Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ
13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”14 So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some 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 answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus answered and said to 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 also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not [g]prevail against it. 19And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth [h]will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
20 Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ.
Peter in the Greek – 4074 Pétros (a masculine noun) – properly, a stone (pebble), such as a small rock found along a pathway
Rock in the Greek – 4073 pétra (a feminine noun) – “a mass of connected rock,” which is distinct from 4074 (Pétros) which is “a detached stone or boulder” (A-S). 4073 (pétra) is a “solid or native rock, rising up through the earth” (Souter) – a huge mass of rock (a boulder), such as a projecting cliff.
I will build – Definition: to build a house
Usage: I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.
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3618 oikodoméō (from 3624 /oíkos, “a house” and domeō, “to build”) – properly, to build a house (home, edifice); (figuratively) to edify – literally, “build someone up,” helping them to stand (be strong, “sturdy”).
Church- in the Greek
Definition: an assembly, a (religious) congregation
Usage: an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.
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1577 ekklēsía(from 1537 /ek, “out from and to” and 2564 /kaléō, “to call”) – properly, people called out from the world and to God, the outcome being the Church (the mystical body of Christ) – i.e. the universal (total) body of believers whom God calls out from the world and into His eternal kingdom.
[The English word “church” comes from the Greek word kyriakos, “belonging to the Lord” (kyrios). 1577 /ekklēsía (“church”) is the root of the terms “ecclesiology” and “ecclesiastical.”]
The New Jerusalem
Rev. 21: 9 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came [f]to me and talked with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the [g]bride, the Lamb’s wife.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the [h]great city, the [i]holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. 12 Also she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13 three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the [j]names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 And he who talked with me had a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. 16 The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand [k]furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal. 17 Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. 18 The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. 19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
The Glory of the New Jerusalem
22 But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine [l]in it, for the [m]glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. 24 And the nations [n]of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor [o]into it. 25 Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there). 26 And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into [p]it. 27 But there shall by no means enter it anything [q]that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
The Church the Lord’s greatest achievement…
Made up of people from every nation, every tribe, every continent.
The Global church is made up of some 700 Apostolic Pentecostal Groups worldwide all preaching the Gospel of Christ, all reaching into places around the globe.
Jesus is coming back soon and we have a short time to get this place evangelized.
Every country fits into a piece of the puzzle
The Church is the heart of God and each of us has a role to play in it. each of us is a cell in a larger body, often we get so focused on me, mine, and what’s happening in our circle that we forget about the global church.
It is important to remember who we are as a body, who we are called to be… to know our place on the great wall…we are building with the Lord.
Here is little Outlook, Sk there was a prophecy given to this little church in Outlook, SK that they would have streams flowing out from them… today the streams are reaching worldwide with… those coming out of this little church ministering this morning in, India, Africa, Edmonton, Penobsquis, and Outlook. The Lord’s prophecies never fail!!
We are spread out all over the globe this morning, Nehemiah knew the importance of rebuilding after Jerusalem was destroyed by Babylon… we as the church are much in the same place, spiritual Babylon tried to destroy us, but the prophecy over Outlook also said because of who we were, we would be ok.
The enemy tried to stop us, tried to destroy us but just like Nehemiah we held on to our part on the wall.
Neh.4 10 Then Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is so much rubbish that we are not able to build the wall.”
11And our adversaries said, “They will neither know nor see anything, till we come into their midst and kill them and cause the work to cease.”
12So it was, when the Jews who dwelt near them came, that they told us ten times, “From whatever place you turn, they will be upon us.”
13Therefore I positioned men behind the lower parts of the wall, at the openings; and I set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. 14And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”
15And it happened, when our enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had brought their plot to nothing, that all of us returned to the wall, everyone to his work. 16So it was, from that time on, that half of my servants worked at construction, while the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows, and wore armor; and the leaders [b]were behind all the house of Judah. 17Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that with one hand they worked at construction, and with the other held a weapon. 18Every one of the builders had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the trumpet was beside me.
19Then I said to the nobles, the rulers, and the rest of the people, “The work is great and extensive, and we are separated far from one another on the wall. 20Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us.”
21So we labored in the work, and half of [c]the men held the spears from daybreak until the stars appeared. 22At the same time I also said to the people, “Let each man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be our guard by night and a working party by day.” 23So neither I, my brethren, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me took off our clothes, except that everyone took them off for washing.
Outlook is playing a chief role in the end-time revival within Canada and globally, we as a church have a powerful role through prayer, the internet, the UPC, and the PAW, the ALJC and the independent churches within Canada through the Foundation.
Each one of us was chosen by God to do our part on the wall, some hold working tools and through their work worship the Lord, some hold swords and through their Spiritual warfare back the church, seeing souls, saved and miracles and wonders occur to the Glory of God… but both work together to build the wall to work with the Lord on this great church, on this building, this New Jerusalem.
Never doubt your place in the big picture, we all have a role, we all have a calling we all are super important in this end time. Let’s get on board, let’s get’er done, let’s pray for those who can physically go, let’s financially support those who can go.
Let’s do what ever we can to make sure our place on the wall is strong and ready to tie into the next place on the wall…
Let’s pray for:
Outlook
Sudbury
Penobsquis
Edmonton
Toronto
Corner Brook
Winnipeg
Canada
Africa
India
and every country on this planet…every tribe… every tongue…
Rev 7″ 9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
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