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| Summary: When we make a commitment to Jesus the Messiah, we are given a firm foundation in uncertain times. Saying yes to him gives us a rock on which to build our lives. |
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| Summary: Peter’s confession of Jesus’ identity represents a point of no return for both Jesus and his disciples. Jesus challenges his followers to confess his identity and then unleashes them to serve in his mission. |
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| Summary: When Peter declared that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God, Jesus said that God had revealed that truth to Peter. God does indeed grant revelations to humans. God wants us to know what his plans for us are. The Bible is full of persons who received revelations of God. Jewish and Christian history have numerous stories of faithful souls who have had God’s reality and truth revealed to them.
A revelation can happen to anyone, anytime, any place.
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| Summary: Jesus asks us a question, through a question he asked his followers. Our answer to that question not only reminds us of who he is, but of who we are and, more importantly, who we ought to be, how we are to live, and where we eventually hope to go. |
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| Summary: Who is Jesus for you? The varied answers we might give have one unifying tie: If Jesus is important, then we must be responsible to him as his disciples. Jesus asked Peter this basic question, and the apostle’s response initiated a life of responsible discipleship. We have been called through baptism to a similar life. |
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| Summary: So many of our origin stories are not quite true. We rewrite our past to justify our status in the present. But in contrast to the origin story of the mighty Roman Empire, Jesus Christ is the real thing. Always was. Always will be. Even though Peter’s a little unclear on the details, he recognizes this. Will we? |
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