Aug 5, 2026 · 39 min · 11 segments
NH26 Tuesday Evening Celebration - Michael Ots by New Horizon NI
Their hope was completely, um, gone.
They had hoped that Jesus, uh, was the Messiah, and next thing you know, um, He is deceased.
They said, He says, "We were hoping that it was Him who was gonna deliver Israel." And we saw on Sunday that they were actually not hoping too much, they were hoping too little.
The Lord was doing a greater work than just delivering from the religious system and from, and f- or the corruption or, or delivering from Rome.
He was doing a great work in redeeming us, redeeming our hearts.
And then today we're gonna look at Peter, another one whose hope was completely deferred.
But there's a slight distinction with him because not only was he wondering what in the world happened, but he had to live with the fact that he had failed Jesus royally.
He had said to Jesus when He said, "Simon, Simon, indeed, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat.
But I've prayed for you that your faith will not fail." Peter said, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death." And then He said, "I'll tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know me." Notice the words of, "I am ready." It's amazing how confident Peter was, uh, in his time with Jesus.
I mean, he was just an ox of the gospel, you know? I identify with Peter.
He spoke when he did not know what to say.
That's me.
Let's build three tabernacles.
And even rebuking Jesus, "You will not suffer." And he had a certain, um, uh, confidence and, and it's not like it was empty.
When Jesus was in the garden, he actually went and took a sword and cut a guy's ear in order to defend Jesus.
So it's not like he was weak, but as Ryle says, "It is much easier to fight for Jesus than to suffer with Jesus." And you see Peter's denial and, and the pain that that must have caused him.
As a matter of fact, it said he went away and he wept bitterly.
But you know what, guys? As we come to Jesus, the Redeemer of our hearts, sometimes we think that we become Christians and we are just gonna eat the world up.
On Sunday night, I told you guys my story.
And, and, and, you know, I worked in a nightclub, and I was the public relations for this nightclub.
And they said, "Hey, can, I need you to fill up the nightclub tomorrow." And I said, "Are you sure? Are you sure you want it full?" And they said, "Yes, fill it up." So I went to the beach, and I be- I began to talk to people, and by the evening, the nightclub was jam-packed, outside, everywhere.
Their hope was completely, um, gone.
They had hoped that Jesus, uh, was the Messiah, and next thing you know, um, He is deceased.
They said, He says, "We were hoping that it was Him who was gonna deliver Israel." And we saw on Sunday that they were actually not hoping too much, they were hoping too little.
The Lord was doing a greater work than just delivering from the religious system and from, and f- or the corruption or, or delivering from Rome.
He was doing a great work in redeeming us, redeeming our hearts.
And then today we're gonna look at Peter, another one whose hope was completely deferred.
But there's a slight distinction with him because not only was he wondering what in the world happened, but he had to live with the fact that he had failed Jesus royally.
He had said to Jesus when He said, "Simon, Simon, indeed, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat.
But I've prayed for you that your faith will not fail." Peter said, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death." And then He said, "I'll tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know me." Notice the words of, "I am ready." It's amazing how confident Peter was, uh, in his time with Jesus.
I mean, he was just an ox of the gospel, you know? I identify with Peter.
He spoke when he did not know what to say.
That's me.
Let's build three tabernacles.
And even rebuking Jesus, "You will not suffer." And he had a certain, um, uh, confidence and, and it's not like it was empty.
When Jesus was in the garden, he actually went and took a sword and cut a guy's ear in order to defend Jesus.
So it's not like he was weak, but as Ryle says, "It is much easier to fight for Jesus than to suffer with Jesus." And you see Peter's denial and, and the pain that that must have caused him.
As a matter of fact, it said he went away and he wept bitterly.
But you know what, guys? As we come to Jesus, the Redeemer of our hearts, sometimes we think that we become Christians and we are just gonna eat the world up.
On Sunday night, I told you guys my story.
And, and, and, you know, I worked in a nightclub, and I was the public relations for this nightclub.
And they said, "Hey, can, I need you to fill up the nightclub tomorrow." And I said, "Are you sure? Are you sure you want it full?" And they said, "Yes, fill it up." So I went to the beach, and I be- I began to talk to people, and by the evening, the nightclub was jam-packed, outside, everywhere.
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