Luke 22:54-62 "Peter From Denial to Restoration" | Rev Frank Hart | 11-5-23

"Ever do something that couldn't be undone?" "How often do we find ourselves in places we shouldn't be? Doing things we shouldn't be doing? Acting like unbelievers—as if we'll get away with it." "For a while, when I was in my 20s, I wouldn't call myself a Christian." "Someone has a different idea about one of your favorite theological nit picks! Surely you can't let that just exist out there uncorrected!" "Jesus asks for the third time, "Do you love me, Simon?"  He's not asking how Peter feels about Him. Love isn't a feeling, it's a commitment, it's how you treat someone—it's your actions toward them and about them." "Three denials. Three affirmations. This wasn't penance, this was kindness. Mercy." "You're forgiven because Christ forgives you. Do you feel the weight being lifted off you? No more guilt. No more condemnation. You are free. Do you feel it? Maybe you do, maybe you don't. It doesn't matter. Forgiveness isn't a feeling either. Like God's love, like His mercy, it's something He does for you." "This is not cheap grace, it's easily the most expensive thing in the universe." God has Hope for you here. Join us: https://www.NewChurch.Love Please support NewChurch by texting the word "Give" to 832-400-5299.