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From the LORD comes deliverance. May Your blessing be on Your people. Psalm 3:8. “12 Angry Men”. “Watergate”. The Tale of Two Trials . John 18:12-18, 25-27. Trial of the Innocent. John 18:12-14. Luke 22:52-53.
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From the LORD comes deliverance. May Your blessing be on Your people. Psalm 3:8
The Tale of Two Trials John 18:12-18, 25-27
Trial of the Innocent John 18:12-14
Luke 22:52-53 “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs? Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour - when darkness reigns.”
John 8:59 At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.
Annas the High PriestFacebook Profile Occupation: High priest 6 - 15 A.D. Family: At least one daughter (married to Caiaphus) and at least 5 sons. Dynasty: 5 of his sons also became high priests, plus his son-in-law. Elsewhere in Bible: Luke 3:2 (at the beginning of John the Baptist's ministry), Acts 4:6 (questioning Peter and John)
Caiaphus the High Priest Facebook Profile Occupation: High priest, 18 - 36 A.D. Family: Married into the Annas high priest dynasty Elsewhere in Bible: Luke 3:2, Acts 4:6, but also John 11:45-53.
Lessons from Trial #1 • God in His sovereignty will overrule man's sinful plans.
Lessons from Trial #1 • God in His sovereignty will overrule man's sinful plans. • We must trust God to work through our earthly authorities. "Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men who cannot save." Psalm 146:3
Trial of Testing John 18:15-18, 25-27
John 13:37-38 "Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.“ "Then Jesus answered, 'Will you really lay down your life for me? I tell you the truth, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!"
Luke 22:55-56 "But when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them. A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said, "This man was with him."
Lessons for us from Peter • We will be tested – can only live by the grace of God. God’s means of grace: Monthly Communion, baptism, reading and hearing the word of God, the indwelling Holy Spirit, our fellowship with other Christians, sharing Christ with others
Lessons for us from Peter • We will be tested – can only live by the grace of God. • Recognize the force of peer pressure.
Lessons for us from Peter • We will be tested – can only live by the grace of God. • Recognize the force of peer pressure. “The earth is the LORD’s and everything in it; the world and all who live in it. - Psalm 24:1
Lessons for us from Peter • We will be tested – can only live by the grace of God. • Recognize the force of peer pressure. • We are vulnerable when we’re tired and lonely.
Lessons for us from Peter • We will be tested – can only live by the grace of God. • Recognize the force of peer pressure. • We are vulnerable when we’re tired and lonely. • The real test of faith happens in the dailiness of life.