DON'T SAY WHAT SIMON SAYS (48 OF 75)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: John 13:36-38, John 14:1
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Don't Say What Simon Says (48 of 75)
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 13:36-14:1
A Georgia Tech player had flunked out and was to be kicked off the team. The coach worked with the administration to give him a chance to redeem himself academically. It was to be a 3-question test. And he had to get each answer correct.
The first question was simple. ''Who was the first president of the country?'' The player answered, ''George Washington.'' The second question was equally simple. ''Where is the capitol of the country?'' The player answered, ''Washington, DC.''
The third question was important. If he gave the right answer, he remained on the team. If he was incorrect, he was expelled. The question finally came, ''What is 2 plus 2?'' The player answered, ''4.''
The coach yelled, ''Give him another chance! Give him another chance!''
Well, we all make mistakes. Some are minor. Some are major. We have all lived long enough to know that it is possible for devout Christians to fail the Lord...for sincere, genuine, born-again, blood-bought believers to just plain blow it!
Such is the case today with Simon Peter. He is as saved as saved could be. Yet Simon failed the Lord Jesus miserably. As Simon opens his mouth to first, rebuke the Lord and second, to deny the Lord, I want to challenge you, ''Don't Say what Simon Says.''
Some Christians' failures are secret. No one knows about them. You have everybody fooled...except God.
Some are known in a small circle. Just your family...just your pastor...just your closest friend.
Some are known across the country. I could list the names of prominent and infamous ''fallen preachers'' and televangelists to make the point. But there are few failures that are any more widely known than the one in this text. It is the denial of Christ by Simon Peter.
In the dark hours of that Thursday night, the cross is casting a shadow across the soul of the Lord Jesus...The Last Supper has been served...within ...
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 13:36-14:1
A Georgia Tech player had flunked out and was to be kicked off the team. The coach worked with the administration to give him a chance to redeem himself academically. It was to be a 3-question test. And he had to get each answer correct.
The first question was simple. ''Who was the first president of the country?'' The player answered, ''George Washington.'' The second question was equally simple. ''Where is the capitol of the country?'' The player answered, ''Washington, DC.''
The third question was important. If he gave the right answer, he remained on the team. If he was incorrect, he was expelled. The question finally came, ''What is 2 plus 2?'' The player answered, ''4.''
The coach yelled, ''Give him another chance! Give him another chance!''
Well, we all make mistakes. Some are minor. Some are major. We have all lived long enough to know that it is possible for devout Christians to fail the Lord...for sincere, genuine, born-again, blood-bought believers to just plain blow it!
Such is the case today with Simon Peter. He is as saved as saved could be. Yet Simon failed the Lord Jesus miserably. As Simon opens his mouth to first, rebuke the Lord and second, to deny the Lord, I want to challenge you, ''Don't Say what Simon Says.''
Some Christians' failures are secret. No one knows about them. You have everybody fooled...except God.
Some are known in a small circle. Just your family...just your pastor...just your closest friend.
Some are known across the country. I could list the names of prominent and infamous ''fallen preachers'' and televangelists to make the point. But there are few failures that are any more widely known than the one in this text. It is the denial of Christ by Simon Peter.
In the dark hours of that Thursday night, the cross is casting a shadow across the soul of the Lord Jesus...The Last Supper has been served...within ...
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