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PETER, CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO FIRES (13 OF 13)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Johns 18:18, John 21:9
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Peter, Caught Between Two Fires (13 of 13)
Series: Characters of Easter
Donald Cantrell
Johns 18: 18, John 21: 9


Jhn 18:18 KJV - And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.

Jhn 21:9 KJV - As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

I - The Two Fires

II - The Truthful Facts

III - The Troubling Findings

This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.

Theme: ''Caught between the sinner's fire and the Savior's fire''

HEROIC FAILURE

The Book of Heroic Failures was written by Stephen Pile in 1979. It is a book written in celebration of human inadequacy in all its forms.

My favorite story took part in 1978. During the fireman's strike in England, the British army took over emergency fire-fighting and drove the ''Green Goddess'' rather than red fire engines.

On January 14 the soldiers were called out by an elderly lady in South London. She wanted them to retrieve her cat that was stuck up a tree. The soldiers arrived with impressive haste and they very cleverly and carefully rescued the cat.

The lady was so grateful that she invited the squad of heroes in for tea. Later as they drove off making their fond farewells and enthusiastic waving of arms, they actually ran over the cat and killed it.

Point: They could have been heroes but ended up as failures!

There was a single man named Jerry had a pet cat that he loved very much.

One year, he decided to take a vacation to England, so he left his cat with his brother Dan. As soon as Jerry got to England, he called his brother Dan.

''How is my cat?'' he asked.

''Your cat is dead,'' Dan said.

''Oh my!'' Jerry shouted. ''I'm in shock! Did you have to tell me that way?''

''How else can I tell you that your cat is dead?'' asked Dan.

Jerry replied, ''You could have led ...

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