2. Set Free To Receive Love

3. Jesus is down for whatever…

4. Separation - God doesn't like me much yet - I can fix it

5. God is a God of: Separation Division The acceptables And unacceptables

6. How does God Feel about you?

7. Important Affects how (or if) I approach God And the things of God

8. How does God Feel about you?

9. God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him - John 3:17

10. God is relentless In seeking us out Because of his ferocious love For each of us

11. He's not looking to condemn

12. He's not looking to condemn But there's still a Son Who dies on a cross So it must be serious

13. It was a dark day

14. Worse than a hopeless ending- It ended with a betrayal That can't be fixed

15. What had happened…

16. Jesus said, “Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward”

17. Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you”

18. Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times” - John 13

19. “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” - Peter, Matt. 26

20. Frankenstein scene

21. Rednecks at an Uppercrust Bonfire

22. Jesus who?

23. Jesus is being led From one house To another

24. “Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean”

25. Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed

26. The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter

27. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times”

28. And he went outside and wept bitterly

29. The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. They blindfolded him and demanded, “Prophesy! Who hit you?” - Luke 22

30. Friday Unable to do anything Unworthy, Fearful Hiding in the shadows

31. Mocked, beaten Turned over to the Romans Scourged

32. Forced to carry the crossbeam

33. God is relentless In seeking us out Because of his Ferocious love For each of us

34. Father, forgive them…

35. Tetelestai!

36. And it's Saturday Jesus is dead And it can't be fixed Not just grief, but despair

37. His last action: Betrayed more than a teacher Betrayed a friend In his greatest hour of need

38. God is relentless In seeking us out Because of his Ferocious love For each of us

39. God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him - John 3:17

40. …in Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them - 2 Cor. 5

41. Jesus did what we can't (And won't) Unwilling to: - Accept the break - Believe we can't fix it

42. There's a cost: For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God - 1 Peter 3

43. God created unity Sin causes separation God fixes the separation At great cost and pain

44. God's is relentless In seeking us out Because of his Ferocious love For each of us

46. Sunday morning…

47. At the tomb: Go tell the Disciples- and Peter- that he is going before you into Galilee - Mark 16

48. Elephants are Sometimes invisible But their presence Is always felt

49. Jesus is relentless And ferocious In his love Esp. when we've sinned Against him

50. Jesus shows up At Peter's job Time to deal with the elephant

51. When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?”

52. He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs”

53. He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”

54. He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep”

55. He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?”

56. …and Peter said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep”

57. “Follow me”

58. 3 Times

59. Yes, you betrayed me Yes, you denied me Yes, you sinned against me

60. But I want you with me Because my love for you Is greater than your ability to Sin against it

61. Sin separates God reconciles At his own initiation and expense

62. The cross is proof of God's Love The resurrection is confirmation That's he's more than able To handle whatever you're facing

63. You are free in Christ To be loved- Because sin has been dealt with On the cross And beaten by the resurrection

64. God's is relentless In seeking you out Because of his Ferocious love For you

65. Accept it- place your faith Walk in it- be grateful Refuse guilt- not from God Know that you're forgiven now