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[353.02 --> 355.08] Who do you say I am? |
[355.08 --> 357.86] Who do you say I am? |
[358.60 --> 359.74] Why do you follow me, |
[359.80 --> 359.98] really? |
[361.12 --> 363.20] The disciples are silent for a while |
[363.20 --> 364.42] until Peter confesses, |
[364.46 --> 364.90] and he says, |
[365.28 --> 366.14] very famous line, |
[366.54 --> 367.44] you are the Christ, |
[367.54 --> 368.06] the Messiah, |
[368.50 --> 370.60] son of the living God. |
[372.30 --> 373.18] Jesus says, |
[373.84 --> 375.78] Peter's answer is true, |
[376.16 --> 377.28] and he reminds Peter, |
[377.42 --> 379.12] this didn't come from your own brilliance, |
[379.12 --> 381.60] but this was revealed to you by God himself. |
[382.82 --> 383.96] And Jesus goes on, |
[383.96 --> 385.28] and he says this line, |
[385.80 --> 388.94] on this I shall build my ecclesia, |
[389.22 --> 391.22] first time the word is used in the gospel, |
[391.54 --> 392.42] my church. |
[392.68 --> 394.64] On this I will build my church, |
[394.98 --> 396.24] and the gates of hell, |
[396.30 --> 396.90] there we are again, |
[397.12 --> 400.10] and the gates of hell shall not overcome it. |
[401.28 --> 403.52] A community founded on Jesus' identity |
[403.52 --> 404.28] as the Messiah, |
[404.48 --> 405.40] the son of the living God. |
[408.74 --> 411.10] I was reading this quote from a guy named Drew Dyson, |
[412.10 --> 413.34] and he says it this way, |
[413.96 --> 414.94] he says, |
[414.94 --> 416.84] in Matthew's gospel, |
[417.64 --> 420.66] the disciples have already identified Jesus as Messiah |
[420.66 --> 422.38] prior to where we read today, |
[422.74 --> 424.64] thereby limiting the drama of Peter's confession. |
[425.14 --> 426.78] The turning point in the story, |
[426.92 --> 427.72] according to Dyson, |
[428.28 --> 430.94] is rather that Jesus would build his church |
[430.94 --> 434.12] on a cracked foundation of a flawed disciple, |
[434.28 --> 435.52] and we could even say disciples. |
[436.44 --> 438.10] What a powerful witness to the church |
[438.10 --> 440.06] that could open up a powerful moment |
[440.06 --> 441.62] in a congregation's life. |
[441.62 --> 442.28] This is for us. |
[442.28 --> 445.36] The story doesn't simply end triumphantly, however, |
[445.60 --> 447.20] but with a charge for the church |
[447.20 --> 448.88] to live according to this new kingdom. |
[449.24 --> 451.92] The church is not simply to stand in victory, |
[452.26 --> 454.72] but is given the power to bind and loose, |
[454.76 --> 455.82] we'll talk a bit more about that, |
[456.10 --> 458.04] perhaps unleashing the power of forgiveness |
[458.04 --> 459.42] and grace in the world, |
[459.42 --> 462.12] or heralding the prophetic role of the church |
[462.12 --> 463.90] in fighting oppression and evil. |
[465.16 --> 466.46] And so, in Matthew, |
[466.60 --> 468.36] we see that the church is rooted |
[468.36 --> 471.34] in this confession of Jesus as Messiah |
[471.34 --> 472.50] and Son of God. |
[472.84 --> 476.52] We see the church set in the context of conflict |
[476.52 --> 479.54] with opposing views right up front there. |
[479.78 --> 481.34] We don't see a church here |
[481.34 --> 484.60] that is about escaping the big bad world. |
[484.60 --> 486.28] We see the church as something |
[486.28 --> 489.24] that steps into the midst of it all |
[489.24 --> 492.14] with the power of Jesus as Messiah. |
[492.40 --> 493.82] We see the church entrusted |
[493.82 --> 495.16] with the keys of the kingdom. |
[495.58 --> 497.36] That's all about God's reign. |
[497.62 --> 499.82] That's about how the reign overcomes sin |
[499.82 --> 501.96] and overcomes death and brings life, |
[502.16 --> 504.18] a reign that brings life in Christ. |
[505.74 --> 506.92] Let me give you another quote. |
[507.48 --> 509.00] This is one from a guy named Eugene Boring. |
[510.14 --> 510.60] And he said, |
[510.74 --> 512.42] and he was addressing it to pastors, |
[512.52 --> 513.02] so you'll see here, |
[513.02 --> 515.30] teaching and preaching from this text |
[515.30 --> 516.96] should point to the church |
[516.96 --> 518.72] not as a human achievement |
[518.72 --> 521.52] or a fellowship of like-minded individuals |
[521.52 --> 522.84] who have formed a support group, |
[523.24 --> 525.88] but to God as the one who through Christ |
[525.88 --> 528.74] grants the revelation that generates faith, |
[529.16 --> 531.70] the one who blesses those who receive the revelation |
[531.70 --> 533.00] that Jesus is the Messiah, |
[533.30 --> 535.26] and the one who gives us a new name, |
[535.40 --> 536.22] identity, nature, |
[536.46 --> 537.40] not just a label. |
[537.40 --> 539.52] The Christian word is not a label. |
[539.72 --> 540.40] It's an identity |
[540.40 --> 542.78] and sends us to continue his work |
[542.78 --> 545.16] including the authority to make decisions |
[545.16 --> 546.70] in his name. |
[547.48 --> 548.94] And you see how powerful this is |
[548.94 --> 550.52] really about a description |
[550.52 --> 551.90] of the church, |
[552.14 --> 553.22] of who we are. |
[554.22 --> 555.62] Notice Jesus says to Simon, |
[556.14 --> 557.12] you are Peter, |
[557.68 --> 558.40] rock, |
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