Personal Understanding
Matthew 16: 13-20
Illustration

Her name was Sarah Dowerday. Born with only one leg, she received national attention several years ago for climbing to the top of Mt. Reiner in Seattle Washington. To document this fascinating human-interest story, a CBS camera crew went along. When she finally reached the snow-capped peak they ask her how she felt: "Once you have experienced the peak, your life is never the same."

Friends, once you have come to the point that you truly can echo the words of Peter: Thou art the Christ the son of the living God, your life will never be the same. Ask the woman at the well, ask Mary Magdeline, ask Paul, ask Martin Luther, ask John Wesley, ask Charles Colson, ask somebody in this church.

Who do you say that I am? Discover the answer to that and you discover the answer to life.

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