“13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of dthe living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock2 I will build my church, and the gates of hell3 shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed4 in heaven.” 20 Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ. ” Matthew 16:13-20
Yesterday, we were in Atlanta visit our son’s church (which just happens to be a place of many God-divined story-connections for me:-). As we headed home, I remembered the trail that led each of these ‘carriers of Christ’ into my life and then listened to some sermons from the church podcast to pass my driving turn. A simple yet profound truth from one called “The Jesus Piece” begged to be shared. See my notes below, and for the entire sermon, visit the Atlanta Westside Church.
