Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, 16 but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. 17 The servant girl at the door said to Peter, “You also are not one of this man’s disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.” 18 Now the servants and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. Peter also was with them, standing and warming himself.

25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” 26 One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you in the garden with him?” 27 Peter again denied it, and at once a rooster crowed.  John 18:15-18; 25-27

1. Consequences from Peter’s Failure

a. Fear of people: Luke 22:56-57, Prov. 29:25, 2 Tim. 1:3-7

• • Abraham before Abimelech: Genesis 20:1-4
  • Isaac before Abimelech: Genesis 26:6-11
  • Aaron and the Golden Calf: Exodus 32:21-24
  • Blind Son and his Parents: John 9:18-23
  • Peter and the party of the circumcision: Gal. 2:11-14
  • Timothy and the pressures of gospel service: 2 Tim. 1:3-7

b. Compromise of conviction: Mat. 26:73-74, Mark 14:71, Gal. 2:11-14

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2. The spiritual Work accomplished from Peter’s Failure

a. A broken heart: Luke 22:60-62, Mark 14:72, Isaiah 66:1-2, Psalm 51:15-17

b. A life of spiritual watchfulness: 1 Peter 3:13-17, 1 Peter 4:12, 1 Peter 5:8-9

c. A life of spiritual-mindedness: 1 Peter 4:7, 1 Peter 5:8, 2 Peter 1:12, 2 Peter 3:1-4

• • Toward the 2nd coming of our Lord – 1 Peter 1:13
  • Toward an effective prayer life – 1 Peter 4:7
  • Toward spiritual warfare – 1 Peter 5:8