11.1 Persecution is harder than we might think.
11.1 Persecution is harder than we might think. The rejection. The pain and suffering. We may think we are up for it when really we are not as strong as we think. We need grace and mercy and acceptance in spite of our weakness. Matthew 26. 31 Then Jesus *said to them, “You will all [ i ] fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, ‘I will strike down the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered .’ 32 But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.” 33 But Peter said to Him, “ Even though all may [ j ] fall away because of You, I will never fall away.” 34 Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” 35 Peter *said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You.” All the disciples said the same thing too. 69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant-gi...