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so today would like to begin a new series
up fast sermons from letters that
Peter wrote to churches in
now well with the modern day Turkey
and what I'm going to do today is just basically to give
some background and to accept things up for us as we
move on into it coming weeks
I'm normally
arm if you ask me what how I like to preach
I like to do expository preaching I like to do preaching that just
people first by first the Bible you take whatever the first has to say
and you make it meeting at make the application
and I I like expository preaching for the last
several weeks we've been doing what's called topical
reach we've taken the topic for example the key key questions
and have looked at those questions and then you can skip to start the battle in
and see how they apply how the to our lives in
and frankly it's been you know of I sometimes know how some love you
how some you react to it I most the time I don't know how
my preaching comes across distrusted got let me to preach the sermon
trust in that he's good where he needs to I can tell you this
I can tell you this it sure makes a difference in my life honestly it it
yeah I
I PC sermon said most I can say this most to the sermons I preach
I preach right you it's like a reaching a mere
as up I I ID this in
and the last few weeks reaching the service has been very helpful
urging to me also another kinda pretty other than topical preaching
would be textile reaching where
and if fired say irises to say
Charles Spurgeon bill much at all about preachers at the past
Charles Spurgeon is the principal preachers and he was basically a text
your preacher where
he would read through a text in a certain liner tech come
reach out to a min and he would spend time just really reflecting on that one
texted
manages go at it East a fantastic creatures
so there's topical preaching this text to preaching then there's expository
and expository basically exposes the scripture to what it's saying it exposes
us
what is saying it opens it up in and I am
I I like that the best the reason is
there's many reasons but wanna what are the main things is cuz there's a concern
on my part
that I don't I preach my message to you believe me
I've got some things that I would really like the season sometimes are not always
the nicest things like bite my tongue
sometimes are very sweet and savoury things to it like prop should I
but the thing is as as a speaker and as a
as a especially as a preacher somebody who's supposed to be standing here
speaking the words got it it's a huge concerned that
that David homer hides behind the Bible
to one of the reasons why I like expository preaching as I
you comfortable hiding behind the words got
and opening up and letting letting them speak for
us soul II wanna be careful because
we can always make the Bible say what we wanted say
you don't believe me it to ya kinda stories
so I our purpose as disciples of Jesus prices followers of Jesus Christ is not
to make the Bible say what we wanted say
our purpose years to find out
white does up Bible say
reason why it's important to me is because in my
ministry I've come two points where I really helped some
some things very strong and only come to realize that
Bible really doesn't see that
we've kinda read into it we built that up we've made its a certain thing to and
only to come to find out that
thats not be what it says
its import to take the time to put
the things in their perspective so I think that
what we're going to do in the in the next few weeks with
opening up first and second Peter just exposing it
in expository preaching it will help us I think to
to really find out what it is message that God's trying to get to
so up wife then are we going into
first and second p why is the steepest
there a couple small up
books at the end of the New Testament 166 verses
both books so why why these books
well
these particularly books I think have a message that meet
and speak to us today I I think that
in many of us maybe we have some uncertainties about
are all first unit and and also maybe we have uncertainty is about
why it is things are happening to us
up in %uh II cautious about
thinking saying or are having this idea in mind that
I just because something bad happens because God is angry
I thats thats not gonna tell you why
and I this is really good for kids: parents
North Providence the law but I actually spank my children
they were young i axed so they're
of up but you know I I I talk to my son who's now 34 years old I said
you remember there were times buddy that
I just had literally
eat but our but I said you know in your heart Sun
I'd never did I you ever
sometimes got very lucky
allows difficult things you people think
happen to us because he has
a purpose it
now that my son as to is all
gets he fully gets
so he uses the same story on their
this hurt you more than it hurts me
kit believes that bill they have
so I'm and so
so peter is writing to a suffering audience
he's writing to an audience at suffering from pain
in net in it this particular time it's not like there's
a I comprehensive plan
up trying to oppose christians and two
get rid first instead what's going on
here is Peters writing to people who are suffering from the sporadic
opposition sometimes very personal
it's not really highly organized yet its it's difficult it sometimes intense and
sometimes not
very intense somebody put it like this they said their suffering was due more
to
unofficial harassment into official policy
more local than regional more at the admission at the general
a the more at the initiation at the general populace
as a result reaction against the lifestyle Christian
then at the initiation a pic government seeking punish
first use either had
become this unpopular it was unpopular to be Christians
because these Christians had overbearing
devotion to Jesus Christ
and Peter having seen that now he wants to address that issue
you see in the in the day in which they were living
he was not uncommon for certain regions are neighborhoods to have the
got that they were shipped and it was their local
God as it were and so that when the public when they would have public
gatherings public yep
celebrations or then they would just be
arm something that everybody would join in in worshipping this particular got
and if you decided that you would not then you're the stick in the mud
as it were you're the one who's just kinda
what's the deal with you little bit better than us that you don't worship
like I me what everybody does this is this is who we are
this is work what what what we believe in you joining with us
at it okay you have your own Christian beliefs you have this Jesus think that's
why
just just do the Jesus thing but join in with us
right now what it this time during these
these when the Christians would go to these new places the
the could do that and soul they
the would be astrocytes
it's kinda like this too i in and this may touch on September told
you I like in some of our country's meet
were extremely nationalist and we
we flag we fly the flag you don't and
I talk to my colleagues it might good past
friends I said you know I I honestly don't believe the United States flag has
a purpose in our church
you'll come to and and I said you're going to stand in the house got
and you're going to pledge allegiance to a nation
and we came to worship God so anyway we had this discussion
but it would be just kinda like that it because I like a
how come you can't wait the flag well maybe
maybe I'd rather wait another flat maybe there's a flag that's more important
maybe you're sick loyalty that goes deeper to me
in a nation I see that as someone who is not
I i'm not opposed the government
and and nations
I'm not opposed to military I have
shield with given my I i have even time in their life
to on military I'm simply saying that if we
if we stand out as being one I'm going to waive
higher flag more important like there's
especially we said because the park are faced then there could be this
this opposition this a confrontation arises
%uh they're also at the time from up Peter when he was writing this
those who earn tree kill its professional tree
kill to be similar to like a labor union
and in their kilts they would have these times that they would get together
and it may be a professional development day or
it could be more than that but in oftentimes in those days in these
professional yields there would be these
these religious right considerable
you for the mace tap the Masons are
he's this is a sonic you
people way way back and still still active today
their Christian said that we could be a part of that because
you required certain right service them participated
families have their religious traditions
included meals that are dedicated to got 10 and worshipping ancestors and
many you understand that date you might say you know
II can't participate I don't wanna be a stick in the I don't want to be the one
who stands up
but you might receive opposition you might receive a
criticism and you might just receive some very nasty comments
and even be ostracized because you have taken assist a hand
for your fate and in our teenage today
there's a lot of pressure for us say
alright I have to speak but don't be sold
dogmatic about it don't be so insisted on living out your fate
it's okay for you to have your faith just
keep it to yourself
and peter is dealing with people who are actually
living their fate wide open because
its their fate and it sets them
in opposition many around
so when these Christians didn't %uh participate they were considered to be
disrespectful
intolerant there's a buzz word today intolerant
or even unpatriotic
for the question as Peter's writing this to those people
that day what are we going to clean out a bit for
us in this day and age so I'm not going to
spilled the beans on that today but I do wanna asked the question what is peter
out to say to us
about today because
there are some of us today as we as we face the spiritual traditions and
customs at
they have some fake spiritual connection I
even for me I very start fundamentalist background
and there were some things that we did this fundamentalist it because I
fundamentalist do and if you begin to ask those questions it's not long before
you
be put on the outside you get to be a part of our crew
because you and they have some kind of
some kind of fake II Association some
religious star some spiritual act but it's lost in the activity
the activity has become much more important than the meeting up
some others also work and live in a
threatening in buyer an environment that is opposed
to people who think like christians act like which
thomas also are thought it was weird
because we've chosen to live our life according to our fate
the like you actually go to church on Sunday
I look like Sunday morning well does that
and and and you might say well yes I i do believe the Bible I believe what the
Bible has to say in
soul I wanna live accord with the biases and people look at you
haskell fast and
in so some others live and work in this kind of environment
where we're at your spot as being weirdos because we want to live our
faith in it makes us different than other people
as a result there's
rumor harassment some cases even mob violence since all
Peter rights to though who actually stepped
out to live with and
for and like Jesus Christ
Peters writing to dole's say I refused to pee
a closet Christian now
I just make a little route to seize here there's a difference between being
and out in out Christian and out
and out up noxious just jerk
I hope that you're not thinking that most people who are live
like Jesus just obnoxious latest Jer
its works say
I hope that we could understand all that if we're going to live
like Jesus in this world I
promise there's going to be a difference and there's
going to be a clack
and Peter rights to that rights to people
who are suffering for their devotion and loyalty to Jesus Christ
he's not writing to people who are suffering because
I'll something they've done wrong something that
a should know done in their suffering the consequences
that's not his writing these people were wavering in their devotion
like many college students who are weary of being mocked by the professors for
being bible-believing Christians
or husbands were mocked we're not looking at *** or partying with their
buddies
wives to forgo a professional crew stayed home
to be a wife and a mother singles for the but
jokes because they're waiting until marriage to actually
have sex and people
you see the will will
make every excuse that to make fun to mock someone who decides they're going
to with different from the direction that society
and their culture takes soapy right about that
what experience then does he bring to use this admonition
who is this Peter CAI what kinda what kinda fob
life does he have whereby he could speak to its
you could see that we we're looking at a lot script I
this is an introduction to the introduction to the series
just my sets back your
Pete Peter up was one of the first
this I his his brother was
what are the two first sight active look and John
we can look in John chapter 1
you have your bibles you might want to look there in actually
got put it up on PowerPoint
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John chapter one tells us the story about how
then that first disciples saw Jesus and came to Jesus
now peter then I was one of the very first
burst 35 in reading in the says
the next day this is John the Baptist has been up baptizing
he has baptized Jesus he says the next day again
john was standing with to is decide and he look to Jesus as he walked by and
said
the whole the Lamb of God these two disciples
heard him say this is a quality East Jesus turned and saw them
following and said to them were you seeking and they said to him
rabbi which means teacher where you stay
he said to them com and you'll see so they came and saw where he was staying
in the state with him that day
was about the 10 now one that the to decide
hurt john speak quality was and
Simon Peter's brother he first found his own brother Simon said here we have
found the masai
which means Crites he brought him to Jesus
Jesus look at him and said so you are Simon the son of John
you should be called seats which meets Peter
it's interesting it's just aside this you
when you read the passage there you see that several times the author who
is the I believe is the other disciples it
mention his name he says is to decipher the john andrews the name of one of them
and the other one we're not giving his name I believe it
John wrote the book and that's why doesn't give his name
he wrote this apostol this this casper John
and so John then as he's writing this gives us a to very
simple explanation she says first ball they said him rabbi
now as if you don't know what rabbi me details teacher then the
later on he says enough verse 41
we have found the masai in the case you don't know what the science its peak
right
Jesus who is rights and then later he says
year's team Jesus Paul's Peter you name gives si vous
and he said translated into Greek see if this is the MA
Aramaic pronunciation and Peter Petraeus is the Greek pronunciation
so don't give that to us he wants to make sure the that we understand what
he's trying to say here
and this tells us that how up
their first disciples John
their followers a John the Baptist and then when John the Baptist
pointed jesus said there goes the Lamb of God and they got
right away they picked it up right away and immediately
they left John and started following geez Jesus
years behind missus CZ you guys following images you guys want it's the
perfect thing to say
and they say we're looking we're looking for you and
and work wanna see you're going he says by going
series going and they realize that he's the messiah
first thing on realism realizing that and uses
I gotta tell my bro I go to my brother his interest in this paper says
the first thing he does is going L Peter and
that they have found them aside
honestly I don't think we can come close to understanding what that meant
to you four hundred years you know they've they've been in this
this desert spiritual decir
been no work the profits no work
everything from got and now here comes Johnny
says to Peter a we have found
the masai see rights
any you who who
who graphs that truth and that understandable
yes East here
and so right away and people's
fines de geez 0 are your be
your name is Simon you're the son of John you
how do you know it's not like and people and he says
now on your name to see rock and and
Peter became that rock later on 2 p.m. some
took some very how should I say
hardcore training pp combat rock
it's not was an easy thing Voice
ways makes me think you see these you see these
these guys to work up there there bodies are rock hard 9
you got boy I sure wish I could like that and you know what
doesn't just happen its just slain part
work that's how it happened I I
now have a very rate respect somebody as
kinda party I would like to have so of
but he peter takes training in order to become the rock
that Jesus wants him to be given a new name si vous
air make a quick Petrus is the quick version I N
those days in a that they need it was very common for a Jew to have
3 kinds name you have is Aramaic name
you have its Latin name you have is greet me
soul for me my first name is Dave
and that would be my English I a Chinese name because I live in Taiwan is
away that's what they are I
you're speaking tidy and added by
my third name is Homer up and
not because it's my surname but all through high school all
college I was all and
when my a oldest son went to university introduced himself because
homer yet the Homer Simpson
at
is it just totally identified he was also known as Homer I saw
I have lost three games Chinese name English name
nickname many of us might have that kinda that
those different names and some others have names that we probably won't tell
anybody what they are
we've been calling all kinds a but Peter dole
had this kind if temperament he
up I was actually
I was actually driving with Jerry I was going with your we're going out to the
the men's Tuesday night I'll while back in this guy
I he he pulls into the turning late
and the lights red words but then there's the green arrow so that you
could turn to the right
and he's not going right he's not supposed to be there he's waiting for
the light to turn green
I'm I am
getting ticked off I'm Hartnell form lashing the rights
you up on his bumper I wanted to get out pound on his window it's a
dokie gold the sign there says
right term only and the a ross's
right I was just live it so I had to turn the jury in CC
that's my yourself Cup this is
this is kinda like it was the way I was with Peter to you know peter out this
quick temperament and he would each is part of a note I'm he
it starts part of it and any did did there's many many times and Peter
he put his foot in his mouth because you just he spoke way before the years
Richard
and before you hit took any time to think about yet this
this fiery temperament is this very impetuous personality
you'll see in a minute how that how that works
but peers want those guys if you ask him a question
tell on reserve but he's not gonna
a cop just tell you wouldn't
soul I that like that I'm in trouble a couple times
is character doll was amazingly changed
and I I gotta tell you I see over over in a person's life
when they come to when they come to know Jesus Christ they come to
22 to
be a follower of Jesus it's a there's amazing things i've seen my children's
remarkably the difference between be four
and after coming to know Jesus rights
and its is like night and day in same with Peter died in
it didn't happen so quickly but his character was changed because
his presence with Jesus because the work got
Holy Spirit in his life and Peter went from this fiery
temperament and impetuous person to actually become
a ferry highly-respected be here at this brand new
sect people all Christian
priced Paul and
highly-respected in fact is in when they help counsel
it was Peter then that they would ask for advice
and then we see %uh Peter I'll later moved away from
leadership in jerusalem moved out into in church planting
but it's in now we're told and Matthew how he's called to be an apostle
we also noticed that it every this time the scripture
or main lists up the apostles
in the scriptures at the top with everyone goes
this begins p that says some
it's interesting to note that that he had displaced leadership
he never asked for it he never ceased drive to
to to obtain it it was his ambition
to be that but because up
who got had made him and what God had made him
4 he was put into that position and got used to immigrate
way for that is he was fully
resign to doing what God want to do in his
light cuz if this closeness he was one of three disciples
who was Peter James and John with three closest friends that Jesus had
and while there may have been other activities going on with the other
disciples
jesus said something close to spark that he wanted to say
he was with the street so Peterhead insight
in into into some other details that Jesus light
we find out that he I comes from a little town called
say it not really sure where that is in this day in age
um but to we also are told that
he said a fisherman we know little bit about the ship
or things you can always tell about a fisherman they can tell big store
right now always tell you about the fish that the cot
the one that got away you know it's always no sir that's
that's characteristic official and and not only fishermen
characteristic a preacher to which is always tell
extort yeah let me tell you how much I church last Sunday
anyway so peter was
peter was some a fisherman he was married
his brother and he any his brother and do our partners in a fishing business
seems that they got together with James and John work together in this fishing
business
also according to those who
had an opportunity to discuss with peter when Peter got around religious circles
the religious type
for season that they need they kinda sneered
because they said how come you know so much about
Jesus you're not want to be educated where did you get this kind of education
and soul it in their assessment of the real the assessment leading
precept jerusalem Peter had only the very basic we might just say that he had
a primary school
education with regard to judaism and that which was common
amongst the people doesn't mean that it could doesn't mean it
right just had a very basic
education certainly not the kinda like that doctors and so forth that were
custom
hanging out in the temple nothing that
was distinctive about him was his accent access
I mean if you have a strong axe
yeah how many ways how many when you talk
your accent gives you away
gay yeah I I can remember and I was born raised
taiwan I have no idea where this came from I'm in the barbershop in the states
in southern in Florida and
guy has a really strong Southern drawl are you from
and I said well I was born in Taiwan really
sounds like you're from Boston I've you can kidding me
of but I I I also noticed that because
because I was raised here if I if I'm very long in any particular
society at all likewise in hong kong house are talking
you know you just pick up the lingo and I found that wherever I go I to start
start because the best way for me to learn a language just a minute
so I'm around people who sounded certainly am starts sounding like
and soul then when I came to
when I came back to Taiwan and tried to speak in Mandarin a call
you have strong southern accent of course Hong Kong
cantonese why and so yeah I can tell he sayin
and peter is that way
peter was identified by his accent when they heard
when when he opened his mouth or your callously
we know you're from and us all immediately
I am he was putting that in category and
and how many of us i mean especially for those of you who travel
international or with somebody
when you open up your mouth immediately or Australia
your pack your pet you know i mean nothing you can do about it now
you may have only been a few years of your life a ordered
its be where you are and and so this is when he was with Peter
you opened his mark your Cal the and they put him in that that region
but he use that to his advantage when he went to
speak you when you go with a greek-speaking gentile
now well I just wanna go through a couple of things I think that are very
significant
that Peters like very significant events
one of those things you'll find it in matthew chapter 14
is when Peter walked on water that has got to be
I have grown up around water and and
I'd love the water whether it's the ocean swimming pool
lake or river in a special rip just
there's just something about it and but you know something I've noticed
I have never been on the water I always been
in the walk how cool with that be
to walk on water to me is just
and and you know especially now I got there grandkids how could that be to sit
down
tell Mike thank you yeah let me tell you the story about when
on stormy night we're in this position
making our way across to the other side and
I was tryin to role cross raw and real hard
I saw this figure out there on the water funny
figured up he was clear there was somebody out there walking on water
he grandson but you know nobody walks on water
right right yes all
so we found out that this guy walking on the water with your free
scares could be we cried out he says he's Jesus
guess what your granddad your granddad said hey
if your Jesus asked me to walk on the water
and in mill up at night that darkest part storm
or grant stepped out
yeah that story
and I started walking water of two were Jesus was
has anybody ever done that before
you did that Grandpa Wow grandpa you're amazing
copper it's true though that later on I did sick
I lost my another grandpa's not going to that party story
grandpa stop right there and a and but you don't think about it
who in the world who in their right mind steps out of a boat
in the middle of the night in the middle storm because somebody said
one the
picture ire of you thought about it all
arm of the if you give it a moment's thought there's Jesus
Jesus says come Joe
sometimes I wish then I had that kind of response
I'm always the one to say really how does this work
that's water and nobody *** on water
I'm gonna and so I will always
check it out for Peter maps
amazing guy who in the world would have thought about that
world would have asked the question hit you are
Jesus that's who you say you are then asked me to come on the water you too
I don't anyway just gives us a little brief insight into the mind the peter
that
he would even think ask something so we
Youkilis is to walk on water what
because it did guess what Peter walk on water
and unite sets
amazing thing to about that is in again when we
look at this is that saltpeter guitar third-biggest scared it scared he has
doubt
outset city begins to see in the Bible tells us
that Jesus immediately
reached out grabbed him and they were in the pool but guess what
Jesus doesn't say how Peter way to go
wanna got the thing to do jump well walking you Jesus as the
oh you why the you doubt me
he yours pierre who got a boat walked on the water
jesus's you got little faith
not the so I think that there's something to be learned about the little
but the impetuous this is Peter with when jesus said
jump he jumped ask questions later
you so you know you you have to understand now that as life goes on
this is one of the stories appears by keeps in the back of his mind
and that goes with that becomes a part of it
there's also the time in matthew chapter 16
where
there's also the time in Matthew chapter 16 where Jesus
is some reason I'm saying that is because I'm supposed to go upstairs at
10:30 to
preach the Chinese sermon
you're very lucky, we're gonna cut it short. Okay!
Yeah! So let me just finish up with this one
Jesus said Peter is following the master the Messiah, the
Christ recognized as that so, you know what to do says as understanding that
this is God
the Messiah, the Saviour, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world
so what is Jesus talking about? Jesus is talking about the fact that he's going
to be sacrificed,
going to die and brought there has to be a sacrifice
a Jew who has throughout his life been sacrificing the lamb
and and and and taking the blood and splashing on the offer to Jews, the new
he understand when somebody says I'm the Lamb of God, I'm the Messiah
and yet its Peter who goes to Jesus and says to Jesus
knock off this talking about dying,
you're not gonna die. Jesus turned around him and says
you get behind me Satan.
you don't know what you're talking about Who?
Really?
So, I mean
I've been chewed up in my lifetime before, but for Jesus
around call me Satan that that's got just
it's got the nail him hard. So,
quite a come back
that and told you that things Peter keeps keeps in his heart
%uh moving very quickly remember the story but
T about peter has to pay his taxes Jesus says
do you think you think we pay our taxes and
and like this uses your repair tech
here's how you do it you go fishing Peter in the first issue pick up open up
its mouth and then there's the corn to pay tax
I'm sayin
you wish it was that easy you know
sold next time paper 15 comes are on order but they did not go fishin
if you can just be prayin got to differ Peter you can't
for me but again he's a fisherman in his whole life time in the hundreds and
thousands officious
that he's ever picked up on the ocean never once the chicken smoked pork loin
diese says there is
you fact so he's got me thinking about that but the biggest thing I think the
hugest thing
have impression his life was this jesus said when I
goal when I and going to be arrested everybody's gonna runaway
not me not me
I'll stay with I'll high with you Jesus turns and looks insists on
you'll be 93 tak for the roost
called Peter
like way that they're wrong
I'm I'm just got back on see me I mean
I'm with your I walked on water member I want pay taxes from a
appointed officials now I'm not going to do it
and 2003 stories in the future
26 read the story and crushing what
Russian it says that when the ***
rule whites if you remember what Jesus said
each web have you ever
if you ever come to a point your life you just just you
everything that Peter
wanted to be he was the leader of the band used look
up to closed associate with geez
walked with him one of his balls and curies
abject and school well we
it's amazing to me that Peter
just say on
to me is
but you know it took great testable how got
is that God future easy
Gaza the future he's not a god at the path you take our past
and you change it with you mold so we can usable yet
amazing that had to have that had two hits struck you
Mary so will see that how
Peter he stinks is a
the they work in his life that he uses them all together
teacher pop pop trials and suffering come to although
work going on with the very last here's what he said its
I have written briefly to you exhorting in declaring that this is the true
races ga stand for
in Stan for
he's a guy who experience that reduced
he's a guy who had been down depicts
Dept spare he said this
is rates yeah state father with three
we look at this this letter letters
that Peter wrote I pray to God that you will help us to
through his sights because he doesn't come to this is some
robot he comes to writing this letter
all the past all the experiences although see
fence all those wonderful memories stars at cut deep comes
and brings all of that to the he right is
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are suffering because their be G well
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