Ron Lutz ~ Mark 14:66-72   Sermon Quotes: Mark 14:66-72 66 And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, 67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” 68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway and the rooster crowed. 69 And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” 70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.” 71 But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.” 72 And immediately the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept. “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” Mark 14:29,31 “Lord… I will lay down my life for you.” John 13:37 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 1 Corinthians 10:12 “…many an atheist is a believer without knowing it, just as many a believer is an atheist without knowing it. You can sincerely believe there is no God and live as though there is. You can sincerely believe there is a God and live as though there isn’t.” Frederick Buechner And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. 61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny me three times.” 62 And he went out and wept bitterly. Luke 22:60-62 “So he had to meet Christ’s eyes to come to himself. This is the experience of each one of us.” John Calvin