The Last Message of Peter
About this sermon
In “The Last Message of Peter,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about the authority of Scripture, faith, biblical love. Drawing especially from Ezekiel 38, Luke 22, Galatians 2, John 21, the teaching emphasizes that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises.
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Odle focuses on faith while working through Ezekiel 38, Luke 22. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. It connects this with the conviction that Christ’s sacrifice and shed blood are presented as the foundation of redemption, forgiveness, and victory over sin. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on biblical love while working through Galatians 2, John 21. The message argues that biblical love is demonstrated through truth, patience, sacrifice, and conduct toward others. It connects this with the conviction that the church is called to recover biblical faithfulness instead of accommodating compromise. The practical emphasis is to practice patient, truthful love in relationships and conflict.
Odle focuses on the authority of Scripture while working through Romans 8, 1 Corinthians 10. The message argues that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on biblical love while working through John 8, 1 John 5:2. The message argues that biblical love is demonstrated through truth, patience, sacrifice, and conduct toward others. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on Bible prophecy while working through Titus 1. The message argues that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. It connects this with the conviction that believers are warned to test persuasive claims and religious appearances by Scripture. The practical emphasis is to remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
Odle focuses on Bible prophecy while working through John 1, John 1:9, 2 Peter 3. The message argues that prophecy should produce discernment, readiness, and faithfulness rather than speculation alone. It connects this with the conviction that repentance involves turning from known sin and bringing conduct into agreement with God’s word. The practical emphasis is to respond with honest repentance and concrete obedience.
Odle focuses on divine judgment while working through Revelation 17, Revelation 9. The message argues that God’s judgment is treated as righteous, certain, and a reason to repent while mercy is offered. It connects this with the conviction that the promise of eternal life directs believers toward hope, holiness, and perseverance in Christ. The practical emphasis is to respond with honest repentance and concrete obedience.
Odle focuses on the authority of Scripture while working through 1 Timothy 4:10, Romans 9, Hebrews 12. The message argues that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to respond with honest repentance and concrete obedience.
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Lord, that we can know you through the blood of Jesus shed on the cross. We can enter into the holy covenant and enter into the holy of holies, Lord, and enter into your presence. God, we thank you that we can not just know about the God who created us, but that we can know you. And we can walk with you, and we can hear your voice, and we can know what you want us to know in your word, God. We can know the truth, and the truth will make us free. Lord, I'm so grateful, Lord, for every thing you've done in my life and the lives in this room of changing people, Lord. We all came out of sin, and darkness, deception, stubbornness, rebellion, lust. We all came out of things, Lord, that only the blood of Jesus could wash away. And Lord, we're grateful for that. We don't take that for granted. And we're not going to play games with the blood of Jesus. We're going to take that seriously and take your word seriously, Lord, and repent of sin and try to live obedient, holy lives unto you. And to walk with you in that in that place in that secret place, Lord, that intimacy, that place you've ordained. Lord, I thank you for that. Father, we pray in Jesus' name this morning. Amen and amen. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. You know, in the sense of uh during worship there, just feeling kind of one little emphasis on a word from the Lord, but in that song we were listening to from the Brownsville Revival, the spirit of the sovereign Lord, that was going all the way back to Brownsville Worship Volume 1, their first album they they did in the revival there. But that spirit of the sovereign Lord when he says this is the year of the favor of the Lord and of the vengeance of our God. I'm just going to say I felt like that was a word for 2013 right there. I think we're both we're going to see both things at the same time in this year. We're going to begin to see the judgments of God poured out on the earth in even greater fashion. I believe we're going to see the scourge of war, world war more than likely this year. But I do know, I do feel like that verse of that song was just a word for 2013. It is both going to be both the year of favor and a year of vengeance. Cuz I believe when the judgments begin to fall more and more people are going to have their eyes open. Um I In matter of fact, and I can say
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that without um without doubt or fear because uh the Ezekiel I posted this last night on Facebook about the Ezekiel 38 and 39 war, one of the things God says is when that happens he said that he's going to draw Russia and that Arab coalition to Israel. He's going to do it. They think they're coming in to destroy Israel. But he says I'm going to draw them there and then I'm going to destroy them there and I'm going to make the heathen know me. So God is going to have his way and let me just say that even in the midst of judgment because our God is a God of mercy, even in the midst of judgment, judgment itself is mercy because it will wake up many lukewarm, blind people or who are trying to be willingly ignorant that things are coming to a close and it's time to get right with God or to be in big trouble. Amen. I want you to take your Bibles this morning and I want you to turn to the book of 2 Peter. And for those of you listening by internet radio, we welcome you. This is Fire and Grace Church and I'm Pastor Dean Odle and um I want to thank everybody who's been praying for us. It makes a difference. God gave me a very clear direction last night on this message and um it's simply entitled the last message of the Apostle Peter. Um the Lord just had me last night turn to 2 Peter and Peter and start reading and immediately just it just kind of the whole thing just kind of jumped open to me. Um there's a reason why uh the second epistle of Peter is very important. Don't get me wrong, all of the scripture is important. All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. So we need all of the Bible. Jesus said that man should not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. But there's something I think a little extra special about the book of 2 Peter because Peter lets us know in chapter 1 and we're going to read that in just a second that he knew that he was about to die. He knew that he was about to be martyred just like Jesus told him. He said, "I know that shortly I'm going to put off this tabernacle." Talking about his body. Just as the Lord Jesus showed me. He said and that after my decease, after I die, I want you to have these words what I'm giving you here. How many of you know that the last words of a dying man mean a lot to him.
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Amen. Now, this is the Apostle Peter. And you know, out of the apostles, I mean, I love them all, don't get me wrong. The stand they took for God to walk with Jesus, to believe and to know in their hearts that Jesus was the the the Messiah and the way to heaven is an awesome thing that they did willing to spend most of the time of those 3 years away from their families um to give up their jobs and businesses and things to go do to follow Jesus, amazing thing. Um but Peter's my favorite. Just my personal favorite because his personality. He was bold, he was brash. He made his mistakes, but boy did he step out in faith and do some things, didn't he? Um I love the story of him because it just shows the the humanity side of us trying to grasp you know the power and deity of Jesus Christ and trying to grasp what he wants to do in our lives. It's just an amazing thing to see what Peter did, you know. You can see Peter Peter doubt God one minute and walk on water the next. The only one to do that. You can see him get a revelation that Jesus is the Christ, the son of the living God, the Messiah one minute and then let the devil talk to him and speak through him the next minute. Sounds like us, doesn't it? And then at the cross, you know, when Jesus was being beaten and he saw that that Jesus was just going to let it happen, let himself be taken and killed and crucified and Peter Peter didn't want that. He he loved the Lord with all of his heart. That's why he said, "Lord, I don't want this to happen to you." That's why in the Garden of Gethsemane he took out a sword and he cut the servant's ear off. He was willing to fight and die right then and there for Jesus. And Jesus had to show him that's not what not now not this way. Right? Um Peter then of course being confused being saddened and confused and going through you know we all have this time and night of you know of confusion that comes over us sometimes. When we don't understand what God's doing and Peter went through that there. And he cursed he cursed God he cursed Jesus denied that he knew him of course. But Jesus had said something before all that happened. He said, "Peter, you're going to deny me three times." He said, "But I've prayed for you that your faith fail not." It's all in Luke 22. Said, "I prayed for you that your faith fail not." He said, "And when you're converted strengthen your brethren." So Jesus even prophesied that Peter would be restored. He would repent and come back and be restored. And I love the story you know I mean all of the other apostles could say, "Hey, you know, we didn't do that. We might have run away when Jesus was taken but we didn't do what Peter did." But I love God the way he does things
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because Peter's heart was bold. He loved God with all of his heart. He was human. He made some mistakes. But he you know he just didn't understand some things that were going on. So after Jesus dies on the cross and then rises from the dead it says that Jesus appeared to Peter alone. You can read in the Gospels where it said he appeared to Peter and I believe that was the private discussion to restore Peter back to where he needed to be. But one of the beautiful things about that story is you see Peter making the biggest mistake and yet who did God choose to preach the first sermon of the brand new church on the day of Pentecost? It was old Peter. Old Peter went on to stand in front of the Sanhedrin and preach the gospel. He went on to to to have the crippled walk when he said rise up and walk. Silver and gold have we none, but in the name of Jesus we give you what we have. Get up and walk. He was the one that they pulled people into the streets just so his shadow could pass over. This man that was human, flawed, but loved God with all of his heart. And that's why I just love it. He was just something special. And you know what? He was something special to Jesus. You know, he was with Jesus. Jesus only took three of the 12 to the Mount of Transfiguration. He took Peter, James, and John. So, Peter was there at the Mount of Transfiguration when Jesus was transformed in front of the and and Moses and Elijah stood there. Peter's the one that was so awed by that experience. He said, "Lord, we ought to build three tabernacles here. One for you, one for Moses, one for Elijah." I mean, he was just like, "This is blowing him away." You know? Peter was with him. You know, when Jesus raised the little girl from the dead. When Jesus he raised he only took Peter. He made everyone get out of the room. He made He made everyone get out. Only the parents went in and Peter and James and John went in because he didn't want any unbelief there. So, Peter stood right beside Jesus when he looked at that little girl and said, "Arise." And she got up from the dead. He got to be in the midst of all that. He got to see all that. I mean, think about it. He's the one that just a few years later he was the first one to have a vision from God and a word from God and direction from God to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles being a Jew. And God said, "What I don't don't call what I've cleansed uncommon." And he took him to the house of Cornelius and everybody got saved that day and filled with the Holy Ghost spontaneously. Power of God fell. Peter went on to preach. He made a few more mistakes after all that, too. Right? Paul had to rebuke him one time.
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