A Tale of Two Failures Matthew 26:69-27:10 1. Peter was Overconfident in His Ability to Follow Jesus to Death. 26: 33-35. 2. Peter Denied Jesus Three Times Just as Jesus Predicted. 26: 69– 74a. 3. Peter Wept at His Failure to Fulfill His Commitment to Jesus. 26:74b-75. 4. Judas Regretted Betraying Jesus. 27:1-5. 5. The Prophetic Fulfillment Indicted Israel and Her leaders. 27:5-10. 6. Living the Story. A. Don’t Let Your Failures Define you. Practice: Know how Christ Defines those who follow Him. Read and think about the following verses You are forgiven (Col. 3:13) You are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17) You are a saint (Ephesians 3:17-18) You are loved (John 3:16; 1 John 3:1) You are forgiven (Col. 3:13) You are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17) You are a saint (Ephesians 3:17-18) You are loved by God (Ephesians 3:14-21) You are a child of God (Eph. 2:19 and 1 John 3:1) You are accepted in Christ, not condemned by God (Romans 8:1) You are special to God (1 Peter 2:4-10) B. Have compassion on those who despair. Practice: Be alert for those who might be suicidal. C. know the difference between regret and repentance. Regret or remorse: sorrow over sin or action. Real Repentance: sorrow over sin, changing your mind about what you had been doing, turning away from sin, and turning to God. Practice: read about examples of repentance in Psalm 32 and psalm 51 and Luke 15:11-32.