. 00:01:37.519 --> 00:01:39.959 And he says it a couple of times. 00:01:40.280 --> 00:01:43.000 And what happens to this great mob? 00:01:43.079 --> 00:01:46.199 You can picture them there with their weapons and their torches, 00:01:46.579 --> 00:01:49.599 clearly outnumbered, surrounding Jesus. 00:01:50.119 --> 00:01:52.420 And he simply identifies himself. 00:01:54.019 --> 00:01:57.699 And it forces this crowd of people to draw back. 00:01:58.219 --> 00:02:02.759 And John says even to fall down prostrate on the ground. 00:02:02.760 --> 00:02:09.620 Something clearly is going on here that they don't fully understand. 00:02:10.379 --> 00:02:14.680 There's a power here that they haven't yet comprehended. 00:02:15.620 --> 00:02:17.560 We're going to see more of that in a moment. 00:02:18.340 --> 00:02:26.340 But the second way we see their control restrained is even just in the judicial process as it plays out broadly. 00:02:26.340 --> 00:02:31.800 Can these people actually put Christ to death? 00:02:31.920 --> 00:02:34.319 And you'll see this more in a few weeks, but the answer is no. 00:02:34.520 --> 00:02:37.240 They're even subject to other authorities. 00:02:37.360 --> 00:02:43.099 The Roman authorities are the ones who have to play a role in this. 00:02:43.699 --> 00:02:44.680 So who's in charge around here? 00:02:44.759 --> 00:02:47.259 Clearly it's not the Jews and the Jewish leaders. 00:02:48.159 --> 00:02:49.259 And so there's a second option. 00:02:50.280 --> 00:02:52.439 And the second option is Peter, isn't it? 00:02:52.439 --> 00:02:57.879 Peter clearly wants to take control of the situation in verse 10. 00:02:58.079 --> 00:02:59.419 He wants to be the hero. 00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:02.759 He sees this mob coming after Jesus and he says, 00:03:03.000 --> 00:03:04.359 I will protect my master. 00:03:04.460 --> 00:03:07.900 And he takes out a sword and he cuts off the ear of a man. 00:03:09.120 --> 00:03:12.639 You see, he still can't accept Christ's mission. 00:03:13.520 --> 00:03:16.719 Earlier in John, Jesus had predicted his death. 00:03:16.780 --> 00:03:19.800 He said he was going to have to die for his people. 00:03:19.800 --> 00:03:23.439 And Peter rebukes Jesus for saying that. 00:03:24.060 --> 00:03:29.380 See, what Peter wants is he wants a Savior, a Messiah, 00:03:29.820 --> 00:03:31.219 who's going to stand up to the Romans. 00:03:31.880 --> 00:03:36.600 He wants a Messiah who's going to raise Israel up to its proper place among the nations. 00:03:36.740 --> 00:03:39.480 That's the kind of Messiah that he wants. 00:03:40.320 --> 00:03:45.280 And now faced with arrest, with trial, and with death, 00:03:46.180 --> 00:03:48.540 Peter wants to find a way out for Jesus. 00:03:48.539 --> 00:03:51.539 And he's left disappointed. 00:03:52.539 --> 00:03:56.859 And he's left in denial of ever knowing Jesus. 00:03:57.639 --> 00:04:00.959 See, clearly Peter isn't in charge here. 00:04:01.479 --> 00:04:04.139 So who's in charge around here? 00:04:04.739 --> 00:04:05.599 Who's running this thing? 00:04:05.680 --> 00:04:10.079 Well, John makes it abundantly clear that it is in fact Jesus. 00:04:11.039 --> 00:04:12.340 And we see this here in three ways. 00:04:12.439 --> 00:04:14.180 First, we see it in his innocence. 00:04:15.039 --> 00:04:16.579 We see it in Christ's innocence. 00:04:16.579 --> 00:04:23.039 One of my favorite shows growing up in the States is a television program called Cops. 00:04:23.500 --> 00:04:24.479 I don't know if you have it here. 00:04:24.539 --> 00:04:25.240 I haven't seen it. 00:04:25.300 --> 00:04:26.259 I've seen similar shows. 00:04:26.399 --> 00:04:32.539 But Cops is where they took video cameras and they put these cameramen in police cars. 00:04:32.540 --> 00:04:38.920 And it's great because they just go around and you get to see these high-speed chases played out on telly. 00:04:38.920 --> 00:04:45.120 And then what inevitably happens is the person that they're chasing will wreck their vehicle. 00:04:45.439 --> 00:04:46.920 And then they jump out and they start running. 00:04:47.560 --> 00:04:49.560 And so then you get to see these cops get out of their car. 00:04:49.840 --> 00:04:54.400 And they're chasing these people through backyards, through countryside, all over the place. 00:04:54.439 --> 00:04:56.060 And the cameraman's trying to keep up with them. 00:04:56.340 --> 00:04:58.180 And they always inevitably catch the guy. 00:04:58.759 --> 00:05:00.700 And when they catch him, the first question they ask him is, 00:05:00.699 --> 00:05:02.000 Why did you run? 00:05:02.860 --> 00:05:05.539 And the answer, every single time, without question, is, 00:05:05.860 --> 00:05:07.079 Because I didn't do anything. 00:05:08.560 --> 00:05:11.019 And they say, the response to the cops always is, 00:05:11.360 --> 00:05:14.180 If you didn't do anything, then why did you run? 00:05:14.939 --> 00:05:16.560 And there's never an answer for that. 00:05:17.079 --> 00:05:20.419 See, innocent men don't need to run. 00:05:20.420 --> 00:05:25.740 So, where do we find Jesus at the very beginning of this passage? 00:05:26.120 --> 00:05:28.000 In verse 18, he's in a garden. 00:05:28.560 --> 00:05:29.580 And what's he doing in the garden? 00:05:29.680 --> 00:05:33.000 Well, he goes there to pray with his disciples, 00:05:33.860 --> 00:05:37.420 which, in verse 2, was his practice. 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:41.920 And it was a place that was known by Judas, his betrayer. 00:05:42.800 --> 00:05:44.920 See, Jesus didn't need to run. 00:05:45.720 --> 00:05:46.879 He didn't need to hide. 00:05:47.200 --> 00:05:47.439 Why? 00:05:48.100 --> 00:05:50.300 Because he was acting as an innocent man. 00:05:50.699 --> 00:05:52.520 He was doing what any innocent man would do. 00:05:52.759 --> 00:05:54.680 He was going about his business. 00:05:55.720 --> 00:05:57.480 The second way we see his innocence here 00:05:57.480 --> 00:06:01.140 is in the questioning of verses 19-24. 00:06:02.439 --> 00:06:06.180 They ask Jesus about the things that he's said 00:06:06.180 --> 00:06:07.139 and the things that he's done. 00:06:07.220 --> 00:06:07.500 And he said, 00:06:07.580 --> 00:06:09.759 If I've said or done something wrong, 00:06:10.240 --> 00:06:12.319 then bring witnesses to testify against me. 00:06:13.340 --> 00:06:15.040 I've done everything publicly. 00:06:15.040 --> 00:06:16.340 I've done everything openly. 00:06:16.500 --> 00:06:19.759 I've done everything within the order of our society, 00:06:19.759 --> 00:06:22.060 the way that you would expect it to be done. 00:06:22.560 --> 00:06:24.819 If I've spoken, I've spoken in the temple. 00:06:25.060 --> 00:06:26.759 I've spoken in the synagogues. 00:06:26.819 --> 00:06:29.459 I've spoken to loads of people. 00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:32.480 So if I've said something that's blasphemous, 00:06:32.699 --> 00:06:34.060 if I've said something that's wrong, 00:06:34.560 --> 00:06:37.019 bring people here to testify against me. 00:06:37.899 --> 00:06:39.379 And what's the response to that? 00:06:39.379 --> 00:06:43.120 The result is they resort to, 00:06:43.800 --> 00:06:45.600 I guess the politically correct term is 00:06:45.600 --> 00:06:47.899 enhanced interrogation techniques, isn't it? 00:06:48.379 --> 00:06:50.300 They start smacking them around. 00:06:52.019 --> 00:06:54.120 See, Jesus is an innocent man. 00:06:54.180 --> 00:06:55.980 What we have here is a setup. 00:06:57.319 --> 00:07:00.500 The trial of a man who has done nothing wrong. 00:07:01.000 --> 00:07:02.420 John is exposing that. 00:07:02.420 --> 00:07:05.480 But he also reveals that this isn't the result 00:07:05.480 --> 00:07:07.920 of simply a corrupt judicial system. 00:07:08.500 --> 00:07:10.980 This isn't the result of an elaborate conspiracy. 00:07:11.720 --> 00:07:13.660 But it's part of a bigger plan. 00:07:14.439 --> 00:07:17.040 It's part of a divine plan. 00:07:18.080 --> 00:07:20.120 And that's the second thing we see about Jesus here, 00:07:20.280 --> 00:07:23.920 is his divine nature being drawn out by John 00:07:23.920 --> 00:07:26.900 and being placed before us very, very clearly. 00:07:27.620 --> 00:07:31.120 In verse 4, we see it reflected in his knowledge. 00:07:31.120 --> 00:07:35.180 Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, 00:07:35.740 --> 00:07:36.459 came forward. 00:07:37.439 --> 00:07:40.860 See, Jesus already knows before this scene plays out 00:07:40.860 --> 00:07:43.480 what's going to happen to him. 00:07:44.519 --> 00:07:46.680 And he moves forward with it. 00:07:47.100 --> 00:07:47.340 Why? 00:07:47.579 --> 00:07:49.220 Because it's part of the divine plan. 00:07:49.319 --> 00:07:51.319 We see that continuing in verses 5-8. 00:07:51.800 --> 00:07:54.819 When he asks, who is it that you're seeking? 00:07:56.100 --> 00:07:58.660 They respond, Jesus of Nazareth, this mob. 00:07:58.660 --> 00:08:01.300 And how does Jesus respond to that? 00:08:01.880 --> 00:08:05.939 He responds by identifying himself with a divine name. 00:08:06.640 --> 00:08:08.880 He says, I am he. 00:08:09.780 --> 00:08:12.200 Now, if you're not as very familiar with the Bible, 00:08:13.020 --> 00:08:16.820 I am is a way that God identified himself 00:08:16.820 --> 00:08:18.180 several times in the Old Testament. 00:08:19.040 --> 00:08:22.140 In Exodus chapter 6, at the burning bush, 00:08:22.220 --> 00:08:23.980 when Moses came and he said, 00:08:23.980 --> 00:08:28.040 who do I say sent me when he's sent to the Egyptians, 00:08:29.200 --> 00:08:34.259 God's response is, tell them that I am has sent you. 00:08:36.000 --> 00:08:39.420 We even see Jesus identify himself this way earlier 00:08:39.420 --> 00:08:41.080 in John in chapter 8, 00:08:41.700 --> 00:08:45.580 when he says, before Abraham was, I am. 00:08:45.580 --> 00:08:48.759 And what was the result of that? 00:08:48.860 --> 00:08:52.020 Well, he was saying this to a group of religious Jewish people 00:08:52.020 --> 00:08:53.340 who understood the Old Testament. 00:08:53.500 --> 00:08:56.240 They understood what he was trying to say about himself, 00:08:56.340 --> 00:08:58.320 that he was claiming divinity for himself. 00:08:59.080 --> 00:09:00.720 And they wanted to pick up stones. 00:09:01.060 --> 00:09:02.879 They picked up stones to stone him. 00:09:03.180 --> 00:09:04.480 But what happened in that moment? 00:09:05.940 --> 00:09:08.759 Jesus simply walked through the crowd 00:09:08.759 --> 00:09:11.980 and walked to safety. 00:09:12.520 --> 00:09:13.360 He left them behind. 00:09:13.360 --> 00:09:14.800 What happens here? 00:09:15.539 --> 00:09:17.200 When he identifies himself as I am, 00:09:17.419 --> 00:09:19.340 well, the crowd has to draw back, don't they? 00:09:19.980 --> 00:09:21.700 And they fall prostrate. 00:09:22.480 --> 00:09:23.379 And once again, 00:09:23.879 --> 00:09:27.340 Jesus could simply leave in that moment, couldn't he? 00:09:27.860 --> 00:09:30.659 The crowd was constrained by the power of God 00:09:30.659 --> 00:09:33.100 that Jesus reveals in himself. 00:09:34.039 --> 00:09:35.360 But he doesn't leave, does he? 00:09:35.800 --> 00:09:37.039 He stays. Why? 00:09:38.500 --> 00:09:41.320 Because Jesus came with a divine purpose. 00:09:41.320 --> 00:09:44.980 And that's the third thing we see about Jesus here, 00:09:45.100 --> 00:09:47.520 the purpose of his coming. 00:09:48.460 --> 00:09:50.340 And the purpose of his coming is very simple. 00:09:50.560 --> 00:09:53.040 It was to serve as our substitute. 00:09:54.060 --> 00:09:56.960 To take our punishment for us. 00:09:57.000 --> 00:09:58.240 And we see this in verse 9. 00:09:58.900 --> 00:09:59.800 What's Jesus' purpose? 00:09:59.940 --> 00:10:00.220 He says, 00:10:00.660 --> 00:10:03.940 To not lose any that his Father has given to him. 00:10:03.940 --> 00:10:06.440 And we see it again in verse 11. 00:10:06.720 --> 00:10:07.640 His purpose is what? 00:10:07.980 --> 00:10:09.340 To drink the cup 00:10:09.340 --> 00:10:12.700 that the Father has given to him to drink. 00:10:14.080 --> 00:10:15.840 See, what we can rightly say 00:10:15.840 --> 00:10:18.200 about Jesus' purpose in coming 00:10:18.200 --> 00:10:21.320 was that it was to not lose any 00:10:21.320 --> 00:10:23.420 that had been entrusted to him. 00:10:24.300 --> 00:10:25.720 And the way he would do that 00:10:25.720 --> 00:10:27.780 is by drinking the cup 00:10:27.780 --> 00:10:29.500 that his Father had given him. 00:10:29.500 --> 00:10:32.759 Now, what is the cup? 00:10:33.460 --> 00:10:35.019 What's Jesus talking about 00:10:35.019 --> 00:10:37.919 when he says he has to drink this cup? 00:10:38.340 --> 00:10:41.320 Well, again, it's Old Testament imagery 00:10:41.320 --> 00:10:43.860 being pulled out by John. 00:10:44.059 --> 00:10:45.360 The cup in the Old Testament 00:10:45.360 --> 00:10:47.799 was used for two purposes. 00:10:47.980 --> 00:10:49.600 One was for celebration. 00:10:50.000 --> 00:10:50.840 It was an image of, 00:10:51.399 --> 00:10:51.620 you know, 00:10:51.879 --> 00:10:52.980 the psalmist talks about 00:10:52.980 --> 00:10:54.720 how his cup overflows. 00:10:54.720 --> 00:10:57.800 It was such a joyful and celebratory moment 00:10:57.800 --> 00:11:01.779 that his cup is overflowing. 00:11:02.720 --> 00:11:03.879 But we also see it used 00:11:03.879 --> 00:11:06.660 in the sense of wrath and judgment. 00:11:07.460 --> 00:11:11.580 To drink the cup of God's wrath. 00:11:12.600 --> 00:11:14.180 That's what we're talking about here. 00:11:14.980 --> 00:11:16.340 Jesus is going to drink 00:11:16.340 --> 00:11:18.680 not the celebratory cup, 00:11:18.840 --> 00:11:19.960 but the wrath cup. 00:11:20.680 --> 00:11:22.100 The cup of divine wrath. 00:11:22.100 --> 00:11:24.659 The cup of wrath 00:11:24.659 --> 00:11:26.720 is actually the cup 00:11:26.720 --> 00:11:28.540 that we deserve for our sin. 00:11:30.019 --> 00:11:32.060 Jesus, the innocent, divine Son of God, 00:11:32.200 --> 00:11:33.960 drinks the cup for you and me. 00:11:35.100 --> 00:11:37.040 This is what theologians call 00:11:37.040 --> 00:11:37.980 penal substitution. 00:11:38.379 --> 00:11:40.759 Jesus acts as a substitute in our place 00:11:40.759 --> 00:11:42.820 to take away the wrath of God 00:11:42.820 --> 00:11:44.000 that we deserve. 00:11:45.060 --> 00:11:49.460 So we see Jesus' innocence. 00:11:50.120 --> 00:11:50.980 We see His divinity. 00:11:50.980 --> 00:11:52.180 We see His purpose. 00:11:52.539 --> 00:11:55.039 What does all that mean for us? 00:11:56.620 --> 00:11:57.360 Well, first of all, 00:11:57.420 --> 00:11:57.940 it means that 00:11:57.940 --> 00:12:00.980 Jesus actively gave Himself up for you. 00:12:02.159 --> 00:12:04.840 Jesus actively gave Himself up for you. 00:12:04.960 --> 00:12:06.100 He was in control of the action 00:12:06.100 --> 00:12:06.940 the entire time. 00:12:07.539 --> 00:12:08.539 He could have walked away 00:12:08.539 --> 00:12:09.600 at any moment. 00:12:10.420 --> 00:12:11.879 But He gave Himself freely 00:12:11.879 --> 00:12:13.759 to suffer humiliation 00:12:13.759 --> 00:12:14.860 and punishment 00:12:14.860 --> 00:12:16.940 that He didn't deserve. 00:12:16.940 --> 00:12:18.340 because 00:12:18.340 --> 00:12:20.220 you are the one 00:12:20.220 --> 00:12:21.820 He came not to lose. 00:12:22.600 --> 00:12:23.320 See, this is where 00:12:23.320 --> 00:12:24.800 an abstract idea 00:12:24.800 --> 00:12:25.680 has to become 00:12:25.680 --> 00:12:27.020 very concrete for you. 00:12:28.020 --> 00:12:28.660 He didn't die 00:12:28.660 --> 00:12:29.360 just simply for 00:12:29.360 --> 00:12:30.160 the disciples 00:12:30.160 --> 00:12:31.060 that were around Him. 00:12:31.420 --> 00:12:32.200 He didn't die 00:12:32.200 --> 00:12:33.200 simply because 00:12:33.200 --> 00:12:34.880 He was caught up 00:12:34.880 --> 00:12:35.900 in some great conspiracy. 00:12:35.899 --> 00:12:38.539 He gave Himself up 00:12:38.539 --> 00:12:39.600 for you. 00:12:40.860 --> 00:12:41.639 You are the one 00:12:41.639 --> 00:12:42.740 He came not to lose. 00:12:43.139 --> 00:12:43.459 But, 00:12:44.059 --> 00:12:46.220 and there's a big but here, 00:12:47.019 --> 00:12:49.860 we can only ever have Jesus 00:12:49.860 --> 00:12:51.379 on His terms. 00:12:52.659 --> 00:12:54.340 That's the second thing 00:12:54.340 --> 00:12:55.039 that this means. 00:12:56.100 --> 00:12:58.399 Jesus actively gave Himself up for you, 00:12:58.639 --> 00:13:00.360 but we can only ever have Him 00:13:00.360 --> 00:13:01.779 on His terms. 00:13:02.179 --> 00:13:03.939 We must accept His control. 00:13:03.940 --> 00:13:05.080 And we see this reflected 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:06.900 so clearly in Peter. 00:13:07.500 --> 00:13:08.800 See, Peter had an idea 00:13:08.800 --> 00:13:10.440 of the kind of Messiah 00:13:10.440 --> 00:13:11.060 he wanted. 00:13:11.540 --> 00:13:12.480 But Jesus wasn't 00:13:12.480 --> 00:13:13.880 that kind of Savior. 00:13:14.880 --> 00:13:15.940 Jesus didn't come 00:13:15.940 --> 00:13:17.940 for the geopolitical revolution 00:13:18.620 --> 00:13:20.220 that Peter was hoping for. 00:13:21.800 --> 00:13:22.700 And people in our world 00:13:22.700 --> 00:13:23.860 make the same mistake 00:13:23.860 --> 00:13:24.740 about Jesus 00:13:24.740 --> 00:13:25.580 that Peter made, 00:13:25.760 --> 00:13:26.160 don't we? 00:13:26.720 --> 00:13:28.340 I think Jesus is great. 00:13:29.100 --> 00:13:30.080 Jesus was a great 00:13:30.080 --> 00:13:30.820 moral teacher. 00:13:31.540 --> 00:13:33.140 He says a lot of great things 00:13:33.139 --> 00:13:34.059 that I like. 00:13:34.840 --> 00:13:34.980 Or, 00:13:35.299 --> 00:13:36.899 Jesus really inspires me 00:13:36.899 --> 00:13:38.960 to do good things 00:13:38.960 --> 00:13:39.460 for the poor 00:13:39.460 --> 00:13:40.220 like He did. 00:13:41.199 --> 00:13:41.500 Or, 00:13:42.139 --> 00:13:43.600 Jesus is a great guy. 00:13:44.500 --> 00:13:45.460 I like Jesus. 00:13:46.600 --> 00:13:47.879 And these are nice thoughts. 00:13:49.179 --> 00:13:50.120 But if that's all 00:13:50.120 --> 00:13:51.100 you think Jesus is, 00:13:51.460 --> 00:13:52.120 then like Peter, 00:13:52.199 --> 00:13:53.299 you've completely missed 00:13:53.299 --> 00:13:54.679 the true Jesus. 00:13:55.240 --> 00:13:56.179 You've completely missed 00:13:56.179 --> 00:13:57.639 the point of His coming. 00:13:57.779 --> 00:13:57.919 See, 00:13:57.919 --> 00:13:58.819 Jesus' life, 00:13:59.399 --> 00:14:00.360 Jesus' teachings, 00:14:00.759 --> 00:14:01.539 His miracles, 00:14:01.539 --> 00:14:03.000 and His death 00:14:03.000 --> 00:14:04.399 and resurrection, 00:14:05.079 --> 00:14:06.099 all served 00:14:06.099 --> 00:14:07.519 to announce the coming 00:14:07.519 --> 00:14:09.699 of the kingdom of God. 00:14:10.279 --> 00:14:11.500 A kingdom that is 00:14:11.500 --> 00:14:12.759 wholly different 00:14:12.759 --> 00:14:13.919 from the kingdom 00:14:13.919 --> 00:14:15.039 that we've been living in 00:14:15.039 --> 00:14:15.939 on this earth. 00:14:16.639 --> 00:14:17.219 It's a kingdom 00:14:17.219 --> 00:14:19.740 that you can be a part of 00:14:19.740 --> 00:14:21.199 because Jesus' blood 00:14:21.199 --> 00:14:22.099 and sacrifice 00:14:22.099 --> 00:14:23.099 opened the way. 00:14:23.719 --> 00:14:24.459 It's a kingdom 00:14:24.459 --> 00:14:25.899 that we've been separated from 00:14:25.899 --> 00:14:27.019 for so long 00:14:27.019 --> 00:14:28.079 by our sin. 00:14:28.779 --> 00:14:29.519 And because we were 00:14:29.519 --> 00:14:30.519 under God's wrath. 00:14:30.519 --> 00:14:31.819 But what Jesus does 00:14:31.819 --> 00:14:32.319 in His death 00:14:32.319 --> 00:14:32.899 and resurrection 00:14:32.899 --> 00:14:34.139 is He drinks 00:14:34.139 --> 00:14:35.519 the cup of God's wrath 00:14:35.519 --> 00:14:37.000 to open the way 00:14:37.000 --> 00:14:38.559 into this kingdom. 00:14:39.679 --> 00:14:40.419 But we must 00:14:40.419 --> 00:14:41.399 turn from our sin 00:14:41.399 --> 00:14:42.519 and we must 00:14:42.519 --> 00:14:43.340 trust in Him 00:14:43.340 --> 00:14:44.519 and we must 00:14:44.519 --> 00:14:45.460 give up control. 00:14:46.679 --> 00:14:47.360 John really shows 00:14:47.360 --> 00:14:48.139 this brilliantly 00:14:48.139 --> 00:14:50.000 in Peter's denial. 00:14:51.779 --> 00:14:52.299 Sandwiched 00:14:52.299 --> 00:14:52.860 between 00:14:52.860 --> 00:14:54.059 the first section, 00:14:54.179 --> 00:14:55.159 you see Peter's denial 00:14:55.159 --> 00:14:55.960 in two sections 00:14:55.960 --> 00:14:56.539 and sandwiched 00:14:56.539 --> 00:14:57.139 in between 00:14:57.139 --> 00:14:58.840 Peter's first denial 00:14:58.840 --> 00:14:59.660 and his second 00:14:59.660 --> 00:15:00.519 and third denials. 00:15:01.500 --> 00:15:02.560 John shows Jesus 00:15:02.560 --> 00:15:03.580 actively moving 00:15:03.580 --> 00:15:04.500 towards the cross. 00:15:05.300 --> 00:15:06.019 You see his act 00:15:06.019 --> 00:15:06.879 of humiliation 00:15:06.879 --> 00:15:08.660 at the questioning 00:15:08.660 --> 00:15:10.340 of the Jewish leaders. 00:15:11.120 --> 00:15:11.860 We see Jesus 00:15:11.860 --> 00:15:12.920 working 00:15:12.920 --> 00:15:15.580 to save 00:15:15.580 --> 00:15:16.200 Peter 00:15:16.200 --> 00:15:16.980 from himself. 00:15:17.740 --> 00:15:18.519 And that's the point 00:15:18.519 --> 00:15:19.340 that John is making. 00:15:19.500 --> 00:15:20.840 It's a brilliant 00:15:20.840 --> 00:15:22.139 literary turn, 00:15:22.220 --> 00:15:22.680 isn't it? 00:15:22.679 --> 00:15:23.839 because you see 00:15:23.839 --> 00:15:25.199 Peter denying 00:15:25.199 --> 00:15:25.559 Jesus. 00:15:25.899 --> 00:15:26.719 You see Jesus 00:15:26.719 --> 00:15:27.699 working for his salvation 00:15:27.699 --> 00:15:28.379 and then you see 00:15:28.379 --> 00:15:29.199 Peter once again 00:15:29.199 --> 00:15:30.620 denying Jesus. 00:15:32.639 --> 00:15:33.539 And he concludes, 00:15:34.179 --> 00:15:35.120 John concludes 00:15:35.120 --> 00:15:35.919 this section 00:15:35.919 --> 00:15:37.859 with the sound 00:15:37.859 --> 00:15:38.579 of a cock 00:15:38.579 --> 00:15:39.479 crowing. 00:15:40.319 --> 00:15:41.059 And it's 00:15:41.059 --> 00:15:42.459 a poignant moment 00:15:42.459 --> 00:15:43.039 in the narrative 00:15:43.039 --> 00:15:44.439 because Jesus 00:15:44.439 --> 00:15:45.239 had told Peter 00:15:45.239 --> 00:15:46.019 that before 00:15:46.019 --> 00:15:47.219 the cock crowed, 00:15:47.859 --> 00:15:48.519 he would deny 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:49.120 himself, 00:15:49.339 --> 00:15:50.039 he would deny 00:15:50.039 --> 00:15:51.339 him three times. 00:15:51.340 --> 00:15:53.060 So imagine 00:15:53.060 --> 00:15:55.879 the devastation 00:15:55.879 --> 00:15:56.899 for Peter 00:15:56.899 --> 00:15:58.360 in hearing 00:15:58.360 --> 00:15:58.780 the sound 00:15:58.780 --> 00:15:59.399 of that cock 00:15:59.399 --> 00:16:01.060 immediately after 00:16:01.060 --> 00:16:02.160 denying Jesus 00:16:02.160 --> 00:16:03.100 for the third time. 00:16:04.120 --> 00:16:04.879 I want to 00:16:04.879 --> 00:16:06.200 suggest to you 00:16:06.200 --> 00:16:06.840 that this was 00:16:06.840 --> 00:16:07.820 actually 00:16:07.820 --> 00:16:08.780 an act 00:16:08.780 --> 00:16:09.899 of Jesus' grace 00:16:09.899 --> 00:16:10.899 in the life 00:16:10.899 --> 00:16:11.340 of Peter. 00:16:12.300 --> 00:16:13.460 Peter immediately 00:16:13.460 --> 00:16:15.000 was convicted 00:16:15.000 --> 00:16:16.639 of what he had done. 00:16:17.180 --> 00:16:17.860 He was later 00:16:17.860 --> 00:16:19.440 restored by Jesus. 00:16:19.440 --> 00:16:21.440 It's interesting, 00:16:21.660 --> 00:16:22.460 there's actually 00:16:22.460 --> 00:16:23.440 two betrayers 00:16:23.440 --> 00:16:24.860 in this passage, 00:16:24.980 --> 00:16:25.300 aren't there? 00:16:25.980 --> 00:16:27.240 There's Judas 00:16:27.240 --> 00:16:28.200 at the very beginning. 00:16:29.080 --> 00:16:29.720 And do you know 00:16:29.720 --> 00:16:30.760 Judas' fate? 00:16:31.700 --> 00:16:31.820 Well, 00:16:32.500 --> 00:16:33.040 he would later 00:16:33.040 --> 00:16:33.780 hang himself. 00:16:35.180 --> 00:16:36.240 Whereas Peter 00:16:36.240 --> 00:16:37.240 was later 00:16:37.240 --> 00:16:37.740 restored. 00:16:38.880 --> 00:16:39.340 So you have 00:16:39.340 --> 00:16:40.480 on the one hand 00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:41.640 Judas, 00:16:41.780 --> 00:16:42.360 a man who 00:16:42.360 --> 00:16:43.300 really couldn't 00:16:43.300 --> 00:16:44.320 accept responsibility 00:16:44.320 --> 00:16:45.900 for what he had done. 00:16:46.500 --> 00:16:46.920 And there was 00:16:46.920 --> 00:16:47.540 no repentance 00:16:47.539 --> 00:16:48.679 or conviction 00:16:48.679 --> 00:16:49.379 in his heart. 00:16:49.899 --> 00:16:50.399 There was no 00:16:50.399 --> 00:16:51.419 cock crowing 00:16:51.419 --> 00:16:52.679 for Judas. 00:16:53.819 --> 00:16:54.399 But then you have 00:16:54.399 --> 00:16:54.959 on the other hand 00:16:54.959 --> 00:16:55.399 Peter 00:16:55.399 --> 00:16:57.539 who denies 00:16:57.539 --> 00:16:58.839 his master 00:16:58.839 --> 00:16:59.699 three times. 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:01.620 And yet he hears 00:17:01.620 --> 00:17:02.719 the cry 00:17:02.719 --> 00:17:04.119 of God's grace 00:17:04.119 --> 00:17:05.139 in the cock. 00:17:06.079 --> 00:17:07.159 It's hard to hear. 00:17:07.799 --> 00:17:08.680 It creates 00:17:08.680 --> 00:17:09.539 brokenness 00:17:09.539 --> 00:17:10.399 in Peter. 00:17:10.960 --> 00:17:11.639 But it ultimately 00:17:11.639 --> 00:17:12.940 drives him back 00:17:12.940 --> 00:17:13.819 to Jesus. 00:17:13.819 --> 00:17:14.019 Jesus. 00:17:15.779 --> 00:17:16.759 And what we all 00:17:16.759 --> 00:17:17.659 need in our hearts 00:17:17.659 --> 00:17:19.679 is to hear 00:17:19.679 --> 00:17:21.039 the crow 00:17:21.039 --> 00:17:21.799 of the cock. 00:17:23.299 --> 00:17:24.119 Do you hear 00:17:24.119 --> 00:17:24.539 the crow 00:17:24.539 --> 00:17:25.259 in your life? 00:17:25.500 --> 00:17:26.200 The crow 00:17:26.200 --> 00:17:26.859 of the cock. 00:17:27.980 --> 00:17:28.579 Because it's 00:17:28.579 --> 00:17:29.000 the sound 00:17:29.000 --> 00:17:29.599 of conviction 00:17:29.599 --> 00:17:30.159 of sin. 00:17:31.579 --> 00:17:32.339 It sounds 00:17:32.339 --> 00:17:33.399 like Jesus 00:17:33.399 --> 00:17:34.319 calling us, 00:17:34.419 --> 00:17:35.139 calling you 00:17:35.139 --> 00:17:36.480 to repentance. 00:17:37.859 --> 00:17:39.240 It's the sound 00:17:39.240 --> 00:17:40.299 of Christ, 00:17:40.439 --> 00:17:41.119 of God's 00:17:41.119 --> 00:17:42.059 marvelous 00:17:42.059 --> 00:17:42.980 and wondrous 00:17:42.980 --> 00:17:43.559 grace. 00:17:44.639 --> 00:17:45.359 Listen for the 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:45.720 crow 00:17:45.720 --> 00:17:46.779 of the cock. 00:17:46.919 --> 00:17:47.700 Please pray with me.