DENYING
AMEN PODCAST
Alex and Lokelani Wilson
5.0 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2025
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Why We Deny Jesus (And How to Stop) | Matthew 26:69-75
Peter denied Jesus three times in one night. A teenager cursed Jesus for $1,000. And if we’re honest, we deny Him too—for a smile, for acceptance, for FOMO, or just to fit in.
In this episode, we break down Matthew 26:69-75 and uncover three things: why we deny Jesus, the problem it creates (self-deception), and how to stop.
The truth is, when you deny Him, you’re not fooling anyone but yourself. Your new identity in Christ will always show—just like Peter’s accent gave him away that night.
But here’s the good news: God’s grip on you is infinitely stronger than your grip on Him. When you fall, you grieve with hope, knowing nothing can separate you from His love.
Let’s stop blending in with the world and start living like heaven is our home
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| 0:00.0 | Just because you deny Jesus doesn't mean you've been ripped away from Jesus. Because Peter denied Jesus, |
| 0:07.2 | is he all of a sudden not elect? Is he all of a sudden not one of Jesus's apostles? Is he all of a sudden |
| 0:14.0 | fallen out of the love of God? Of course not. God's love for Peter in that moment is infinitely greater than Peter's love for Jesus. |
| 0:24.0 | God's holding on, God's grip on Peter is infinitely greater than Peter's grip on Jesus. |
| 0:31.7 | When you deny Jesus, does that mean the love of God is separated from you? |
| 0:36.0 | Absolutely not. So you still have hope. So when you |
| 0:39.4 | deny him, you grieve as those who have hope. Aloha and welcome back to Amen podcast. I'm |
| 0:50.2 | Lokelaani and I'm here with my husband Alex. Today we're looking at one of the most painful moments in scripture, which is |
| 0:57.3 | Peter's denial of Jesus in Matthew 26 versus 69 through 75. |
| 1:03.7 | Alex recently came across a video of someone who said they would curse Jesus for $1,000. |
| 1:09.7 | That's so shocking. But here's the truth. When we deny him, even in small |
| 1:14.3 | subtle ways, we're doing the same thing. So in this episode, we're covering three things. Why we deny |
| 1:20.6 | Jesus, the problem it creates and how to stop. When Christ saves us, he gives us a new identity. |
| 1:26.6 | We're his and he is ours. |
| 1:28.6 | We have a new home in heaven. |
| 1:30.7 | So why do we still try to blend in with the world? |
| 1:34.1 | Peter wasn't fooling anyone that night. |
| 1:36.1 | He was just refusing to shine his light. |
| 1:38.5 | And in doing so, he made a mockery of Jesus' name as well as himself. |
| 1:43.0 | So let's talk about it. |
| 1:44.0 | Let's get real about the ways we deny him and how we can stop. |
| 1:48.6 | Let's get into it. Matthew 26, starting at verse 69. |
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