Sermons

Between Two Fires

In a world that cancels people at their worst moments, Jesus offers something radically different. This sermon explores Peter's devastating failure beside a charcoal fire—denying Jesus three times—and his tender restoration beside another charcoal fire weeks later. Through the sensory detail of smoke and embers, Jesus pulls Peter back to his worst moment not to shame him, but to rebuild him. Before questions, there is mercy. Before correction, there is breakfast. And before Peter can even explain himself, Jesus names him personally at the empty tomb: Tell the disciples and Peter. This is the anti-cancel gospel: grace that pursues, restores, and recommissions even the most epic failures.