Matthew 16:13-20 · Peter’s Confession to Christ

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"

14 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

15 "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"

16 Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." 20 Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.

The King and His Castle
Matthew 16:13-18
Sermon
by James Merritt
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There were seven of them, and in their day they were the greatest tourist attractions in the history of the world. What were they? Well, here is the list of them:

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Stature of Zeus at Olympia
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
The Mausoleum in Egypt
The Coliseum of Rhodes
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
The Great Pyramid of Gaza

You may recognize this list as comprising what is now known as the "Seven Ancient Wonders of the World." The reason why they were called wonders is because of the time they existed they were seen as the greatest man-made structures on earth. Well, they may have been great, but only one of them still exists, and that is the great Pyramid of Gaza. They were legendary but they were not lasting.

There are other wonders of the world recogn…

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