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What is the difference between defending Jesus and confessing and trusting him? Peter boasted that he was ready to die for Jesus - but just a few hours later, after he discovered that Jesus neither needed nor wanted his help in resisting arrest, Peter publicly denied his identity as Jesus' disciple. In this sermon, Pastor Heather explores the gap between our ideals and reality, between what we imagine Jesus wants from us and the downward path to glory he modeled and asks us to follow him on.