John 13:36-38
“Lord,” Simon Peter said to him, “where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow later.” “Lord,” Peter asked, “why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.” Jesus replied, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly I tell you, a rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times.”

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God

and

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us to walk with him.

John 13:33, 36
We often look with at situation through the lens of the

rather than the lens of the

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.
John 13:37

When operate through our self, we attempt to

the work of the Father.
John 13:38; Matthew 16:22-23

God transforms us by the Holy Spirit through our

and through

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.

“[Peter] did both die by his denial and live again by this tears. He died because he was so sure of himself, but he lived again because Jesus looked on him with kindness.” —Augustine

John 13:36, 28; 21:18-19; 2 Peter 1:14
Through the Spirit, we must learn to

,

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, and

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.
1 Peter 4:18-19

“Christ not only foresaw that Judas would betray him…but he foresaw that Peter would deny him…He knows not only the wickedness of sinners, but the weakness of saints…” —Matthew Henry

For further study:
Scripture: Matthew 14:29-30, 17:1-2; John 18:25-27; 1 and 2 Peter
Resources: “Studies on the Life and Character of St. Peter” by H.A. Birks

To prepare for next week: John 14:1-14; Trust vs. Mistrust