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Denying Eyes | Sermon for March 18, 2020
Immanuel Lutheran Church LCMS
Denying Eyes | Sermon for March 18, 2020
Sermon for Lent Midweek 3
Rev. Gregory Mech | March 18, 2020 | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, MO
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Eyes on Jesus: Denying Eyes
This Lent, we will use the metaphor of eyesight to examine how the various people in Mark’s Gospel viewed Jesus during His Passion. In most cases, they misunderstood who He was and what He was doing; then again, sometimes by faith people did recognize Him correctly.
We have these forty days of Lent in which we may look within ourselves as people of faith in our day. How are we like or unlike the people who saw Jesus in the flesh? Most important, as we gather for worship, we will see what Jesus has done to save us from our sins by His holy, precious blood and innocent sufferings and death.
At first, Peter and the other disciples cannot see how they could ever fall away from Jesus. Then, when Peter is spotted by a servant girl and realizes that his own neck is on the line, he sees fit to deny Jesus, which leads to his weeping in remorse. What does it take for us to move beyond our own remorse to the discipleship we and our Lord desire?
© 2019 Concordia Publishing House. Scripture: ESV®
Our sermon text is Mark 14:26–31, 66–72.
Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial
26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28 But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” 29 Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” 30 And Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” 31 But he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same.
Peter Denies Jesus
66 And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, 67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” 68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway and the rooster crowed. 69 And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” 70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.” 71 But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.” 72 And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Announcements
Immanuel is moving to ONLINE ONLY till we can meet together again. Join us ONLINE this Sunday @ 8 or 10:30!
Sunday Worship and Lenten Services will be available on Facebook LIVE. Look for us at facebook.com/immanueljoplin.
Sermons, updates and other resources for your family will be posted regularly at immanueljoplin.com.
NEED HELP? WE ARE HERE FOR YOU. Call the church office at 417-624-0333 (or fill out the online Contact Form) if we can help you in any way.
In times of uncertainty, we will cling to Christ! God is with us.
Lent 2020 Worship Series
by Rev. Carl Roth, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis.
O come, let us fix our EYES ON JESUS, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.(Gradual for Len
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Denying Eyes | Sermon for March 18, 2020
Sermon for Lent Midweek 3
Rev. Gregory Mech | March 18, 2020 | Immanuel Lutheran Church – Joplin, MO
See how Immanuel is responding to Coronavirus. Click here.
Help keep Immanuel’s ministry going through the Coronavirus Outbreak. Give Online Today.
Eyes on Jesus: Denying Eyes
This Lent, we will use the metaphor of eyesight to examine how the various people in Mark’s Gospel viewed Jesus during His Passion. In most cases, they misunderstood who He was and what He was doing; then again, sometimes by faith people did recognize Him correctly.
We have these forty days of Lent in which we may look within ourselves as people of faith in our day. How are we like or unlike the people who saw Jesus in the flesh? Most important, as we gather for worship, we will see what Jesus has done to save us from our sins by His holy, precious blood and innocent sufferings and death.
At first, Peter and the other disciples cannot see how they could ever fall away from Jesus. Then, when Peter is spotted by a servant girl and realizes that his own neck is on the line, he sees fit to deny Jesus, which leads to his weeping in remorse. What does it take for us to move beyond our own remorse to the discipleship we and our Lord desire?
© 2019 Concordia Publishing House. Scripture: ESV®
Our sermon text is Mark 14:26–31, 66–72.
Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial
26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ 28 But after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” 29 Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” 30 And Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” 31 But he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same.
Peter Denies Jesus
66 And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, 67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” 68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway and the rooster crowed. 69 And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” 70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.” 71 But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.” 72 And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.
English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Announcements
Immanuel is moving to ONLINE ONLY till we can meet together again. Join us ONLINE this Sunday @ 8 or 10:30!
Sunday Worship and Lenten Services will be available on Facebook LIVE. Look for us at facebook.com/immanueljoplin.
Sermons, updates and other resources for your family will be posted regularly at immanueljoplin.com.
NEED HELP? WE ARE HERE FOR YOU. Call the church office at 417-624-0333 (or fill out the online Contact Form) if we can help you in any way.
In times of uncertainty, we will cling to Christ! God is with us.
Lent 2020 Worship Series
by Rev. Carl Roth, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis.
O come, let us fix our EYES ON JESUS, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.(Gradual for Len