The Ultimate Question 4-14-2024
April 14, 2024
The Ultimate Question
Pastor Jason West
April 14, 2024
Matthew 16:13a “Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi … ”
I. Who Does the
(Matthew 16:13)
• Jesus Calls Himself “the
(Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; Matthew 16:14)
II. Who Do
(Matthew 16:15)
A. Peter’s Profound Proclamation
(Matthew 16:16)
1. Jesus is “The Christ”
2. Jesus is “The Son of the
John 1:49 “Nathanael answered him, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!’”
Matthew 14:33 “And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, ‘Truly you are the Son of God.’”
John 1:41b “We have found the Messiah (which means Christ).”
John 6:68-69 “Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God?’”
B. God is
(Matthew 16:17; 1 Corinthians 12:3)
C. Jesus Gives You a New
(Matthew 16:18a)
1.
2.
Psalm 18:2a “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge”
Psalm 18:31 “For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?”
Psalm 62:1-2 “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.”
Isaiah 26:4 “Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.”
Isaiah 44:8b “And you are my witnesses! Is there a God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any.”
3.
(1 Corinthians 3:11; 1 Peter 1:5, 7; 2:4-5; Matthew 7:24-27)
• You are Peter (Petros- a stone)
• And on this Rock (Petra - a ‘massive stone)
• I will build my church (Ekklesia - assembly, congregation, community, body, called-out ones)
D. The Church Will Advance
Matthew 16:18 “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
Matthew 16:19 “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 loosed in heaven.”
E. Given the
Matthew 16:19 “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 loosed in heaven.”
Matthew 16:20 “Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.”
III. The
Matthew 16:21 “From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”
A. Open Mouth, Insert Foot
Matthew 16:22 “And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, ’Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.’”
B. A Harsh
Matthew 16:23 “But he turned and said to Peter, ‘Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.’”
Matthew 16:24-25 “Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.’”