One of the amazing aspects of Peter’s life is his recovery by God’s grace from one of the most public failures, and one of the deepest personal embarrassments of all time.
Peter is forever on record for denying that he even knew Jesus not once, not twice—but three times.
Peter’s testimony gives us an entire theology of forgiveness and restoration—which is what I call the Gospel of the New Beginning; and the Gospel by Mark is the record of the impact of Christ's Gospel of the New Beginning.
Peter is a great hero for any believer who has ever failed—and that should include all of us here this morning!
Peter is the premier example in God's Word about hope; hope for a new start, hope for complete forgiveness, hope in the God of the second chance.
Please look with me at Peter’s DENIALS OF Jesus in Mark 14:66-72.
For most of us a failure that big, an event that public, would be the end. It was a scandal of epic proportions and it must have echoes around Jerusalem. Peter, the lead representative of Christ was a washout and a quitter. He melted in the face of only the threat of servant girls.
But the lessons left for us are priceless. It is so wonderful to see what Jesus taught Peter in that darkest hour of his life. And if there are ever dark clouds in the days of our lives—we can remember like Peter remembered and like Peter have HOPE for a new beginning!
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Pastor John Barnett has been devouring the Word of God for over 30 years. John, now the teaching pastor of Calvary Bible Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan has served congregations in Oklahoma, New England, Georgia and California. He also served on the Faculty of the Master's College...
