BECOMING A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS pt 3 // Sunday, September 11, 2022 // Pastor Jeff Hines
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Sunday — September 11, 2022
Becoming A Light in the Darkness
Today: Being A Disciple
Big Question from last week…
1. Caesarea Philippi
2. “Gates of Hell”
Matthew 16: 13 - 18 (ESV)
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Genesis 1: 27, 28, 31 (NLT)
So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.” 31 Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!
Matthew 16: 24 – 26 (ESV)
Then Jesus told his disciples,
(Mark & Luke Include the Crowd)
“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
Don’t give in to this!
Purpose… Meaning…
Significance… Fulfillment…
Dead gods with false promises…
25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
False offer of “Life”…
26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?
Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
Lost who are found…
Those who choose to walk away…
Mathew 16: 27 (NLT)
For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds.
Qualitative NOT Quantitative
There would be more ministry and teaching Jerusalem…
3. Mount of Olives
4. Jerusalem
5. Garden of Gethsemane
4. Jerusalem
Matthew 28: 18 – 21 (NLT)
Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
6. Mount of Ascension
Acts 1: 3 - 5 (NLT)
During the forty days after he suffered and died, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God. 4Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before. 5John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 1: 6 (NLT)
So when the apostles were with Jesus, they kept asking him, “Lord, has the time come for you to free Israel and restore our kingdom?” 7 He replied, “The Father alone has the authority to set those dates and times, and they are not for you to know. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere — in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”