Resurrected!
Part IV; April 27, 2025
On the way, Jesus told them, “Tonight all of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, ‘God will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ 32 But after I have been raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there.” 33 Peter declared, “Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you.”34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, Peter—this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny three times that you even know me.” 35 “No!” Peter insisted. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the other disciples vowed the same. —Matthew 26:31-35 (NLT)
“A Resurrected Courage!”
Resurrected courage…
Believes God can redeem our
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation. —1 Peter 1:3 (NLT)
We often put greater faith in our ability to mess things up than we do in God’s ability to straighten things out!
Puts faith in God’s power to
Then Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!” Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all. —Acts 2:40-41 (NLT)
Rests in God’s
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. —1 Peter 5:6-7 (NLT)
Allows us to
But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him? We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.” —Acts 4:19-20 (NLT)
And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. But do this in a gentle and respectful way. —1 Peter 3:15-16 (NLT)