Mark – Geyer Road Baptist Church: Recent Episodes
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We all experience some moments of bravery and fear, courage and cowardice. We see these mixed in the reactions of Pontius Pilate at the trial of Jesus. Here was a man who knew what was just and right, yet went along with the crowd with the result of handing Jesus over to be killed. We, too, cavort with cowardice when we fail to do the right thing, even when we know better, when we fail to accept responsibility (Pilate tried […]
We often look judgmentally at Peter’s denial of Jesus, yet there are elements of his denial which, if we are honest, we can identify. Peter rather ironically said “I don’t know the man.” That really is the issue, isn’t it? If we truly knew Jesus and grasped all of who He is, we would all be more devoted, passionate and bold in living for Him. Peter had also denied Jesus’ purpose (Matt. 16:21-23) and Jesus’ principles (John 18:10-11). The good […]