1 00:00:01,190 --> 00:00:05,280 Tuan: Well, first of all, I want to express my gratitude to everyone who 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:11,770 was very encouraging this morning after you found out that I was, uh, preaching. 3 00:00:12,330 --> 00:00:18,179 Um, so hopefully I can encourage you after you've heard the things that I've said. 4 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:18,850 Amen? 5 00:00:19,259 --> 00:00:27,460 Okay, so, uh, uh, we have, uh, as a church, uh, been studying out, uh, how to, 6 00:00:27,570 --> 00:00:29,680 um, go through our transformations, right? 7 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:35,860 How, how to How to become, uh, more, uh, I guess, you know, faithful as a people. 8 00:00:36,310 --> 00:00:40,380 Uh, how to be, uh, maybe more present in our relationship with God. 9 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:44,380 So, we have this term called Become More in 24. 10 00:00:44,979 --> 00:00:49,610 And, uh, my part of this, uh, kind of series is godliness. 11 00:00:50,870 --> 00:00:55,605 And I have to tell you that godliness, uh, at least to me, is It's very 12 00:00:55,605 --> 00:01:00,625 intimidating to talk about, uh, because I think, uh, I personally just feel 13 00:01:00,625 --> 00:01:06,645 the pressure of, uh, defining it, of, you know, like, Making sure that, 14 00:01:06,695 --> 00:01:12,715 uh, it's something that, um, kind of conforms to what God wants me to say. 15 00:01:12,735 --> 00:01:13,055 Okay? 16 00:01:13,295 --> 00:01:17,775 So, at the beginning of this year, I actually started this book 17 00:01:17,795 --> 00:01:19,785 called The Practice of Godliness. 18 00:01:20,164 --> 00:01:24,185 And so, when, uh, Marcel, you know, had sent out a text with, uh, the 19 00:01:24,195 --> 00:01:27,525 different people who would be, uh, giving the lessons, I thought, oh, 20 00:01:27,789 --> 00:01:31,560 Okay, I can just copy the book, right? 21 00:01:31,960 --> 00:01:35,060 And, uh, you know, I can, uh, do what it does, right? 22 00:01:35,060 --> 00:01:38,509 Which is, you know, it defines it, gives you a few examples, and 23 00:01:38,509 --> 00:01:40,819 I thought, cool, I got a plan. 24 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:41,740 Okay. 25 00:01:42,320 --> 00:01:48,250 So, fast forward to a couple of weeks ago, I sat down with some friends, I 26 00:01:48,259 --> 00:01:51,660 tried out the ideas for the lesson. 27 00:01:52,479 --> 00:01:58,100 And I think, uh, the Well, they, they're, you know, they look very confused, 28 00:01:58,120 --> 00:01:59,930 like what are you trying to say? 29 00:02:00,310 --> 00:02:02,120 What is, you know, what is the point? 30 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:06,680 And I walked away from that thinking, okay, well, uh, that's not a good plan. 31 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,709 Yeah, because I definitely don't want to confuse people. 32 00:02:10,779 --> 00:02:15,070 And so, uh, I prayed about it, uh, angrily, I would say, you know, just 33 00:02:15,079 --> 00:02:21,179 frustrated that, uh, that was not as clear to them as it was to me. 34 00:02:21,459 --> 00:02:26,209 Okay, so, what you're gonna hear this morning Is, I think, the Spirit's 35 00:02:26,230 --> 00:02:32,459 prompting of me changing my mind about, uh, this concept of godliness. 36 00:02:32,929 --> 00:02:37,239 And, and, really, what the Spirit told me was, Okay, have you ever considered 37 00:02:37,779 --> 00:02:41,829 looking at this from Peter's perspective? 38 00:02:42,299 --> 00:02:47,440 What is he really trying to tell us in the Scripture when he talks about this? 39 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,720 Okay, so that's what we're going to be, uh, reviewing. 40 00:02:51,505 --> 00:02:56,815 Okay, first, let's go through, uh, 2 Peter, uh, chapter 1, verse 3, right? 41 00:02:56,815 --> 00:02:59,964 And, and we'll go through, uh, verse 3 through 9. 42 00:02:59,964 --> 00:03:00,415 So I'll read it. 43 00:03:00,415 --> 00:03:05,215 It says, His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life 44 00:03:05,645 --> 00:03:11,035 through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. 45 00:03:11,505 --> 00:03:16,885 Through these He has given us His very great and precious promises so 46 00:03:16,885 --> 00:03:19,264 that through them you may participate. 47 00:03:19,595 --> 00:03:22,345 In the divine nature, having escaped the corruption of the 48 00:03:22,345 --> 00:03:25,704 world caused by evil desires. 49 00:03:26,275 --> 00:03:29,885 These words are really, really rich in detail, I think. 50 00:03:30,635 --> 00:03:34,915 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith, goodness, 51 00:03:34,924 --> 00:03:37,575 and to goodness, knowledge, and to knowledge, self control, to 52 00:03:37,575 --> 00:03:41,225 self control, perseverance, and to perseverance, godliness, mutual 53 00:03:41,225 --> 00:03:43,045 affection, and to mutual affection, love. 54 00:03:43,535 --> 00:03:47,035 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you. 55 00:03:47,579 --> 00:03:50,099 From being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of 56 00:03:50,109 --> 00:03:54,589 our Lord Jesus Christ, but whoever does not have them is nearsighted 57 00:03:54,589 --> 00:04:00,340 and blind, forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins. 58 00:04:00,730 --> 00:04:07,619 Okay, so in order for us, in order for me to understand what's in the mind 59 00:04:07,679 --> 00:04:11,660 of Peter, I think it's very important, it was important for me, uh, to 60 00:04:11,660 --> 00:04:14,340 consider what Peter's worldview was. 61 00:04:14,350 --> 00:04:21,680 So basically, what was his idea of God, what was his interpretation of God's 62 00:04:21,730 --> 00:04:25,890 people as they practiced godliness, right? 63 00:04:26,380 --> 00:04:30,940 So for that, we'd go to the Old Testament, because I do think that 64 00:04:30,940 --> 00:04:37,599 Peter was influenced by scripture and also by teachings and by the way that 65 00:04:37,599 --> 00:04:39,690 people lived their life out, okay? 66 00:04:39,890 --> 00:04:44,989 Now, uh, I have to warn you that you'll probably see a lot of scriptures, not 67 00:04:45,049 --> 00:04:49,694 every one of these is going to be, we're not going to read all of them, 68 00:04:49,694 --> 00:04:51,124 we're not going to explain all of them. 69 00:04:51,474 --> 00:04:56,764 I just want you to, to see here that this is his worldview. 70 00:04:57,164 --> 00:05:02,254 And when I started to, uh, look at all of the different variations, 71 00:05:02,705 --> 00:05:08,275 the ways that, um, you know, the, the concept of godliness 72 00:05:08,534 --> 00:05:11,195 appeared through the Old Testament. 73 00:05:11,554 --> 00:05:13,404 These three stuck out. 74 00:05:14,430 --> 00:05:18,040 And I think they stuck out because I really think that Peter, 75 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,760 uh, was influenced by these. 76 00:05:20,790 --> 00:05:22,220 Okay, so, the first one. 77 00:05:22,940 --> 00:05:28,250 And it's also important to note that, uh, in different versions of the Bible, 78 00:05:28,580 --> 00:05:30,609 there are different words that are used. 79 00:05:30,900 --> 00:05:35,320 So, in the English Standard Version, the word godly is used. 80 00:05:35,330 --> 00:05:38,800 In the New International Version The word faithful is used. 81 00:05:38,860 --> 00:05:42,990 Okay, so, you know, the first one, talks about, uh, God 82 00:05:43,050 --> 00:05:46,420 being able to save the godly. 83 00:05:47,390 --> 00:05:55,269 Uh, the second one, it talks about, um, you know, God setting, uh, 84 00:05:55,330 --> 00:05:57,690 setting apart His, His people. 85 00:05:57,690 --> 00:06:00,089 Uh, people of faith. 86 00:06:00,089 --> 00:06:01,889 People of godliness. 87 00:06:01,890 --> 00:06:08,280 So, in the Old Testament, Godliness wasn't necessarily something that you did. 88 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,760 Godliness was more of, like, a community identity. 89 00:06:12,979 --> 00:06:15,080 Like, we are a people of God. 90 00:06:15,549 --> 00:06:21,109 Not that, you know, like, Peter was godly and his friends were not godly. 91 00:06:21,500 --> 00:06:22,310 Does that make sense? 92 00:06:22,810 --> 00:06:27,330 Because it was really associated to your faith in God. 93 00:06:28,099 --> 00:06:33,010 Okay, the third one I think is really, really, uh, Very significant. 94 00:06:33,610 --> 00:06:41,779 Uh, it, it talks about, you know, the godly who are saved, uh, even when a 95 00:06:41,780 --> 00:06:45,749 rush of great waters, uh, confronts them. 96 00:06:46,260 --> 00:06:46,570 Right? 97 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:53,180 So, you can think through, you know, some of the incidents in Peter's life 98 00:06:53,580 --> 00:06:55,440 where he could be thinking about this. 99 00:06:55,450 --> 00:06:57,530 I'll make it much more clear as we go on. 100 00:07:00,219 --> 00:07:04,340 Okay, so, let's see who Peter was. 101 00:07:04,739 --> 00:07:08,679 A lot of us, you know, see Peter as someone who was rash, right? 102 00:07:08,919 --> 00:07:12,700 Someone who was impulsive, someone who did things before 103 00:07:12,719 --> 00:07:15,679 he, uh, thought them through. 104 00:07:16,299 --> 00:07:17,450 I can relate to that. 105 00:07:17,450 --> 00:07:24,339 Uh, you know, when Simon, uh, and his name was Simon, when Simon meets 106 00:07:24,349 --> 00:07:27,109 Jesus, uh, he owned a fishing business. 107 00:07:27,675 --> 00:07:29,045 Right, so he was an entrepreneur. 108 00:07:29,945 --> 00:07:34,455 Uh, and he had partners in the business who trusted him. 109 00:07:34,805 --> 00:07:39,654 Right, so he at least was the president or the CEO of this 110 00:07:39,685 --> 00:07:41,915 fishing, you know, uh, venture. 111 00:07:41,985 --> 00:07:42,284 Right? 112 00:07:42,874 --> 00:07:44,674 Uh, he had very, very close relationships. 113 00:07:44,675 --> 00:07:45,605 People followed him. 114 00:07:46,145 --> 00:07:46,675 Right? 115 00:07:46,675 --> 00:07:49,105 Uh, he was a family man. 116 00:07:49,185 --> 00:07:52,055 He was very close to his, uh, wife's family. 117 00:07:52,365 --> 00:07:59,370 We know this because Jesus Prior to meeting Peter, uh, on, you know, the 118 00:07:59,370 --> 00:08:03,470 shores of Zebedee, uh, on the shores of, uh, Galilee, uh, he goes to Peter's 119 00:08:03,470 --> 00:08:06,650 home and he heals his mother in law. 120 00:08:07,050 --> 00:08:12,079 So we know that, you know, Peter is, um, uh, he cares a lot about his family. 121 00:08:13,270 --> 00:08:18,730 Uh, when Peter follows Jesus, uh, there are some things that only happen to Peter. 122 00:08:19,125 --> 00:08:25,005 I don't know if you, uh, you, you know, like, uh, know that, like, when he sees 123 00:08:25,005 --> 00:08:29,685 the transfiguration, even though he's joined by others, he's the only one that 124 00:08:29,695 --> 00:08:31,544 asks, you know, to pitch a tent, right? 125 00:08:31,955 --> 00:08:36,404 Uh, he's, uh, recognized, he's the only one who recognized Jesus as the Messiah. 126 00:08:36,684 --> 00:08:39,625 He's the only one who rebukes Jesus. 127 00:08:39,755 --> 00:08:41,655 He's the only one who denied Jesus. 128 00:08:42,205 --> 00:08:44,225 He's the only one who walked on water. 129 00:08:44,915 --> 00:08:49,300 And, he's the only one who sliced Someone's ear off, right? 130 00:08:50,340 --> 00:08:54,500 Actually, there are many other things that Peter did that only Peter did. 131 00:08:55,210 --> 00:09:00,430 Okay, so, uh, Why, why, you know, am I bringing all these things? 132 00:09:00,910 --> 00:09:08,980 Because I think I really needed to understand what he was saying in that, 133 00:09:09,070 --> 00:09:11,240 you know, passage of scripture, right? 134 00:09:11,590 --> 00:09:16,710 So, it's important, it's important to, for me, I like to know 135 00:09:16,769 --> 00:09:17,900 who it is that I'm talking to. 136 00:09:18,845 --> 00:09:19,945 Uh, do you ever feel that way? 137 00:09:19,945 --> 00:09:26,475 Like, hey, I wonder why they are coming at me with that, right? 138 00:09:26,505 --> 00:09:33,395 Or, I wonder what they're, uh, I wonder what, why they're using this approach. 139 00:09:33,615 --> 00:09:36,835 What do they mean when they use the words that they use? 140 00:09:37,125 --> 00:09:40,875 I think that's very important because I think it helps us to understand 141 00:09:40,885 --> 00:09:45,485 each other as we're interacting with each, with each other, right? 142 00:09:45,805 --> 00:09:47,875 We all have individual. 143 00:09:48,775 --> 00:09:53,865 You know, like they may, they may not all be unique, uh, you know, 144 00:09:53,895 --> 00:09:56,415 ideas or, you know, uh, opinions. 145 00:09:57,015 --> 00:10:01,025 But they are individual and they are influenced by some of the things 146 00:10:01,025 --> 00:10:03,265 that happened to us during our life. 147 00:10:04,684 --> 00:10:08,285 Okay, so we'll go back and we'll just take a look at the 148 00:10:08,295 --> 00:10:10,695 first part, not the second part. 149 00:10:11,705 --> 00:10:13,445 It says, His divine power. 150 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,730 Has given us everything we need for a godly life through our 151 00:10:17,730 --> 00:10:22,559 knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 152 00:10:23,220 --> 00:10:28,449 Through these he has given us his great and precious promises so that through them 153 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,159 you may participate in the divine nature. 154 00:10:32,529 --> 00:10:36,040 Haven't escaped the corruption of the world caused by evil desires. 155 00:10:36,060 --> 00:10:36,959 Okay, so. 156 00:10:38,660 --> 00:10:39,470 Oh no! 157 00:10:39,699 --> 00:10:40,490 Yeah, that's terrible. 158 00:10:41,030 --> 00:10:45,270 Okay, so, uh, yeah, I had, I worked on it for a while. 159 00:10:45,370 --> 00:10:46,650 It was animation. 160 00:10:47,260 --> 00:10:49,840 Okay, so, Sorry. 161 00:10:50,739 --> 00:10:58,620 Um, so, so, Peter knows that there is a human nature, Peter's 162 00:10:58,620 --> 00:11:00,680 nature, and God's nature. 163 00:11:01,380 --> 00:11:04,590 And they are distinct. 164 00:11:04,680 --> 00:11:05,290 They're separate. 165 00:11:06,450 --> 00:11:06,790 Right? 166 00:11:07,410 --> 00:11:13,630 Now, Peter knows that if you rely on your human nature, what happens 167 00:11:16,830 --> 00:11:23,680 is that you conform to the corruption of the world because 168 00:11:23,949 --> 00:11:25,349 it's caused by evil desires. 169 00:11:25,630 --> 00:11:25,790 Right? 170 00:11:25,790 --> 00:11:26,400 He knows this. 171 00:11:26,580 --> 00:11:26,850 Right? 172 00:11:27,250 --> 00:11:32,680 Okay, so what the slide is supposed to do is it's supposed to show us 173 00:11:32,699 --> 00:11:39,400 that faith is what allows us To move a little bit closer to God. 174 00:11:40,250 --> 00:11:40,730 Okay? 175 00:11:41,220 --> 00:11:47,710 But it's God's goodness and His glory that allows us to 176 00:11:47,820 --> 00:11:50,369 participate in the divine nature. 177 00:11:51,290 --> 00:11:52,289 Does that make sense to you? 178 00:11:52,610 --> 00:12:01,620 So imagine the red circle coming to the yellow circle and 179 00:12:01,620 --> 00:12:03,300 of course there's an overlap. 180 00:12:03,670 --> 00:12:04,780 There's a region of overlap. 181 00:12:06,139 --> 00:12:08,739 That region of overlap does a few things. 182 00:12:09,459 --> 00:12:12,519 What do you think it does to Peter's nature? 183 00:12:13,909 --> 00:12:14,859 It suppresses it. 184 00:12:15,930 --> 00:12:16,329 Right? 185 00:12:16,499 --> 00:12:22,999 Because you cannot participate in the divine nature and still be corrupted. 186 00:12:23,759 --> 00:12:23,969 Right? 187 00:12:23,969 --> 00:12:24,589 You can't do that. 188 00:12:25,229 --> 00:12:33,179 So, as the divine nature takes over our nature, transformation occurs. 189 00:12:34,084 --> 00:12:39,624 And it is this that Peter is really trying to express to us. 190 00:12:39,915 --> 00:12:47,744 One, you cannot accomplish it unless you recognize God's goodness and God's glory. 191 00:12:48,185 --> 00:12:53,324 And it's not just godliness to help you do godly things. 192 00:12:53,535 --> 00:12:57,685 I'll show you why Peter clearly understands this. 193 00:12:58,905 --> 00:13:04,350 But, The goal of this, really, honestly, if the only thing that 194 00:13:04,350 --> 00:13:10,310 you remember from this is that the two circles overlap, okay? 195 00:13:10,619 --> 00:13:18,470 And the goal is for God's divine nature to take over our nature completely, right? 196 00:13:19,189 --> 00:13:20,854 But you cannot have that. 197 00:13:20,854 --> 00:13:22,630 You cannot have that. 198 00:13:22,630 --> 00:13:26,810 Unless you have a faith that it's the goodness and the glory 199 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:28,890 that allows that to happen. 200 00:13:30,370 --> 00:13:31,310 Alright, okay. 201 00:13:31,530 --> 00:13:36,969 So, let's see what Paul says about godliness. 202 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:40,339 Because I think, you know, his writings are very important to the New Testament. 203 00:13:41,170 --> 00:13:45,509 Uh, Paul says, hey, we, we, right? 204 00:13:45,569 --> 00:13:47,619 Not people corrupted by the world. 205 00:13:47,929 --> 00:13:52,900 We can have a form of godliness, but deny its power. 206 00:13:53,180 --> 00:13:54,890 Now, I'm going to leave it up to you. 207 00:13:55,944 --> 00:14:00,084 To search in the Bible to see what that actually means. 208 00:14:00,604 --> 00:14:03,194 Having a form, denying its power. 209 00:14:03,204 --> 00:14:10,444 But it's possible for us to have faith, to, to seem to take on 210 00:14:10,444 --> 00:14:13,464 the form of godliness, right? 211 00:14:13,935 --> 00:14:19,775 I think part of it is we, we look like we're godly people. 212 00:14:19,775 --> 00:14:21,265 We look like we're a people of God. 213 00:14:21,900 --> 00:14:25,390 But the divine nature is not suppressing our nature. 214 00:14:25,390 --> 00:14:26,530 I think that that's what that means. 215 00:14:26,589 --> 00:14:27,079 Okay. 216 00:14:27,689 --> 00:14:32,890 Uh, it's a knowledge of the truth that leads us to godliness. 217 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:33,449 Okay. 218 00:14:33,689 --> 00:14:39,209 So, if we are not studying God's word, and I think more 219 00:14:39,209 --> 00:14:41,930 importantly, taking it as truth. 220 00:14:42,430 --> 00:14:48,250 So in other words, it is more important than the messaging that we receive from 221 00:14:48,250 --> 00:14:50,300 the world, or even from other people. 222 00:14:51,324 --> 00:14:51,564 Right? 223 00:14:51,594 --> 00:14:58,324 If we're counseling each other without the truth, we don't get led to godliness. 224 00:14:59,104 --> 00:15:02,305 Okay, we have to pursue godliness. 225 00:15:02,994 --> 00:15:03,324 Right? 226 00:15:03,474 --> 00:15:05,404 It's not something that comes to us. 227 00:15:05,844 --> 00:15:13,404 We actually have to exert a lot of energy to make sure that we Now, 228 00:15:13,444 --> 00:15:18,274 again, I don't want you to think that I think that this is an effort thing. 229 00:15:18,844 --> 00:15:19,124 Right? 230 00:15:19,124 --> 00:15:20,324 It's not an effort thing. 231 00:15:20,724 --> 00:15:26,614 I think that this is God's glory, God's goodness, God's precious promises 232 00:15:27,045 --> 00:15:33,134 that allow us the, the luxury of being able to call ourselves God's people. 233 00:15:33,434 --> 00:15:40,035 Okay, now, this is one thing that I think is really, you know, uh, tough. 234 00:15:40,785 --> 00:15:44,064 Train yourself to be godly. 235 00:15:45,384 --> 00:15:45,884 Okay? 236 00:15:45,925 --> 00:15:50,959 Like, you know, Preaching is always great on Sundays. 237 00:15:51,550 --> 00:15:53,650 Your midweeks are fantastic. 238 00:15:54,050 --> 00:15:54,359 Right? 239 00:15:54,949 --> 00:15:57,499 Discipling partnerships, they're great. 240 00:15:58,810 --> 00:16:01,599 But train yourself. 241 00:16:04,250 --> 00:16:06,430 That is not easy. 242 00:16:06,489 --> 00:16:13,670 And I think that I'll share one incident in Peter's life. 243 00:16:14,245 --> 00:16:17,645 Where I think he really understood this, even though Paul states 244 00:16:17,675 --> 00:16:22,584 this, I think Peter understands that you have to train yourself. 245 00:16:23,665 --> 00:16:27,594 And the rest of it says there's value for this present life and the life to come. 246 00:16:28,435 --> 00:16:29,324 Kind of strange. 247 00:16:30,174 --> 00:16:35,935 That after we pass this life, and we go to meet our loving Jesus, that the 248 00:16:35,944 --> 00:16:40,074 divine nature is still significant. 249 00:16:41,340 --> 00:16:42,319 Do you know what I'm saying? 250 00:16:42,730 --> 00:16:47,260 You know, like, we don't just become perfect when we become disciples. 251 00:16:47,670 --> 00:16:52,569 And we certainly do not reach perfection when we cross over to the other life. 252 00:16:52,890 --> 00:16:56,459 Okay, what kinds of things in our life can be godly? 253 00:16:56,970 --> 00:17:00,479 Sorrow can be godly and must be godly. 254 00:17:00,909 --> 00:17:03,559 Sincerity must be godly. 255 00:17:05,219 --> 00:17:07,679 Okay, so let's go back to Peter. 256 00:17:08,545 --> 00:17:11,233 What about Peter's perspective about all of this? 257 00:17:11,625 --> 00:17:12,155 Okay? 258 00:17:12,355 --> 00:17:15,275 Now, remember when I said that, you know, Paul says that we 259 00:17:15,275 --> 00:17:17,044 can have a form of godliness. 260 00:17:17,564 --> 00:17:22,503 So Peter, in Acts 3, at the very, very beginning, after, you know, Pentecost 261 00:17:22,513 --> 00:17:25,345 happens, Uh, they go to the temple, right? 262 00:17:25,374 --> 00:17:30,764 Uh, they see, uh, a beggar, who, uh, I think was, uh, paralyzed 263 00:17:30,764 --> 00:17:32,445 or, was crippled, crippled, yeah. 264 00:17:32,784 --> 00:17:36,864 And so, So, uh, you know, Peter, you know, he asked him for money and he 265 00:17:36,864 --> 00:17:40,024 said, you know, money we don't have, but you know, uh, here's what we do have. 266 00:17:40,034 --> 00:17:43,635 We have the power to, uh, we have the power of God, you know, walk. 267 00:17:43,654 --> 00:17:47,465 And so, you know, he starts walking and the people are wondering 268 00:17:47,465 --> 00:17:49,105 like, Hey, what's happening? 269 00:17:49,114 --> 00:17:50,184 How did you do this? 270 00:17:50,494 --> 00:17:53,794 And Peter says, when Peter saw this, he said to them, fellow Israelites, 271 00:17:54,274 --> 00:17:55,485 why does this surprise you? 272 00:17:55,985 --> 00:18:01,645 Why do you stare at us as if by our own power and godliness? 273 00:18:02,625 --> 00:18:03,945 We have made this man walk. 274 00:18:04,365 --> 00:18:13,994 Okay, is it possible for you and I in our yellow circle to have our own godliness? 275 00:18:15,254 --> 00:18:17,294 Well, according to Peter, yeah. 276 00:18:18,145 --> 00:18:18,665 Yes. 277 00:18:19,715 --> 00:18:22,075 It's not easily recognizable. 278 00:18:23,365 --> 00:18:26,195 But, it kind of fools us, right? 279 00:18:26,355 --> 00:18:29,525 What he's saying is, hey, you just saw a miracle. 280 00:18:31,065 --> 00:18:32,115 Don't think I did it. 281 00:18:32,235 --> 00:18:34,285 Don't assign me the credit. 282 00:18:34,675 --> 00:18:36,255 It's glory and goodness. 283 00:18:37,175 --> 00:18:37,505 Right? 284 00:18:37,705 --> 00:18:44,505 But he knows that we, as people, of a corrupt, you know, like, mindset, 285 00:18:45,904 --> 00:18:55,085 sometimes look at each other and see godliness where there is not a 286 00:18:55,085 --> 00:18:58,775 sincere and a truly an authentic. 287 00:18:59,255 --> 00:19:01,025 Godliness, right? 288 00:19:01,195 --> 00:19:05,115 Okay, so, uh, remember when we were talking about Psalms 3 and, you know, 289 00:19:05,115 --> 00:19:08,395 like, God's people, godly people, or faith, uh, you know, faithful 290 00:19:08,395 --> 00:19:11,145 people, they are set apart, okay? 291 00:19:11,575 --> 00:19:18,245 Peter, twice in his books, says, live holy and godly lives. 292 00:19:18,615 --> 00:19:22,805 Now, I think he believes that these two are different. 293 00:19:24,165 --> 00:19:27,224 But I think he knows you cannot have one without the other. 294 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:34,630 So in other words, if you have not, if you cannot see yourself as set apart 295 00:19:34,650 --> 00:19:42,180 and live a life that is set apart, then it's really difficult and nearly 296 00:19:42,180 --> 00:19:46,270 impossible for you to attain a godliness. 297 00:19:46,530 --> 00:19:47,530 Hopefully that makes sense. 298 00:19:48,380 --> 00:19:55,850 Okay, uh, this one, I really think, well, this is the one that Uh, I think the 299 00:19:55,850 --> 00:19:59,340 Spirit was telling me, is what we need. 300 00:20:00,220 --> 00:20:04,129 Uh, 2 Peter chapter 2 verse 9 says, If this is so, then the Lord knows 301 00:20:04,150 --> 00:20:08,369 how to rescue the godly from trials. 302 00:20:08,830 --> 00:20:14,380 Okay, so remember the rushing waters, uh, the psalm that 303 00:20:14,380 --> 00:20:15,640 talked about the rushing waters. 304 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:21,910 Uh, I think that Peter had that on his mind. 305 00:20:22,710 --> 00:20:29,564 Whenever, He was on the seas, and fishing, and especially when 306 00:20:29,564 --> 00:20:32,274 he, uh, interacted with Jesus. 307 00:20:33,034 --> 00:20:34,105 And, and we'll talk about that. 308 00:20:35,745 --> 00:20:36,475 Okay. 309 00:20:37,014 --> 00:20:47,384 So, the only point is the godly, you and I, if we see ourselves as God's people. 310 00:20:47,494 --> 00:20:49,124 If we are set apart, if we're holy. 311 00:20:49,904 --> 00:20:52,104 We need rescue. 312 00:20:53,385 --> 00:20:57,235 Now, is that something that you think about all the time? 313 00:20:59,085 --> 00:21:00,075 I do not. 314 00:21:01,255 --> 00:21:04,004 Because my first question is, well, if you're godly, why 315 00:21:04,004 --> 00:21:04,794 do you need to be rescued? 316 00:21:06,134 --> 00:21:06,925 What's your problem? 317 00:21:08,235 --> 00:21:08,925 Are you godly? 318 00:21:09,874 --> 00:21:10,144 Right? 319 00:21:10,214 --> 00:21:17,414 I mean, I don't know, maybe I'm, maybe I have a critical mind, but I think, right? 320 00:21:17,414 --> 00:21:22,125 Like, if you're being godly, things should be going well for you. 321 00:21:24,465 --> 00:21:29,425 So, uh, when did Peter need to be rescued? 322 00:21:29,875 --> 00:21:36,665 Well, I think the first time that we see Peter needing to be rescued, his 323 00:21:36,665 --> 00:21:43,264 conversion, Luke 5, uh, when he's fishing, large crowds are traveling, 324 00:21:43,655 --> 00:21:49,730 you know, like following Jesus, Jesus sees them, Peter and his, Partners had 325 00:21:49,740 --> 00:21:51,620 already gone through a night of fishing. 326 00:21:51,620 --> 00:21:52,740 They didn't catch anything. 327 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:58,449 And, uh, Jesus says, hey, uh, can you take me out from shore? 328 00:21:58,719 --> 00:21:58,919 Right? 329 00:21:58,929 --> 00:21:59,659 That's all it was. 330 00:21:59,730 --> 00:22:01,169 That's all, that's all that that was. 331 00:22:01,710 --> 00:22:06,100 And so I think, you know, Peter Now remember, you know, uh, Jesus had 332 00:22:06,109 --> 00:22:08,990 already healed Peter's mother in law. 333 00:22:09,220 --> 00:22:14,820 And so, you know, Peter, I think, had Some obligation to this rabbi 334 00:22:14,830 --> 00:22:15,960 who was, you know, walking around. 335 00:22:16,180 --> 00:22:21,010 And I think also, Peter saw Jesus as a different type of rabbi. 336 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:21,570 Right? 337 00:22:21,700 --> 00:22:22,020 Okay. 338 00:22:23,170 --> 00:22:24,750 So, you know, Jesus is on the boat. 339 00:22:25,340 --> 00:22:26,390 Uh, they go out. 340 00:22:27,010 --> 00:22:29,979 Uh, uh, you probably remember this. 341 00:22:30,150 --> 00:22:32,150 You know, he says, he casts the nets. 342 00:22:32,670 --> 00:22:35,220 Peter says, hey, we've been here doing this all night. 343 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:37,519 But because you say so, I'm gonna do it. 344 00:22:37,970 --> 00:22:38,740 He does it. 345 00:22:39,069 --> 00:22:40,000 You know, they catch. 346 00:22:40,450 --> 00:22:45,870 A large, uh, you know, uh, they, they catch a lot of fish. 347 00:22:46,370 --> 00:22:53,790 And so, um, Peter, um, What, Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus knees and said, 348 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,999 Go away from me, Lord, I am a sinful man. 349 00:22:57,049 --> 00:22:59,229 Then Jesus said to Simon, Don't be afraid. 350 00:22:59,549 --> 00:23:03,080 From now on, you will fish for people. 351 00:23:03,620 --> 00:23:04,990 Okay, so I think it's important. 352 00:23:05,545 --> 00:23:10,075 When we're talking about Peter needing to be rescued to know why it 353 00:23:10,075 --> 00:23:12,285 is that Jesus said don't be afraid. 354 00:23:14,264 --> 00:23:14,694 Right? 355 00:23:14,775 --> 00:23:16,455 What are you afraid of, Peter? 356 00:23:17,844 --> 00:23:28,024 I think Peter in this moment was afraid to live for the rest of his life in sin. 357 00:23:28,724 --> 00:23:31,194 I think that that's, that's what he said. 358 00:23:32,024 --> 00:23:32,284 Right? 359 00:23:32,324 --> 00:23:33,414 I'm a sinful man. 360 00:23:34,410 --> 00:23:38,880 He comes into the presence of who he knows is God. 361 00:23:39,690 --> 00:23:40,880 And he's afraid. 362 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:47,609 He's afraid that there will be an accounting for his life. 363 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:49,960 I believe this. 364 00:23:50,449 --> 00:23:51,269 So what does he do? 365 00:23:51,900 --> 00:23:56,730 He does the natural thing that a person who is godly does. 366 00:23:57,150 --> 00:23:59,740 He leaves his nets and he follows. 367 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:00,919 That's it. 368 00:24:01,790 --> 00:24:02,350 Right, now. 369 00:24:03,090 --> 00:24:08,360 When I learned about this as a, as a young man, new disciple, 370 00:24:08,669 --> 00:24:10,540 I thought, yeah, naturally. 371 00:24:10,979 --> 00:24:12,709 You know, like, what's the big deal? 372 00:24:13,169 --> 00:24:13,559 You know? 373 00:24:13,809 --> 00:24:14,959 Like, for me, I didn't have a lot. 374 00:24:15,909 --> 00:24:20,239 So, it's not much to leave my nets. 375 00:24:20,879 --> 00:24:22,370 But I think for Peter, it's different. 376 00:24:22,889 --> 00:24:23,149 Right? 377 00:24:23,149 --> 00:24:24,659 Peter had a business. 378 00:24:24,919 --> 00:24:26,659 He had people who were relying on him. 379 00:24:27,939 --> 00:24:34,394 And I think what he found was, hey, I only have One real option. 380 00:24:36,194 --> 00:24:42,975 If I don't want to live the rest of my life this way, I need to follow him. 381 00:24:43,144 --> 00:24:43,394 Right? 382 00:24:43,394 --> 00:24:45,364 So that was the first rescue, I think. 383 00:24:46,094 --> 00:24:47,294 He had countless rescues. 384 00:24:47,304 --> 00:24:53,884 The second rescue, uh, was, you know, when they were, you know, they were with Jesus. 385 00:24:53,884 --> 00:24:56,453 Jesus said, you know, go ahead of me. 386 00:24:56,453 --> 00:24:58,380 You know, uh, Jesus stayed behind. 387 00:24:58,380 --> 00:25:00,949 Um, they were on the Sea of Galilee. 388 00:25:01,399 --> 00:25:04,879 And, uh, they go ahead, there's a, you know, there's a storm, you know, 389 00:25:04,889 --> 00:25:11,719 there's waves, uh, it's night time, uh, and, uh, uh, suddenly, the disciples 390 00:25:11,850 --> 00:25:15,389 see a figure walking and one of them says, oh no, it's a ghost, right? 391 00:25:15,889 --> 00:25:22,569 Um, and, uh, he comes closer and Peter says, hey, Lord, if it's you, tell me 392 00:25:22,569 --> 00:25:26,360 to come out and I'll come to you, right? 393 00:25:26,590 --> 00:25:29,500 Now, Uh, there's plenty of people on that boat. 394 00:25:29,540 --> 00:25:34,530 I don't know why nobody else said this, except for Peter. 395 00:25:35,409 --> 00:25:45,700 Well, I think that Peter, as a person, uh, who strives for godliness, Peter keeps, 396 00:25:46,769 --> 00:25:49,710 uh, you know, scriptures in his mind. 397 00:25:50,290 --> 00:25:54,510 I think one of those scriptures was that god will save the 398 00:25:54,510 --> 00:25:56,889 man from the rushing waters. 399 00:25:57,529 --> 00:25:58,479 They'll never reach him. 400 00:25:59,789 --> 00:26:00,329 Right? 401 00:26:00,479 --> 00:26:01,620 I don't know that that's true. 402 00:26:02,360 --> 00:26:03,620 I like thinking that way. 403 00:26:03,679 --> 00:26:04,009 Right? 404 00:26:04,110 --> 00:26:04,620 Okay. 405 00:26:04,819 --> 00:26:10,389 So, Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water, came toward Jesus, but when 406 00:26:10,389 --> 00:26:16,309 he saw the wind, he was afraid, beginning to sink, cried out, Lord, save me. 407 00:26:17,269 --> 00:26:20,179 Okay, and I think, you know, we've heard plenty of things, 408 00:26:20,519 --> 00:26:22,309 plenty of lessons about this. 409 00:26:22,679 --> 00:26:23,009 Okay? 410 00:26:23,539 --> 00:26:29,085 What do I think Peter needed to be rescued from. 411 00:26:29,985 --> 00:26:35,855 I think that Peter, when he saw Jesus, when he thought about the 412 00:26:35,855 --> 00:26:40,065 scripture, uh, he was untouchable. 413 00:26:40,905 --> 00:26:41,195 Right? 414 00:26:41,205 --> 00:26:44,924 That, uh, and I, really, I don't mean untouchable in the sense, 415 00:26:44,965 --> 00:26:45,935 you know, in the human sense. 416 00:26:45,945 --> 00:26:52,945 What I mean is that the forces of nature, uh, that, that, you know, gravity, that 417 00:26:53,085 --> 00:27:01,330 time, space, like all those things, Uh, did not apply to his physical, like, form 418 00:27:01,350 --> 00:27:09,230 at the time because, uh, he was thinking simply about Jesus, about the scriptures. 419 00:27:10,010 --> 00:27:15,270 And when he lost track of that, he needed Jesus to save him. 420 00:27:15,360 --> 00:27:20,150 He needed Jesus to remind him that this is the most important thing. 421 00:27:20,310 --> 00:27:24,029 I think that that's the thing that he needed rescue from. 422 00:27:25,194 --> 00:27:26,524 Okay, and then the final thing. 423 00:27:27,725 --> 00:27:33,564 So, the final thing is, I think, really, uh, well, probably 424 00:27:33,564 --> 00:27:35,235 what I need at this time. 425 00:27:35,704 --> 00:27:41,745 I've been a disciple in the church here for thirty, two, thirty, yeah, three. 426 00:27:41,774 --> 00:27:42,474 Thirty three, yeah. 427 00:27:42,714 --> 00:27:43,324 Thirty three years. 428 00:27:43,325 --> 00:27:49,374 Uh, so I've gone from a campus student to being a single, to, you know, 429 00:27:49,374 --> 00:27:53,024 and we've, my wife and I, we've led ministries, uh, large and small. 430 00:27:53,580 --> 00:28:01,169 Uh, we've seen a lot, we've been through a lot, uh, we have, like you, endured a lot. 431 00:28:01,649 --> 00:28:01,919 Right? 432 00:28:02,350 --> 00:28:06,899 Sometimes, uh, because of people around us. 433 00:28:07,820 --> 00:28:09,449 Godly people, spiritual people, right? 434 00:28:09,879 --> 00:28:14,399 That's, it's okay to say, cause I think that's what happened with Peter. 435 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:15,470 Right? 436 00:28:15,470 --> 00:28:19,445 And I think Peter also was someone who caused Jesus, you 437 00:28:19,445 --> 00:28:21,554 know, a lot of hardship, right? 438 00:28:21,624 --> 00:28:24,064 Okay, so, John chapter 21. 439 00:28:24,404 --> 00:28:30,434 Jesus has died, he's, he's, uh, you know, he was, uh, crucified, he's doing his kind 440 00:28:30,434 --> 00:28:35,554 of resurrection, like, uh, tour, right? 441 00:28:35,564 --> 00:28:37,185 So he's appearing to different people. 442 00:28:37,644 --> 00:28:42,074 Okay, so, important to note, that I'm just setting up the context, okay? 443 00:28:42,435 --> 00:28:51,170 Uh, Peter, Peter is not by himself, he's with his partners, sons of Zebedee, and 444 00:28:51,170 --> 00:28:53,389 four other disciples, they name them. 445 00:28:54,490 --> 00:28:56,080 Peter says, hey, I'm going out to fish. 446 00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:58,099 They say, hey, we'll go with you. 447 00:28:58,629 --> 00:29:02,499 Okay, caught nothing all night, very, very, uh, familiar. 448 00:29:02,700 --> 00:29:05,379 Uh, they see a man from the shore in the early morning. 449 00:29:05,389 --> 00:29:07,760 Friends, haven't you any fish? 450 00:29:09,265 --> 00:29:12,365 Throw your net on the right side, right? 451 00:29:12,595 --> 00:29:14,615 And of course, I think this is very reminiscent. 452 00:29:14,645 --> 00:29:19,515 I think probably in Peter's mind, he's thinking, Oh, I don't recognize 453 00:29:19,515 --> 00:29:24,745 who's talking to me, but I recognize the circumstance that I'm in. 454 00:29:25,994 --> 00:29:31,475 And of course, I think at the time, just like when Jesus met him, the temptation 455 00:29:31,475 --> 00:29:34,705 was, you know, I own a fishing business. 456 00:29:35,355 --> 00:29:36,475 I know what to do. 457 00:29:37,125 --> 00:29:45,294 Now, a lot of us, I think, can feel the temptation to think the same way. 458 00:29:45,465 --> 00:29:45,755 Why? 459 00:29:45,765 --> 00:29:49,975 Because we're just, we're a part of the corrupted world. 460 00:29:49,985 --> 00:29:50,784 Do you know what I'm saying? 461 00:29:50,795 --> 00:29:55,304 Like, it's just natural for us to have thoughts that are opposite. 462 00:29:55,870 --> 00:29:59,560 Of what Jesus, I mean that's why he needs to train us, you know, okay. 463 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:00,000 All right. 464 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:04,610 So says throw your nets on the other side They catch a large number of fish 465 00:30:05,579 --> 00:30:09,020 And and in the bible, it still doesn't say that peter knows who this is. 466 00:30:09,540 --> 00:30:14,840 He just jumps in the water Notice he's not walking on the water goes toward the shore 467 00:30:14,900 --> 00:30:18,475 ahead of the boat Uh, and I don't know if he swims or if he's just, you know, 468 00:30:18,475 --> 00:30:20,005 it says they're a hundred meters away. 469 00:30:20,185 --> 00:30:25,364 Okay, uh, they land and they see a fire with fish and bread. 470 00:30:26,055 --> 00:30:26,635 Okay? 471 00:30:26,874 --> 00:30:29,845 Jesus says, bring some of the fish you have caught. 472 00:30:30,525 --> 00:30:30,915 Okay? 473 00:30:31,004 --> 00:30:33,694 And then, you know, the Bible gives you a count of how many. 474 00:30:34,525 --> 00:30:36,085 Jesus says, come and have breakfast. 475 00:30:36,705 --> 00:30:39,365 No one dared ask, who are you? 476 00:30:41,595 --> 00:30:44,335 It says, they think they know that it's the Lord. 477 00:30:45,145 --> 00:30:47,915 They all have, they all take bread and fish. 478 00:30:47,925 --> 00:30:52,095 Okay, so the interesting thing here, okay, Uh, you know, we're not reading, 479 00:30:52,095 --> 00:30:56,694 but, but, The interesting thing is, um, Jesus says, Bring the fish, but 480 00:30:56,695 --> 00:30:58,125 he doesn't cook any of the fish. 481 00:30:59,335 --> 00:31:01,434 He just says, Bring the fish. 482 00:31:02,484 --> 00:31:06,765 Okay, and I think this is also a lesson to Peter. 483 00:31:07,245 --> 00:31:12,945 So, I think what happens now is, uh, You know, Peter denied Jesus. 484 00:31:13,395 --> 00:31:14,045 It's been 485 00:31:17,630 --> 00:31:19,410 He doesn't see his lord. 486 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:21,270 He's hanging out with his friends. 487 00:31:21,620 --> 00:31:22,850 They don't know what to do. 488 00:31:22,900 --> 00:31:24,460 He says, I'm going to go fishing. 489 00:31:24,660 --> 00:31:26,099 They don't catch anything. 490 00:31:26,650 --> 00:31:29,110 Someone tells them to do something ridiculous. 491 00:31:29,330 --> 00:31:30,130 He does it. 492 00:31:30,980 --> 00:31:33,350 They catch, you know, like, they see a miracle. 493 00:31:33,350 --> 00:31:39,350 So, uh, so, they, they have this miraculous catch. 494 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:41,120 Something miraculous happens. 495 00:31:41,479 --> 00:31:45,885 Because, uh, He obeyed Jesus. 496 00:31:45,915 --> 00:31:46,125 Right? 497 00:31:46,125 --> 00:31:48,675 So he, you know, like Jesus told him to do something, he did it. 498 00:31:49,215 --> 00:31:49,855 Okay. 499 00:31:50,575 --> 00:31:54,665 Uh, Jesus says bring the fish, but he doesn't use the fish. 500 00:31:55,535 --> 00:31:56,515 He doesn't cook the fish. 501 00:31:56,554 --> 00:31:57,515 He doesn't give them the fish. 502 00:31:57,535 --> 00:31:57,835 Okay. 503 00:31:58,925 --> 00:32:01,275 This, I think, is Peter's lesson. 504 00:32:01,604 --> 00:32:01,894 Okay? 505 00:32:02,535 --> 00:32:08,345 The lesson is, uh, your nature, God's divine nature. 506 00:32:09,595 --> 00:32:19,595 Even though you saw a miracle when you obeyed me, Uh, we cannot, 507 00:32:20,405 --> 00:32:22,595 I can't use your good deeds. 508 00:32:23,985 --> 00:32:27,145 Because you need the fish I give you. 509 00:32:28,375 --> 00:32:29,315 We can't mix the two. 510 00:32:30,595 --> 00:32:31,345 That's what I think. 511 00:32:32,445 --> 00:32:32,745 Right? 512 00:32:33,015 --> 00:32:38,380 Now, the other reason I think That Peter has to, you know, bring the fish. 513 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:40,290 Okay. 514 00:32:40,870 --> 00:32:44,909 It says, When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son 515 00:32:44,909 --> 00:32:47,040 of John, Do you love me more than these? 516 00:32:47,649 --> 00:32:48,430 Yes, Lord. 517 00:32:48,810 --> 00:32:49,920 He said, You know I love you. 518 00:32:50,370 --> 00:32:51,759 Jesus said, Feed my lambs. 519 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:54,980 Again, Jesus said, Simon, son of John, Do you love me? 520 00:32:55,380 --> 00:32:56,920 He answered, Yes, Lord. 521 00:32:56,940 --> 00:32:57,760 You know I love you. 522 00:32:57,760 --> 00:32:59,400 He said, Take care of my sheep. 523 00:32:59,550 --> 00:33:02,570 The third time, He said, Simon, son of John, Do you love me? 524 00:33:03,180 --> 00:33:03,940 Peter was hurt. 525 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:07,050 Because Jesus asked him the third time, do you love me? 526 00:33:07,310 --> 00:33:09,480 He said, Lord, you know all things, you know I love you. 527 00:33:09,750 --> 00:33:10,740 He said, feed my sheep. 528 00:33:11,070 --> 00:33:17,689 Okay, uh, The way that this hit me, okay, I thought, okay, well, let me 529 00:33:17,689 --> 00:33:24,610 put myself in Peter's shoes and try to think through what he was feeling, 530 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:28,300 think through what he needs, okay, and why he needs to be rescued. 531 00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:32,870 Now, you know, the last time he saw Jesus, he denied him three times. 532 00:33:33,235 --> 00:33:33,515 Right? 533 00:33:33,885 --> 00:33:36,875 And then, he basically is by himself. 534 00:33:37,805 --> 00:33:41,345 Now, he's, you know, maybe with some of the other disciples, 535 00:33:41,345 --> 00:33:42,725 and maybe he's talking to them. 536 00:33:43,305 --> 00:33:46,305 But he's grieving pretty much on his own. 537 00:33:47,265 --> 00:33:53,305 And I think, you know, once, Jesus, you can ask me, and I'll 538 00:33:53,305 --> 00:33:55,275 say, you know that I love you. 539 00:33:55,695 --> 00:34:00,115 The second time, I'm tempted to feel like, you know, you weren't there. 540 00:34:01,895 --> 00:34:06,735 When I was struggling, when I was really grieving, where were you? 541 00:34:07,835 --> 00:34:11,245 Why did it take you so long to come to me? 542 00:34:12,215 --> 00:34:12,545 Right? 543 00:34:13,344 --> 00:34:18,274 And also, like, why ain't you asking these other guys? 544 00:34:19,074 --> 00:34:20,245 Why are you asking me? 545 00:34:21,344 --> 00:34:21,645 Right? 546 00:34:21,665 --> 00:34:23,135 You already know that I love you. 547 00:34:24,275 --> 00:34:28,344 Why are you putting me through this torture? 548 00:34:29,125 --> 00:34:35,395 I don't know if you would feel tortured, but if someone asked you three times 549 00:34:35,905 --> 00:34:40,373 and gave you the same answer, like, feed my sheep, what, what, what about them? 550 00:34:41,105 --> 00:34:44,375 What, don't they need to feed your sheep? 551 00:34:45,224 --> 00:34:45,524 Right? 552 00:34:46,944 --> 00:34:53,764 I think the thing that Jesus was trying to help Peter to understand, that he 553 00:34:53,764 --> 00:34:57,094 needed rescue from, he says here to us. 554 00:34:58,870 --> 00:35:09,740 One, if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, meaning, uh, when you 555 00:35:09,740 --> 00:35:19,150 feel like you have become a godly person, remember that there are increasing amounts 556 00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:28,530 of these qualities that help you not to return to the place Where you would go if 557 00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:31,280 I, if you felt like I didn't go with you. 558 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:32,810 Do you know what I'm saying? 559 00:35:32,810 --> 00:35:37,260 So, in other words, I think sometimes we want to go back to 560 00:35:37,260 --> 00:35:41,149 the places where we draw our power. 561 00:35:41,889 --> 00:35:46,050 Where our nature is what drives our success. 562 00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:48,350 Not the divine nature. 563 00:35:48,460 --> 00:35:51,050 Because the divine nature suppresses, right? 564 00:35:51,070 --> 00:35:54,070 It makes us have to submit, right? 565 00:35:55,020 --> 00:35:55,930 Increasing measure. 566 00:35:55,980 --> 00:35:56,650 That's the first thing. 567 00:35:57,320 --> 00:36:02,170 It will keep you from an ineffective, unproductive, being unproductive in 568 00:36:02,170 --> 00:36:05,620 your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 569 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:06,430 Right? 570 00:36:07,140 --> 00:36:09,799 When is knowledge unproductive? 571 00:36:10,689 --> 00:36:11,829 When is it ineffective? 572 00:36:14,079 --> 00:36:14,339 Right? 573 00:36:14,379 --> 00:36:19,910 I think the lesson also for Peter is, Hey, you're not alone. 574 00:36:20,819 --> 00:36:22,070 You got people around you. 575 00:36:24,010 --> 00:36:28,730 And it's important for you to understand that you, whatever 576 00:36:28,730 --> 00:36:30,850 decisions you make, impact them. 577 00:36:31,620 --> 00:36:32,579 You wanna go fishing? 578 00:36:32,650 --> 00:36:33,370 Guess what they did? 579 00:36:33,410 --> 00:36:34,120 They went fishing. 580 00:36:36,020 --> 00:36:37,140 You know what I'm saying? 581 00:36:38,209 --> 00:36:44,710 It's super important for us to remember that the daily decisions that we make, 582 00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:52,990 the decisions to worship God, the decisions to, uh, not listen, We all 583 00:36:52,990 --> 00:36:55,060 have a right not to listen, right? 584 00:36:55,690 --> 00:37:01,510 But remember that that makes an impact on somebody else's faith. 585 00:37:02,550 --> 00:37:05,230 I think that that is the rescue. 586 00:37:05,970 --> 00:37:07,020 That's the thing. 587 00:37:07,569 --> 00:37:13,000 Whether you're a young Christian or an older Christian, I think the important 588 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:20,060 thing to remember is God wants us to have these qualities in increasing measure. 589 00:37:22,075 --> 00:37:31,465 So, this week, and for Communion, I'd like to ask you to meditate about this. 590 00:37:31,975 --> 00:37:36,624 Because I think this also was a revelation for me. 591 00:37:37,175 --> 00:37:39,975 In Hebrews chapter 5 it says, During the days of Jesus life on earth, 592 00:37:39,995 --> 00:37:45,515 He offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the 593 00:37:45,515 --> 00:37:47,815 One who could save Him from death. 594 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:52,100 And he was heard because of his reverent submission. 595 00:37:53,050 --> 00:37:58,049 Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered, and once made 596 00:37:58,049 --> 00:38:03,320 perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obeyed him. 597 00:38:05,300 --> 00:38:12,809 Jesus cried tears to the one who could save him. 598 00:38:14,119 --> 00:38:16,519 Even Jesus himself recognized. 599 00:38:17,605 --> 00:38:20,215 that he needed rescue. 600 00:38:21,135 --> 00:38:21,555 Amen. 601 00:38:23,305 --> 00:38:24,785 I'm going to pray for our communion. 602 00:38:27,874 --> 00:38:35,724 Father in heaven, we are so grateful to you that, um, uh, you love us as 603 00:38:35,725 --> 00:38:43,114 deeply as you do grateful for, uh, examples like Peter who, uh, help us to 604 00:38:43,115 --> 00:38:46,035 understand that it's possible for us. 605 00:38:46,380 --> 00:38:51,330 Uh, to become, uh, a people, um, who resemble you. 606 00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:57,280 Uh, a people who have qualities, uh, that you desire, that you're pleased by. 607 00:38:57,460 --> 00:39:04,310 Um, Father, I really pray that as, um, a family, um, as, uh, a spiritual 608 00:39:04,319 --> 00:39:08,760 community, uh, that we would, um, be committed to helping each other, 609 00:39:09,500 --> 00:39:12,170 uh, to grow, uh, in this area. 610 00:39:12,170 --> 00:39:13,480 And I pray that you help us. 611 00:39:14,425 --> 00:39:19,485 Uh, not to misunderstand your scripture, uh, but to, uh, really 612 00:39:19,615 --> 00:39:23,785 develop a, a, a true sense of worship. 613 00:39:23,905 --> 00:39:25,135 Um, we love you so much. 614 00:39:25,605 --> 00:39:28,145 Thank you for forgiving us of our sins. 615 00:39:28,285 --> 00:39:32,975 Thank you for, uh, providing a way for us, uh, towards salvation. 616 00:39:33,185 --> 00:39:34,385 I pray all the saints in your son's name. 617 00:39:34,385 --> 00:39:34,435 Amen.