you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.” Jesus said to Peter “you are blessed”
you did not discover this wonderful truth about me but my Father revealed it to you. Peter’s
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confession was God-given insight that is much deeper than anyone. If any one of you is
uncertain who Christ is open your heart to God and He will reveal who Christ is to you.
Jesus continues in verse 18 “And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will
build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” In Greek Peter is Petros and a
rock is petra. Peter’s Aramaic name was Kephas, which means massive rock. Jesus said to him:
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Like Peter, Jesus gave us His keys, the gospel and He
called every one of us to be the faithful steward of the Kingdom. We have a great privilege and
responsibility to save lives to be part of building His Church by adding one stone at a time.
In Closing, on Pentecost Sunday, the Holy Spirit came down and through powerful
preaching of Peter Sunday Church was born as Jesus promised. As Christians gather together on
Sundays, they grew in faith and then went out to share the gospel of Christ. The people’s lives
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It has done so because of the energized efforts of the people gathered
on Sunday. More than any other group, the Church has changed the world, and more than every
other group together, the Church has changed the world.
As we plan to move to a new location, Christ wants to add more people to His Kingdom
and we hold the keys to His Kingdom. He wants us to open up the Kingdom and invite people in
and through us He wants to build His Church. The Church is His legacy He left it behind for us
to continue to build His legacy. The Church is the hope of the world. First and foremost our
legacy we should leave behind more than anything else is the Church of Christ. For the current
and next generation that is to come. I want people to remember that I was part of a great
movement. That movement is sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus said, “I will build my
church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.”
In general, there are no specific applications and illustration.
There are few theological points that I do not agree. I wrote them in above. I think that these are
BIG issues. I hope you can change these