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 As one of my pastorly or fatherly duties this past week, the kids said, hey dad, it's kind

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! of hot outside. Can you please put up the pool? Now, I have to understand it's one of those Walmart

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! Specials, okay? And I think they designed them intentionally so that in a year or two of use,

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 they'll need to be either completely replaced or repaired to such a degree you get frustrated

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 and you throw up your hands and you say, I'm done with this. Well, the pool that we have is like

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 that experience where two years ago was the last time that we actually used this pool when we were

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 living in Chillicothe and last summer, as you remember, we were kind of in transition as a

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 family and still living in Chillicothe but looking to move a little closer to Maranatha and that pool

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 was sitting in our shed there in Chillicothe kind of awaiting this special week of being able to set

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 it up and swim. As I was pulling it out of the box and helping to kind of stretch things out, I noticed

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 that a rodent had made it a special snack at some point along the time in the last two years and what

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 I was hoping would be a great time of refreshment turned into a little bit of work initially.

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 As we were kind of looking at it and inspecting it initially, I said, hey, you know, six or eight

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 holes, no big deal. Man, you guys are so smart! You know exactly where this story is going.

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 Well, you set up the pool and you start patching holes and fortunately we had another pool that we

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 could kind of cut material out of and, you know, it's a 12-foot bottom pool and we could kind of

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 cut some material out of that and stick it on the current pool. Well, six holes turned into 26.

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 But that's okay. That's okay. We got it. We got it repaired. We put the patches on. We started

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 turning on the water. We had to wait for 24 hours because it takes 24 hours for the bond to set and

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 we want to make sure all this hard work was not going to yield zilcho for us. So we waited for the

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 time and we started filling up the pool and we started noticing little trickles of water.

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 Now, in the grass, it probably wouldn't be a big deal, but we decided we didn't want to kill the

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 grass, so we put it in the patio area next to our home. And so it's really important that the water

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 doesn't leak because then it gets next to the foundation and things start to buckle and no,

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 it's not going to be a good deal. So we had to make sure that the holes were fixed. Well, somebody had

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 the bright idea that we would put the trampoline, or excuse me, the pool on top of our trampoline

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 so that we could kind of see where the water was leaking. That actually didn't turn out to be so bad.

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 Okay. So we saw, oh, you know, this patch, it was okay, but not great. And this, oh, we didn't notice

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 that there were some other holes over here. And so we kind of identified the holes, we circled them,

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 and we put it back on the patio and we did some more patching. Now we're up to about 40

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 patches on the inside of the pool and on the exterior. 24 hours goes by, we're feeling satisfied.

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 We knew we got the, we had identified at least the area where the leaks were because at least we had

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 this part elevated and there weren't any, wasn't any more water coming towards the house. Well,

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 we hadn't identified all the leaks. There was more patching to do. And as the sun kind of shone

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 through the bottom of the area that was elevated, we noticed several more punctures and several more

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 pinholes and there was more patching to do. Well, here we are on Sunday morning and I'm happy to report

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 to you, there's more leaks in the pool. But we've given up at this point and we're swimming anyway.

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 Fixing a pool this week reminded me of the significance of integrity. It reminded me of the,

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 of the importance of soundness and wholeness in a life, in a pool. You can't have 99.9% of the surface

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 area of a pool having good integrity and expect that you're not going to have any problems with that

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 0.1%. Just one or two small punctures or leaks in the pool are going to result in catastrophe.

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 Especially when you're talking about 3,800 gallons of water sitting right next to your house.

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 It's not a recipe for, for, for good things. It's a recipe for disaster.

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 This morning as we, as we take a look at our passage in John chapter 18, we, we, we take an,

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 another step on the journey to the cross. And through our time together, as, as we're looking at Jesus

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 and, and moving through this narrative, as John is developing this for us, he seeks to bring to the

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 forefront the clear character of Jesus. We're going to see front and center this morning, Jesus,

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 a man of integrity. Contrasted by Peter in this narrative, who is a man of insecurity. And we'll

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 take a look at that later on. Now, on this morning, Father's Day, as we look at these two bright examples

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 of manhood in the New Testament, certainly Jesus shining with unmatched brilliance in terms of

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 manhood in the New Testament, we can't help but notice that, that Peter was quite useful and fruitful

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 in the book of Acts in helping to establish the New Testament church. It was Peter to whom Jesus says,

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 on this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell will not be able to stand against it.

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 Now, certainly when Jesus was referring to Peter, he was, he was referring to the truth of the

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 scripture. He was referring to the, the words that Jesus would, or that Peter would share

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 in relationship to the person of Christ. But all coming together and, and helping to, to fit together

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 with the leadership that Peter brought to the New Testament church. The leadership that he brought

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 there to this new church era that takes place throughout the book of Acts. And as you look at the

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 end picture of the end picture of the life of Peter, you say, this is a man's man. This is a person to be like.

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 And yet what we'll see today is the, the way of the cross is not just the way of integrity.

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 What we'll see this morning is the way of the cross is the way of brokenness.

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 It's the way of being exposed. It's the way of coming to grips with the underlying issues

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 of a life. Now, now my swimming pool wasn't going to be any help unless I had identified the issues

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 and fixed the issues. And any of you men here this morning who, who want to be a leader in your home,

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 any of you men here this morning who want to be effective in the sphere in which God has placed

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 you, whether you're in some sort of field of occupation or, or you wield some area of responsibility

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 and leadership. If you want to be effective, if you want to be fruitful, you need to be broken.

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 Peter comes front and center with that message as we work our way through the, the next several

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 verses of John chapter 18. John helps us in this narrative to, to really, uh, come between

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 and see the contrast, the significance of an integrity in brokenness as he, as he introduces

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 us to some new players and as he helps us to see new features of, of old characters, characters

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 we've come to love and appreciate through our study of the gospel of John. Let me read for

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 us just the, the first verse, John chapter 18. We'll be looking this morning at verses

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 12 to 27, but beginning in verse 12. It says this,

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 So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound

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 him. First, they led him to Annas for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas who was high priest

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 that year. It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it would be expedient that one man

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 should die for the people. Now this morning, as we take a look at this, at the events of this

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 narrative, I, I want to introduce you to the story. And I, I want you to, to understand the,

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 the interchange of the individuals in this passage. And then towards the end, we'll, we'll begin to

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 make some points about what we see here playing out before us. So first of all, I just want to give

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 us an introduction to the high priest. Maybe you've never heard the name Annas before. Certainly we've

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 been introduced to the person of Caiaphas. But who was this man Annas? And, and why is he introduced to us

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 in this chain of events? Why would the soldiers and the officers of the temple lead Jesus to Annas

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 first? Well, Annas was, was the father-in-law to Caiaphas. Annas was the high priest from AD 6 to AD 15.

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 He was deposed by the previous governor, the, the, the man who was the governor before Pilate, because

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 this Roman governor found him deplorable, found him detestable. So he, so he removed Annas from his

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 office and he gave it to Caiaphas. Well, there are a number of things that made Annas intolerable.

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 Little to mention his relationship with the Roman government, but, but he was a person of greed.

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 He was a person who, who was proud. A person who thought only of himself. And although he had been

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 a high priest before, it was normally something that, uh, once a high priest, always a high priest.

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 But in that day and age, similar to what we find here in, in the United States, once you have a title

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 of honor, like the president of the United States, it's a, it's a title that, that people address you

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 with for the rest of your life. Well, Annas, as having served as a high priest before and then wielding

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 a tremendous amount of influence in this culture, continues to maintain a level of authority in that day

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 and age. Annas was ambitious and, as I said, notoriously greedy. This would have been a

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 particularly lucrative time for Annas during this Passover feast, the festivities happening during

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 this week. During this week, Annas would have received some of the, the proceeds of, of the animals

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 that were sold there in the temple square. As people came to offer their money and purchase

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 an animal for sacrifice, not being able to bring it with them on this long journey, particularly

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 from Galilee, Annas would have, would have benefited from the proceeds of, of that exchange. And then as

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 these, as these people come into Jerusalem and they're bringing their, their currency from, from their own

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 region, the Jews had determined that the only currency that would work in Jerusalem was Jewish

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 currency. So the exchange had to be made. And, and the exchange rates were set very high. Again, as a

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 taxation to the people and as a way to line the pockets of this high priest. So greedy was this man

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 that the, that the, that the, the place where the transactions took place was known as the, as the

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 bazaar of Annas. This was a lucrative time for him. And Jesus was a threat, not only to his ability to

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 continue to line his pockets, but, but he saw Jesus, remember Jesus coming in after the triumphal entry and

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 cleaning house in the temple. Jesus was a threat to Annas directly. We find here that, that Jesus is

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 brought to Annas' house. We can make that assumption based upon a couple of things. First, we see that,

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 that guarding the door in this later part of this narrative is, is a servant girl who is essentially

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 checking this face recognition of the, of the first century, checking people as they make their way into

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 this courtyard. Peter didn't make the cut. But the fact that a, that a girl was guarding the door

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 indicates this was not happening on the temple square, the temple grounds, what was happening

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 in the private residence of Annas, probably shared with his son-in-law, Caiaphas.

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 Now, Caiaphas was the official high priest during that year. Again, it was an office that they would,

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 that they would have and maintain through the course of their life, unless an authority stepped in and

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 changed the game. But here, Caiaphas is, is the spokesman and, and really the, the major player in, in all that

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 is taking place. And we find his account in, in, in the other gospel records. Caiaphas will see Jesus

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 directly after the time with Annas. John has already introduced us to this man, Caiaphas. He's, he's

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 mentioned his name back in John chapter 11. Now, now remember what was happening in John chapter 11 was,

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 that was when Lazarus was raised from the dead. And during that time, many of the Jews, especially

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 those who, who, who were part of the religious establishment, were, were beginning to wonder,

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 is Jesus really the person that he claims to be? And as a result of this amazing miracle that Jesus

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 performs, many in this, the, the upper echelon of Jewish leadership were, were believing in Jesus.

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 Caiaphas, Caiaphas saw this as a threat. Caiaphas understood that this was significant in terms of,

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 of drawing the, the people's hearts away from the priests themselves. And he makes a statement in

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 John chapter 11. He says, he says to, to the, to the people who are gathering with him, you know

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 nothing at all, he says, nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die

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 for the people, not that the whole nation should perish. Caiaphas is trying to rally the troops.

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 He recognizes that the, that the, that the, the rising prominence of Jesus in Jerusalem is not only

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 becoming a threat, but might just be the opportunity he's looking for. Perhaps he can rally the rest of

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 the Jews to, to come to appreciate that, that then the nation of Israel was, was now at risk. As Rome saw a

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 potential threat to, to their power and Jesus' rising prominence in the city, perhaps he could use that as a way

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 to turn that against Jesus and actually get the Roman government to put him to death.

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 But why the important details of Annas and of Caiaphas here at the start of this story? It's to help us

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 understand that, that the resistance and rejection of Jesus happened at the highest levels of Israel's

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 spirituality. At the highest levels of those who, who should have helped the people recognize their

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 Messiah, the spiritual leaders within their own system, they are the ones, the very ones, not only to

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 reject Messiah, but to initiate this process of bringing him to death. Now John changes scenes from

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 the general depiction of what is taking place and, and the situation where, where all of this is happening

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 now looking at the details where we see the interest of Peter and John. And that's our second point this

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 morning, the interest of Peter and John in verses 15 to 18. It says, Simon Peter followed Jesus and so did

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 another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the

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 courtyard of the high priest. But Peter stood outside the door, so the other disciple who was known to the

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 high priest went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door and brought Peter in.

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 The servant girl at the door said to Peter, you also are not one of the man's disciples, are you?

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 He said, I am not. Now the servant and the officers had made a charcoal fire because it was cold and they

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 were standing and warming themselves. Peter also was with them standing and warming himself.

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 I want us to see the interest of Peter and John now as they become players in this story.

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 Simon Peter says, follow Jesus. And as we find from the other gospel accounts that he followed him,

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 but he did so at a distance. He kind of trailed in the shadows, on the fringe, to make sure,

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 that he wouldn't be discovered. But you've got to appreciate the loyalty of Peter and John at this

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 point. Jesus had predicted hours before that the man would scatter, his disciples would scatter at the

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 first sign of trouble. Jesus had told them emphatically, all of you will be made to stumble

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 because of me this night. For it is written, I will strike the shepherd and the sheep of the flock

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 will be scattered. And certainly that is what happened. Jesus is arrested, the disciples flee,

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 and now after some time has been taken to settle in their hearts and kind of wipe away a bit of the

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 fear, Peter and John now are making their way, following at a distance, to see, as Matthew says,

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 what would be the end of Jesus. A bit of loyalty, a bit of curiosity, and here they are following

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 on the fringe. I don't know if you're aware of this, but on at least two occasions on this night,

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 Peter states emphatically, Jesus, I don't care what you say about the other disciples,

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 they might abandon you, but I will never abandon you. Once at the dinner table, and if you turn over

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 with me to John chapter 13, a couple of pages, you'll see this for yourself. In John chapter 13,

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 verses 36 to 38, notice what it says. They're still at the dinner table. They have not yet left the upper

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 room. That doesn't happen until the end of chapter 14, where Jesus says, rise, let us go from here.

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 They're still at the table, and Peter and Jesus have this interchange, beginning in verse 36.

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 Simon Peter says to him, Lord, where are you going? Jesus answered him, where I'm going, you cannot follow,

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 but you will follow afterward. Peter said to him, Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down

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 my life for you. Jesus answered, will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you,

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 the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.

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 It happens once at the dinner table. It also happens once they're in the garden of Gethsemane,

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 on the Mount of Olives. There it happens again, as we find in Matthew chapter 26, verses 33 to 34.

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 Matthew 26, 33 to 34 says, Peter answers,

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 even if all are made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble. I am stronger than

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 that, Lord. I can do it. I can make it happen. I will follow you. Even if these guys tuck tail and run,

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 I will stay true to you. His bravado and arrogance would be accentuated by the fact that it happens not

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 just once that night, but twice in the same night. He comes against the very words of Jesus,

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 his Savior, his God, and rejects the testimony of Christ, saying, I will do this on my own strength.

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 I will make it happen.

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 We find here in the details of this narrative,

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 John is able to make his way right in through the gate.

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 Somehow he has some connection with the high priest and the high priest family.

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 Peter is made to stand on the outside without the ability to come in until John comes and

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 and welcomes him through the gate. And that is the first time of trouble for him.

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 Servant girl at the door says to Peter in verse 17,

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 you also are not one of this man's disciples, are you?

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 He says, Peter says, what are those words there? Look at them.

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 Maybe even underline them.

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 He says, I am not.

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 Those words are meant to be highlighted and featured for us.

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 We've been working our way through the gospel of John and on at least seven occasions we have heard

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 Jesus state, I am.

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 I am the resurrection and the life.

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 I am the way, the truth, and the life.

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 I am the good shepherd.

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 Seven times Jesus says, I am.

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 And in the preceding, the moments that just preceded this account,

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 Jesus says, I am on at least two other occasions.

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 On one of those occasions, the crowd falls to the ground.

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 Not.

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 And here Peter says, I am not.

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 John wants us to see the contrast of Peter and Christ coming to the surface.

00:24:57.019 --> 00:24:58.839
 Rising right to the forefront.

00:24:58.839 --> 00:25:02.480
 There is a stark contrast.

00:25:02.679 --> 00:25:09.039
 And Peter is not just denying his relationship to Jesus.

00:25:09.819 --> 00:25:12.480
 Peter is denying Jesus himself.

00:25:14.199 --> 00:25:17.980
 One commentator says this,

00:25:18.240 --> 00:25:22.659
 boasting of our abilities is an invitation to failure.

00:25:22.660 --> 00:25:26.340
 Peter, that is exactly what Peter discovered.

00:25:28.140 --> 00:25:33.160
 To him who thinks he stands, take heed lest you fall.

00:25:34.600 --> 00:25:40.300
 Peter needed to come front and center with his own weakness.

00:25:41.820 --> 00:25:49.480
 Jesus gives him that opportunity or God gives him that opportunity here in the moments leading up to Jesus' crucifixion.

00:25:49.480 --> 00:25:54.599
 Peter, who had stated emphatically, I will never betray you,

00:25:54.900 --> 00:25:59.039
 here in this moment, denies Jesus for the first time.

00:26:00.920 --> 00:26:02.500
 We find in verse 18,

00:26:03.279 --> 00:26:06.480
 Now the servants and officials made a fire because it was cold.

00:26:06.880 --> 00:26:09.940
 Peter was also with them standing and warming himself.

00:26:11.220 --> 00:26:16.960
 Perhaps hoping that he could escape the situation a little bit and find some comfort in the fire,

00:26:16.960 --> 00:26:22.700
 makes his way over to another group of individuals who are warming themselves by the fire.

00:26:25.380 --> 00:26:30.319
 And what is not inherent in this story,

00:26:31.019 --> 00:26:35.380
 but we come to see punctuated later on in the story,

00:26:35.480 --> 00:26:38.259
 is that at this particular point of time,

00:26:38.360 --> 00:26:40.519
 in the Passover time in Jerusalem,

00:26:41.420 --> 00:26:42.860
 the daytime would have been warm,

00:26:43.000 --> 00:26:44.819
 just the nighttime would have been cold.

00:26:44.819 --> 00:26:49.019
 It helps us to understand and supports the idea,

00:26:49.099 --> 00:26:50.240
 as we'll see later on,

00:26:50.720 --> 00:26:53.779
 that all of these proceedings were happening in the dead of night.

00:26:54.720 --> 00:26:57.799
 All of these things were happening during the cover of darkness.

00:26:59.639 --> 00:27:02.559
 The significance of this, as we'll look at a little later,

00:27:02.659 --> 00:27:07.899
 is that these proceedings from the very beginning were illegal according to Jewish law.

00:27:07.900 --> 00:27:13.840
 They never should have happened in the secrecy or the cover of night.

00:27:14.560 --> 00:27:17.420
 That's exactly when we find this taking place.

00:27:19.120 --> 00:27:23.820
 We're providing another contrast to the shining integrity to Jesus.

00:27:24.040 --> 00:27:27.640
 We now move to verses 19 and 24.

00:27:27.880 --> 00:27:32.500
 We see Jesus' blazing integrity coming to the surface again.

00:27:32.500 --> 00:27:35.299
 It says in 19,

00:27:35.400 --> 00:27:39.660
 The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.

00:27:40.759 --> 00:27:41.619
 Jesus answered him,

00:27:42.059 --> 00:27:44.240
 I've spoken openly to the world.

00:27:44.519 --> 00:27:47.599
 I have always taught in the synagogues and in the temple.

00:27:48.240 --> 00:27:49.960
 Where all the Jews have come together,

00:27:50.079 --> 00:27:52.839
 I have said nothing in secret.

00:27:52.839 --> 00:27:57.500
 Here, the high priest is questioning Jesus.

00:27:58.059 --> 00:28:03.619
 Annas is questioning Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.

00:28:04.779 --> 00:28:07.819
 Now, when I read through that the first time,

00:28:07.899 --> 00:28:08.859
 it just struck me,

00:28:09.359 --> 00:28:11.220
 why question about the disciples?

00:28:13.000 --> 00:28:14.259
 What's the issue there?

00:28:14.359 --> 00:28:15.939
 Why is that a big deal?

00:28:17.039 --> 00:28:19.459
 Now, certainly questions had come Jesus' way

00:28:19.459 --> 00:28:21.659
 through the entirety of his ministry.

00:28:21.660 --> 00:28:25.720
 The scribes and the Pharisees were the leading contenders

00:28:25.720 --> 00:28:28.680
 in terms of challenging Jesus' ministry.

00:28:29.860 --> 00:28:31.300
 We find at the very beginning,

00:28:31.519 --> 00:28:35.320
 they question his ability or his authority to forgive sin.

00:28:36.340 --> 00:28:39.320
 They question his activities on the Sabbath day.

00:28:40.240 --> 00:28:44.300
 They question his association with sinners and tax collectors.

00:28:45.420 --> 00:28:48.700
 At every point, Jesus silenced them

00:28:48.700 --> 00:28:51.900
 and there was no way for them to respond.

00:28:53.019 --> 00:28:55.200
 Certainly, there was nothing worthy of death

00:28:55.200 --> 00:28:57.039
 in Jesus' life.

00:28:58.140 --> 00:28:58.740
 But here,

00:29:00.019 --> 00:29:01.920
 Annas begins to question Jesus

00:29:01.920 --> 00:29:04.360
 about his disciples and about his teaching.

00:29:05.500 --> 00:29:07.299
 And underlying those questions

00:29:07.299 --> 00:29:08.759
 is the implication

00:29:08.759 --> 00:29:10.860
 or the insinuation

00:29:10.859 --> 00:29:12.659
 that what Jesus is teaching

00:29:12.659 --> 00:29:14.619
 is leading to a rebellion

00:29:14.619 --> 00:29:17.599
 in the hearts of the people

00:29:17.599 --> 00:29:18.859
 who are following after him.

00:29:20.359 --> 00:29:22.439
 They couldn't find fault in Jesus

00:29:22.439 --> 00:29:24.519
 in terms of his character.

00:29:24.759 --> 00:29:26.279
 They couldn't find fault in Jesus

00:29:26.279 --> 00:29:28.419
 in terms of his teaching itself.

00:29:28.599 --> 00:29:31.000
 They had challenged him numerous occasions

00:29:31.000 --> 00:29:33.519
 and Jesus had proven to be able

00:29:33.519 --> 00:29:36.000
 to refute their questions.

00:29:37.380 --> 00:29:38.380
 But maybe,

00:29:39.460 --> 00:29:41.059
 maybe, just maybe,

00:29:41.759 --> 00:29:45.380
 we can capitalize on his growing popularity.

00:29:46.779 --> 00:29:49.180
 Remember, just a few days before,

00:29:50.559 --> 00:29:53.700
 Jesus walks in or rides in

00:29:53.700 --> 00:29:55.799
 to the city of Jerusalem.

00:29:55.799 --> 00:29:57.799
 This triumphal entry

00:29:57.799 --> 00:30:02.359
 back in John chapter 11,

00:30:02.579 --> 00:30:03.480
 John chapter 12.

00:30:04.220 --> 00:30:06.659
 The crowds are enthusiastically

00:30:06.659 --> 00:30:09.460
 coming with Jesus into the city

00:30:09.460 --> 00:30:10.539
 and they're saying,

00:30:10.779 --> 00:30:11.339
 Hosanna!

00:30:12.139 --> 00:30:13.919
 Blessed is he who comes

00:30:13.919 --> 00:30:15.319
 in the name of the Lord,

00:30:15.619 --> 00:30:17.839
 even the King of Israel.

00:30:21.159 --> 00:30:22.000
 Maybe,

00:30:22.700 --> 00:30:24.700
 they could capitalize on the electricity

00:30:24.700 --> 00:30:26.460
 of the people.

00:30:26.980 --> 00:30:28.940
 Their enthusiasm for the Messiah.

00:30:30.160 --> 00:30:31.580
 Here, Jesus has been teaching

00:30:31.580 --> 00:30:33.180
 day after day in the temple.

00:30:33.819 --> 00:30:35.180
 People are getting up early

00:30:35.180 --> 00:30:36.259
 and going to bed late,

00:30:36.660 --> 00:30:38.240
 waiting for Jesus to teach

00:30:38.240 --> 00:30:39.819
 there in the temple grounds

00:30:39.819 --> 00:30:40.880
 day after day,

00:30:40.980 --> 00:30:42.160
 Monday and Tuesday

00:30:42.160 --> 00:30:44.279
 and Wednesday and Thursday.

00:30:47.460 --> 00:30:48.759
 And maybe now,

00:30:49.519 --> 00:30:50.720
 they could catch Jesus

00:30:50.720 --> 00:30:54.240
 in some plot to become king.

00:30:54.700 --> 00:30:56.240
 That might just be

00:30:56.240 --> 00:30:57.319
 just enough

00:30:57.319 --> 00:30:58.860
 to take to the Roman government,

00:30:58.980 --> 00:31:00.200
 the Roman authorities,

00:31:00.799 --> 00:31:03.200
 and put this man to death.

00:31:05.200 --> 00:31:06.799
 This would be the feature

00:31:06.799 --> 00:31:09.539
 that even Pilate would focus on.

00:31:09.980 --> 00:31:10.840
 If you look here

00:31:10.840 --> 00:31:13.200
 in verse 33 of chapter 18,

00:31:13.900 --> 00:31:15.380
 what is the leading question

00:31:15.380 --> 00:31:17.319
 that Pilate poses to Jesus?

00:31:17.319 --> 00:31:17.460
 Jesus,

00:31:18.059 --> 00:31:19.439
 are you

00:31:19.439 --> 00:31:20.659
 the king

00:31:20.659 --> 00:31:21.700
 of the Jews?

00:31:25.279 --> 00:31:26.179
 They had thought

00:31:26.179 --> 00:31:27.079
 to question Jesus

00:31:27.079 --> 00:31:27.460
 and

00:31:27.460 --> 00:31:29.019
 to trap him

00:31:29.019 --> 00:31:30.099
 in some sort

00:31:30.099 --> 00:31:31.079
 of

00:31:31.079 --> 00:31:32.019
 sentences

00:31:32.019 --> 00:31:33.039
 or statements

00:31:33.039 --> 00:31:33.899
 that he would make

00:31:33.899 --> 00:31:34.819
 so they could

00:31:34.819 --> 00:31:35.639
 take that to

00:31:35.639 --> 00:31:36.599
 the Roman authorities

00:31:36.599 --> 00:31:38.099
 and have their

00:31:38.099 --> 00:31:38.839
 ability

00:31:38.839 --> 00:31:40.119
 to finally put Jesus

00:31:40.119 --> 00:31:41.200
 to death.

00:31:42.359 --> 00:31:43.240
 But everything

00:31:43.240 --> 00:31:44.359
 about these proceedings

00:31:44.359 --> 00:31:45.019
 was illegal

00:31:45.019 --> 00:31:47.160
 from start to finish.

00:31:48.119 --> 00:31:48.940
 As I mentioned,

00:31:49.139 --> 00:31:50.359
 the cover of night

00:31:50.359 --> 00:31:51.480
 was illegal

00:31:51.480 --> 00:31:52.339
 in terms

00:31:52.339 --> 00:31:53.740
 of the Jewish law.

00:31:53.900 --> 00:31:55.059
 The Jewish law

00:31:55.059 --> 00:31:55.639
 demanded

00:31:55.639 --> 00:31:56.519
 that witnesses

00:31:56.519 --> 00:31:57.160
 be tried

00:31:57.160 --> 00:31:57.900
 during the day

00:31:57.900 --> 00:32:00.000
 in public view

00:32:00.000 --> 00:32:01.420
 rather than

00:32:01.420 --> 00:32:02.000
 the secrecy

00:32:02.000 --> 00:32:02.460
 of the night.

00:32:03.460 --> 00:32:04.319
 It was illegal

00:32:04.319 --> 00:32:04.980
 that a verdict

00:32:04.980 --> 00:32:05.639
 should be reached

00:32:05.639 --> 00:32:06.400
 before a trial

00:32:06.400 --> 00:32:07.299
 was actually made.

00:32:08.180 --> 00:32:08.940
 And it's clear

00:32:08.940 --> 00:32:10.119
 during these proceedings

00:32:10.119 --> 00:32:12.359
 that a verdict

00:32:12.359 --> 00:32:13.399
 had already been reached

00:32:13.399 --> 00:32:14.939
 by Annas and Caiaphas

00:32:14.939 --> 00:32:15.539
 and they were just

00:32:15.539 --> 00:32:16.259
 trying to work

00:32:16.259 --> 00:32:16.899
 their way

00:32:16.899 --> 00:32:18.739
 to a conclusion,

00:32:19.219 --> 00:32:20.159
 to an indictment.

00:32:20.859 --> 00:32:21.359
 That's why

00:32:21.359 --> 00:32:22.799
 John is bringing

00:32:22.799 --> 00:32:23.639
 this statement

00:32:23.639 --> 00:32:24.279
 to us

00:32:24.279 --> 00:32:26.139
 in the first few verses,

00:32:26.479 --> 00:32:27.239
 especially there

00:32:27.239 --> 00:32:28.539
 in verse 14.

00:32:28.739 --> 00:32:29.679
 It was Caiaphas

00:32:29.679 --> 00:32:30.459
 who had advised

00:32:30.459 --> 00:32:30.959
 the Jews

00:32:30.959 --> 00:32:31.719
 that it would be

00:32:31.719 --> 00:32:32.359
 expedient

00:32:32.359 --> 00:32:33.159
 that one man

00:32:33.159 --> 00:32:33.659
 should die

00:32:33.659 --> 00:32:34.239
 for the people.

00:32:35.179 --> 00:32:35.679
 They had already

00:32:35.679 --> 00:32:36.619
 made their determination.

00:32:37.619 --> 00:32:38.359
 It was just

00:32:38.359 --> 00:32:39.279
 how they could get

00:32:39.279 --> 00:32:39.819
 Jesus

00:32:39.819 --> 00:32:41.679
 to incriminate

00:32:41.679 --> 00:32:42.159
 himself.

00:32:44.319 --> 00:32:45.419
 But the strongest

00:32:45.419 --> 00:32:46.019
 indication

00:32:46.019 --> 00:32:46.979
 that we see here

00:32:46.979 --> 00:32:47.979
 is the lack

00:32:47.979 --> 00:32:48.899
 of testimony.

00:32:50.299 --> 00:32:51.059
 In a formal

00:32:51.059 --> 00:32:51.819
 Jewish hearing

00:32:51.819 --> 00:32:52.719
 in the first century,

00:32:53.099 --> 00:32:53.759
 it was illegal

00:32:53.759 --> 00:32:54.639
 to question

00:32:54.639 --> 00:32:55.219
 the defendant,

00:32:55.379 --> 00:32:57.000
 but that the evidence

00:32:57.000 --> 00:32:57.839
 should rest,

00:32:57.919 --> 00:32:58.939
 the weight of the testimony

00:32:58.939 --> 00:32:59.959
 should rest

00:32:59.959 --> 00:33:00.779
 on the witnesses

00:33:00.779 --> 00:33:01.699
 who were brought.

00:33:03.399 --> 00:33:04.240
 But there are

00:33:04.240 --> 00:33:04.799
 no witnesses.

00:33:06.459 --> 00:33:06.939
 And Jesus

00:33:06.939 --> 00:33:08.199
 is careful

00:33:08.200 --> 00:33:09.299
 to point that out.

00:33:10.220 --> 00:33:11.220
 He says that here

00:33:11.220 --> 00:33:12.380
 in verse 21.

00:33:12.840 --> 00:33:13.940
 Why do you ask me?

00:33:14.460 --> 00:33:15.279
 Ask those

00:33:15.279 --> 00:33:16.180
 who have heard me

00:33:16.180 --> 00:33:17.380
 what I said to them.

00:33:17.900 --> 00:33:18.600
 They know

00:33:18.600 --> 00:33:19.860
 what I have said.

00:33:24.160 --> 00:33:24.680
 Jesus

00:33:24.680 --> 00:33:26.860
 wants to draw

00:33:26.860 --> 00:33:27.259
 attention

00:33:27.259 --> 00:33:27.940
 to the fact

00:33:27.940 --> 00:33:28.819
 that everything

00:33:28.819 --> 00:33:30.000
 that he has spoken

00:33:30.000 --> 00:33:31.100
 throughout his

00:33:31.100 --> 00:33:31.940
 earthly ministry

00:33:31.940 --> 00:33:32.819
 has been spoken

00:33:32.819 --> 00:33:34.460
 in an open

00:33:34.460 --> 00:33:35.880
 and public way.

00:33:35.880 --> 00:33:37.680
 whether he was

00:33:37.680 --> 00:33:38.420
 in Galilee

00:33:38.420 --> 00:33:39.480
 or Judea,

00:33:40.340 --> 00:33:40.820
 the start

00:33:40.820 --> 00:33:41.480
 of his ministry

00:33:41.480 --> 00:33:42.440
 and now

00:33:42.440 --> 00:33:43.120
 at the conclusion,

00:33:43.860 --> 00:33:44.520
 to the great

00:33:44.520 --> 00:33:45.520
 crowds

00:33:45.520 --> 00:33:47.000
 in the wilderness

00:33:47.000 --> 00:33:48.420
 and those

00:33:48.420 --> 00:33:49.040
 who gathered

00:33:49.040 --> 00:33:50.120
 there in the temple,

00:33:50.900 --> 00:33:52.140
 in the public

00:33:52.140 --> 00:33:52.900
 and also

00:33:52.900 --> 00:33:54.320
 the private forums

00:33:54.320 --> 00:33:55.500
 that Jesus taught,

00:33:56.080 --> 00:33:57.380
 in the common places,

00:33:57.520 --> 00:33:57.980
 but also

00:33:57.980 --> 00:34:00.380
 the renowned places.

00:34:02.000 --> 00:34:03.000
 Jesus states,

00:34:03.000 --> 00:34:03.839
 I have lived

00:34:03.839 --> 00:34:04.579
 my life

00:34:04.579 --> 00:34:05.400
 in the open.

00:34:06.019 --> 00:34:07.119
 I have existed

00:34:07.119 --> 00:34:08.039
 in the public eye.

00:34:09.420 --> 00:34:10.460
 You've seen me.

00:34:11.159 --> 00:34:12.039
 I've not been hiding

00:34:12.039 --> 00:34:12.619
 in the shadows.

00:34:12.780 --> 00:34:13.820
 I have nothing

00:34:13.820 --> 00:34:15.099
 to hide from you.

00:34:15.860 --> 00:34:16.940
 I have a life

00:34:16.940 --> 00:34:18.119
 of integrity.

00:34:18.119 --> 00:34:21.500
 And the crowd,

00:34:21.960 --> 00:34:22.719
 they can tell you

00:34:22.719 --> 00:34:23.219
 what I've said.

00:34:23.259 --> 00:34:23.799
 Where are they?

00:34:26.500 --> 00:34:27.239
 The person

00:34:27.239 --> 00:34:28.219
 who now begins

00:34:28.219 --> 00:34:29.019
 to be on trial

00:34:29.019 --> 00:34:29.880
 is not Jesus.

00:34:30.699 --> 00:34:31.359
 But Jesus

00:34:31.359 --> 00:34:31.960
 helps

00:34:31.960 --> 00:34:33.099
 Annas

00:34:33.099 --> 00:34:33.900
 and the rest

00:34:33.900 --> 00:34:34.440
 of those

00:34:34.440 --> 00:34:35.659
 who are

00:34:35.659 --> 00:34:37.019
 overseeing

00:34:37.019 --> 00:34:38.019
 this mock trial

00:34:38.019 --> 00:34:38.960
 to recognize

00:34:38.960 --> 00:34:40.219
 they're the ones

00:34:40.219 --> 00:34:40.940
 who are really

00:34:40.940 --> 00:34:41.920
 on trial.

00:34:43.119 --> 00:34:43.920
 It's their

00:34:43.920 --> 00:34:44.339
 integrity

00:34:44.339 --> 00:34:45.159
 that's at question.

00:34:46.359 --> 00:34:47.079
 It's these

00:34:47.079 --> 00:34:47.559
 proceedings

00:34:47.559 --> 00:34:48.639
 that identify

00:34:48.639 --> 00:34:49.539
 and again

00:34:49.539 --> 00:34:50.779
 stand against

00:34:50.779 --> 00:34:51.519
 in contrast

00:34:51.519 --> 00:34:52.840
 with the purity

00:34:52.840 --> 00:34:53.960
 and the integrity

00:34:53.960 --> 00:34:55.739
 of Jesus himself.

00:34:58.539 --> 00:34:59.460
 No one can

00:34:59.460 --> 00:35:00.500
 respond to this

00:35:00.500 --> 00:35:01.579
 except in frustration

00:35:01.579 --> 00:35:03.920
 as an officer

00:35:03.920 --> 00:35:04.639
 strikes him

00:35:04.639 --> 00:35:05.059
 with the back

00:35:05.059 --> 00:35:05.679
 of his hand.

00:35:06.659 --> 00:35:07.259
 Annas is

00:35:07.259 --> 00:35:07.940
 speechless,

00:35:08.239 --> 00:35:08.619
 unable

00:35:08.619 --> 00:35:09.980
 to say a word

00:35:09.980 --> 00:35:11.559
 and in frustration

00:35:11.559 --> 00:35:12.619
 sends Jesus

00:35:12.619 --> 00:35:13.900
 on to his son-in-law

00:35:13.900 --> 00:35:14.420
 Caiaphas.

00:35:15.039 --> 00:35:16.059
 Hopefully Caiaphas

00:35:16.059 --> 00:35:16.699
 will be able

00:35:16.699 --> 00:35:17.460
 to do something

00:35:17.460 --> 00:35:18.619
 with this man

00:35:18.619 --> 00:35:19.759
 because he certainly

00:35:19.759 --> 00:35:20.359
 was unable

00:35:20.359 --> 00:35:21.980
 to get Jesus

00:35:21.980 --> 00:35:23.019
 to confess

00:35:23.019 --> 00:35:23.599
 to anything.

00:35:25.679 --> 00:35:26.899
 And now the scene

00:35:26.899 --> 00:35:28.279
 transitions back

00:35:28.279 --> 00:35:29.019
 to Peter.

00:35:29.759 --> 00:35:30.419
 We've seen

00:35:30.419 --> 00:35:31.019
 the integrity

00:35:31.019 --> 00:35:31.500
 of Jesus

00:35:31.500 --> 00:35:32.079
 and now

00:35:32.079 --> 00:35:32.859
 we can see

00:35:32.859 --> 00:35:33.719
 the insecurity

00:35:33.719 --> 00:35:34.339
 of Peter

00:35:34.339 --> 00:35:35.919
 in verses 25

00:35:35.919 --> 00:35:37.259
 to 27.

00:35:37.260 --> 00:35:39.880
 Now Simon Peter

00:35:39.880 --> 00:35:41.740
 was standing

00:35:41.740 --> 00:35:42.220
 and warming

00:35:42.220 --> 00:35:42.820
 himself

00:35:42.820 --> 00:35:44.180
 so they said

00:35:44.180 --> 00:35:44.480
 to him

00:35:44.480 --> 00:35:45.840
 you also

00:35:45.840 --> 00:35:46.660
 are not one

00:35:46.660 --> 00:35:47.320
 of his disciples

00:35:47.320 --> 00:35:47.920
 are you?

00:35:48.760 --> 00:35:49.720
 Familiar question?

00:35:50.720 --> 00:35:51.560
 Familiar statement?

00:35:52.420 --> 00:35:53.220
 He denied it

00:35:53.219 --> 00:35:53.719
 and said

00:35:53.719 --> 00:35:55.619
 I am not.

00:35:57.179 --> 00:35:58.039
 One of the servants

00:35:58.039 --> 00:35:58.859
 of the high priest

00:35:58.859 --> 00:35:59.359
 a relative

00:35:59.359 --> 00:36:00.159
 of the man

00:36:00.159 --> 00:36:01.039
 whose ear

00:36:01.039 --> 00:36:01.939
 Peter had cut off

00:36:01.939 --> 00:36:02.339
 asked

00:36:02.339 --> 00:36:03.480
 did I not see you

00:36:03.480 --> 00:36:04.000
 in the garden

00:36:04.000 --> 00:36:04.519
 with him?

00:36:05.819 --> 00:36:06.379
 Peter again

00:36:06.379 --> 00:36:07.000
 denied it

00:36:07.000 --> 00:36:08.559
 and at once

00:36:08.559 --> 00:36:10.179
 a rooster crowed.

00:36:11.819 --> 00:36:12.799
 And to fill out

00:36:12.799 --> 00:36:14.319
 what takes place

00:36:14.319 --> 00:36:15.559
 directly following

00:36:15.559 --> 00:36:16.299
 this event

00:36:16.299 --> 00:36:17.279
 Luke

00:36:17.279 --> 00:36:18.980
 in chapter 22

00:36:18.980 --> 00:36:19.659
 verse 61

00:36:19.659 --> 00:36:20.239
 says

00:36:20.239 --> 00:36:21.719
 the Lord turned

00:36:21.719 --> 00:36:22.879
 and looked at Peter

00:36:22.879 --> 00:36:24.199
 in that moment

00:36:24.199 --> 00:36:26.039
 then Peter remembered

00:36:26.039 --> 00:36:27.719
 the word of the Lord

00:36:27.719 --> 00:36:29.279
 how he had said

00:36:29.279 --> 00:36:29.799
 to him

00:36:29.799 --> 00:36:31.919
 before the rooster crows

00:36:31.919 --> 00:36:33.119
 you will deny me

00:36:33.119 --> 00:36:33.879
 three times

00:36:33.879 --> 00:36:35.859
 so Peter went out

00:36:35.859 --> 00:36:37.159
 and wept

00:36:37.159 --> 00:36:38.599
 bitterly.

00:36:39.679 --> 00:36:40.559
 Fear gripped

00:36:40.559 --> 00:36:42.119
 Peter's heart

00:36:42.119 --> 00:36:44.939
 this confidence

00:36:44.939 --> 00:36:46.039
 disintegrated

00:36:46.039 --> 00:36:47.119
 to insecurity

00:36:47.119 --> 00:36:49.379
 this sense

00:36:49.380 --> 00:36:50.200
 of loyalty

00:36:50.200 --> 00:36:51.400
 to Christ

00:36:51.400 --> 00:36:52.500
 evaporated

00:36:52.500 --> 00:36:53.059
 into

00:36:53.059 --> 00:36:53.800
 loyalty

00:36:53.800 --> 00:36:54.559
 to self

00:36:54.559 --> 00:36:57.820
 we have to

00:36:57.820 --> 00:36:58.500
 ask ourselves

00:36:58.500 --> 00:36:59.119
 the question

00:36:59.119 --> 00:36:59.960
 anytime we

00:36:59.960 --> 00:37:00.980
 read something

00:37:00.980 --> 00:37:01.500
 in scripture

00:37:01.500 --> 00:37:02.039
 why

00:37:02.039 --> 00:37:03.519
 is this

00:37:03.519 --> 00:37:04.119
 included?

00:37:05.280 --> 00:37:06.059
 Why does

00:37:06.059 --> 00:37:07.079
 the gospel writer

00:37:07.079 --> 00:37:07.920
 decide to put

00:37:07.920 --> 00:37:08.460
 this

00:37:08.460 --> 00:37:08.980
 here?

00:37:10.460 --> 00:37:11.280
 And not only

00:37:11.280 --> 00:37:12.059
 in the gospel

00:37:12.059 --> 00:37:12.700
 of John

00:37:12.700 --> 00:37:13.920
 but also

00:37:13.920 --> 00:37:14.740
 in the gospel

00:37:14.740 --> 00:37:15.660
 of Matthew

00:37:15.660 --> 00:37:16.960
 and Mark

00:37:16.960 --> 00:37:17.960
 and Luke

00:37:17.960 --> 00:37:20.360
 for all

00:37:20.360 --> 00:37:20.800
 the world

00:37:20.800 --> 00:37:21.119
 anyone

00:37:21.119 --> 00:37:21.740
 who

00:37:21.740 --> 00:37:22.920
 comes to

00:37:22.920 --> 00:37:23.260
 Christ

00:37:23.260 --> 00:37:23.820
 in faith

00:37:23.820 --> 00:37:24.599
 and has

00:37:24.599 --> 00:37:25.019
 a copy

00:37:25.019 --> 00:37:25.559
 of the scriptures

00:37:25.559 --> 00:37:26.119
 in hand

00:37:26.119 --> 00:37:27.039
 will read

00:37:27.039 --> 00:37:28.119
 for themselves

00:37:28.119 --> 00:37:29.079
 the failure

00:37:29.079 --> 00:37:30.039
 of this

00:37:30.039 --> 00:37:30.360
 man

00:37:30.360 --> 00:37:30.720
 Peter

00:37:30.720 --> 00:37:33.119
 why

00:37:33.119 --> 00:37:34.639
 would God

00:37:34.639 --> 00:37:35.500
 decide to put

00:37:35.500 --> 00:37:36.659
 this account

00:37:36.659 --> 00:37:38.300
 here for us

00:37:38.300 --> 00:37:38.860
 to read

00:37:38.860 --> 00:37:39.659
 this morning?

00:37:40.860 --> 00:37:41.880
 I believe

00:37:41.880 --> 00:37:42.460
 the reason

00:37:42.460 --> 00:37:43.400
 is this

00:37:43.400 --> 00:37:45.119
 it's because

00:37:45.119 --> 00:37:46.099
 to reinforce

00:37:46.099 --> 00:37:47.200
 the fact

00:37:47.200 --> 00:37:48.039
 the way

00:37:48.039 --> 00:37:48.720
 of the cross

00:37:48.720 --> 00:37:49.460
 is the way

00:37:49.460 --> 00:37:50.820
 of brokenness

00:37:50.820 --> 00:37:52.340
 the way

00:37:52.340 --> 00:37:53.039
 of the cross

00:37:53.039 --> 00:37:53.599
 is the way

00:37:53.599 --> 00:37:54.360
 of humility

00:37:54.360 --> 00:37:56.019
 the way

00:37:56.019 --> 00:37:56.579
 of the cross

00:37:56.579 --> 00:37:57.059
 is the way

00:37:57.059 --> 00:37:57.860
 of coming

00:37:57.860 --> 00:37:59.019
 to grips

00:37:59.019 --> 00:38:00.059
 with your own

00:38:00.059 --> 00:38:00.820
 frailty

00:38:00.820 --> 00:38:02.099
 so that you

00:38:02.099 --> 00:38:03.059
 can embrace

00:38:03.059 --> 00:38:04.280
 the strength

00:38:04.280 --> 00:38:06.800
 of your savior

00:38:06.800 --> 00:38:08.740
 Peter

00:38:08.740 --> 00:38:09.480
 was not

00:38:09.480 --> 00:38:10.440
 going to be

00:38:10.440 --> 00:38:11.500
 the rock

00:38:11.500 --> 00:38:13.220
 until Peter

00:38:13.220 --> 00:38:14.460
 was broken

00:38:14.460 --> 00:38:15.900
 Peter

00:38:15.900 --> 00:38:16.420
 was not

00:38:16.420 --> 00:38:16.760
 going to be

00:38:16.760 --> 00:38:17.380
 the leader

00:38:17.380 --> 00:38:18.420
 in Acts

00:38:18.420 --> 00:38:19.280
 chapter 1

00:38:19.280 --> 00:38:20.080
 of these

00:38:20.080 --> 00:38:20.780
 disciples

00:38:20.780 --> 00:38:22.000
 and those

00:38:22.000 --> 00:38:22.700
 who gathered

00:38:22.700 --> 00:38:23.440
 in the early

00:38:23.440 --> 00:38:24.019
 church

00:38:24.019 --> 00:38:25.200
 until Peter

00:38:25.200 --> 00:38:26.440
 came to grips

00:38:26.440 --> 00:38:27.340
 with his frailty

00:38:27.340 --> 00:38:28.460
 and came to

00:38:28.460 --> 00:38:29.000
 depend

00:38:29.000 --> 00:38:29.880
 and rely

00:38:29.880 --> 00:38:31.220
 on the strength

00:38:31.220 --> 00:38:32.600
 of God

00:38:32.600 --> 00:38:33.120
 himself

00:38:33.119 --> 00:38:36.259
 the blazing

00:38:36.259 --> 00:38:36.839
 testimony

00:38:36.839 --> 00:38:37.539
 of Jesus

00:38:37.539 --> 00:38:38.299
 his integrity

00:38:38.299 --> 00:38:39.739
 interwoven

00:38:39.739 --> 00:38:40.679
 in the story

00:38:40.679 --> 00:38:41.199
 with Peter

00:38:41.199 --> 00:38:41.699
 now

00:38:41.699 --> 00:38:42.880
 stands

00:38:42.880 --> 00:38:43.639
 as a backdrop

00:38:43.639 --> 00:38:44.739
 to Peter's

00:38:44.739 --> 00:38:45.900
 insecurity

00:38:45.900 --> 00:38:47.900
 of his denial

00:38:47.900 --> 00:38:49.719
 the bold

00:38:49.719 --> 00:38:50.299
 public

00:38:50.299 --> 00:38:51.039
 ministry

00:38:51.039 --> 00:38:51.779
 of Jesus

00:38:51.779 --> 00:38:53.659
 sets itself

00:38:53.659 --> 00:38:54.279
 against the

00:38:54.279 --> 00:38:54.799
 private

00:38:54.799 --> 00:38:56.000
 and fearful

00:38:56.000 --> 00:38:56.659
 heart

00:38:56.659 --> 00:38:57.739
 of Peter

00:38:57.739 --> 00:39:00.559
 Peter's

00:39:00.559 --> 00:39:01.139
 denial

00:39:01.139 --> 00:39:01.659
 was not

00:39:01.659 --> 00:39:02.159
 just

00:39:02.159 --> 00:39:03.099
 a fulfillment

00:39:03.099 --> 00:39:04.019
 of scripture

00:39:04.019 --> 00:39:04.639
 it was

00:39:04.639 --> 00:39:05.099
 certainly

00:39:05.099 --> 00:39:05.920
 a fulfillment

00:39:05.920 --> 00:39:06.539
 of scripture

00:39:06.539 --> 00:39:08.380
 Peter's

00:39:08.380 --> 00:39:08.759
 denial

00:39:08.759 --> 00:39:09.259
 was not

00:39:09.259 --> 00:39:09.659
 just

00:39:09.659 --> 00:39:10.400
 to indicate

00:39:10.400 --> 00:39:11.279
 personal

00:39:11.279 --> 00:39:11.779
 weakness

00:39:11.779 --> 00:39:12.319
 in his

00:39:12.319 --> 00:39:12.699
 life

00:39:12.699 --> 00:39:13.179
 which

00:39:13.179 --> 00:39:13.679
 certainly

00:39:13.679 --> 00:39:14.299
 it did

00:39:14.299 --> 00:39:17.139
 not just

00:39:17.139 --> 00:39:17.659
 a picture

00:39:17.659 --> 00:39:18.199
 of human

00:39:18.199 --> 00:39:18.699
 frailty

00:39:18.699 --> 00:39:18.980
 but

00:39:18.980 --> 00:39:20.039
 it was

00:39:20.039 --> 00:39:20.679
 an illustration

00:39:20.679 --> 00:39:21.339
 of what

00:39:21.339 --> 00:39:21.819
 God

00:39:21.819 --> 00:39:22.779
 must do

00:39:22.779 --> 00:39:23.940
 to make

00:39:23.940 --> 00:39:24.360
 us

00:39:24.360 --> 00:39:25.199
 useful

00:39:25.199 --> 00:39:27.619
 do you

00:39:27.619 --> 00:39:27.860
 want to

00:39:27.860 --> 00:39:28.619
 be useful

00:39:28.619 --> 00:39:29.980
 for the

00:39:29.980 --> 00:39:30.279
 savior

00:39:30.279 --> 00:39:30.759
 today

00:39:30.760 --> 00:39:33.300
 do you

00:39:33.300 --> 00:39:33.460
 want to

00:39:33.460 --> 00:39:34.140
 be fruitful

00:39:34.140 --> 00:39:34.860
 and effective

00:39:34.860 --> 00:39:35.940
 for God

00:39:35.940 --> 00:39:36.180
 in the

00:39:36.180 --> 00:39:36.600
 ministry

00:39:36.600 --> 00:39:37.500
 in your

00:39:37.500 --> 00:39:37.960
 family

00:39:37.960 --> 00:39:38.740
 in the

00:39:38.740 --> 00:39:39.320
 workplace

00:39:39.320 --> 00:39:41.160
 you need

00:39:41.160 --> 00:39:41.500
 to be

00:39:41.500 --> 00:39:42.500
 surrendered

00:39:42.500 --> 00:39:43.520
 to the

00:39:43.520 --> 00:39:44.280
 breaking

00:39:44.280 --> 00:39:45.240
 power

00:39:45.240 --> 00:39:46.060
 of God

00:39:46.060 --> 00:39:47.040
 to expose

00:39:47.040 --> 00:39:48.440
 the holes

00:39:48.440 --> 00:39:49.280
 in your

00:39:49.280 --> 00:39:50.380
 life

00:39:50.380 --> 00:39:50.960
 so that

00:39:50.960 --> 00:39:51.580
 he can

00:39:51.580 --> 00:39:52.260
 bring repair

00:39:52.260 --> 00:39:53.660
 so that

00:39:53.660 --> 00:39:53.980
 he can

00:39:53.980 --> 00:39:54.580
 bring

00:39:54.580 --> 00:39:55.420
 integrity

00:39:55.420 --> 00:39:56.880
 so he

00:39:56.880 --> 00:39:57.420
 can bring

00:39:57.420 --> 00:39:58.559
 usefulness

00:39:58.559 --> 00:39:58.900
 to your

00:39:58.900 --> 00:39:59.360
 life

00:39:59.360 --> 00:40:01.619
 up to

00:40:01.619 --> 00:40:02.139
 that point

00:40:02.139 --> 00:40:02.880
 Jewishness

00:40:02.880 --> 00:40:04.360
 was about

00:40:04.360 --> 00:40:05.059
 striving

00:40:05.059 --> 00:40:06.480
 it was

00:40:06.480 --> 00:40:06.720
 about

00:40:06.720 --> 00:40:07.260
 obtaining

00:40:07.260 --> 00:40:08.380
 it was

00:40:08.380 --> 00:40:08.639
 about

00:40:08.639 --> 00:40:09.220
 performing

00:40:09.220 --> 00:40:11.159
 now

00:40:11.159 --> 00:40:12.260
 Jewishness

00:40:12.260 --> 00:40:12.539
 would be

00:40:12.539 --> 00:40:12.840
 about

00:40:12.840 --> 00:40:13.360
 submitting

00:40:13.360 --> 00:40:14.539
 and abiding

00:40:14.539 --> 00:40:15.119
 in the

00:40:15.119 --> 00:40:15.559
 indwelling

00:40:15.559 --> 00:40:16.139
 strength

00:40:16.139 --> 00:40:16.380
 of the

00:40:16.380 --> 00:40:16.639
 spirit

00:40:16.639 --> 00:40:17.460
 all things

00:40:17.460 --> 00:40:17.920
 which

00:40:17.920 --> 00:40:18.380
 Jesus

00:40:18.380 --> 00:40:19.000
 had

00:40:19.000 --> 00:40:19.639
 faithfully

00:40:19.639 --> 00:40:20.400
 recounted

00:40:20.400 --> 00:40:20.780
 during

00:40:20.780 --> 00:40:21.320
 this

00:40:21.320 --> 00:40:21.599
 night

00:40:21.599 --> 00:40:21.860
 to his

00:40:21.860 --> 00:40:22.280
 disciples

00:40:22.280 --> 00:40:24.780
 and Peter

00:40:24.780 --> 00:40:25.100
 had to

00:40:25.100 --> 00:40:25.400
 come to

00:40:25.400 --> 00:40:25.680
 the end

00:40:25.680 --> 00:40:26.100
 of himself

00:40:26.100 --> 00:40:27.880
 so he

00:40:27.880 --> 00:40:28.240
 could come

00:40:28.240 --> 00:40:28.820
 face to

00:40:28.820 --> 00:40:29.260
 face

00:40:29.260 --> 00:40:30.040
 with his

00:40:30.040 --> 00:40:30.460
 need

00:40:30.460 --> 00:40:31.240
 for divine

00:40:31.240 --> 00:40:31.720
 strength

00:40:31.720 --> 00:40:32.220
 and then

00:40:32.220 --> 00:40:33.019
 be useful

00:40:33.019 --> 00:40:35.320
 as

00:40:35.320 --> 00:40:36.460
 the one

00:40:36.460 --> 00:40:36.720
 who would

00:40:36.720 --> 00:40:37.580
 be used

00:40:37.580 --> 00:40:38.100
 by God

00:40:38.100 --> 00:40:38.660
 to help

00:40:38.660 --> 00:40:39.660
 begin

00:40:39.660 --> 00:40:40.180
 the new

00:40:40.180 --> 00:40:40.800
 church era

00:40:40.800 --> 00:40:42.660
 well

00:40:42.660 --> 00:40:43.160
 fortunately

00:40:43.160 --> 00:40:43.960
 for Peter

00:40:43.960 --> 00:40:45.440
 and fortunately

00:40:45.440 --> 00:40:46.519
 for us

00:40:46.519 --> 00:40:47.580
 Peter's

00:40:47.580 --> 00:40:48.240
 story doesn't

00:40:48.240 --> 00:40:49.220
 end here

00:40:49.220 --> 00:40:50.540
 in John

00:40:50.540 --> 00:40:51.500
 chapter 18

00:40:51.500 --> 00:40:52.240
 verse 27

00:40:52.239 --> 00:40:54.239
 the narrative

00:40:54.239 --> 00:40:55.139
 of Peter

00:40:55.139 --> 00:40:56.159
 continues

00:40:56.159 --> 00:40:57.439
 and we

00:40:57.439 --> 00:40:57.879
 see

00:40:57.879 --> 00:40:58.539
 especially

00:40:58.539 --> 00:40:59.139
 towards the

00:40:59.139 --> 00:40:59.579
 end of

00:40:59.579 --> 00:41:00.019
 the gospel

00:41:00.019 --> 00:41:00.539
 of John

00:41:00.539 --> 00:41:01.199
 we see

00:41:01.199 --> 00:41:01.500
 that there

00:41:01.500 --> 00:41:01.859
 is a

00:41:01.859 --> 00:41:02.259
 restoration

00:41:02.259 --> 00:41:03.199
 for this

00:41:03.199 --> 00:41:03.459
 man

00:41:03.459 --> 00:41:04.459
 there is

00:41:04.459 --> 00:41:04.939
 forgiveness

00:41:04.939 --> 00:41:05.899
 there is

00:41:05.899 --> 00:41:06.459
 cleansing

00:41:06.459 --> 00:41:07.139
 there is

00:41:07.139 --> 00:41:07.759
 wholeness

00:41:07.759 --> 00:41:08.859
 there is

00:41:08.859 --> 00:41:09.559
 indwelling

00:41:09.559 --> 00:41:09.919
 of the

00:41:09.919 --> 00:41:10.159
 spirit

00:41:10.159 --> 00:41:10.479
 and there

00:41:10.479 --> 00:41:11.299
 is abundant

00:41:11.299 --> 00:41:11.879
 fruit

00:41:11.879 --> 00:41:12.819
 that comes

00:41:12.819 --> 00:41:13.439
 through his

00:41:13.439 --> 00:41:13.939
 life

00:41:13.939 --> 00:41:16.579
 Peter's

00:41:16.579 --> 00:41:17.099
 story can

00:41:17.099 --> 00:41:17.859
 be your

00:41:17.859 --> 00:41:18.279
 story

00:41:18.279 --> 00:41:20.239
 if you're

00:41:20.239 --> 00:41:20.579
 willing

00:41:20.579 --> 00:41:21.399
 to be

00:41:21.399 --> 00:41:21.739
 broken

00:41:21.739 --> 00:41:22.539
 today

00:41:22.539 --> 00:41:25.139
 I know

00:41:25.139 --> 00:41:25.699
 as men

00:41:25.699 --> 00:41:26.059
 and as

00:41:26.059 --> 00:41:26.379
 fathers

00:41:26.379 --> 00:41:27.019
 we want

00:41:27.019 --> 00:41:27.219
 our

00:41:27.219 --> 00:41:27.619
 families

00:41:27.619 --> 00:41:28.419
 to think

00:41:28.419 --> 00:41:29.259
 we've got

00:41:29.259 --> 00:41:29.459
 it all

00:41:29.459 --> 00:41:29.779
 together

00:41:29.779 --> 00:41:31.319
 we've got

00:41:31.319 --> 00:41:31.559
 it all

00:41:31.559 --> 00:41:32.059
 figured out

00:41:32.059 --> 00:41:32.500
 we don't

00:41:32.500 --> 00:41:33.239
 need anyone's

00:41:33.239 --> 00:41:33.799
 help

00:41:33.799 --> 00:41:36.459
 but the

00:41:36.459 --> 00:41:37.119
 message for

00:41:37.119 --> 00:41:37.639
 us as we

00:41:37.639 --> 00:41:38.119
 look at the

00:41:38.119 --> 00:41:38.519
 life of

00:41:38.519 --> 00:41:38.739
 Peter

00:41:38.739 --> 00:41:39.699
 we come

00:41:39.699 --> 00:41:40.719
 to understand

00:41:40.719 --> 00:41:42.359
 that if we're

00:41:42.359 --> 00:41:42.859
 going to

00:41:42.859 --> 00:41:43.379
 really be

00:41:43.379 --> 00:41:43.799
 people

00:41:43.799 --> 00:41:44.219
 men

00:41:44.219 --> 00:41:44.899
 and fathers

00:41:44.899 --> 00:41:46.059
 and mothers

00:41:46.059 --> 00:41:46.959
 and children

00:41:46.959 --> 00:41:48.599
 who are fruitful

00:41:48.599 --> 00:41:49.599
 for the

00:41:49.599 --> 00:41:49.960
 kingdom

00:41:49.960 --> 00:41:50.299
 we will

00:41:50.299 --> 00:41:50.839
 be people

00:41:50.839 --> 00:41:51.559
 who are

00:41:51.559 --> 00:41:52.039
 willing to

00:41:52.039 --> 00:41:52.960
 be broken

00:41:52.960 --> 00:41:54.799
 for the

00:41:54.799 --> 00:41:55.099
 kingdom

00:41:55.099 --> 00:41:57.099
 the way

00:41:57.099 --> 00:41:57.719
 of Christ

00:41:57.719 --> 00:42:00.360
 was the

00:42:00.360 --> 00:42:00.639
 way of

00:42:00.639 --> 00:42:01.199
 sweet

00:42:01.199 --> 00:42:02.679
 sustained

00:42:02.679 --> 00:42:03.679
 dependence

00:42:03.679 --> 00:42:04.219
 on the

00:42:04.219 --> 00:42:04.519
 father

00:42:04.519 --> 00:42:07.119
 that's what

00:42:07.119 --> 00:42:07.679
 led to a

00:42:07.679 --> 00:42:08.039
 life of

00:42:08.039 --> 00:42:08.559
 integrity

00:42:08.559 --> 00:42:09.179
 and

00:42:09.179 --> 00:42:09.920
 consistency

00:42:09.920 --> 00:42:10.960
 and purity

00:42:10.960 --> 00:42:11.759
 in Jesus

00:42:11.759 --> 00:42:13.099
 that's what

00:42:13.099 --> 00:42:14.000
 leads to

00:42:14.000 --> 00:42:14.480
 integrity

00:42:14.480 --> 00:42:15.460
 and consistency

00:42:15.460 --> 00:42:16.639
 and fruitfulness

00:42:16.639 --> 00:42:17.139
 in you

00:42:17.139 --> 00:42:18.760
 dependence

00:42:18.760 --> 00:42:20.579
 on the

00:42:20.579 --> 00:42:20.900
 father

00:42:20.900 --> 00:42:23.340
 just hours

00:42:23.340 --> 00:42:24.179
 before Jesus

00:42:24.179 --> 00:42:25.500
 had stated

00:42:25.500 --> 00:42:26.000
 to his

00:42:26.000 --> 00:42:26.559
 disciples

00:42:26.559 --> 00:42:28.099
 abide in

00:42:28.099 --> 00:42:28.400
 me

00:42:28.400 --> 00:42:29.619
 and I

00:42:29.619 --> 00:42:30.079
 in you

00:42:30.079 --> 00:42:30.760
 as the

00:42:30.760 --> 00:42:31.179
 branch

00:42:31.179 --> 00:42:31.880
 cannot bear

00:42:31.880 --> 00:42:32.539
 fruit without

00:42:32.539 --> 00:42:33.159
 the vine

00:42:33.159 --> 00:42:34.860
 for apart

00:42:34.860 --> 00:42:35.820
 from me

00:42:35.820 --> 00:42:36.740
 you can

00:42:36.740 --> 00:42:37.519
 do nothing

00:42:37.519 --> 00:42:40.539
 just like

00:42:40.539 --> 00:42:40.980
 our pool

00:42:40.980 --> 00:42:42.579
 we'll never

00:42:42.579 --> 00:42:43.519
 uncover

00:42:43.519 --> 00:42:44.159
 all the

00:42:44.159 --> 00:42:44.559
 leaks

00:42:44.559 --> 00:42:46.860
 but by

00:42:46.860 --> 00:42:47.179
 God's

00:42:47.179 --> 00:42:47.500
 grace

00:42:47.500 --> 00:42:48.079
 as we

00:42:48.079 --> 00:42:48.460
 allow

00:42:48.460 --> 00:42:49.000
 ourselves

00:42:49.000 --> 00:42:49.440
 to be

00:42:49.440 --> 00:42:50.119
 exposed

00:42:50.119 --> 00:42:51.579
 as we

00:42:51.579 --> 00:42:51.900
 open

00:42:51.900 --> 00:42:52.440
 ourselves

00:42:52.440 --> 00:42:52.920
 up to

00:42:52.920 --> 00:42:53.199
 the

00:42:53.199 --> 00:42:54.079
 careful

00:42:54.079 --> 00:42:55.420
 and tender

00:42:55.420 --> 00:42:56.880
 inspection

00:42:56.880 --> 00:42:57.360
 of our

00:42:57.360 --> 00:42:57.679
 savior

00:42:57.679 --> 00:42:59.119
 he will

00:42:59.119 --> 00:42:59.599
 identify

00:42:59.599 --> 00:43:00.380
 the areas

00:43:00.380 --> 00:43:00.659
 of our

00:43:00.659 --> 00:43:01.039
 life

00:43:01.039 --> 00:43:01.639
 that need

00:43:01.639 --> 00:43:01.900
 to be

00:43:01.900 --> 00:43:02.340
 corrected

00:43:02.340 --> 00:43:02.880
 and he

00:43:02.880 --> 00:43:03.179
 will

00:43:03.179 --> 00:43:04.179
 make us

00:43:04.179 --> 00:43:04.799
 useful

00:43:04.799 --> 00:43:05.139
 and

00:43:05.139 --> 00:43:06.059
 redeemed

00:43:06.059 --> 00:43:06.779
 and forgiven

00:43:06.779 --> 00:43:09.199
 even in

00:43:09.199 --> 00:43:09.759
 spite of

00:43:09.759 --> 00:43:10.299
 the frailty

00:43:10.299 --> 00:43:10.940
 that we

00:43:10.940 --> 00:43:11.420
 bring to

00:43:11.420 --> 00:43:11.779
 the table

00:43:11.780 --> 00:43:13.840
 that is

00:43:13.840 --> 00:43:14.840
 good news

00:43:14.840 --> 00:43:15.400
 today

00:43:15.400 --> 00:43:16.160
 let's

00:43:16.160 --> 00:43:16.440
 pray

00:43:16.440 --> 00:43:25.019
 lord this

00:43:25.019 --> 00:43:25.480
 morning as

00:43:25.480 --> 00:43:25.960
 we come

00:43:25.960 --> 00:43:27.240
 to this

00:43:27.240 --> 00:43:27.820
 passage

00:43:27.820 --> 00:43:29.620
 where we

00:43:29.620 --> 00:43:30.200
 praise you

00:43:30.200 --> 00:43:30.580
 for

00:43:30.580 --> 00:43:32.740
 the blazing

00:43:32.740 --> 00:43:33.280
 integrity

00:43:33.280 --> 00:43:33.660
 of our

00:43:33.660 --> 00:43:34.040
 savior

00:43:34.040 --> 00:43:35.480
 jesus

00:43:35.480 --> 00:43:36.720
 who actually

00:43:36.720 --> 00:43:37.480
 turns the

00:43:37.480 --> 00:43:38.120
 tables on

00:43:38.120 --> 00:43:38.900
 those who

00:43:38.900 --> 00:43:39.780
 are interrogating

00:43:39.780 --> 00:43:40.380
 him and

00:43:40.380 --> 00:43:41.220
 helps him

00:43:41.220 --> 00:43:41.940
 understand

00:43:41.940 --> 00:43:42.840
 the corruption

00:43:42.840 --> 00:43:44.160
 of the

00:43:44.160 --> 00:43:44.519
 whole

00:43:44.519 --> 00:43:45.040
 proceedings

00:43:45.040 --> 00:43:45.300
 that were

00:43:45.300 --> 00:43:45.540
 taking

00:43:45.540 --> 00:43:45.980
 place

00:43:45.980 --> 00:43:49.260
 thank you

00:43:49.260 --> 00:43:49.600
 for

00:43:49.600 --> 00:43:51.440
 the purity

00:43:51.440 --> 00:43:52.900
 and holiness

00:43:52.900 --> 00:43:55.580
 and integrity

00:43:55.580 --> 00:43:56.560
 of our

00:43:56.560 --> 00:43:57.120
 god

00:43:57.120 --> 00:43:58.580
 and lord

00:43:58.580 --> 00:43:59.019
 thank you

00:43:59.019 --> 00:43:59.720
 for the

00:43:59.720 --> 00:44:00.340
 example of

00:44:00.340 --> 00:44:00.620
 peter

00:44:00.620 --> 00:44:01.860
 a man

00:44:01.860 --> 00:44:02.420
 who was

00:44:02.420 --> 00:44:03.160
 so useful

00:44:03.160 --> 00:44:03.800
 for you

00:44:03.800 --> 00:44:05.600
 towards the

00:44:05.600 --> 00:44:05.960
 end of his

00:44:05.960 --> 00:44:06.519
 life but

00:44:06.519 --> 00:44:07.200
 had to be

00:44:07.200 --> 00:44:07.680
 broken

00:44:07.680 --> 00:44:08.560
 in order

00:44:08.560 --> 00:44:09.340
 to be

00:44:09.340 --> 00:44:09.720
 fruitful

00:44:09.719 --> 00:44:11.319
 and lord

00:44:11.319 --> 00:44:11.959
 this morning

00:44:11.959 --> 00:44:13.079
 wherever we

00:44:13.079 --> 00:44:13.519
 might be

00:44:13.519 --> 00:44:14.119
 we pray

00:44:14.119 --> 00:44:14.799
 that you

00:44:14.799 --> 00:44:15.079
 would do

00:44:15.079 --> 00:44:15.559
 that work

00:44:15.559 --> 00:44:16.119
 for us

00:44:16.119 --> 00:44:17.739
 that there

00:44:17.739 --> 00:44:18.279
 would be

00:44:18.279 --> 00:44:19.239
 receptivity

00:44:19.239 --> 00:44:19.579
 on our

00:44:19.579 --> 00:44:19.899
 end

00:44:19.899 --> 00:44:20.799
 a willingness

00:44:20.799 --> 00:44:22.359
 to be

00:44:22.359 --> 00:44:23.019
 exposed

00:44:23.019 --> 00:44:24.679
 a willingness

00:44:24.679 --> 00:44:26.619
 to come out

00:44:26.619 --> 00:44:26.839
 of the

00:44:26.839 --> 00:44:27.379
 shadows

00:44:27.379 --> 00:44:28.879
 a willingness

00:44:28.879 --> 00:44:29.480
 for you

00:44:29.480 --> 00:44:30.199
 to reveal

00:44:30.199 --> 00:44:30.739
 to our

00:44:30.739 --> 00:44:31.439
 own hearts

00:44:31.439 --> 00:44:32.459
 the areas

00:44:32.459 --> 00:44:32.839
 where we

00:44:32.839 --> 00:44:33.139
 need your

00:44:33.139 --> 00:44:33.419
 help

00:44:33.419 --> 00:44:35.159
 so that we

00:44:35.159 --> 00:44:35.480
 can be

00:44:35.480 --> 00:44:35.819
 fruitful

00:44:35.819 --> 00:44:36.980
 and useful

00:44:36.980 --> 00:44:38.239
 and effective

00:44:38.239 --> 00:44:38.699
 for you

00:44:38.699 --> 00:44:40.079
 God

00:44:40.079 --> 00:44:40.500
 we praise

00:44:40.500 --> 00:44:40.739
 you

00:44:40.739 --> 00:44:41.279
 for your

00:44:41.279 --> 00:44:42.719
 faithful

00:44:42.719 --> 00:44:43.699
 mercy

00:44:43.699 --> 00:44:44.759
 that is new

00:44:44.759 --> 00:44:45.559
 every morning

00:44:45.559 --> 00:44:47.139
 and we praise

00:44:47.139 --> 00:44:47.599
 you for these

00:44:47.599 --> 00:44:48.179
 things in Jesus

00:44:48.179 --> 00:44:48.539
 name

00:44:48.539 --> 00:44:49.299
 amen

00:44:49.300 --> 00:44:50.640
 amen

00:44:50.640 --> 00:44:51.360
 amen

00:44:51.360 --> 00:44:52.700
 amen

00:44:52.700 --> 00:44:53.760
 amen

00:44:53.760 --> 00:44:55.120
 amen

00:44:55.120 --> 00:44:57.039
MIN

00:44:57.039 --> 00:44:58.700
MIN

00:44:58.700 --> 00:45:00.480
MIN

00:45:00.840 --> 00:45:02.840
MIN

00:45:02.840 --> 00:45:05.120
MIN