Courage to Stand for Jesus
Our Daily Bread Podcast
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🗓️ 17 January 2026
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| 0:00.0 | Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. |
| 0:06.0 | Matthew 10.38 |
| 0:08.0 | Welcome to this daily encouragement from our daily bread. |
| 0:12.0 | Courage to stand for Jesus was written by Arthur Jackson and read by West Ward. |
| 0:20.0 | John chapter 13 verses 36 through 38 and read by Wes Ward. |
| 0:28.8 | John chapter 13 verses 36 through 38 and chapter 21 verses 18 through 19. |
| 0:33.1 | Simon Peter asked him, Lord, where are you going? |
| 0:39.9 | Jesus replied, where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later. |
| 0:45.7 | Peter asked, Lord, why can't I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you. |
| 0:51.0 | Then Jesus answered, will you really lay down your life for me? |
| 0:56.6 | Very truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times. Now picking up with Chapter 21, verse 18. Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, |
| 1:05.5 | you dressed yourself and went where you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands and someone |
| 1:11.7 | else will dress you, and lead you where you do not want to go. Jesus said this to indicate the kind of |
| 1:18.5 | death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, follow me. Courage to stand for Jesus, written by Arthur Jackson. |
| 1:32.0 | In AD 155, the early church father Polycarp was threatened with death by fire for his |
| 1:39.2 | faith in Christ. |
| 1:41.0 | He replied, For eighty and six years I have been his servant, and he has done me no wrong, |
| 1:48.5 | and how can I now blaspheme my king who saved me? Polycarp's response can be an inspiration for us |
| 1:56.8 | when we face extreme trial because of our faith in Jesus, our king. |
| 2:02.8 | Just hours before Christ's death, Peter boldly pledged his allegiance to him, |
| 2:09.0 | saying in John 13, I will lay down my life for you. |
| 2:13.5 | Jesus, who knew Peter better than Peter knew himself, replied, |
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