Go Tell Peter

Mark 16:7

 

INTRODUCTION:

The Early Morning Walk to the Tomb vv. 1-4

  1. Three women come bringing spices.
  2. They come to do the work of undertakers.
  3. They worry about moving the stone at the tomb.
    1. Unbelief is fertile ground for worrying
    2. There was no need to worry
    3. When they arrived, the stone was already rolled away

 

Three Women Commissioned by an Angel (vv. 5-7)

  1. They were to put away their fears: Christ was alive!
  2. They were to tell the disciples Christ had risen
  3. They were to be sure to tell Peter

 

Why Must Peter Be Told?

 

              I.      PETER NEEDED TO KNOW HE WAS NOT FORSAKEN (14:22-52)

A.     Jesus had prepared His disciples for what was ahead.

1.      The crucifixion (vv. 22-25)

2.      The persecution (v. 27)

3.      The Resurrection (v. 28)

B.     Peter vowed never to be offended (vv. 29-32)

C.    Peter had broken that vow (vv. 5-72)

1.      He needed to know that Jesus still loved him.

2.      He needed to know that Jesus had kept His vow (v. 28)

D.    To fail does not make one a lifelong failure.

1.      God’s love reaches out to those who have failed.

2.      The cross and the resurrection guarantee that love.

 

            II.      PETER NEEDED TO KNOW HE HAD BEEN FORGIVEN (VV. 53-72)

A.     He had followed Jesus from afar

B.     He had mingled with the enemies of the Lord

C.    He had warmed himself by the wrong fire.

D.    He had denied his Lord three times.

1.      Didn’t want to be identified with Jesus.

2.      Cursed and swore, while denying he knew Jesus

E.     Your sins can be forgiven too.

 

          III.      PETER NEEDED TO KNOW HE HAD A FUTURE WITH JESUS (V. 72)

A.     He was a broken man.

B.     Peter had been broken before

1.      When his net was broken (Luke 6:6)

2.      When his pride was broken (Luke 6:8)

3.      When his partnership was broken (Luke 6:9-10)

C.    He had left all to follow Jesus (Luke 6:11)

D.    Now he felt disqualified.

E.     Peter needed to know he still belonged to the Lord

 

CONCLUSION:

 

What the Resurrection Meant to Peter (1 Peter 1:5-8)

1.      He called the resurrection his “living hope”

2.      He now knew that God had not given up on him.

 

What does the resurrection mean to you?