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Kingdom Builders

Kingdom Builders

Who Gets In the Room?

Sep 6, 2026 · 35 min · 8 segments

What happens when you realize you’re not as good as you thought you were? John 13–14 shows us Peter discovering the depth of his own weakness—and Jesus responding with a grace deeper than Peter could…

What happens when you realize you’re not as good as you thought you were? John 13–14 shows us Peter discovering the depth of his own weakness—and Jesus responding with a grace deeper than Peter could imagine. Jesus knows our failures, our sin, and our weakness, yet He still says, “I go to prepare a place for you.” You may feel like your failures have put you outside the room, but Jesus has made a way for sinners to come home. He is not just a way, a truth, or a life—He is **the way, the truth, and the life.**

What happens when you realize you’re not as good as you thought you were? John 13–14 shows us Peter discovering the depth of his own weakness—and Jesus responding with a grace deeper than Peter could…

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Speakers: MatthewHost

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot political

Top entities: Jesus×114 Dolly Parton×4 Saint Peter×20 John 13×5 John 14×7

Recognizing Our Sin2:59 – 10:14

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2:59

If we are to make it in the room, we first have to concede that you are worse.

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3:13

You are a worse person than you can ever imagine.

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3:21

And how do we know that? We know that because here we have Peter.

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MatthewHost

3:26

And Jesus is about to be tortured.

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MatthewHost

3:29

He is about to be nailed to a cross, a crown of thorns jammed down onto his head.

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MatthewHost

3:36

He's about to lose every ounce of blood in his body.

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MatthewHost

3:42

And guess what he has to do? He has to preach a sermon to these people.

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MatthewHost

3:51

And the news is bleak.

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MatthewHost

3:54

Judas has already went out to betray Jesus Christ, to sell Jesus Christ out for the price of a slave.

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MatthewHost

4:04

So we have Judas.

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MatthewHost

4:06

We have Peter.

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MatthewHost

4:07

We have these other disciples.

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MatthewHost

4:09

And honestly, all of them are worse than they could ever imagine.

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MatthewHost

4:17

They have been with Jesus where he turned a luncheon bowl, into a golden corral buffet.

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MatthewHost

4:25

They have been with Jesus when he has defied gravity, has walked on water.

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MatthewHost

4:32

They have been a part of the greatest ministry in the history and existence of the earth.

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MatthewHost

4:39

They heard every sermon.

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4:40

They breathed the same breath that Jesus Christ breathed.

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4:43

And then Peter says what? Where are you going, Lord? He had told him.

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MatthewHost

4:48

He said, I'm going to leave you.

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4:49

I got to go.

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4:52

Peter says, I'm going to follow you.

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4:54

I'm going to lay down my life for you.

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4:56

And then what does Jesus tell Peter? Jesus tells Peter the words that he thought he would never hear.

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MatthewHost

5:07

The thing that he thought he would never do, which is deny Jesus Christ three times.

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Recognizing Our Sin2:59 – 10:14

M

MatthewHost

2:59

If we are to make it in the room, we first have to concede that you are worse.

M

MatthewHost

3:13

You are a worse person than you can ever imagine.

M

MatthewHost

3:21

And how do we know that? We know that because here we have Peter.

M

MatthewHost

3:26

And Jesus is about to be tortured.

M

MatthewHost

3:29

He is about to be nailed to a cross, a crown of thorns jammed down onto his head.

M

MatthewHost

3:36

He's about to lose every ounce of blood in his body.

M

MatthewHost

3:42

And guess what he has to do? He has to preach a sermon to these people.

M

MatthewHost

3:51

And the news is bleak.

M

MatthewHost

3:54

Judas has already went out to betray Jesus Christ, to sell Jesus Christ out for the price of a slave.

M

MatthewHost

4:04

So we have Judas.

M

MatthewHost

4:06

We have Peter.

M

MatthewHost

4:07

We have these other disciples.

M

MatthewHost

4:09

And honestly, all of them are worse than they could ever imagine.

M

MatthewHost

4:17

They have been with Jesus where he turned a luncheon bowl, into a golden corral buffet.

M

MatthewHost

4:25

They have been with Jesus when he has defied gravity, has walked on water.

M

MatthewHost

4:32

They have been a part of the greatest ministry in the history and existence of the earth.

M

MatthewHost

4:39

They heard every sermon.

M

MatthewHost

4:40

They breathed the same breath that Jesus Christ breathed.

M

MatthewHost

4:43

And then Peter says what? Where are you going, Lord? He had told him.

M

MatthewHost

4:48

He said, I'm going to leave you.

M

MatthewHost

4:49

I got to go.

M

MatthewHost

4:52

Peter says, I'm going to follow you.

M

MatthewHost

4:54

I'm going to lay down my life for you.

M

MatthewHost

4:56

And then what does Jesus tell Peter? Jesus tells Peter the words that he thought he would never hear.

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MatthewHost

5:07

The thing that he thought he would never do, which is deny Jesus Christ three times.

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