We are concluding a collection of messages that we've called Easter people.

And we're looking at some of the significant stories of those whose lives were impacted

by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

And in my opinion, we've saved the best for last.

Although the series could continue,

there's some stories we didn't get to.

We didn't get to talk about old Peter.

We didn't get to talk about old Peter. We didn't get to talk about how Peter experienced. Are we

Instagraming while I'm preaching? That is a lot to think about. All right. So Peter

experienced the resurrection because he thought he had failed Jesus and Jesus

wouldn't want anything to do with him and Jesus sought him out and restored him.

I preached that text from John 21 one time and I called it good night failure

good morning grace because the night that Jesus was arrested Peter three

times swore that he had never met Jesus, never heard of Jesus,

because he didn't want to get put on a cross like Jesus.

And so he denied being Jesus' friends,

said, I've never met the guy, I swear.

May God send me to hell, if it's not not true I've never met Jesus I would never follow

Jesus and he felt so bad about what he had done and Jesus thought him out and made sure he knew it's okay. He actually arranged it toward,

Peter would have no mistake that he was loved because he had denied Jesus by a

fireside and so when Jesus restored him, he prepared a fire

because he knew that memory and scent are closely connected.

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