Date: 3/17/2019 Title: Denying Jesus: The Path to Restoration Speaker: Pastor Darryl J. Stalter Scripture: John 21:1-19
When you deny Jesus, when you fail your Lord, you may wonder if you can get back up again. Your denial has resulted in sorrow and grief, and you may deep down wonder if God still loves you. The good news is that you are not alone. Peter denied Christ the night he was betrayed and arrested, resulting in sorrow, grief, and a general wondering if his calling was lost. In John 21 Jesus restores Peter not with condemnation, but with a simple question: Do you love me?
Date: 3/10/19 Title: Denying Jesus: The Path to Denial Speaker: Pastor Darryl J. Stalter Scripture: Matthew 26:69-75
Matthew 26 chronicles Peter’s denial of Jesus Christ. How is it that this disciple who was called “the rock” suddenly denies the Lord he swore he would never abandon. If it can happen to Peter it can happen to any one of us. A close examination of the account and the events that led up to it will reveal that it was a process of small choices and inattention that led Peter to this denial, and could also lead to our own.
Date: 3/3/2019 Title: Jesus on Trial Speaker: Darryl J. Stalter Scripture: Matthew 26:47-68
In our social media driven culture people are often judged in the court of public opinion rather than in a court room. Judgments are passed without a review of the evidence, but are based upon conjectures, preconceptions, and feelings. This was also applied to Jesus in Matthew 26. Jesus was already condemned prior to any trial. Unfortunately, this is also done to him today.
