EPISODE · Aug 17, 2025 · 36 MIN

Holy Meltdowns - Peter Is Regretful

from Sermon Central · host BrecksvilleUMC

For the past few weeks, we have been taking a look at some occasions in scripture when people of faith had “holy meltdowns”—when pillars of our faith like Moses, Jonah, and Elijah had big emotions. Because right now, there seems to be a lot of big emotions in the world. Many—if not most—of us are struggling with something: grief, sadness or depression, anxiety, anger… because life seems to be particularly “lifey” right now, and then add to that a news cycle, and media that seem to play on our emotions, and it’s a perfect storm to create holy meltdowns here and now. Traditionally, though, the church tells us that "good" or "faithful" Christians don't let their emotions get the best of them. But the truth is, there are times in everyone's lives when they have "big emotions." In this series, we’re looking at these “holy meltdowns” to see how God worked in or through them, and think about how God works through us, too, in similar situations. Today, we look at Peter and the infamous story of his regret.