Sunday, August 23, 2020

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Sermon Text: Matthew 16:13-20

"[13] Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ [14] And they said, ‘Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ [15] He said to them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’ [16] Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ [17] 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. [18] And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock[b] I will build my church, and the gates of hell[c] shall not prevail against it. [19] 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[d] in heaven.’ [20] Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ."

Sermon Theme: "What About You?"