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*“Who do you say I am?” – Matthew 16:13-20*
· Reassuringly, there are many things that I love about Jesus!
· Jesus asking *questions*
o cutting right to the very heart of the issue…
o *“Who do you say I am?”*
§ ‘Who do you think you are?’
· Looking at *two things* – in reverse!
o *Jesus’ response* to Peter’s correct answer
o *Peter’s answer* itself, and /our own embrace of that answer/
· Four Peters at Petertide; Rocky I, II, III & IV!
o John and I considered changing our names to make it easier for the Archbishop; Jennie was less sure!
· *Who* or *what* is /the Rock/?
o *Peter* or the truth of his *confession*?
§ petra~/PetroV (Greek); /kēphā/~//kēphā/ (Aramaic)
§ may well be that *both are true*
· *Spiderman*
o sensible brown leather shoes…
o “With great power comes great responsibility”
· *Peter* was given great */authority and responsibility/* as a result of having received this revelation from God (*keys*; *binding~/loosing*)
o yet he *shared* this authority with the other apostles~/*disciples*
§ in 16:19 the ‘you’ is */singular/* whereas in 18:18 it is */plural/*
o Peter’s /own/ understanding?
§ *living stones* – 1 Peter 2:4-5(-12)
§ *Christ* as the *cornerstone* (1 Peter 2:6; 1 Cor 3:11)
· *founder* and *foundation*
o the */rôle/* of the ‘Church’ which is built upon the rock…
§ *worship* (“offering spiritual sacrifices” v5)
§ *evangelism* (“declaring praises” v9)
§ *justice* (“living good lives” vv11-12)
o in that building, every confessor finds a place
· Brings us back to the */confession/* itself – “Who do you say I am?”
o “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
· Who is Jesus…
o to *me*, to *you*, to *us*?
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· People often /known/ by *what they do* and~/or *who they are*
o *job* – ‘the chemist’
o *achievements* – scored the winning try~/goal~/run
o *relationships* – Bob’s wife (Andy’s son-in-law!)
· Knowing *who He was*, *what He did* and *who He is*
o “The Christ, the son of the living God”
§ anointed as *King* and~/or *priest*
§ divine – ‘*of God*’
· *Son of the Father*
· Trinitarian theology
§ *Philippians 2*
o “Became obedient to death, even death on a cross”
§ no time ~/ always time to talk about the cross…
§ the *failure* of humankind *to worship* God
· sin
§ /worshipping in perfection/
· *destroying* the *power* of sin
· freeing us to worship in *purity* and *holiness*
o The *Risen* Christ
§ sender of the *Spirit*
§ *present* in our midst
§ *enthroned in glory*
· worshipped
· shared
· followed
· Our rôle?
o *seeing* Him for who He is
o *helping others* to see Him for who He is
o *following Him* with our eyes fixed on Him
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