The Rooster

Luke 22:54-65

About the Sermon

Where did Peter get his boldness as a Christian? Peter has his own unique personality profile: brash, confident, impulsive, and quick to speak. But this is not Christian boldness. Which is one reason Luke records the famous and painful story of Peter’s three denials of his Lord. Luke 22:54–65 retells this occasion of Peter’s darkest hour, a night in which this man—the rock—crumbled under the pressure and power of darkness. But our Lord was not done with him. Peter remembered Jesus’ words, he repented, and went on to a life of great boldness and usefulness to our Lord. That can be our story, too.

About the Series

Luke writes that we may be certain of the things that we have been taught. That is, confident in the good news about Jesus. Apparently some of the things we have been taught are so wonderful they are hard to believe. In his orderly account, Luke announces good news of great reversals in which God humbles the proud and exalts the humble. Peace with God through the forgiveness of sins really is available but on God’s terms. To show us how we must come to him, Luke introduces us to the characters Jesus lifted up and to the proud whom he brought low. In all this he compels us to humbly believe in the Son of the Most High God and to preach this good news of great joy to the end of the earth.
Luke writes that we may be certain of the things that we have been taught. That is, confident in the good news about Jesus. Apparently some of the things we have been taught are so wonderful they are hard to believe. In his orderly account, Luke announces good news of great reversals in which God humbles the proud and exalts the humble. Peace with God through the forgiveness of sins really is available but on God's terms. To show us how we must come to him, Luke introduces us to the characters Jesus lifted up and to the proud whom he brought low. In all this he compels us to humbly believe in the Son of the Most High God and to preach this good news of great joy to the end of the earth.

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