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800-Pound Gorilla? Or The First Pope?

Contributed by William Mouser on Aug 23, 2005

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In Matthew 16, Jesus confers on Peter (and, later the other Apostles) authority to rule the Church, founded on the truth of Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Messiah.

Matthew 16:13-20 800-Pound Gorilla? Or the First Pope? There’s a phrase that’s popular in modern discussions of any number of topics, and that phrase is this: “an 800 pound gorilla in the room.” An example would be this line which I plucked from a blog entry on the international economy as it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Who Is Jesus?

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 23, 2005

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Because that will effect the way you live the rest of your life

Introduction This morning/evening I’d like to focus on one verse from our reading 16Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." I want to ask two questions: 1. What did Peter mean – and 2. What does this mean to us today. 1. What did Peter mean when he said “ You ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Anglican

"Free Access" Series

Contributed by Ken Harris on Aug 27, 2005

based on 10 ratings

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The purpose of this sermon is to motivate the hearers to affirm to others that they have FREE ACCESS to God’s kingdom - which authorizes them to have keys to binding their barriers/obstacles and loosing their blessings through PRAYER.

28 August 2005 by Chaplain (MAJ) Ken Harris Ulchi Focus Lens Busan, South Korea Big Idea: Prayer is a key tool which grants ACCESS to bind barriers/obstacles and to loose blessings for believers. References: Esther 1:14 (And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

On The Edge Series

Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Aug 27, 2005

based on 30 ratings

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Being on the edge can be scarry. But this somtimes makes people run for there lives.Are you ready to be intimate?

Matthew 16:16-19 The Church on the edge The last few weeks we talked about being the church on the edge and how to get there and on the edge of what. What it show us even though it might be scary or way out of our comfort zone. We talked about how the church has no walls. We can not worship ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:16-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

On The Edge Part 3 Series

Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Sep 3, 2005

based on 4 ratings

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We are on the edge of incredible. Are we rady? Are we moving in the direction that God has for us?

Matthew 16:16-19 The Church on the edge The last few weeks we talked about being the church on the edge and how to get there and on the edge of what. What it show us even though it might be scary or way out of our comfort zone. We talked about how the church has no walls. We can not worship the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:16-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"A Christian Response To The Da Vinci Code"

Contributed by Danny Moss on Apr 27, 2006

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This message is a response to the Da Vinci Code challenge to the diety of Jesus Christ.

"Who Is Jesus Christ? How Shall We Answer The World?" (a response to the Da Vinci Code challenge to the Diety of Jesus Christ) Text-Matthew 16:13-20 By-Rev. Danny Moss dannymoss777@yahoo.com Introduction- I have always been greatly interested in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Baptist

Peter The Rock? Series

Contributed by Shane Hart on Apr 27, 2006

based on 6 ratings

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A discussion of that famous statement by Jesus calling Peter "the rock."

As we continue answering your questions let’s go to this week’s email: "Good morning Pastor Shane! I have been slowly....... reading thru the book of Matthew. 1. The one thing that I’ve intended to ask you about is Mt 16:19. To what is Jesus referring? *I will give you the keys of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

Bound? Or Loose? Series

Contributed by Shane Hart on Apr 27, 2006

based on 11 ratings

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A discussion on the issue of binding and loosing and the affect on earth and heaven relationship.

Last week, we began our look at the issue of binding and loosing as found in Matthew 16:19 and again in 18:18. Before we pick up where we left off, I’ll read the email that came on this: Good morning Pastor Shane! I have been slowly....... reading thru the book of Matthew. 1. The one thing ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Greatest Faith

Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on May 1, 2006

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Satan will seek to have us doubt many of the promises of God but if we believe that Jesus Christ is the SOn of God then our faith will be sealed for everything else. This is the foundation of our faith. It requires the greatest faith to believe that a man

The Greatest Faith INTRODUCTION: It was probably one of those warm sunny Jewish days with puffs of clouds moving lazily overhead when Jesus held the last retreat with his twelve disciples. The place was Caesarea Philippi, a northern Gentile city which was the site for the oldest and newest centers ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-18

Denomination: Adventist

The Da Vinci Code: The True Nature Of The Church Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 22, 2006

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An answer to Dan Brown’s attack on the Roman Catholic Church in "The Da Vinci Code."

Cracking the Da Vinci Code: There is Only One Church Matthew 16:13-20 So, it wasn’t the Apostle Peter whom Jesus called to lead the Church. That is the revelation made by Sir Leigh Teabing in the novel The Da Vinci Code. No, we discover that it was actually Mary Magdalene that Jesus charged ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Methodist

The Davinci Code: Who Do You Say I Am? Series

Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 23, 2006

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An answer to Dan Brown’s claim about the divinity of Jesus Christ in "The DaVinci Code."

Cracking the da Vinci Code: Who Do You Say That I Am? Matthew 16:13-20 Forty million people. That’s the number of copies of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code that have been sold since its publication in 2003. That’s a lot of books. And now, two Academy Award winning celebrities, Tom Hanks and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Methodist

Becoming A Holy Versus Healthy Church

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Jan 27, 2003

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The dangers of evangelistic outreach and church growth that are driven by purpose rather than God's presence are explored.

"Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God. Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the LORD, who makes you holy." (Leviticus 20:7-8 NIV) Multiplied numbers of books on church growth have been written that try to explain the characteristics of so called ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:16-18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jesus Yes The Church No?

Contributed by David Parks on Jan 30, 2003

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Many claim to love Jesus but despise his church. Is this bilblical or logical?

JESUS, YES! THE CHURCH, NO? INTRODUCTION: 1 We are living in an age that has seen the rise of license and the decline of responsibility. 2 Today many seem to be desperately looking for some strange type of Utopia in which there is happiness without responsibility. 1) Many children expect their ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:16-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The New Testament Church; Its Plan Series

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Feb 25, 2003

based on 15 ratings

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The New Testament reveals the content of the Apostle’s preaching and the expected response to the Gospel.

The New Testament Church; Its Plan Matt. 16:13-19 INTRO.: Walter Scott was a preacher in Pittsburgh, Pa., who moved to Steubenville Ohio in 1826. This brought him into the area of the Mahoning Baptist Assoc. His speaking abilities were well known and, even though he was not a member of the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Unlearning The Church Series

Contributed by Daniel Villa on Sep 9, 2003

based on 35 ratings

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The church Jesus built is His body called for a special purpose in the world.

UNLEARNING THE CHURCH Matthew 16:17-19; Col 1:18,24-25; Thesis: We have adapted so many unhealthy and unbiblical views and practices we call the church, that we have almost rendered the church irrelevant and ineffective. We need to recover what Jesus expects or dreams the church will be. ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:18-25, Matthew 16:17-19

Denomination: Church Of God

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