Eyes on Jesus: Denying Eyes
Redeemer Lutheran Church - LCMS
Charleston, WV
Third Sunday of Lent (YrA)

Message presented by Rev. Frank C. Ruffatto

Psalm 27:1-5
Isaiah 59:1-3, 12-13
2 Timothy 2:8-13
Mark 14:26-31, 66-72

In the third week of Lent, we stare into the “Denying Eyes” of Peter and the other apostles. They could not see how they could ever fall away from Jesus, but after Jesus is betrayed by Judas, ten of them flee, and Peter—when he is spotted by a servant girl and sees that his own neck is on the line—sees fit to deny Jesus, which leads to his own eyes weeping in remorse. We sinners likewise deny our Lord in many ways, but Jesus denied Himself to take up the cross for our salvation.