WEBVTT 1 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:09.000 Welcome Just hand Away Tagalog Sermon podcast, your daily dose 2 00:00:09.039 --> 00:00:12.919 of inspiring from heartfelt taglog sermons from different characters and 3 00:00:13.000 --> 00:00:14.519 speakers all over the Philippines. 4 00:00:14.800 --> 00:00:17.320 We hope that this podcast finds you in good shape. 5 00:00:17.640 --> 00:00:25.399 And now here's your message. 6 00:00:26.760 --> 00:00:29.559 You will listening to a message from Victory. We hope 7 00:00:29.559 --> 00:00:32.240 it inspires you to honor God and make disciples in 8 00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:37.159 your community. 9 00:00:38.880 --> 00:00:43.719 They will talk about the discipleship mandate. That's basically what 10 00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:48.119 we mean by helping somebody follow Christ. You making disciples, 11 00:00:48.159 --> 00:00:51.759 because that's the last word of Jesus before going back 12 00:00:51.799 --> 00:00:54.159 to heaven. And if you're asking God, Lord, give me 13 00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:57.079 a word today, that's the same word today. It never 14 00:00:57.280 --> 00:01:00.479 change and it's still the word of God for every believer. 15 00:01:00.799 --> 00:01:03.280 Go and make disciples. But as we do that, we're 16 00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:04.000 going to talk. 17 00:01:03.799 --> 00:01:08.799 About Peter's failure. Okay, and I think all of us 18 00:01:08.840 --> 00:01:13.719 can relate to this. Okay, Peter was the best in 19 00:01:13.799 --> 00:01:17.519 their batch. Just to give you a little background to Peter, 20 00:01:18.239 --> 00:01:21.000 no Week one, so I showed you some verses showing 21 00:01:21.040 --> 00:01:24.560 the list of Jesus disciples, twelve of them, and in 22 00:01:24.719 --> 00:01:29.719 every list, the name of Peter is always mentioned first. 23 00:01:30.400 --> 00:01:33.159 And that tells us that he's the leader of the group. 24 00:01:33.640 --> 00:01:38.000 He's the senior leader, is the first among equals. He's 25 00:01:38.079 --> 00:01:42.719 part of jesus inner circle meron twelve Disciples pro menci 26 00:01:42.799 --> 00:01:46.439 Jesus alagnia benea bit natatlo, Peter, James and John, and 27 00:01:46.519 --> 00:01:49.760 they were given the access and the privilege to some 28 00:01:49.920 --> 00:01:53.840 of the meetings and some of the miracles that were 29 00:01:53.879 --> 00:01:57.480 not made available to others. So Peter was one of 30 00:01:57.519 --> 00:02:01.680 the top guys. He's an anointed preach. Sure he preached, 31 00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:04.599 and three thousand people God saved. And he's one of 32 00:02:04.640 --> 00:02:07.239 those that God used to write portions of the Bible 33 00:02:07.280 --> 00:02:11.199 we're using today. Can you imagine that first Peter and 34 00:02:11.280 --> 00:02:14.879 second Peter the Bible that we're using today was actually 35 00:02:15.199 --> 00:02:19.479 written by this man. So he's he's one of those 36 00:02:19.560 --> 00:02:22.520 that will look up giant in the faith. Yet he 37 00:02:22.719 --> 00:02:28.479 also failed Jesus. 38 00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:30.360 Stories of failure and the encourage. 39 00:02:30.639 --> 00:02:33.520 I am able to relate more when I hear great 40 00:02:33.599 --> 00:02:37.039 leaders talking about their failures because it gives me hope 41 00:02:37.800 --> 00:02:41.639 and it tells me that it's normal. I can relate 42 00:02:41.719 --> 00:02:46.199 with the failure more than the success. Sometimes. Now with Peter, 43 00:02:47.080 --> 00:02:52.159 he failed Jesus as well. Now, because we live in 44 00:02:52.199 --> 00:02:55.159 and we live in imperfect world, and because we are 45 00:02:55.240 --> 00:02:59.759 imperfect people, we all experience failures. Helen, I'm saying you 46 00:02:59.759 --> 00:03:02.280 did that, experience behind them failure, and let's say you 47 00:03:02.319 --> 00:03:08.360 did too, perfect Dyla, Okay again, I mean. 48 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:11.719 Have you here, You already experienced failures. 49 00:03:12.840 --> 00:03:15.919 So we're now in the same page, even the best 50 00:03:15.919 --> 00:03:18.639 among us. So today we'll look at the story of 51 00:03:18.639 --> 00:03:22.800 Peter's greatest failure recorded in all four Gospels. Matthew Mark, 52 00:03:22.879 --> 00:03:30.439 Look John, you can read this story in the past, 53 00:03:30.879 --> 00:03:34.759 the Babasan and Lahad. That was Matthew Mark, Look John. 54 00:03:35.039 --> 00:03:38.199 But you know there's a reason why Jesus allowed that 55 00:03:38.280 --> 00:03:40.719 to be recorded in all four gospels, and that is 56 00:03:40.759 --> 00:03:44.400 not to shame Peter, but actually that is to send 57 00:03:44.439 --> 00:03:45.639 the message. 58 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:48.560 Of hope for all of us. 59 00:03:49.319 --> 00:03:54.360 Peter's greatest failure also became one of his greatest testimonies, 60 00:03:55.479 --> 00:03:58.360 and I believe God wants to do that to all 61 00:03:58.400 --> 00:04:00.639 of us as well. So, if you have your with you, 62 00:04:01.840 --> 00:04:05.000 we're going to read from John chapter twenty one, beginning 63 00:04:05.000 --> 00:04:10.159 in verse fifteen, and we're trusting that as we read 64 00:04:10.159 --> 00:04:12.599 through the story of Peter, God will speak to us. 65 00:04:13.400 --> 00:04:15.919 Wherever you are in your walk with God, whatever. 66 00:04:15.639 --> 00:04:21.439 Situation you're in today, this message will be God's word 67 00:04:21.519 --> 00:04:24.720 for you today. So verse fifteen, it says, when they 68 00:04:24.720 --> 00:04:28.600 had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon son 69 00:04:28.639 --> 00:04:31.240 of John, do you love me more than this? He 70 00:04:31.279 --> 00:04:33.480 said to him, yes, Lord, you know that I love you. 71 00:04:34.319 --> 00:04:37.600 He said to him, feed my lambs. Then he said 72 00:04:37.639 --> 00:04:39.759 to him a second time, Simon, son of John, do 73 00:04:39.839 --> 00:04:42.240 you love me? He said to him, yes, Lord, you 74 00:04:42.319 --> 00:04:44.639 know that I love you. And he said to him, 75 00:04:44.680 --> 00:04:49.759 tend my sheep. He said to him the third time, 76 00:04:50.600 --> 00:04:52.519 and he said, Simon, son of. 77 00:04:52.480 --> 00:04:53.279 John, do you love me? 78 00:04:53.360 --> 00:04:55.519 And Peter was grieved because he said to him the 79 00:04:55.560 --> 00:04:56.759 third time, do you love me? 80 00:04:57.360 --> 00:04:59.399 And he said to him, Lord, you know everything. You 81 00:04:59.399 --> 00:05:02.439 know that I love you. And Jesus said to him, 82 00:05:02.839 --> 00:05:06.240 feed my sheep. Can we all pray right now? 83 00:05:06.279 --> 00:05:06.519 Lord? 84 00:05:06.560 --> 00:05:09.480 We pray today that you will apply your word in 85 00:05:09.519 --> 00:05:12.639 our hearts, and that you will speak beyond my words. 86 00:05:12.759 --> 00:05:14.680 Lord, you will speak to. 87 00:05:14.639 --> 00:05:18.560 Each and every one of us personally, and whatever that 88 00:05:18.600 --> 00:05:23.040 we are going through, whatever situation that we're in, Lord, 89 00:05:23.120 --> 00:05:26.199 wherever we are in our walk with you, I pray Lord, 90 00:05:26.240 --> 00:05:29.639 that your word will be a now word, a timely 91 00:05:29.680 --> 00:05:33.720 word for us. Lord, speak to us Lord in Jesus name. 92 00:05:35.079 --> 00:05:40.000 Amen. Let me start with verse fifteen. 93 00:05:40.160 --> 00:05:43.240 It says, when they had finished breakfast, I wonder how 94 00:05:43.279 --> 00:05:46.560 many mourning people do we have in this room? You 95 00:05:46.959 --> 00:05:52.079 love breakfast. I'm a morning person. Maybe part of it 96 00:05:52.160 --> 00:05:53.759 is because I'm getting older. 97 00:05:57.639 --> 00:06:00.000 Six a m. Five am. 98 00:06:01.800 --> 00:06:06.040 So when they had finished breakfast. There's something about. 99 00:06:06.079 --> 00:06:09.680 Food and ministry. It goes hand in hand. 100 00:06:10.879 --> 00:06:15.720 This is a victory mere ms, ministry, meals and movies, 101 00:06:16.279 --> 00:06:21.399 and we are committed to that. There's something about meals, 102 00:06:21.759 --> 00:06:25.920 food and ministry. Now, there's something about food making the 103 00:06:26.000 --> 00:06:27.439 conversation more personal. 104 00:06:28.480 --> 00:06:29.319 Now, it was a. 105 00:06:29.439 --> 00:06:32.639 Very uh that this is the lowest moment in the 106 00:06:32.680 --> 00:06:35.920 life of Peter. And when when Jesus was about to 107 00:06:36.000 --> 00:06:41.839 talk to him, he invited him for breakfast goff monazilla, pancakes, bacon, whatever, 108 00:06:42.600 --> 00:06:48.279 and and and and Jesus ask him these questions. Now, 109 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:54.040 but before we uh go through this text, let me 110 00:06:54.199 --> 00:06:57.680 rewind a little and then we'll go back to our 111 00:06:57.720 --> 00:07:01.360 main text, because just so we have a better appreciation 112 00:07:01.560 --> 00:07:04.560 of the story that or the passage of scripture, we 113 00:07:04.639 --> 00:07:08.759 read Before this, Peter made a bold. 114 00:07:08.439 --> 00:07:10.519 Declaration and promise to Jesus. 115 00:07:11.600 --> 00:07:15.879 The night before Jesus was arrested and before he was crucified, 116 00:07:16.160 --> 00:07:20.839 they had a meeting, and in that meeting Peter said 117 00:07:20.920 --> 00:07:24.279 something bold declaration to Jesus, and we can see that 118 00:07:24.319 --> 00:07:27.319 in Mark fourteen. Again, this is recorded in all four gospels, 119 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:29.879 but I'm just reading from Mark fourteen twenty nine to 120 00:07:29.920 --> 00:07:32.560 thirty one. Peter said to him, even though they all 121 00:07:32.600 --> 00:07:40.000 fall away, I will not say Manato, lord feelingto. 122 00:07:39.839 --> 00:07:40.160 Manato. 123 00:07:40.240 --> 00:07:42.319 But I assure you I'm not going to run away. 124 00:07:42.959 --> 00:07:45.319 I'm going to be here for you. And Jesus said 125 00:07:45.360 --> 00:07:48.439 to him, truly, I tell you this very night, before 126 00:07:48.560 --> 00:07:52.480 the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times. 127 00:07:53.240 --> 00:07:56.000 But he said emphatically, if I must die with you, 128 00:07:56.040 --> 00:08:03.759 I will not deny you. And they all said the same, Sumaian. 129 00:08:01.680 --> 00:08:06.079 Lloyd, Indigeta, Juan. And they've been friends for years. 130 00:08:06.240 --> 00:08:11.519 They traveled together, they did ministry together, they had great memories. 131 00:08:12.040 --> 00:08:13.920 They they did good friends. 132 00:08:14.279 --> 00:08:18.040 And I'm sure Peter was sincere. It's not trying to 133 00:08:18.040 --> 00:08:21.519 to lie to Jesus. It's not trying to to have 134 00:08:21.560 --> 00:08:22.720 a different agenda. 135 00:08:22.800 --> 00:08:25.319 I'm sure during the time he was sincere. 136 00:08:25.759 --> 00:08:30.920 I'm sure you've said things also sincerely, but you were 137 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:32.000 not able. 138 00:08:32.200 --> 00:08:35.399 To follow through. I'm sure you've also made promises and 139 00:08:35.440 --> 00:08:38.240 you're sincere when you gave the promise, but you broke 140 00:08:38.279 --> 00:08:38.879 your promise. 141 00:08:39.759 --> 00:08:45.480 So see Peter, Megan Malalimahanila don muhogu, See Peter. 142 00:08:46.600 --> 00:08:47.360 There was even a. 143 00:08:47.320 --> 00:08:50.919 Time when Peter's mother in law was sick, and even 144 00:08:50.960 --> 00:08:53.720 though Jesus was busy, he went to their house and 145 00:08:53.799 --> 00:08:55.879 prayed for the mother in law of Peter, and the 146 00:08:55.879 --> 00:08:59.840 mother in law got healed. Some peologians are saying that's 147 00:08:59.879 --> 00:09:03.320 the reason why Jesus did Peter deny Jesus three times 148 00:09:03.919 --> 00:09:07.919 later on in the ministry, Indiana gets it. 149 00:09:07.960 --> 00:09:15.879 But anyway, we're moving on. Kenion Land Laga Boohai. You know, 150 00:09:17.120 --> 00:09:17.720 one of the. 151 00:09:17.720 --> 00:09:23.480 Major causes of personal failure. He made his bold declaration 152 00:09:24.000 --> 00:09:28.480 and then he failed. His greatest declaration became his greatest failure. 153 00:09:28.639 --> 00:09:32.080 And one of the major causes of personal failure is 154 00:09:32.120 --> 00:09:37.960 over estimating our strength, whether that's moral failure, whether that's 155 00:09:37.960 --> 00:09:44.639 failure in marriage or business. It's overestimating our strength. The 156 00:09:44.720 --> 00:09:48.679 moment we think we are invincible. The moment we think 157 00:09:48.720 --> 00:09:52.559 that we are immune to temptation, or the moment we 158 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:56.679 say that will never happen to me, we are in trouble. 159 00:09:58.200 --> 00:10:02.720 We put our guards down. We become careless, and we 160 00:10:02.840 --> 00:10:08.600 become arrogant. We assume things. I can watch that, ka, 161 00:10:09.360 --> 00:10:11.960 I'm matured, I can go to that place. I can 162 00:10:12.039 --> 00:10:16.120 be with this person even if we are alone. Mom, 163 00:10:16.360 --> 00:10:19.120 I know myself, I'm I'm devoted husband. 164 00:10:19.559 --> 00:10:20.720 I will never do that. 165 00:10:21.080 --> 00:10:24.159 The moment we think that, that's when we are going 166 00:10:24.200 --> 00:10:29.799 to be prone to temptation. That's what happened to Peter Sabina, 167 00:10:29.879 --> 00:10:33.600 that I will never do that, that will never happen 168 00:10:33.720 --> 00:10:39.360 to me. He was overestimating his strength. The truth is, 169 00:10:40.600 --> 00:10:44.360 given the right situation, you and I are capable of 170 00:10:44.399 --> 00:10:48.799 any sin. David was a man after God's own heart. 171 00:10:49.039 --> 00:10:52.360 He was a worshiper, he was a giant killer. He's 172 00:10:52.399 --> 00:10:55.240 a giant in the faith. Yet at one point in 173 00:10:55.279 --> 00:10:56.159 his life he's. 174 00:10:56.000 --> 00:10:57.279 Still committed adultery. 175 00:10:59.159 --> 00:11:03.399 So, even the right situation, you and I are capable 176 00:11:03.440 --> 00:11:07.399 of committing any sin. That's why we cannot overestimate. That 177 00:11:07.440 --> 00:11:11.240 also happens to business, and maybe we have business people 178 00:11:11.279 --> 00:11:14.519 in the room. There's this book that I read many 179 00:11:14.639 --> 00:11:17.559 years ago on titled pun book is How the Mighty Fall, 180 00:11:17.639 --> 00:11:21.240 written by Jim Collins, the same guy who authored Good 181 00:11:21.279 --> 00:11:22.080 to Great and. 182 00:11:22.120 --> 00:11:23.799 Really a excellent book. 183 00:11:23.919 --> 00:11:26.919 And this is a study of companies who started out 184 00:11:27.039 --> 00:11:31.240 very well, who were established, some of them, some of 185 00:11:31.240 --> 00:11:35.559 the companies here are fifty years old companies. But eventually 186 00:11:35.559 --> 00:11:38.240 they declined and they eventually shut. 187 00:11:38.039 --> 00:11:39.399 Down, they closed. 188 00:11:40.000 --> 00:11:42.360 And so they made a study and they tried to 189 00:11:42.399 --> 00:11:46.159 see if there's a similarity what caused these companies to 190 00:11:46.240 --> 00:11:50.320 decline and eventually be out of business. 191 00:11:50.600 --> 00:11:53.759 And he outlined five stages of decline. 192 00:11:53.759 --> 00:11:57.519 In the first one, they said, he here is the red. 193 00:11:57.600 --> 00:11:59.039 Sign, the warning sign. 194 00:11:59.559 --> 00:12:02.559 First one is arrogance or what they called you brisk 195 00:12:02.639 --> 00:12:06.559 of success. When they started growing, when they started having 196 00:12:06.559 --> 00:12:11.000 more resources and finances, they they assumed that they can 197 00:12:11.080 --> 00:12:14.440 do everything, and they can enter all kinds of business 198 00:12:14.600 --> 00:12:15.879 and they will get the same result. 199 00:12:16.919 --> 00:12:17.919 They became careless. 200 00:12:20.000 --> 00:12:24.639 Peter, after that that incident in John chapter twenty one, 201 00:12:24.720 --> 00:12:29.159 verse three, it says he went back to fishing. So 202 00:12:29.919 --> 00:12:33.080 I'm sure so, Bram Saman and Obni Peter he was 203 00:12:33.120 --> 00:12:38.200 so down, I mean he was he was crushed because 204 00:12:38.240 --> 00:12:42.600 of what happened, just the thought of betraying his best friend, 205 00:12:42.799 --> 00:12:49.919 betraying Jesus. And every time he would hear the rooster crows. 206 00:12:50.320 --> 00:12:52.279 Can you imagine Omaga the. 207 00:12:56.840 --> 00:13:04.399 Detroyed suggestus Saman remind gonna guilt more? You know, I'm 208 00:13:04.519 --> 00:13:05.039 in the past. 209 00:13:05.559 --> 00:13:08.360 Every time you see a person or a place, or 210 00:13:08.399 --> 00:13:13.399 an item or a scenario you it's replayed in your 211 00:13:13.519 --> 00:13:18.720 in your mind. And and Peter was like that. So 212 00:13:18.759 --> 00:13:23.279 he went back to fishing. Now it's not just like 213 00:13:24.039 --> 00:13:26.919 a hobby. What that meant is that he went back 214 00:13:26.960 --> 00:13:29.960 to his old life because he used to be a businessman. 215 00:13:30.679 --> 00:13:34.480 He's into fishing business. That's what he's doing prior to. 216 00:13:34.399 --> 00:13:35.879 His encounter with Jesus. 217 00:13:36.600 --> 00:13:40.840 And after he failed, maybe in his mind, there's no 218 00:13:40.919 --> 00:13:43.679 way I can move forward, there's no way I can 219 00:13:43.759 --> 00:13:47.559 return to ministry, and there's nothing I can do to 220 00:13:47.639 --> 00:13:52.159 make things right. I don't know if you have situations 221 00:13:52.200 --> 00:13:56.919 like that, A feeling Molana hopelessly. But we can see 222 00:13:56.919 --> 00:14:02.879 in the story that God was not yet finished with Peter. 223 00:14:04.200 --> 00:14:06.960 People maybe have given up on him, He may have 224 00:14:07.000 --> 00:14:10.399 given up on him on himself, but God has not 225 00:14:10.480 --> 00:14:11.879 yet given up on him. 226 00:14:12.960 --> 00:14:15.279 In deepa and give up the Lord. In fact, with 227 00:14:15.360 --> 00:14:17.759 the same way with you, God is not giving up 228 00:14:18.399 --> 00:14:22.039 on you. Means give up now. 229 00:14:22.759 --> 00:14:25.840 Especially they say they say that about the next generation, 230 00:14:26.080 --> 00:14:32.360 the millennials, about buying threshold. No Millennials when it comes 231 00:14:32.440 --> 00:14:37.039 to perseverance and persistence, when they when when their encounter difficulties, 232 00:14:37.120 --> 00:14:41.679 they easily quit back out. And sometimes we do that 233 00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:44.759 when it comes to our walk with God, we easily 234 00:14:44.759 --> 00:14:49.720 give upon Christianity in a to one month. I tried, 235 00:14:50.120 --> 00:14:53.559 I tried walking with God. I tried giving up on 236 00:14:53.639 --> 00:14:56.960 my sin. I tried removing the number of the girl. 237 00:14:57.200 --> 00:15:01.120 I tried to stop meeting with the her, but I 238 00:15:01.240 --> 00:15:04.960 end up going back. But with God, God is not 239 00:15:05.080 --> 00:15:09.559 giving up on Peter. In fact, that Philippines one six 240 00:15:09.600 --> 00:15:12.519 and one of my favorite verses in the Bible. Here's 241 00:15:12.600 --> 00:15:15.159 one thing we can be sure and I am sure 242 00:15:15.159 --> 00:15:16.799 of this. You know, there's a lot of things we 243 00:15:16.840 --> 00:15:21.559 cannot be sure about. I'm not sure what will happen tomorrow. 244 00:15:22.240 --> 00:15:25.480 I plan my week every Monday, I would plot out 245 00:15:25.480 --> 00:15:29.399 my schedule, but in reality, tomorrow I don't know. 246 00:15:30.360 --> 00:15:32.759 There's a lot of things we cannot be sure about. 247 00:15:32.840 --> 00:15:35.320 But this we can be sure of that He who 248 00:15:35.399 --> 00:15:37.159 began a good work in you will bring. 249 00:15:37.039 --> 00:15:39.000 It to completion of the day of Jesus Christ. 250 00:15:40.080 --> 00:15:42.840 How many of you know God has started something good 251 00:15:42.879 --> 00:15:46.480 in your life you encounter Jesus. 252 00:15:46.519 --> 00:15:48.279 Guess what, here's your assurance. 253 00:15:49.440 --> 00:15:52.600 If you know God has started something good in your life, 254 00:15:52.639 --> 00:15:56.000 If you know you had an encounter with Jesus, God 255 00:15:56.120 --> 00:16:01.200 will not leave that undone or hanging. He's going to 256 00:16:01.240 --> 00:16:04.159 complete it. Because God is not just a good starter, 257 00:16:04.360 --> 00:16:08.840 is a good finisher. He's a faithful God. Now we 258 00:16:08.879 --> 00:16:12.399 go back to our main text, and that's where how 259 00:16:12.440 --> 00:16:15.559 we got to John chapter twenty one, verse fifteen, and 260 00:16:15.960 --> 00:16:20.720 this setting of Jesus and Peter having breakfast together. And 261 00:16:20.759 --> 00:16:23.080 there are three lessons I'd like to draw out from 262 00:16:23.200 --> 00:16:27.120 this story that I believe is a message of encouragement 263 00:16:27.159 --> 00:16:31.360 for us as we move forward and as we answer 264 00:16:31.399 --> 00:16:35.960 God's call to make disciple. First one from this story 265 00:16:36.080 --> 00:16:39.039 is that Jesus is more concerned about our heart than 266 00:16:39.039 --> 00:16:44.159 our failure. Jesus is more concerned about our heart than 267 00:16:44.240 --> 00:16:51.480 our failure. You know what's interesting is that after what 268 00:16:51.639 --> 00:16:57.399 Peter did denying Jesus when they met, Jesus did not 269 00:16:57.559 --> 00:17:04.599 ask for an explanation India Sermund and Peter Graba Kuma 270 00:17:09.960 --> 00:17:16.720 indeed Sahia. 271 00:17:17.319 --> 00:17:17.720 You know what. 272 00:17:17.759 --> 00:17:21.480 Jesus asked of him. He simply asked this question, do 273 00:17:21.519 --> 00:17:22.000 you love me? 274 00:17:22.880 --> 00:17:26.480 He love me? God was going after his heart. 275 00:17:26.920 --> 00:17:30.920 You know why because to God, what's happening on the 276 00:17:30.960 --> 00:17:35.119 inside is more important than what's happening on the outside. 277 00:17:36.480 --> 00:17:38.359 You know, one thing I learned about parenting is that 278 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:41.759 I should always go after the heart more than the 279 00:17:41.839 --> 00:17:43.559 actual wrong. 280 00:17:43.359 --> 00:17:44.039 That was done. 281 00:17:45.960 --> 00:17:48.599 Because if I address the issue of the heart, the 282 00:17:48.640 --> 00:17:52.119 behavior will follow. But if I focus on the behavior, 283 00:17:53.799 --> 00:17:58.640 I might force my children to tame down for a 284 00:17:58.960 --> 00:18:02.720 for a peeriod of time, but eventually the issue will 285 00:18:02.720 --> 00:18:06.480 come up again, and it's going to manifest in many 286 00:18:06.519 --> 00:18:07.440 different ways. 287 00:18:07.880 --> 00:18:09.640 So I have to go after the. 288 00:18:09.599 --> 00:18:14.720 Heart more than what's what has been done, and the 289 00:18:14.759 --> 00:18:18.279 same way taio. See, young Deemonial got going, you said, 290 00:18:18.319 --> 00:18:21.680 and he will focus us on what we've done. You 291 00:18:21.759 --> 00:18:24.839 said this, you did that. 292 00:18:23.880 --> 00:18:26.720 That's and he's going to load this with guilt and shame. 293 00:18:28.240 --> 00:18:32.400 But you know, more than our failure, what's important to 294 00:18:32.480 --> 00:18:37.359 Jesus is your heart. Come, stay your heart more. How's 295 00:18:37.359 --> 00:18:42.240 your heart today? I know you failed, But how's your heart? 296 00:18:43.359 --> 00:18:47.559 Are you allowing Jesus to address the issue in your heart? 297 00:18:48.880 --> 00:18:52.680 Are you allowing him? Or or are you running away? 298 00:18:54.039 --> 00:18:58.200 Jesus is more concerned about our heart than our failure. 299 00:19:00.559 --> 00:19:05.440 And basically Jesus was asking Peter because if you love me? 300 00:19:05.599 --> 00:19:07.440 Do you love me? I mean, Peter, Yes? 301 00:19:07.559 --> 00:19:10.920 Okay, because if you love me, then we can move forward, 302 00:19:13.640 --> 00:19:14.920 we can do something about it. 303 00:19:17.359 --> 00:19:18.279 How's your heart today? 304 00:19:18.359 --> 00:19:22.160 Second is that Jesus love for us is greater than 305 00:19:22.200 --> 00:19:27.279 all our failures. Jesus love for us is greater than 306 00:19:27.359 --> 00:19:31.519 our failures. You know when I when my daughter and 307 00:19:31.559 --> 00:19:33.559 I joined our first me and my dad camp I 308 00:19:33.599 --> 00:19:36.079 think two weeks ago in the pastor Joash, I brought 309 00:19:36.119 --> 00:19:39.880 a lot of disposable plates and cups and spoon and fork, 310 00:19:42.160 --> 00:19:44.680 madele it's easier. 311 00:19:44.359 --> 00:19:53.119 It's more convenient corned beef in eating. 312 00:19:54.640 --> 00:20:01.279 I my hohogasn't pat up disposable, they're using it. I 313 00:20:01.319 --> 00:20:04.960 can just throw it away. You know, that's for some people, 314 00:20:05.039 --> 00:20:10.119 that's how they approach relationship. If it's not convenient anymore, 315 00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:14.039 when they think they already got what they need, or 316 00:20:14.440 --> 00:20:18.640 if an offense is committed, they simply throw away the relationship. 317 00:20:20.240 --> 00:20:26.079 That's why there's so many short live relationships today. Sobra 318 00:20:26.200 --> 00:20:32.359 Homan dinan Samana, young people, you know, short live three months, 319 00:20:33.200 --> 00:20:39.799 two months, disposable relationship. But how many of you are glad? 320 00:20:40.279 --> 00:20:42.519 God is not like that when it comes to relationship. 321 00:20:43.559 --> 00:20:49.720 God don't believe in disposable relationship. God believes in a permanent, 322 00:20:50.519 --> 00:20:54.839 everlasting covenant relationship. You know what's amazing with God is 323 00:20:54.839 --> 00:20:59.759 that he would always initiate a covenant. But mehren Shang, really, 324 00:21:00.079 --> 00:21:04.039 Abraham or anybody is walking with him. The Bible says, 325 00:21:04.039 --> 00:21:06.359 he don't need to make a promise because it's trustworthy, 326 00:21:07.200 --> 00:21:09.480 but just to make a point that he's committed to 327 00:21:09.519 --> 00:21:14.039 this relationship, he will give promises. He will enter a 328 00:21:14.119 --> 00:21:20.279 covenant to assure us that no matter what happens, he's 329 00:21:20.319 --> 00:21:23.400 not going to leave us nor forsake us. And I 330 00:21:23.480 --> 00:21:31.119 believe that's what God wants to bring to us. Security, security, Gusuni, 331 00:21:31.160 --> 00:21:36.720 Lord Malaman. Whatever happens is, love will endure forever. You 332 00:21:36.799 --> 00:21:43.000 will commit failure, you will fail, but God's love won't fail. 333 00:21:45.559 --> 00:21:50.359 You will be unfaithful, but God will remain faithful. 334 00:21:52.640 --> 00:21:55.839 God's love for us is greater than our failures. 335 00:21:55.880 --> 00:22:00.400 I read this book about Billy Graham is a one 336 00:22:00.440 --> 00:22:03.799 of the most respected evangelists in the United States. I 337 00:22:03.839 --> 00:22:08.440 think it's ninety five now I'm approaching one hundred Mahinanasha. 338 00:22:08.519 --> 00:22:11.960 But during his primary traveled around the world. He preached 339 00:22:12.519 --> 00:22:16.799 millions of people. He became the pastor of several US 340 00:22:16.960 --> 00:22:18.200 president uh. 341 00:22:18.240 --> 00:22:20.599 His integrity is really above reproach. 342 00:22:21.240 --> 00:22:24.720 He's respected of all denominations and religions in the world. 343 00:22:26.599 --> 00:22:29.160 And in one of his books, in one of the 344 00:22:29.200 --> 00:22:33.240 books written about him, there's this portion an interview about 345 00:22:34.000 --> 00:22:36.559 with him and his wife and there and they were 346 00:22:36.559 --> 00:22:37.799 being asked about their marriage. 347 00:22:38.160 --> 00:22:40.480 And there's this reporter who asked. 348 00:22:40.200 --> 00:22:45.880 Miss Graham, see Ruth Graham, Sabina, Mom, in your decades 349 00:22:46.160 --> 00:22:49.920 of marriage, was there ever a time when you thought 350 00:22:50.160 --> 00:22:56.119 or ever or even considered divorce? And Sabini Ruth Graham 351 00:22:56.200 --> 00:22:58.559 divorce no murder. 352 00:22:58.839 --> 00:22:59.079 Yes. 353 00:23:00.799 --> 00:23:03.319 And what she meant by that is that their marriage 354 00:23:03.359 --> 00:23:11.440 wasn't perfect, but divorce never became their option. They're in 355 00:23:11.480 --> 00:23:16.839 the marriage together. They will have conflicts and fights, but 356 00:23:16.920 --> 00:23:19.240 we are committed to work this out. There is no 357 00:23:19.359 --> 00:23:25.039 plan B for us. Divorce is never an option, you know, 358 00:23:25.119 --> 00:23:27.279 the same way with God. With this relationship with you 359 00:23:27.359 --> 00:23:31.200 and me, God is no plan b. There will be failures, 360 00:23:31.240 --> 00:23:34.480 but God is willing to work it out. God is 361 00:23:34.519 --> 00:23:37.200 not going to leave us, nor forsake us, or nor 362 00:23:37.599 --> 00:23:38.480 abandon us. 363 00:23:39.160 --> 00:23:40.200 The Bible says that. 364 00:23:41.880 --> 00:23:44.720 In Romance chapter eight, that there is nothing in all 365 00:23:44.759 --> 00:23:47.160 creation that will separate us from the love of Christ. 366 00:23:48.240 --> 00:23:51.359 Wow. Yeah, metam forever, my forever. 367 00:23:51.400 --> 00:23:58.160 Okay, Lloyd Sabin that need neither hide, nor death, or angels, 368 00:23:58.200 --> 00:24:00.799 nor demons, nor famine nor sword. 369 00:24:01.119 --> 00:24:02.400 There is nothing in. 370 00:24:02.359 --> 00:24:05.160 All creation that will separate you and me from the 371 00:24:05.200 --> 00:24:08.480 love of Christ. No sin, no failure that will separate 372 00:24:08.519 --> 00:24:11.000 you and me from the love of Christ. But what 373 00:24:11.079 --> 00:24:14.559 the enemy will say to you when you fail is 374 00:24:14.599 --> 00:24:17.640 that the Lord. 375 00:24:18.720 --> 00:24:21.079 And he will load you with guilt and shame. 376 00:24:21.240 --> 00:24:26.799 That's why our tendency as a church tendency Bible Wagnama 377 00:24:26.880 --> 00:24:30.200 pray is to run away from Christ. 378 00:24:30.200 --> 00:24:31.640 But that's not God's will for us. 379 00:24:31.759 --> 00:24:34.000 There's a verse in the Bible that says, it's mercy 380 00:24:34.119 --> 00:24:36.519 is you every morning? How many of you know you 381 00:24:36.599 --> 00:24:39.759 are here because of the mercy of God? How many 382 00:24:39.759 --> 00:24:42.359 of you are glad every day? There is mercy available 383 00:24:42.440 --> 00:24:46.599 for you and me. I need mercy every day. We 384 00:24:46.720 --> 00:24:50.880 sin every day. I'm not talking about Blayton sins. Okay, 385 00:24:51.440 --> 00:24:52.759 sometimes you lose your temper. 386 00:24:52.839 --> 00:24:55.720 I have a victory group member. L's Wehennesday? 387 00:24:57.160 --> 00:25:03.799 Maybe business torna pass away starting on victory groups. 388 00:25:04.599 --> 00:25:08.640 That's Ryan praying a man Abian a girl. 389 00:25:10.720 --> 00:25:16.240 Because of phone. The three girls I say, been a 390 00:25:16.319 --> 00:25:20.400 Basushima staff. Yeah, Alasha don it so it was triggered. 391 00:25:22.279 --> 00:25:26.759 Pray Come, I pray, pray, pray. We need mercy every day. 392 00:25:27.319 --> 00:25:30.000 How many of you need mercy every day? The Bible 393 00:25:30.000 --> 00:25:34.920 says his mercy is new every morning. Great is thy frightfulness. 394 00:25:36.680 --> 00:25:39.119 I've been alive for thirty eight years, and I was 395 00:25:39.119 --> 00:25:42.039 counting kanina thirty eight years times three hundred. 396 00:25:41.759 --> 00:25:43.200 And sixty five days. 397 00:25:44.119 --> 00:25:50.359 That's more than five hundred thousand mercies that God has 398 00:25:50.440 --> 00:25:53.799 given to me the past thirty eight years. 399 00:25:55.160 --> 00:25:58.079 Five hundred thousand plus mercies. 400 00:25:59.200 --> 00:26:03.319 Every day I reach in mercy, then, says oh ryanang 401 00:26:03.519 --> 00:26:12.319