His Church

Matthew 16:13–20 NIV

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 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. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

1. We are His Church

We must be healthy

We must have unity

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We must be growing

2. Revelation is the foundation of the church

We must know Jesus

We must confess Jesus

We must imitate Jesus

3. Jesus built His church

Jesus is the master architect

Jesus is the master builder

What Jesus builds will last

4. His church should be attractive

Division should not be part of His church

Gossip should not be part of His church

Excitement should be part of His church

Life should be part of His church

5. His church is victorious

We have the keys

We need to learn to walk in victory

We need to learn to run to Him when trouble comes

We need to bind things

We need to be loosed