{"id":14594,"date":"2026-03-25T12:51:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=14594"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:52:05","slug":"the-sold-out-savior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2026\/03\/the-sold-out-savior\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sold-Out Savior"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>2026 THEME: Still the ONE!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Title: The Sold-Out Savior<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Scripture: Various Scripture<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: center;\">Two Failures, Two Roads \u2014 Peter\u2019s Denial and Judas\u2019s Betrayal Text:<br \/>\nMatthew 26:69\u201375; Matthew 27:1\u20135; Luke 22:31\u201332<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmazing grace! How sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found, Was blind but now I see\u2026 Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; \u2018Tis grace has<br \/>\nbrought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.\u201d~ John Newton (1725-1807)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Peter\u2019s Denial: Failure Out of Fear (<em>Matthew<\/em> 26:33)<\/li>\n<li>Judas\u2019s Betrayal: Failure Out of a Hardened Heart (<em>Matthew<\/em> 27:1-5)<\/li>\n<li>Both Men Felt Remorse (<em>Luke<\/em> 22:26, <em>Matthew<\/em> 27:5)<\/li>\n<li>Peter Turned Toward Jesus (<em>Luke<\/em> 22:31\u201332)<\/li>\n<li>Judas Turned Away in Despair (<em>Matthew<\/em> 27:3-5)<\/li>\n<li>The Danger of Despair (<em>Romans<\/em> 5:20)<\/li>\n<li>Warning and Hope<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Next week: 2026 Theme: Still the ONE!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Sermon: The Sin-Laden Savior<br \/>\nScripture: Various Scripture for each thought<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 THEME: Still the ONE! Title: The Sold-Out Savior Scripture: Various Scripture Two Failures, Two Roads \u2014 Peter\u2019s Denial and Judas\u2019s Betrayal Text: Matthew 26:69\u201375; Matthew 27:1\u20135; Luke 22:31\u201332 \u201cAmazing grace! How sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found, Was blind but now I see\u2026 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2026\/03\/the-sold-out-savior\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermon-notes","nodate","item-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14594"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14596,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14594\/revisions\/14596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}