DENYING JESUS BOOK OF MATTHEW LESSON 98Sermon Notes |
Date of Sermon: July 12, 2020
Main Idea: Denying Jesus may seem like a good idea, but ends in regret
Key Verse: “and Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, ‘Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.’ And he went out and wept bitterly.”
Bible Reading: 69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.” 71 And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” 72 And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.” 73 After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you.” 74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.
Outline:
I. Attempting to be Faithful (69-70)
A. Without the Spirit
B. A simple question (69)
C. A mild denial (70)
II. Denial Moves Us away from Jesus (71-72)
A. Moving away (71)
B. An accusation (71)
C. A strong denial (72)
III. Denial Moves Us toward Ungodly Behavior (73-74)
A. The accusation of many (73)
B. The ungodly denial (74)
IV. Denial Results in Sad Memories and Regret (75)
A. A reminder of God’s Word (75)
B. Bitter regret (75)
Main Idea: Denying Jesus may seem like a good idea, but ends in regret
Key Verse: “and Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, ‘Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.’ And he went out and wept bitterly.”
Bible Reading: 69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.” 71 And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” 72 And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.” 73 After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you.” 74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.
Outline:
I. Attempting to be Faithful (69-70)
A. Without the Spirit
B. A simple question (69)
C. A mild denial (70)
II. Denial Moves Us away from Jesus (71-72)
A. Moving away (71)
B. An accusation (71)
C. A strong denial (72)
III. Denial Moves Us toward Ungodly Behavior (73-74)
A. The accusation of many (73)
B. The ungodly denial (74)
IV. Denial Results in Sad Memories and Regret (75)
A. A reminder of God’s Word (75)
B. Bitter regret (75)