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- The Gospel -

The Rock, The Walk, and The Talk

Youth Group Week 2

The gospel – There is a God, Its not me!

There is Right and Wrong, and I have done wrong myself!

There is Justice and personal Consequence. I answer for my own actions.

There is Forgiveness because Christ took my place!

There is Restoration if I turn from my path and humbler myself to follow God’s path.

There is such Blessing to know God and to be known by Him!

Matthew 16

The Rock: Matthew 16:13–20 “Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 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. 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. 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.” Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.”

The Truth that: Jesus is the Messiah (vv. 16), Sent by the Father (Vv. 16), and meant to die in our place on the Cross (Vv. 21)

How did Peter know this? (Vv. 17)

What implications are there of this truth for us in life?

The Walk: Matthew 16:21–28

Matthew 16:21–28 (ESV)

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. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” 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.” 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. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

Setting our minds on the things of God or of the things of Man? (Vv. 23)

What ironies do you see in this text? (Vv. 22, Vv.21 compared to Vv. 23)

The Talk: Matthew 16:5–12 “When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. Jesus said to them, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

When we see ourselves as the answer, we do not ask God and fail to grasp what He has for us in key moments. (Vv. 8-11)

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