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Miracle of Mercy\nGod\u2019s Mercy & My Failure. Pastor Michael Dascoli\nApril 25, 2021\n\nMatthew 26: \nV 31: \u201cJesus said \u2018Tonight every one of you will desert me.\u2019\u201d \nV 33: \u201cPeter declared, \u2018Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you.\u2019\u201d \nV 35b: \u201c\u2026all the other disciples vowed the same.\u201d \n\nReasons We Fail\n\n1: We overestimate our strength\n\n\u201c\u2026let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.\u201d \n1 Corinthians 10:12\n\n2: We fear the disapproval of others\n\nMatthew 26:58: \u201cPeter followed Jesus at a distance\u2026\u201d\nV 69b: A servant girl came over and said to him, \u201cYou were one of those with Jesus the Galilean.\u201d 70 But Peter denied it in front of everyone. \u201cI don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about,\u201d he said. \n\n\u201cFear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.\u201d Proverbs 29:25\n\n3: When I speak without thinking\n\n\u201cThen he began to curse and swear, saying, \u201cI do not know \nthe Man!\u201d Immediately a rooster crowed. Matt. 26:74 NKJV\n\nWhat should I do when I\u2019ve failed? \n\n1: Grieve \n\n\u201cThen Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: \u2018Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.\u2019 Then Peter went outside and wept bitterly.\u201d Matthew 26:75\n\n2: Let my small group support me\n\n\u201cMary Magdalene went and found the disciples together, grieving and weeping.\u201d\nMark 16:10\n\n3: Cast myself on God\u2019s mercy\n\nIn His great mercy God has given us new birth into a living hope \nthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead\u2026\u201d 1Peter 1:3\n\n\u201cSimon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.\u201d Luke 22:31-32\n\n5 Things to know about God in our failures\n\n1: He isn\u2019t shocked\n\n\u201cGod certainly knows what we are made of. He bears in mind that we are dust.\u201d\nPsalm 103:14 GWT\n\n2: He prays for us\n\nTherefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, \nbecause he always lives to intercede for them. Hebrews 7:25\n\n3: He sees our victory\n\n4: He shows us mercy when we\u2019re down\n\n\u201c\u2026though a righteous man falls seven times, he will rise again!\u201d Proverbs 24:16\n\n\u201cDon\u2019t be alarmed, he said. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, \u2018He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.\u2019\u201d Mark 16:6-7\n\n\u201cif we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot disown Himself.\u201d 2 Timothy 2:13\n\n5: He uses our failures to build up His Church\n\nWhen they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, \u201cSimon son of John, do you love me more than these?\u201d \u201cYes, Lord,\u201d he said, \u201cyou know that I love you.\u201d Jesus said, \u201cFeed my lambs.\u201d 16 Again Jesus said, \u201cSimon son of John, do you love me?\u201d He answered, \u201cYes, Lord, you know that I love you.\u201d Jesus said, \u201cTake care of my sheep.\u201d 17 The third time He said to him, \u201cSimon son of John, do you love me?\u201d Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, \u201cDo you love me?\u201d He said, \u201cLord, you know all things; you know that I love you.\u201d Jesus said, \u201cFeed my sheep. John 21:15-17\n\nLet\u2019s Pray:\n\t-What is God\u2019s Spirit saying to you today?\n\t-How must you respond?