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 Good morning. Happy Easter.

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 It's traditional on Easter morning to say a little refrain.

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 I say Jesus is risen and you say he is risen indeed.

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 So let's try this.

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 Jesus is risen.

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 That's pretty good. Pretty good.

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 Well done.

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 Welcome. My name is Chris.

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 If you are here for the first time, if you're here for the baptism,

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 you're just really, really welcome.

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 We're going to be having a great time down at the beach afterwards.

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 Make sure you come and join us.

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 You don't want to miss out on the fun.

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 So that means we're going to be a shorter service this morning,

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 which some of you will be pleased about.

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 And I'm going to try and do this in 15 minutes.

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 So you can time me if you want to.

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 But we just really want to look at this passage

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 and think a little bit about what Easter really means for us,

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 Resurrection Sunday.

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 So I don't know this week if you've been watching the news,

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 but it's been a great week for United Airlines.

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 Their CEO had just been announced by PR Week

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 as Communicator of the Year.

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 United Airlines' image and profits have been increasing.

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 And then there was that unfortunate incident

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 that happened during the week.

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 And their CEO was taken from praise to ridicule

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 in just a matter of minutes.

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 You know, he spent the last few days

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 trying to apologize to everybody

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 to try and cover the damage done to his reputation

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 and the reputation of the company.

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 Somebody once said,

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 it takes 20 years to build a reputation

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 and five minutes to ruin it, right?

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 And you don't have to be a CEO of a company

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 to realize that.

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 Because this story that we're going to look at today,

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 we're going to be looking at the Easter story

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 through the lens of Peter,

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 is very much a story of failure and resurrection.

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 Okay?

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 Failure and resurrection.

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 And we see in the story of the cross

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 the ultimate failure,

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 but the ultimate resurrection.

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 And as the kids showed us,

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 Jesus dying on the cross

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 to every one of his disciples

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 looked like the utter greatest failure

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 they could have been.

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 They couldn't have imagined that three days later

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 their whole lives would be changed and turned around.

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 And so this morning,

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 I'm not here to kind of prove to you

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 the literal resurrection of Jesus,

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 even though I think the evidence is strong

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 and that is something that we as a church

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 really believe.

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 But I want to show you the impact

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 that Jesus' resurrection and death

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 can have on you by looking through Peter.

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 Peter, who's a guy who,

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 like some of the big banks,

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 he thought he was too big to fail.

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 And so Simon Peter,

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 we're going to look at him,

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 he was a rough fisherman.

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 He's been hanging around with Jesus

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 for quite a while,

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 and he's gone through so much with him,

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 and you get to the night

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 where Jesus is about to be arrested and killed,

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 and Jesus says,

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 I'm going to die,

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 and you guys, my friends,

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 you're going to run away and leave me.

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 And Peter looks around at all the other guys

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 who are with him and says,

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 yeah, they may leave you,

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 but I'm not going to,

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 because you know I'm Peter,

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 and I know how to do this thing.

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 I'm the special one.

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 You see, even if they fall away,

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 I'm not going to,

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 because you've just got to know what I'm like.

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 And Jesus doesn't say,

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 well, thanks, mate.

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 At least I can count on you, Peter.

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 He says, Peter,

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 you don't know yourself.

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 You're going to deny me three times

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 before the rooster crows.

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 And Peter's in denial.

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 He says, no, Jesus,

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 don't underestimate me here.

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 He says, you're looking at Commando Pete here.

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 He says, I'll die with you.

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 You know, I'm tougher than a seal.

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 I'm more loyal than a Mac user.

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 He, some of you are Mac users out there.

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 But he's like many of us,

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 even as Christians,

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 we think we can make it ourselves.

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 Maybe just have a little bit of Jesus help,

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 a bit of religion on the way,

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 but actually basically, fundamentally,

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 I can rely on myself to get through life.

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 24 hours later,

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 Jesus is arrested.

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 Peter follows him into enemy territory.

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 The high priest's courtyard.

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 And there's a fire burning.

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 And Peter, great Peter, gets scared.

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 And a little servant girl comes up to him

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 and challenges him.

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 And in his fear, he denies Jesus.

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 Not just once, not just twice,

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 but three times.

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 To somebody who, in Peter's mind,

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 would have been the lowest of the low,

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 a little servant girl.

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 And big Peter can't even defend

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 and stand up for Jesus then.

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 The rooster crows.

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 And at that moment,

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 I can just imagine how Peter felt.

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 He's like,

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 what have I done?

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 How could I be so stupid?

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 You complete wombat, Peter.

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 Couldn't even stand up to a little servant girl.

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 And he breaks down

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 and he cries.

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 I don't know if any of you

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 have ever been there.

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 Like, anyone ever said things

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 which afterwards you think,

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 why on earth did I say that?

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 That was not going to get anywhere.

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 Or have you,

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 anyone ever wanted to be brave

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 and then found yourself a coward

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 in the heat of the moment?

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 Anyone ever got angry

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 when you wanted just to hold your tongue

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 and be patient?

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 Anyone like that?

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 Anyone like me like that?

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 You know,

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 maybe you'd even promised

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 that you'd diet or exercise

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 or read your Bible regularly

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 and suddenly,

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 you had so many great plans

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 and in the moment,

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 you failed.

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 Because you see,

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 this story is not just about Peter.

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 Every one of us is like Peter

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 because secretly,

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 we all live deep down

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 with a sense

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 that we're not fully

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 the person we should be.

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 And when we rely on ourselves,

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 it's a bit like trying to balance

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 an elephant on an egg.

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 Sooner or later,

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 you're going to crack.

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 And Bill Gates,

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 Microsoft,

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 we're getting Mac and Microsoft in here,

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 so it's okay for all of you.

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 Bill Gates said,

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 success is a lousy teacher.

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 It makes smart people

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 think they can't lose.

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 But failure is God's way

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 of putting a mirror before you,

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 showing you yourself,

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 showing you that you're weaker

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 than you thought you were.

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 You may be more sinful

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 than you realized.

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 You're more in need of mercy

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 and grace

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 than you could understand.

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 Failure is the gateway to reality,

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 the pathway to humility,

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 and the doorway to receiving grace.

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 You get that?

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 Failure is the gateway to reality,

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 the pathway to humility,

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 and the doorway to receiving grace.

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 When you see it.

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 You see,

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 what we need

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 in our failure,

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 in the things that we know

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 that we mess up in,

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 we need forgiveness for our guilt,

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 we need honor for our shame.

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 And I don't know how you try

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 and deal with things.

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 You know,

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 I do a number of different things

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 to deal with my guilt

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 and my shame

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 in different areas.

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 Sometimes it's denial.

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 It wasn't me.

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 Sometimes I just blame everybody else.

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 You know,

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 you started it.

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 But what Peter does here

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 is another thing that I do,

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 which is he goes into avoidance mode.

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 Really interesting.

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 When Peter's right

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 at the lowest point,

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 do you know what he does?

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 He goes off fishing.

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 You know why he goes fishing?

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 He goes fishing

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 because that's the one thing

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 he thinks he can do really well.

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 You know,

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 he's a good fisherman.

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 And so,

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 that's very much like many of us.

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 You know,

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 when you have failings

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 in your family life

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 or failings in your spiritual life

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 or failings in your relationships,

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 many of us then

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 run into our work

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 or run into our studies

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 to try and excel there,

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 to cover up,

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 to hide from the shame of failure

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 in other areas of our lives.

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 That's what Peter's doing.

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 And the thing is,

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 for Peter,

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 if Jesus died

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 but didn't resurrect,

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 then Peter was left by himself

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 to deal with all his guilt

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 and shame by himself.

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 He'd have to prove himself

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 by working hard,

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 trying to remove it,

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 hiding from it.

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 Because if there's no resurrection,

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 your sin against God

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 can never be forgiven.

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 Because it's just you

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 left by yourself

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 trying to make amends.

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 But the amazing thing

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 of Easter Sunday,

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 of Resurrection Sunday,

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 is that Jesus has risen.

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 He did rise.

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 On the cross,

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 he was shamed

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 and declared guilty

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 so that you

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 could be to go free.

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 You know,

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 guilt for a crime

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 has a punishment

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 and the punishment

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 for our unkindness

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 was death.

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 But Jesus took it

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 for you

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 and for me.

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 You see,

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 he gives you forgiveness

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 for your guilt,

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 which nobody else

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 can give you.

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 You can't remove it

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 by yourself.

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 You need to have forgiveness

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 from outside

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 and Jesus offers that.

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 But it's not just forgiveness

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 for your guilt,

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 it's also honour

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 for your shame.

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 Because you know,

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 you can be forgiven

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 by someone,

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 but the shame remains

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 because they just

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 don't quite trust you

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 again with anything.

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 Anyone been there?

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 But at that night,

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 really interesting,

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 Peter's going fishing.

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 Do you know what happens?

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 Peter can't even

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 catch a fish.

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 The one thing

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 he thought he was good at,

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 he can't even do that.

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 What a loser.

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 And then Jesus turns up

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 at Peter's lowest point

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 and do you know what?

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 He's by a fire

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 cooking fish,

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 which is really interesting

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 because Peter's

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 failed at fishing

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 and Jesus provides the fish.

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 Peter failed at faith

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 by a fire

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 and Jesus lights

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 another fire.

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 And the risen Jesus

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 comes to Peter,

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 puts his arm around him

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 and says,

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 hey, let's go for a chat,

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 shall we?

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 And you know,

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 I don't know if anyone

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 has ever done that with you,

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 but at that moment,

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 knowing what's happened to me,

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 I'd be thinking,

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 okay, what's the lecture

00:10:34.759 --> 00:10:35.300
 that's coming?

00:10:36.100 --> 00:10:36.420
 Okay.

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 What other words

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 you're going to give me now?

00:10:39.240 --> 00:10:39.600
 Okay.

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 You're going to tell me,

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 I told you so, Peter.

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 Is that what he's going to say?

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 Well,

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 he asks him three questions.

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 Three devastating questions.

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 He says,

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 Simon,

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 do you love me?

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 Ooh,

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 there's a bit of history

00:10:58.639 --> 00:10:59.500
 to that question.

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 Do you love me?

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 Now,

00:11:02.180 --> 00:11:03.139
 that kind of question

00:11:03.139 --> 00:11:04.540
 is the kind of question

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 like saying to your son

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 who's playing video games

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 all evening,

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 have you done your homework?

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 It's not asking for the answer,

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 it's exposing you,

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 right?

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 It's exposing you.

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 And Peter says,

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 you know that I love you.

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 And Jesus asks him again,

00:11:23.080 --> 00:11:23.220
 Peter,

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 do you love me?

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 And Peter replies the same.

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 And the third time

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 Jesus asks him,

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 Peter's grieved

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 because Jesus is exposing

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 the fact that Peter

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 actually wasn't as great

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 as he thought he was.

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 And Jesus brings him

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 to the point of confessing,

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 I want to follow you,

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 I want to love you,

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 but I'm weak.

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 There's no more

00:11:47.060 --> 00:11:48.400
 Mr. Big Guy Peter now.

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 He's like,

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 you know everything.

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 You know what's happened

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 over these last 24 hours.

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 You know what's happened.

00:11:55.640 --> 00:11:56.440
 You know everything.

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 You know the stuff I've done.

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 There's no hiding.

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 And you know,

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 that's an unpleasant place to be.

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 But Jesus says,

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 he says three times,

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 feed my sheep,

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 tend my sheep,

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 feed my lambs.

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 What he's saying

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 is Jesus saying,

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 okay,

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 you've seen my need of me

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 and now I can use you.

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 Now I can use you.

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 Because if you think

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 you can be okay with God

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 by trying hard,

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 by being good,

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 by helping grannies

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 across the road occasionally

00:12:30.459 --> 00:12:31.719
 just to make yourself

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 feel good about yourself,

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 Jesus knows everything.

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 He knows everything.

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 You know,

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 it's like a giant TV screen

00:12:38.799 --> 00:12:40.719
 plastered across the wall of heaven.

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 He's watching your every thought,

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 your every action,

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 your every word,

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 every time you interact

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 with your parents,

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 every time you interact

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 with your kids,

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 with your spouse,

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 with your colleagues,

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 what you actually think about them,

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 not what you really say to them.

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 It's all taped.

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 And at the end of time,

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 he'll play back that tape

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 on the screen

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 with the whole of heaven watching.

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 And I wonder how you'll feel

00:13:05.259 --> 00:13:05.940
 at that point.

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 I know how I'd feel.

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 I'd be going,

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 I hope this doesn't go onto Netflix.

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 because there's no hiding.

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 But in that shame of exposure,

00:13:18.579 --> 00:13:20.379
 the only way out of shame

00:13:20.379 --> 00:13:22.779
 is if someone with greater honor

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 gives you honor

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 to remove your shame.

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 You know,

00:13:27.939 --> 00:13:28.939
 if in your work

00:13:28.939 --> 00:13:30.319
 you make a mistake

00:13:30.319 --> 00:13:32.159
 and the boss shows your mistakes

00:13:32.159 --> 00:13:33.480
 in front of all your colleagues

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 and you feel about that big,

00:13:35.319 --> 00:13:36.899
 you can work really hard

00:13:36.899 --> 00:13:38.600
 to try and make up for the mistake,

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 to try and prove

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 that you're not as bad as that.

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 But nothing can actually

00:13:43.420 --> 00:13:44.300
 remove your shame

00:13:44.300 --> 00:13:45.420
 until your boss comes

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 and honors you

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 and praises you

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 in front of everybody else

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 and entrusts

00:13:49.960 --> 00:13:51.820
 the most valuable task to you.

00:13:52.639 --> 00:13:53.000
 Right?

00:13:55.379 --> 00:13:57.840
 Jesus doesn't just forgive Peter.

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 He entrusts him.

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 He honors him

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 by entrusting him

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 with the most important task

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 that he had,

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 which was the task

00:14:07.300 --> 00:14:08.900
 of looking after his followers,

00:14:08.899 --> 00:14:09.699
 his sheep.

00:14:12.120 --> 00:14:12.500
 You see,

00:14:12.639 --> 00:14:14.399
 what Peter feared from God,

00:14:14.539 --> 00:14:15.399
 from Jesus,

00:14:16.000 --> 00:14:18.919
 was rejection and condemnation.

00:14:19.059 --> 00:14:20.199
 What Jesus gave him

00:14:20.199 --> 00:14:22.120
 was forgiveness and honor.

00:14:23.480 --> 00:14:24.740
 In the resurrection,

00:14:25.579 --> 00:14:27.860
 in the resurrection,

00:14:28.419 --> 00:14:29.759
 Jesus is honored

00:14:29.759 --> 00:14:31.240
 as the victor over death,

00:14:31.299 --> 00:14:32.139
 as the name above

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 every other name,

00:14:33.960 --> 00:14:35.279
 the one before whom

00:14:35.279 --> 00:14:36.399
 every knee will bow

00:14:36.399 --> 00:14:37.399
 in the whole world.

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 God,

00:14:37.899 --> 00:14:39.539
 and yet that one

00:14:39.539 --> 00:14:40.220
 with great honor

00:14:40.220 --> 00:14:41.319
 comes to you

00:14:41.319 --> 00:14:42.559
 and comes to me

00:14:42.559 --> 00:14:44.100
 and says,

00:14:44.240 --> 00:14:45.659
 if you recognize your need,

00:14:45.740 --> 00:14:46.480
 like Peter,

00:14:46.959 --> 00:14:47.199
 say,

00:14:47.360 --> 00:14:49.019
 I can't rely on myself.

00:14:50.100 --> 00:14:51.579
 I need to turn to you.

00:14:52.939 --> 00:14:54.899
 He not only forgives your guilt,

00:14:55.620 --> 00:14:57.600
 he not only removes your shame,

00:14:57.600 --> 00:14:58.940
 and he honors you

00:14:58.940 --> 00:14:59.300
 and says,

00:14:59.460 --> 00:15:00.920
 now you're in the place

00:15:00.920 --> 00:15:01.700
 I can use you.

00:15:02.639 --> 00:15:04.279
 Now I can entrust you

00:15:04.279 --> 00:15:05.120
 with my mission.

00:15:05.320 --> 00:15:05.899
 The Bible says

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 he gives you a new name,

00:15:07.639 --> 00:15:08.779
 he gives you a new identity,

00:15:09.320 --> 00:15:10.820
 and he calls you his child.

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 And that's what the baptism

00:15:12.899 --> 00:15:14.200
 is going to be about.

00:15:15.500 --> 00:15:16.960
 That's what baptism is about,

00:15:17.320 --> 00:15:18.700
 people with a new identity

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 and a new name.

00:15:20.540 --> 00:15:21.620
 So let me just finish

00:15:21.620 --> 00:15:22.940
 with asking a couple of questions.

00:15:22.940 --> 00:15:23.060
 words,

00:15:23.820 --> 00:15:26.460
 where does your honor come from?

00:15:27.980 --> 00:15:29.540
 Where does your honor come from?

00:15:30.340 --> 00:15:31.720
 Does it come from your job?

00:15:32.220 --> 00:15:33.380
 From your achievements?

00:15:34.100 --> 00:15:35.060
 From what other people

00:15:35.060 --> 00:15:35.920
 think about you?

00:15:36.560 --> 00:15:37.860
 Because if it's anything

00:15:37.860 --> 00:15:39.500
 other than a risen Jesus

00:15:39.500 --> 00:15:40.380
 who is honored,

00:15:40.920 --> 00:15:41.880
 sooner or later,

00:15:42.100 --> 00:15:43.140
 in five minutes,

00:15:43.260 --> 00:15:44.500
 your honor could be destroyed

00:15:44.500 --> 00:15:46.040
 by one foolish action

00:15:46.040 --> 00:15:46.600
 that you do.

00:15:46.600 --> 00:15:49.019
 And you'll be left

00:15:49.019 --> 00:15:50.259
 trying to prove yourself

00:15:50.259 --> 00:15:51.120
 again and again.

00:15:51.600 --> 00:15:53.080
 But the amazing message

00:15:53.080 --> 00:15:53.980
 of Easter

00:15:53.980 --> 00:15:55.540
 is that Jesus

00:15:55.540 --> 00:15:56.580
 not only died

00:15:56.580 --> 00:15:57.320
 for your sin,

00:15:57.440 --> 00:15:58.379
 he rose again

00:15:58.379 --> 00:16:01.899
 to give you

00:16:01.899 --> 00:16:03.040
 a new hope,

00:16:03.180 --> 00:16:04.080
 a new future,

00:16:04.519 --> 00:16:05.500
 and your failure

00:16:05.500 --> 00:16:06.360
 is the beginning

00:16:06.360 --> 00:16:08.019
 of victory.

00:16:08.779 --> 00:16:10.139
 If you face it honestly,

00:16:10.519 --> 00:16:11.899
 if you turn to Christ

00:16:11.899 --> 00:16:12.720
 and say,

00:16:12.720 --> 00:16:13.779
 I need you.

00:16:14.879 --> 00:16:15.840
 Forgive me.

00:16:16.600 --> 00:16:17.800
 And receive grace

00:16:17.800 --> 00:16:19.220
 in your time of need.

00:16:20.500 --> 00:16:21.440
 Many people say

00:16:21.440 --> 00:16:22.040
 that Christianity

00:16:22.040 --> 00:16:23.200
 is a crutch.

00:16:24.399 --> 00:16:25.200
 It's true.

00:16:26.320 --> 00:16:27.540
 Christianity is a crutch.

00:16:28.340 --> 00:16:29.100
 But if you've got

00:16:29.100 --> 00:16:29.980
 a broken leg,

00:16:30.259 --> 00:16:31.019
 having a crutch

00:16:31.019 --> 00:16:32.060
 is a pretty good idea.

00:16:33.379 --> 00:16:34.379
 The problem is

00:16:34.379 --> 00:16:36.159
 if you have a broken leg

00:16:36.159 --> 00:16:36.460
 and say,

00:16:36.560 --> 00:16:37.519
 I don't need a crutch,

00:16:38.139 --> 00:16:39.040
 you're going to have

00:16:39.040 --> 00:16:39.840
 to lean on something

00:16:39.840 --> 00:16:40.480
 and you're going to look

00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:41.060
 pretty stupid

00:16:41.060 --> 00:16:41.920
 just hopping around

00:16:41.920 --> 00:16:43.019
 everywhere by yourself.

00:16:43.440 --> 00:16:44.320
 Because you're not going

00:16:44.320 --> 00:16:45.019
 to be able to get on

00:16:45.019 --> 00:16:45.560
 in life.

00:16:45.559 --> 00:16:46.679
 Because guilt

00:16:46.679 --> 00:16:47.500
 and shame

00:16:47.500 --> 00:16:48.659
 will hold you.

00:16:49.419 --> 00:16:50.619
 But the celebration

00:16:50.619 --> 00:16:51.539
 of Easter

00:16:51.539 --> 00:16:53.379
 is no guilt,

00:16:53.679 --> 00:16:54.559
 no shame.

00:16:54.859 --> 00:16:56.479
 There is a resurrected Lord

00:16:56.479 --> 00:16:57.839
 who honors us.

00:16:58.119 --> 00:16:59.099
 And when you come

00:16:59.099 --> 00:17:00.559
 and see your utter need

00:17:00.559 --> 00:17:01.039
 of him,

00:17:01.639 --> 00:17:02.079
 he says,

00:17:02.159 --> 00:17:03.079
 I'm going to use you.

00:17:03.739 --> 00:17:04.480
 Your failure

00:17:04.480 --> 00:17:05.980
 is not defeat.

00:17:06.200 --> 00:17:07.099
 I will turn it

00:17:07.099 --> 00:17:08.059
 into victory.

00:17:08.599 --> 00:17:09.779
 I am the one

00:17:09.779 --> 00:17:10.500
 who is risen.

00:17:11.099 --> 00:17:11.839
 Let me pray.

00:17:11.839 --> 00:17:17.959
 Father,

00:17:18.039 --> 00:17:18.799
 I pray for those

00:17:18.799 --> 00:17:19.599
 of us here

00:17:19.599 --> 00:17:22.959
 who don't know you.

00:17:25.279 --> 00:17:26.240
 Who don't know

00:17:26.240 --> 00:17:27.639
 how amazing it is

00:17:27.639 --> 00:17:28.439
 to be honored

00:17:28.439 --> 00:17:29.939
 and given

00:17:29.939 --> 00:17:31.939
 a new identity,

00:17:33.039 --> 00:17:33.980
 a new start

00:17:33.980 --> 00:17:34.459
 with you.

00:17:34.460 --> 00:17:36.140
 I pray that they

00:17:36.140 --> 00:17:36.680
 would see

00:17:36.680 --> 00:17:37.860
 that relying

00:17:37.860 --> 00:17:38.740
 on ourselves

00:17:38.740 --> 00:17:40.700
 really

00:17:40.700 --> 00:17:42.420
 is just

00:17:42.420 --> 00:17:43.299
 such an empty

00:17:43.299 --> 00:17:44.079
 way to live.

00:17:45.319 --> 00:17:46.240
 I pray for those

00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:46.539
 of us

00:17:46.539 --> 00:17:47.299
 who are Christians.

00:17:48.420 --> 00:17:49.180
 So often

00:17:49.180 --> 00:17:49.680
 we think

00:17:49.680 --> 00:17:50.240
 we have to be

00:17:50.240 --> 00:17:51.140
 so strong

00:17:51.140 --> 00:17:53.279
 to try

00:17:53.279 --> 00:17:53.880
 and do everything

00:17:53.880 --> 00:17:54.500
 by ourselves

00:17:54.500 --> 00:17:55.160
 and we forget

00:17:55.160 --> 00:17:55.559
 that you

00:17:55.559 --> 00:17:57.360
 work in our weakness.

00:17:57.359 --> 00:17:59.119
 I pray

00:17:59.119 --> 00:17:59.639
 that you'd help

00:17:59.639 --> 00:18:00.459
 us to see

00:18:00.459 --> 00:18:01.039
 the beauty

00:18:01.039 --> 00:18:01.679
 of your honor,

00:18:02.159 --> 00:18:02.740
 to see

00:18:02.740 --> 00:18:03.699
 that a resurrected

00:18:03.699 --> 00:18:04.279
 Jesus

00:18:04.279 --> 00:18:05.719
 has the power

00:18:05.719 --> 00:18:06.599
 to change

00:18:06.599 --> 00:18:07.500
 all of our

00:18:07.500 --> 00:18:07.939
 failures

00:18:07.939 --> 00:18:09.000
 into joy

00:18:09.000 --> 00:18:09.559
 and into

00:18:09.559 --> 00:18:10.419
 new life.

00:18:11.359 --> 00:18:11.579
 Lord,

00:18:11.639 --> 00:18:12.000
 thank you

00:18:12.000 --> 00:18:12.619
 that you took

00:18:12.619 --> 00:18:13.819
 Peter from

00:18:13.819 --> 00:18:14.299
 the pit

00:18:14.299 --> 00:18:15.339
 and you then

00:18:15.339 --> 00:18:16.019
 used him

00:18:16.019 --> 00:18:17.119
 so powerfully

00:18:17.119 --> 00:18:18.339
 and he knew

00:18:18.339 --> 00:18:18.759
 that it was

00:18:18.759 --> 00:18:19.519
 nothing to do

00:18:19.519 --> 00:18:20.099
 with himself.

00:18:20.899 --> 00:18:21.539
 Help us

00:18:21.539 --> 00:18:22.259
 to be people

00:18:22.259 --> 00:18:23.179
 who realize

00:18:23.179 --> 00:18:24.419
 that you want

00:18:24.419 --> 00:18:25.279
 to use us

00:18:25.279 --> 00:18:26.579
 and it's not

00:18:26.579 --> 00:18:27.059
 to do with

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 how great

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 we are

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 but it's

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 how great

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 our risen

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 saviour is.

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 In Jesus'

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 name.

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 Amen.