In this message*, Pastor Eric invites us to imagine the unfolding events of "Palm Sunday" from the perspective of Jesus's disciple, Peter. The challenge is that Peter and the disciples, while constantly at Jesus' side during his ministry, are nowhere to be found in this moment.
But scripture is clear: Jesus's entry into Jerusalem on a donkey and his actions in the Temple--flipping over tables and causing a stir--are the very events that push the political and religious leaders leaders over the edge and lead them to crucify him. We can't understand how we get to the cross without these events. And yet, it is strange that at such a climactic moment, Peter and the disciples are absent.
So, where was Peter? This message considers what we might have to learn from entering into the tensions that he would have been wrestling with that day in his quest--and failure--to follow Jesus to the end?
* Pastor Eric's microphone got knocked off as he got changed for the sermon and didn't realize it, hence the muffled sounds. Our apologies!
