THE ANSWER FOR A WORLD IN NEED!
Who Is This Jesus?
Matthew 16:13-19
- Jesus Is Our
Confession (vv.13-16)
- The first
requirement of salvation
- Confession
from conviction
- A public confession
- Matthew
10:32-33
- Mark
8:38
- Romans 10:9-10
- Confession
and conversion (v.18)
- Jesus is the
firm foundation of the church
- Ephesians 2:20
- 1 Peter 2:6-7
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
- The New
Testament church is built upon personal conviction, a public confession, and a
powerful conversion of the foundational truth that Jesus Christ is “the Christ,
the Son of the living God.”
- Jesus Is the
Architect (v.18)
- Jesus is the
architect and builder of the Church
- 1
Corinthians 3:11
- “Petros” vs.
“petra”
- Petros
- Petra
- Rock stratum,
ledge, foundation
- Peter is a piece
of the rock—Jesus is the foundation
- Philippians
1:6
- Jesus Is the
Composer (v.18)
- 1
Peter 2:4-8
- Ephesians
4:7-16
- Jesus Gives
Us His Commission (v.19)
- Isaiah
22:22
- Luke
11:52
- Those who
have confess Jesus Christ as the Son of the living God hold the keys to the kingdom
of heaven.
- The
commission of the Church is proclamation of God’s truth
- Matthew 18:15-18
- Matthew 28:19-20
- Mark 16:15
- Luke 24:45-47
- Acts 1:8
- John 3:16
- Binding and
loosing
- Jesus Provides
Ultimate Victory (v.18)
COMMITMENT
- There is a
necessary confession for being a part of the kingdom of heaven.
- Do you
believe that Jesus is “the Christ, the Son of the living God”?
- Everyone has
sinned and everyone is unworthy of God
- Romans
3:23
- …for
all have sinned and falls short of the glory of God.
- Jesus preached
for repentance
- Matthew
4:17
- “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at
hand.”
- Confession of
Jesus from a believing heart
- Romans
10:9-10,13
- …that if you confess with your mouth that
Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you
will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in
righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
- …for whoever will call on the name of the
Lord will be saved.