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Encounters With Jesus

Benjamin Ng

Jesus’ Encounter With The Devil

Jesus’ Encounter with the First Disciples

Jesus’ Encounter with Philip and Nathanael

Jesus Encounter at the Wedding Feast

Jesus’ Encounter with Nicodemus

Jesus’ Encounter with the Woman at the Well

Jesus’ Encounter With The Centurion

Jesus Encounter with the Blind Man Near Bethsaida

Jesus’ Encounter with the Man by the Pool of Bethesda

Jesus’ Encounter with the Man Sick of Palsy

Jesus’ Encounter with the Disciples in the Storm

Jesus’ Encounter with the Blind, Dumb Demoniac

Jesus’ Encounter with the Demoniacs of the Gadarenes

Jesus’ Encounter with the Woman with the Issue of Blood

Jesus’ Encounter with the Five Thousand

Jesus’ Encounter with John the Baptist

Jesus’ Encounter with the Disciples on the Sea

Jesus’ Encounter with the Woman Caught in Adultery

Jesus’ Encounter with Martha and Mary

Jesus’ Encounter with the Man Born Blind

Jesus’ Encounter with the 10 Lepers

Jesus’ Encounter with the Rich Young Ruler

Jesus’ Encounter with Blind Bartimaeus

Jesus’ Encounter with Zacchaeus

Jesus’ Encounter with the Woman with the Spirit of Infirmity

Jesus’ Encounter at Simon’s Feast

Jesus’ Encounter with Peter and His Denial

Jesus’ Encounter with Pilate

Jesus’ Encounters at the Cross

Jesus’ Encounter on the Road to Emmaus

Jesus’ Encounter with Peter at the Sea of Tiberias

Father in heaven, thank you so much that you have seen us through another week That you've brought us together to study your word once more.

We just ask for your Holy Spirit So once again, please grace us with thy presence, please Lord come into our midst we are not worthy but for the sake of your son Jesus Christ for the sake of the gospel for the sake of our own lives please come and teach us and guide us and lead us we pray in Jesus name we pray and ask amen So Jesus encountered with Peter and his denial and we're going to start at the last meal that Jesus would have with his disciples And that is found in Matthew 26.

Then saith Jesus unto them, all ye shall be offended because of me this night.

For it is written, I will smite the shepherd and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad, but after I am risen again I will go before you into Galilee.' Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, of course referring to the disciples, yet will I never be offended.

Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee that this night before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice.

Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, Yet will I not deny thee.

This was just before the conclusion of the supper that Jesus would have with his disciples as we know it to be the last supper in this upper room that he had just rented I guess or allowed to be used for that night and he gives this prophecy all the disciples would be scattered and run away because they would be offended of Christ offended in him and Peter steps in and says never I would never do such a thing, even though all the other disciples would do it, even though these other 11, they would do this, and actually it was 10 because Judas had left already.

And then Jesus turns directly to Peter and addresses him.

And says, you of all people, you're going to deny me 3 times.

And again, Peter denies that he would ever do such a thing.

The others may do such a thing but I would never do that Jesus.

Full of self-confidence, sure of himself, sure that he loved Jesus more than all the disciples and he was more devoted to him.

You know this would be the very first point of his downfall.

But you know Jesus, he doesn't continue the conversation.

He leaves it at that point and he doesn't keep insisting and trying to convince him, but at least we have on record that Jesus warned him about this.

If they had heeded such a warning, they would have been saved a lot of heartache.

Peter, of all people, if only he had just been self-distrustful, if only he had just been more watchful, they would have been careful about self.

But Words unheeded would lead to the next step.

Matthew 26 verse 36 So after they finished their last supper, what happens?

Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane.

And saith unto his disciples, Sit ye here while I go and pray yonder.

And he took with him Peter and the 2 sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death, tarry ye here and watch with me And he went a little further and fell on his face and prayed saying Oh my father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me.

Nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.

And he cometh unto the disciples and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What?

So after the supper, they go off to the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus' place that He loves to resort to, to spend time with the Father, to take time to pray.

And this time all the disciples come with him but then after that he goes a little bit further and he brings with him the inner 3 of the disciples Peter, James and John.

Those were the sons of Zebedee and while he is off praying and deciding whether to go ahead to surrender his life and drink the cup of wrath that the Father has given to him to die for the sins of the world.

He's hoping, he's really hoping that his inner 3 at the least would be praying for him, would be supporting him.

Instead of praying and helping him, they are just knocked out and dead to the world, snoring away, fast asleep.

And the first time he comes back and says, what, could you not watch with me just for 1 hour?

They've just been there just for 1 hour and for those that aren't accustomed to praying, 1 hour in prayer, it's a long time isn't it?

But he goes off to pray another 2 times and what does he find?

He wakes them up and says, please pray for me, I'm going through a tough time.

I need the support of your prayers as well.

But he comes back and it's just disappointment.

You see, we read in Matthew 26 and verse 43, And he came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.

I mean what was making them to fall asleep?

Was it just really late and they weren't accustomed to staying up so late?

Well we already know that's where we started right?

We were in the Last Supper, the upper room, the little time that Jesus had with his 12 disciples but do you remember what they were doing in the Last Supper?

Well, this is what Luke tells us in chapter 22 and verse 24.

They were busy trying to figure out who would be the greatest.

Who would be honored to sit next to Christ when he became the king of Israel?

And so they were busy politicking, they were busy fighting amongst themselves, they were busy trying to get in to the right position to the point that you know at 1 time James and John they would even bring their mother to come and ask Jesus please let my sons sit 1 in your left hand 1 on the right hand you know it was a family affair and there was just constant bickering going on between the disciples and even at this moment before Jesus is about to be taken as a prisoner and pulled off to Caiaphas and then to Pilate and Later on in the next day to be crucified, they were still busy arguing about themselves.

None of them would humble themselves and wash each other's feet.

Jesus would be the 1 that would eventually remove his outer garments and take on the form of a servant and wash every single 1 of the disciples feet.

They were on guard watching each other to make sure that none gained an advantage over the other And now having used up all their energy arguing and fighting they've come to the most important part that Jesus needed them and they fell asleep.

Oh how often it is friends that we focus on the wrong things.

We give our greatest energies to our studies, to our hobbies, to our work, and trying to find a better living.

You know, we put so much energy in finding the best deal when we go shopping.

We put so much energy in so many different things that finally when we come back to Christ and we want to spend some time with Him with a sincere heart, we end up falling asleep.

In the time that Christ needed us to be praying and on our God, we fall asleep.

And this is what happened to the disciples.

I remember being in theology school and many times, you know, I had a roommate, I would hear him fall asleep while kneeling at his bedside there.

And, you know, he was there a mighty long time, but then he started snoring.

And, you know, that's what happens, you know, isn't it?

We give Jesus the remnants of our energy and it's used up until, in our sincerity, we want to do our very best but the tank is on empty because we've just exhausted our resources focusing on the wrong thing but coming back to the garden of Gethsemane at the conclusion of Christ's time in prayer.

You know, we only read 1 sliver of a sentence, 1 verse, you know, my father it would be possible let this cup pass from me, but really he had been spending 1 hour in prayer already.

But at the conclusion of his prayer, what happens?

Then cometh he to his disciples and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest.

Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

The mob that is led by Judas comes into the garden looking for Jesus to arrest him.

The betrayer is at hand and he's not only come by himself but he's leading a crowd with him coming off to lead Jesus to be crucified.

Well at least that's not what Judas was thinking.

He just wanted to teach Jesus a lesson because so many times Jesus had evaded capture so surely he would do it again this time.

And at seeing the crowd What does Peter do?

He's aroused from his sleep and you know, he's probably in somewhat of a confused state and he acts out an instinct and probably in a panic as well because you know, he doesn't know what's going on and all of a sudden there's these bright lights with the fires that are coming through.

John chapter 18 verse 10 to 11 says this, Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his ear.

Then said Jesus unto Peter, put up thy sword into the sheath, the cup which my father hath given me, shall I not drink it?

Out of passion Peter takes out his sword.

Where he got a sword from we have no idea.

But he takes his sword out and he tries to chop off the head of 1 of the the people from the mob and God in his mercy deflects a sword and ends up cutting off just an ear.

But he acts rationally not heeding Christ's word that he's about to deny him.

He wasn't watchful in prayer and he wasn't keeping an alert on even his own self.

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