WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.160 Well, I don't know about you guys, but I have a lot of firecrackers going off around my house, and not small ones, big ones. 00:00:08.220 --> 00:00:16.519 I was working in my backyard yesterday, and one exploded, and it caused my heart to beat a little faster. 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:20.859 Well, Independence Day is upon us. 00:00:21.179 --> 00:00:22.940 We've got a parade afterwards. 00:00:23.240 --> 00:00:24.620 I'm looking forward to that. 00:00:24.900 --> 00:00:28.539 It's going to come right down 60th, take a left on Sheridan Road. 00:00:28.539 --> 00:00:32.259 I hope you can stay for that afterwards and enjoy that together. 00:00:32.799 --> 00:00:41.820 But as you know, Independence Day is a celebration of our country in which we celebrate our independence, the birth of our nation. 00:00:42.340 --> 00:00:49.780 And this year, if I did the math right, which is always under suspect, we've been 241 years as a nation. 00:00:49.780 --> 00:00:59.420 So if 1776 is the date of our first birthday, we're 241 years in. 00:01:00.700 --> 00:01:13.500 We are a nation that we distanced ourselves from a reign of a man named King George III, and that was a bloody mess. 00:01:13.500 --> 00:01:18.400 We became a nation at the shedding of blood. 00:01:19.739 --> 00:01:25.739 Blood separated us from Great Britain so that we could become our own nation. 00:01:25.879 --> 00:01:34.939 And so this morning, in anticipation of July 4th, let's celebrate our freedoms, especially as Christians. 00:01:35.439 --> 00:01:36.819 We have the freedom to gather. 00:01:36.819 --> 00:01:46.519 Did you know that today, in North Korea, Christians will gather in a latrine so they don't have to suffer for being a follower of Jesus? 00:01:46.639 --> 00:01:47.539 We don't fear that. 00:01:48.919 --> 00:01:50.619 So we celebrate that. 00:01:51.899 --> 00:01:59.099 But today, let's pledge our ultimate allegiance to the greatest of all kings, 00:01:59.280 --> 00:02:05.979 who is gathering for himself a whole new people by the blood that he has shed for us. 00:02:06.819 --> 00:02:13.079 His name is Jesus, and he is the Christ, the King, the long-anticipated one. 00:02:13.579 --> 00:02:20.139 And not only did he die, but he was raised, and he's reigning today, gathering a people for himself. 00:02:20.859 --> 00:02:25.240 As we've been working through the Gospel of Matthew, we can't help but ask the question, 00:02:25.359 --> 00:02:27.060 Who is this guy, Jesus? 00:02:28.060 --> 00:02:33.139 And this morning, we're going to approach Matthew 16, asking the question, 00:02:33.139 --> 00:02:34.739 Who is this guy? 00:02:35.299 --> 00:02:41.239 And Matthew 16 is going to show us through again and again that this is the Christ. 00:02:43.099 --> 00:02:45.539 And so last week, we looked at Peter's confession. 00:02:45.899 --> 00:02:48.879 This week, we're going to go all the way back to chapter 16, verse 1, 00:02:48.879 --> 00:02:56.219 And we're going to walk through four different little passages in anticipation for next week 00:02:56.219 --> 00:03:04.759 when we hear Jesus call us to follow him, to deny ourselves, to take up our crosses, 00:03:05.359 --> 00:03:08.460 and to follow him always and in everything. 00:03:08.460 --> 00:03:13.340 And so this morning, what I want to help you to see is, 00:03:14.340 --> 00:03:15.620 Who is this guy? 00:03:15.719 --> 00:03:16.900 He is the Christ. 00:03:17.780 --> 00:03:26.319 And what gives him the right to call us, to deny ourselves, take up our crosses, and follow him, 00:03:26.939 --> 00:03:31.640 what gives him the right is who he is and what he has done. 00:03:31.639 --> 00:03:38.959 So this morning, let's look at these four different sections of Matthew 16, 00:03:39.859 --> 00:03:43.179 starting with a challenge to the Christ. 00:03:43.299 --> 00:03:48.279 Would you open up your Bibles to Matthew chapter 16, verses 1 through 4? 00:03:49.659 --> 00:03:50.779 I'm going to read that. 00:03:50.859 --> 00:03:53.759 I'm going to come back, and we'll just kind of walk through it. 00:03:53.819 --> 00:03:57.639 So Matthew chapter 16, 1 through 4, 00:03:57.639 --> 00:04:24.279 Remember, he's speaking to the Pharisees and Sadducees. 00:04:24.279 --> 00:04:32.859 An adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 00:04:33.619 --> 00:04:36.319 So he left them and departed. 00:04:36.459 --> 00:04:39.619 Now, as we've been working our way through the Gospel of Matthew, 00:04:39.839 --> 00:04:45.379 you may have just noticed that a new group of people has been introduced, the Sadducees. 00:04:45.899 --> 00:04:49.219 And a way to remember who the Sadducees are is to remember it this way. 00:04:49.220 --> 00:04:54.120 They were sad, you see, because they didn't believe in a resurrection. 00:04:56.100 --> 00:04:57.640 The Pharisees did. 00:04:58.780 --> 00:05:00.820 So the Pharisees believed in a resurrection. 00:05:01.320 --> 00:05:05.280 The Sadducees, who were sad, you see, because they didn't believe in a resurrection, 00:05:06.420 --> 00:05:08.920 they were at theological odds. 00:05:09.960 --> 00:05:11.000 But not here. 00:05:11.700 --> 00:05:12.360 Did you notice? 00:05:12.360 --> 00:05:18.120 Jesus, the Pharisees and the Sadducees, came together to test Jesus. 00:05:19.379 --> 00:05:23.600 Jesus has this uncanny way of uniting people who are at odds with each other. 00:05:24.340 --> 00:05:27.840 They unite in against him, in opposition to him. 00:05:27.920 --> 00:05:30.319 We'll see that if you know the Gospel of Luke, 00:05:30.759 --> 00:05:34.660 Pilate and Herod become friends at the end of Jesus' life, 00:05:34.660 --> 00:05:38.280 because they met each other and got to know another, worked some things out. 00:05:39.660 --> 00:05:44.020 Jesus has a way of uniting people for him and against him. 00:05:45.200 --> 00:05:48.380 Well, these two groups of people, the Pharisees and Sadducees, 00:05:48.500 --> 00:05:50.700 who are normally opposed to each other, 00:05:51.080 --> 00:05:53.640 they unite to oppose Jesus. 00:05:53.960 --> 00:05:56.620 And they came to test him, to challenge him. 00:05:57.220 --> 00:05:59.879 They're asking Jesus to show them a sign from heaven. 00:05:59.879 --> 00:06:02.879 And basically what they're saying is, hey, show us proof, 00:06:03.500 --> 00:06:05.819 demonstrate that you're legit. 00:06:06.360 --> 00:06:10.500 And in verses 2 and 3, Jesus responds by appealing to the weather. 00:06:12.180 --> 00:06:16.019 He says, hey, you guys can read the signs in the sky. 00:06:16.300 --> 00:06:18.040 You know if it's going to rain. 00:06:18.139 --> 00:06:19.519 You know if it's going to be threatening. 00:06:19.959 --> 00:06:24.259 Red sky at night or red sky and threatening in the morning. 00:06:24.480 --> 00:06:25.620 You know all these things. 00:06:25.620 --> 00:06:30.560 But then he says, if you look at verse 4, 00:06:30.860 --> 00:06:32.280 no, excuse me, at the end of verse 3, 00:06:32.840 --> 00:06:36.060 but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. 00:06:36.300 --> 00:06:38.180 Hey, you guys can read the weather just fine, 00:06:38.259 --> 00:06:42.740 but you cannot understand the signs of the times, 00:06:43.019 --> 00:06:46.959 namely that the age of the Messiah has come, 00:06:47.899 --> 00:06:51.259 that the kingdom of heaven has drawn near in me. 00:06:51.500 --> 00:06:52.459 You can't see it. 00:06:52.459 --> 00:06:57.759 Jesus goes on to say that their demand for a sign 00:06:57.759 --> 00:07:00.239 is just evidence that they're part of this evil 00:07:00.239 --> 00:07:01.759 and adulterous generation. 00:07:02.379 --> 00:07:04.079 They were asking for a sign, 00:07:04.159 --> 00:07:05.879 and even if Jesus did give them a sign, 00:07:05.959 --> 00:07:06.919 they would not have believed. 00:07:07.060 --> 00:07:07.859 They didn't believe. 00:07:10.439 --> 00:07:12.620 But Jesus doesn't leave them empty-handed. 00:07:13.359 --> 00:07:14.959 If you look at verse 4, he says, 00:07:15.099 --> 00:07:17.699 an evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, 00:07:17.699 --> 00:07:22.459 but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 00:07:24.379 --> 00:07:27.620 This is the second time Jesus has referenced the sign of Jonah. 00:07:27.719 --> 00:07:30.079 He talked about it earlier in Matthew chapter 12. 00:07:30.480 --> 00:07:33.439 And if you remember Jonah, Jonah was a prophet on the run. 00:07:33.860 --> 00:07:37.659 He gets swallowed by a whale, is in the whale for three days, 00:07:37.939 --> 00:07:42.199 and he gets spit out by the whale, not in chunks. 00:07:42.680 --> 00:07:43.980 And he wasn't dead. 00:07:44.300 --> 00:07:45.439 He was alive. 00:07:45.439 --> 00:07:48.319 He was in the belly of a whale for three days, 00:07:48.480 --> 00:07:50.060 and he came out alive. 00:07:51.100 --> 00:07:53.480 And so what Jesus is talking about in Matthew 12, 00:07:53.639 --> 00:07:56.279 and here is, do you know what the sign of Jonah is? 00:07:56.959 --> 00:07:59.899 That Jesus won't, it's not a belly of a whale, 00:08:00.459 --> 00:08:03.879 the belly, the heart of the earth for three days, 00:08:04.079 --> 00:08:07.300 and he spends three days in the earth in a tomb, 00:08:07.659 --> 00:08:09.879 and he comes out alive. 00:08:09.879 --> 00:08:17.620 The sign of Jonah is pointing to the resurrection of Jesus. 00:08:18.920 --> 00:08:23.300 And so what Jesus is saying, these Pharisees and Sadducees, 00:08:23.439 --> 00:08:24.839 is that, hey, you want a sign? 00:08:25.019 --> 00:08:25.839 I'll give you a sign. 00:08:26.040 --> 00:08:27.240 It's the sign of Jonah, 00:08:27.399 --> 00:08:29.839 and we know that he's talking about his resurrection. 00:08:30.319 --> 00:08:31.180 They don't know. 00:08:31.540 --> 00:08:33.659 It's veiled to them. 00:08:33.659 --> 00:08:38.659 But what he veils here is going to be unveiled in verse 21. 00:08:38.939 --> 00:08:39.980 We'll wait on that. 00:08:40.959 --> 00:08:42.120 Now let me ask you a question. 00:08:43.600 --> 00:08:45.939 Have you ever asked this question, 00:08:46.120 --> 00:08:48.939 or has someone come up to you asking a question like this? 00:08:48.980 --> 00:08:49.279 You know what? 00:08:49.620 --> 00:08:55.799 I would believe in Jesus if only God would give me a sign that it's true. 00:08:57.039 --> 00:08:58.240 Someone comes up, you know what? 00:08:58.259 --> 00:08:59.779 I have a hard time with this Christianity thing, 00:08:59.779 --> 00:09:02.639 but if God gave me a sign, I would believe it. 00:09:03.740 --> 00:09:05.339 Do you know how you answer that question? 00:09:06.819 --> 00:09:08.220 God has given you a sign. 00:09:09.319 --> 00:09:10.600 It's the sign of Jonah. 00:09:11.699 --> 00:09:13.500 It's the resurrection of Jesus. 00:09:15.079 --> 00:09:16.860 It either happened or it didn't. 00:09:17.919 --> 00:09:20.360 One of the central claims of Christianity is that 00:09:20.360 --> 00:09:24.299 Jesus is the Christ who was crucified on a Roman cross, 00:09:24.679 --> 00:09:28.159 and three days later he was raised bodily from the dead, 00:09:28.159 --> 00:09:31.419 and that he's reigning right now and will one day come back. 00:09:32.399 --> 00:09:35.500 Now if the resurrection of Jesus didn't happen, 00:09:36.679 --> 00:09:39.100 Christianity is a waste of your time. 00:09:40.279 --> 00:09:43.199 But if the resurrection of Jesus did happen, 00:09:44.100 --> 00:09:48.459 that points that Jesus is who we claim to be, 00:09:48.659 --> 00:09:50.600 the Christ, the Son of the living God, 00:09:50.980 --> 00:09:53.959 fully God, fully man, one mediator between God and man, 00:09:53.960 --> 00:09:59.420 and that the death he died on the cross isn't just a historical event. 00:09:59.600 --> 00:10:01.840 It actually accomplished something. 00:10:02.540 --> 00:10:07.960 It accomplished a salvation, the salvation for sinners. 00:10:08.480 --> 00:10:11.820 So did you come in looking for a sign this morning to believe? 00:10:14.200 --> 00:10:15.540 A sign has been given. 00:10:15.539 --> 00:10:18.099 All people. 00:10:19.299 --> 00:10:23.799 Jesus died on a cross, and he was raised from the dead. 00:10:24.179 --> 00:10:29.559 Who is this guy that responds to a challenge like that? 00:10:31.059 --> 00:10:32.240 He's the Christ. 00:10:33.860 --> 00:10:35.919 Let's look at the next section. 00:10:37.519 --> 00:10:41.039 Jesus, the Christ, cautions his disciples. 00:10:41.679 --> 00:10:43.099 Look at verses 5 through 12. 00:10:43.100 --> 00:10:45.680 When the disciples reached the other side, 00:10:45.779 --> 00:10:47.700 they had forgotten to bring any bread. 00:10:47.840 --> 00:10:48.320 Oh, no. 00:10:49.600 --> 00:10:50.620 Jesus said to them, 00:10:51.000 --> 00:10:53.779 Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 00:10:53.960 --> 00:10:56.240 And they began discussing it among themselves, 00:10:56.420 --> 00:10:57.560 saying, We brought no bread. 00:10:57.659 --> 00:10:59.139 But Jesus, aware of this, said, 00:10:59.540 --> 00:11:00.460 Oh, you of little faith, 00:11:00.720 --> 00:11:03.639 why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? 00:11:04.080 --> 00:11:05.300 Do you not yet perceive? 00:11:05.460 --> 00:11:09.420 Do you not remember the five loaves for the 5,000 00:11:09.420 --> 00:11:10.779 and how many baskets you gathered? 00:11:10.779 --> 00:11:13.059 Or the seven loaves for the 4,000 00:11:13.059 --> 00:11:14.299 and how many baskets you gathered? 00:11:14.600 --> 00:11:16.679 How is it that you fail to understand 00:11:16.679 --> 00:11:18.419 that I do not speak about bread? 00:11:19.299 --> 00:11:21.519 Beware of the leaven 00:11:21.519 --> 00:11:25.539 of these Pharisees and Sadducees. 00:11:27.459 --> 00:11:29.659 Then they understood that he did not tell them 00:11:29.659 --> 00:11:31.139 to beware of the leaven of bread, 00:11:31.240 --> 00:11:33.959 but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:36.379 So here's what's going on. 00:11:36.440 --> 00:11:38.400 After being tested in Magadan, 00:11:39.960 --> 00:11:42.680 Jesus gets into a boat with the disciples 00:11:42.680 --> 00:11:44.980 and they start to cross the Sea of Galilee again. 00:11:45.019 --> 00:11:46.259 They're going to be heading north. 00:11:46.600 --> 00:11:48.720 They're going to end up in Caesarea Philippi. 00:11:49.340 --> 00:11:51.420 But when they reach the other side, 00:11:51.540 --> 00:11:52.680 the disciples realize, 00:11:53.220 --> 00:11:56.000 Oh, we do not have any bread. 00:11:56.000 --> 00:11:58.779 There wasn't a panera there. 00:12:01.220 --> 00:12:02.399 What are they going to do? 00:12:02.519 --> 00:12:03.940 Jesus takes the opportunity 00:12:03.940 --> 00:12:06.759 to kind of pull on the bread theme 00:12:06.759 --> 00:12:07.500 and he says, 00:12:07.960 --> 00:12:09.220 Watch and beware of the leaven 00:12:09.220 --> 00:12:10.860 of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 00:12:11.519 --> 00:12:13.100 Leaven was used to bake bread. 00:12:14.340 --> 00:12:17.379 The disciples take what Jesus says very literally. 00:12:19.440 --> 00:12:20.559 We brought no bread. 00:12:20.559 --> 00:12:25.059 Apparently the disciples thought 00:12:25.059 --> 00:12:28.719 that Jesus was referring to some kind of bread 00:12:28.719 --> 00:12:29.619 that they had gotten 00:12:29.619 --> 00:12:31.659 from the Pharisee and Sadducee bakery 00:12:31.659 --> 00:12:34.000 that they had forgotten. 00:12:36.139 --> 00:12:37.500 In verse 8, Jesus says, 00:12:37.939 --> 00:12:38.979 Oh, you little faith, 00:12:39.379 --> 00:12:40.979 why are you discussing among yourselves 00:12:40.979 --> 00:12:42.039 that you have no bread? 00:12:42.479 --> 00:12:44.519 And he goes on in verses 9 and 10 00:12:44.519 --> 00:12:46.319 to ask some rhetorical questions 00:12:46.319 --> 00:12:47.719 and they are to make a point. 00:12:48.319 --> 00:12:49.699 And it's basically saying this, 00:12:50.559 --> 00:12:52.379 If we were talking about bread guys 00:12:52.379 --> 00:12:54.599 and you guys forgot bread, 00:12:55.539 --> 00:12:56.919 do you guys not remember 00:12:56.919 --> 00:13:00.439 that I fed 5,000, fed 4,000 just guys? 00:13:00.559 --> 00:13:01.699 I mean, if you add it all up together, 00:13:01.979 --> 00:13:03.619 we're talking about 20,000 people 00:13:03.619 --> 00:13:05.179 that I multiplied bread for. 00:13:05.439 --> 00:13:08.159 If we were lacking bread guys, 00:13:08.439 --> 00:13:09.679 I could make it happen. 00:13:10.119 --> 00:13:11.479 But we're not talking about bread. 00:13:14.459 --> 00:13:15.139 He says, 00:13:15.219 --> 00:13:16.399 Beware of the leaven 00:13:16.399 --> 00:13:18.619 of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 00:13:18.620 --> 00:13:21.139 And in verse 12, 00:13:21.240 --> 00:13:22.620 the lights go on for the disciples 00:13:22.620 --> 00:13:24.179 and they realize that the leaven 00:13:24.179 --> 00:13:25.700 is a reference to teaching. 00:13:27.360 --> 00:13:28.899 Jesus is warning them, 00:13:29.320 --> 00:13:30.139 cautioning them 00:13:30.139 --> 00:13:31.399 about the teaching 00:13:31.399 --> 00:13:32.620 of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 00:13:33.399 --> 00:13:35.279 And that makes us ask the question, 00:13:35.679 --> 00:13:36.700 Well, what was so wrong 00:13:36.700 --> 00:13:37.360 with the teaching 00:13:37.360 --> 00:13:38.960 of the Pharisees and Sadducees? 00:13:38.960 --> 00:13:43.019 Well, if you were to flip your Bible 00:13:43.019 --> 00:13:45.680 forward to Matthew chapter 23, 00:13:46.080 --> 00:13:49.100 you would see Jesus pronouncing 00:13:49.100 --> 00:13:52.220 woes upon the Pharisee. 00:13:52.740 --> 00:13:54.160 Woe is you. 00:13:56.360 --> 00:13:58.259 He decries the Pharisees 00:13:58.259 --> 00:14:00.100 for shutting the kingdom of heaven 00:14:00.100 --> 00:14:01.160 in people's faces, 00:14:01.960 --> 00:14:03.420 for misleading the people, 00:14:03.540 --> 00:14:05.120 for neglecting the weightier matters 00:14:05.120 --> 00:14:05.639 of the law, 00:14:05.740 --> 00:14:06.960 for ignoring the sinful desires 00:14:06.960 --> 00:14:08.180 of the heart, 00:14:08.180 --> 00:14:10.180 for emphasizing outward appearance, 00:14:11.080 --> 00:14:11.980 self-righteousness, 00:14:12.080 --> 00:14:14.100 for saying the very opposite 00:14:14.100 --> 00:14:16.500 of what they were doing. 00:14:16.639 --> 00:14:17.879 They were being hypocrites. 00:14:19.460 --> 00:14:21.259 They were tying heavy burdens 00:14:21.259 --> 00:14:22.680 and laying them on people's shoulders 00:14:22.680 --> 00:14:24.139 without lifting a finger to help. 00:14:25.700 --> 00:14:27.180 And it's all communicated 00:14:27.180 --> 00:14:28.519 through their teaching and lives. 00:14:30.780 --> 00:14:33.400 They were teaching a religious system 00:14:33.399 --> 00:14:35.899 that cultivated self-righteousness. 00:14:36.500 --> 00:14:39.220 It cultivated a reliance on yourself 00:14:39.220 --> 00:14:41.939 to make you acceptable in God's sight. 00:14:43.240 --> 00:14:45.159 And not only did it just blow 00:14:45.159 --> 00:14:47.740 people's brains up with pride, 00:14:48.179 --> 00:14:49.939 it also isolated 00:14:49.939 --> 00:14:52.600 and was hurtful 00:14:52.600 --> 00:14:54.399 to those who were harassed 00:14:54.399 --> 00:14:55.679 and helpless on the fringes 00:14:55.679 --> 00:14:56.319 of the culture. 00:14:56.320 --> 00:14:59.720 But most of all, 00:15:00.120 --> 00:15:01.140 their teaching 00:15:01.140 --> 00:15:02.940 rejected Jesus. 00:15:06.160 --> 00:15:07.500 They denied that Jesus 00:15:07.500 --> 00:15:08.480 was the Christ. 00:15:10.160 --> 00:15:11.140 And if you can recall, 00:15:11.260 --> 00:15:12.260 they would even attribute 00:15:12.260 --> 00:15:13.540 his miracles 00:15:13.540 --> 00:15:14.540 to Satan. 00:15:16.540 --> 00:15:17.740 So it's with good reason 00:15:17.740 --> 00:15:18.660 that Jesus warns 00:15:18.660 --> 00:15:19.300 his disciples 00:15:19.300 --> 00:15:21.580 against the misleading teachings 00:15:21.580 --> 00:15:22.580 of the Pharisees 00:15:22.580 --> 00:15:23.540 and of the Sadducees. 00:15:23.539 --> 00:15:25.319 their teaching 00:15:25.319 --> 00:15:26.699 is shutting the kingdom of heaven 00:15:26.699 --> 00:15:27.719 in people's faces. 00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:32.980 It was a false hope. 00:15:34.120 --> 00:15:36.439 It was a false gospel. 00:15:36.939 --> 00:15:37.579 The good news 00:15:37.579 --> 00:15:38.759 they were proclaiming 00:15:38.759 --> 00:15:40.000 wasn't centered on Jesus. 00:15:42.559 --> 00:15:44.059 So they were promoting 00:15:44.059 --> 00:15:45.139 what's called 00:15:45.139 --> 00:15:47.719 a gospel of works. 00:15:48.559 --> 00:15:50.519 That you earn 00:15:50.519 --> 00:15:52.099 your salvation. 00:15:53.539 --> 00:15:55.740 So Jesus here 00:15:55.740 --> 00:15:57.740 warns his disciples 00:15:57.740 --> 00:16:00.559 against a false teaching 00:16:00.559 --> 00:16:01.860 of the Pharisees 00:16:01.860 --> 00:16:02.799 and Sadducees. 00:16:03.419 --> 00:16:04.439 And I just want to take 00:16:04.439 --> 00:16:04.839 a moment 00:16:04.839 --> 00:16:06.599 to caution you 00:16:06.599 --> 00:16:08.519 about a different kind 00:16:08.519 --> 00:16:09.019 of leaven 00:16:09.019 --> 00:16:10.459 that is in our culture. 00:16:11.459 --> 00:16:12.319 A different kind 00:16:12.319 --> 00:16:13.039 of teaching 00:16:13.039 --> 00:16:14.459 that you do not 00:16:14.459 --> 00:16:15.199 want to consume. 00:16:16.139 --> 00:16:16.799 It's called 00:16:16.799 --> 00:16:18.079 the prosperity gospel. 00:16:19.299 --> 00:16:20.379 It also goes 00:16:20.379 --> 00:16:21.019 by the name 00:16:21.019 --> 00:16:23.299 health and wealth gospel. 00:16:23.539 --> 00:16:24.779 It also goes 00:16:24.779 --> 00:16:25.879 by name it 00:16:25.879 --> 00:16:26.559 and claim it. 00:16:27.439 --> 00:16:27.799 And what 00:16:27.799 --> 00:16:30.339 this teaching 00:16:30.339 --> 00:16:31.039 promotes 00:16:31.039 --> 00:16:31.620 is that 00:16:31.620 --> 00:16:32.519 it's God's 00:16:32.519 --> 00:16:33.759 will for believers 00:16:33.759 --> 00:16:35.120 to be physically 00:16:35.120 --> 00:16:35.679 healthy, 00:16:36.139 --> 00:16:37.299 materially wealthy, 00:16:37.500 --> 00:16:39.000 and personally happy 00:16:39.000 --> 00:16:40.539 this side 00:16:40.539 --> 00:16:41.139 of heaven. 00:16:41.799 --> 00:16:42.679 And you 00:16:42.679 --> 00:16:43.980 must be 00:16:43.980 --> 00:16:46.019 healthy, 00:16:46.179 --> 00:16:46.419 wealthy, 00:16:46.500 --> 00:16:46.919 and happy. 00:16:46.919 --> 00:16:49.519 this teaching 00:16:49.519 --> 00:16:50.159 kind of 00:16:50.159 --> 00:16:52.120 moves along 00:16:52.120 --> 00:16:53.000 the lines of 00:16:53.000 --> 00:16:54.439 encouraging believers 00:16:54.439 --> 00:16:55.639 to demand 00:16:55.639 --> 00:16:56.500 God 00:16:56.500 --> 00:16:57.259 to bless 00:16:57.259 --> 00:16:57.559 them. 00:16:58.419 --> 00:16:59.439 This teaching 00:16:59.439 --> 00:17:00.819 teaches that 00:17:00.819 --> 00:17:02.339 you give 00:17:02.339 --> 00:17:03.000 in order 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:03.819 to get 00:17:03.819 --> 00:17:04.659 a return. 00:17:04.660 --> 00:17:09.500 they teach 00:17:09.500 --> 00:17:10.000 that 00:17:10.000 --> 00:17:10.420 Jesus' 00:17:10.960 --> 00:17:11.279 death 00:17:11.279 --> 00:17:12.460 on the cross, 00:17:12.720 --> 00:17:13.620 his atonement, 00:17:14.279 --> 00:17:16.660 was done 00:17:16.660 --> 00:17:17.200 in order 00:17:17.200 --> 00:17:17.640 that you 00:17:17.640 --> 00:17:18.080 could be 00:17:18.080 --> 00:17:18.620 healthy, 00:17:19.019 --> 00:17:19.380 wealthy, 00:17:19.560 --> 00:17:20.240 and happy 00:17:20.240 --> 00:17:21.240 today. 00:17:21.620 --> 00:17:22.279 It's 00:17:22.279 --> 00:17:23.700 your right. 00:17:24.220 --> 00:17:24.600 It's 00:17:24.600 --> 00:17:25.180 part of 00:17:25.180 --> 00:17:25.700 what Jesus 00:17:25.700 --> 00:17:26.740 did for you 00:17:26.740 --> 00:17:27.620 now. 00:17:29.440 --> 00:17:30.120 And here's 00:17:30.120 --> 00:17:30.360 what the, 00:17:30.920 --> 00:17:32.620 what this 00:17:32.620 --> 00:17:33.100 does. 00:17:33.099 --> 00:17:36.939 this teaching 00:17:36.939 --> 00:17:37.919 makes Jesus' 00:17:38.139 --> 00:17:38.500 death and 00:17:38.500 --> 00:17:39.199 resurrection, 00:17:40.399 --> 00:17:41.599 it becomes 00:17:41.599 --> 00:17:43.539 a motivation 00:17:43.539 --> 00:17:44.899 and a 00:17:44.899 --> 00:17:45.779 justifying 00:17:45.779 --> 00:17:47.199 of greed 00:17:47.199 --> 00:17:50.379 and self-occupation 00:17:50.379 --> 00:17:51.519 in the church. 00:17:52.599 --> 00:17:53.279 And it's 00:17:53.279 --> 00:17:53.699 the complete 00:17:53.699 --> 00:17:54.439 opposite of 00:17:54.439 --> 00:17:55.059 what the gospel 00:17:55.059 --> 00:17:55.839 is meant to do. 00:17:56.939 --> 00:17:57.759 It's to 00:17:57.759 --> 00:17:58.799 free us 00:17:58.799 --> 00:17:59.639 from greed 00:17:59.639 --> 00:18:00.099 and make us 00:18:00.099 --> 00:18:00.419 generous. 00:18:01.019 --> 00:18:01.839 It is to 00:18:01.839 --> 00:18:02.679 liberate us 00:18:02.680 --> 00:18:03.380 from the 00:18:03.380 --> 00:18:03.860 worship of 00:18:03.860 --> 00:18:04.220 ourselves 00:18:04.220 --> 00:18:04.680 so that we 00:18:04.680 --> 00:18:05.080 can worship 00:18:05.080 --> 00:18:05.400 the one 00:18:05.400 --> 00:18:05.759 true living 00:18:05.759 --> 00:18:06.080 God. 00:18:10.080 --> 00:18:11.279 The prosperity 00:18:11.279 --> 00:18:12.100 gospel will 00:18:12.100 --> 00:18:13.380 say things 00:18:13.380 --> 00:18:14.140 like this, 00:18:14.600 --> 00:18:15.259 what has 00:18:15.259 --> 00:18:15.980 God done 00:18:15.980 --> 00:18:16.500 for me 00:18:16.500 --> 00:18:17.000 lately? 00:18:18.920 --> 00:18:19.420 It 00:18:19.420 --> 00:18:19.920 essentially 00:18:19.920 --> 00:18:20.640 makes God 00:18:20.640 --> 00:18:21.060 into a 00:18:21.060 --> 00:18:21.860 divine sugar 00:18:21.860 --> 00:18:22.200 daddy. 00:18:22.200 --> 00:18:25.940 it contradicts 00:18:25.940 --> 00:18:27.059 and undermines 00:18:27.059 --> 00:18:27.620 the gospel 00:18:27.620 --> 00:18:28.200 of grace. 00:18:29.120 --> 00:18:29.799 We have, 00:18:30.759 --> 00:18:31.360 G1 and 00:18:31.360 --> 00:18:32.019 Caitlin Rye 00:18:32.019 --> 00:18:32.640 have come 00:18:32.640 --> 00:18:33.279 from Nepal 00:18:33.279 --> 00:18:33.819 and they've 00:18:33.819 --> 00:18:34.240 been staying 00:18:34.240 --> 00:18:34.660 with us 00:18:34.660 --> 00:18:35.080 for some 00:18:35.080 --> 00:18:35.660 time and 00:18:35.660 --> 00:18:36.360 it's been 00:18:36.360 --> 00:18:36.880 really sweet 00:18:36.880 --> 00:18:37.319 to get to 00:18:37.319 --> 00:18:37.819 know them. 00:18:38.519 --> 00:18:39.480 And some 00:18:39.480 --> 00:18:39.759 of our 00:18:39.759 --> 00:18:40.340 conversations 00:18:40.340 --> 00:18:41.759 have gone 00:18:41.759 --> 00:18:42.180 along the 00:18:42.180 --> 00:18:42.680 lines of 00:18:42.680 --> 00:18:43.840 Christianity 00:18:43.840 --> 00:18:45.400 and of the 00:18:45.400 --> 00:18:45.920 church in 00:18:45.920 --> 00:18:47.259 Nepal and the 00:18:47.259 --> 00:18:48.279 influence of 00:18:48.279 --> 00:18:49.019 American 00:18:49.019 --> 00:18:50.400 Christianity on 00:18:50.400 --> 00:18:50.780 the church 00:18:50.780 --> 00:18:51.220 of Nepal. 00:18:51.220 --> 00:18:52.120 And one of 00:18:52.120 --> 00:18:52.519 the things 00:18:52.519 --> 00:18:53.420 that American 00:18:53.420 --> 00:18:54.480 Christianity is 00:18:54.480 --> 00:18:55.519 exporting very 00:18:55.519 --> 00:18:56.460 well to a 00:18:56.460 --> 00:18:56.940 place like 00:18:56.940 --> 00:18:58.180 Nepal is the 00:18:58.180 --> 00:18:59.259 prosperity gospel. 00:19:01.240 --> 00:19:02.259 We have 00:19:02.259 --> 00:19:03.580 teachers flying 00:19:03.580 --> 00:19:04.940 in on private 00:19:04.940 --> 00:19:05.620 jets into 00:19:05.620 --> 00:19:07.400 Kathmandu who 00:19:07.400 --> 00:19:08.240 then teach the 00:19:08.240 --> 00:19:09.340 prosperity gospel, 00:19:09.780 --> 00:19:10.840 collect a big 00:19:10.840 --> 00:19:11.720 sum of money, 00:19:11.860 --> 00:19:12.700 and then they're 00:19:12.700 --> 00:19:13.840 out two days 00:19:13.840 --> 00:19:14.200 later. 00:19:15.740 --> 00:19:16.940 The prosperity 00:19:16.940 --> 00:19:18.120 gospel comes in 00:19:18.120 --> 00:19:18.720 on the internet 00:19:18.720 --> 00:19:20.040 and on TVs and 00:19:20.039 --> 00:19:21.139 it becomes what 00:19:21.139 --> 00:19:22.220 Christians there 00:19:22.220 --> 00:19:23.200 see and think to 00:19:23.200 --> 00:19:23.759 be normal 00:19:23.759 --> 00:19:24.579 Christianity. 00:19:27.460 --> 00:19:30.399 It's 11 that 00:19:30.399 --> 00:19:31.000 hurts. 00:19:32.139 --> 00:19:32.920 It's a false 00:19:32.920 --> 00:19:33.559 teaching that 00:19:33.559 --> 00:19:34.180 gives a false 00:19:34.180 --> 00:19:34.579 hope. 00:19:35.220 --> 00:19:36.099 It's confusing, 00:19:36.539 --> 00:19:37.539 it's not true, 00:19:37.839 --> 00:19:38.700 it's distracting, 00:19:39.079 --> 00:19:39.980 it's unhealthy, 00:19:40.319 --> 00:19:41.680 it undermines the 00:19:41.680 --> 00:19:42.420 church in its 00:19:42.420 --> 00:19:42.859 witness. 00:19:42.859 --> 00:19:48.799 I want to 00:19:48.799 --> 00:19:49.559 encourage you to 00:19:49.559 --> 00:19:50.379 pursue something. 00:19:50.719 --> 00:19:51.379 There is a 00:19:51.379 --> 00:19:52.599 website, it's 00:19:52.599 --> 00:19:52.939 called the 00:19:52.939 --> 00:19:54.679 gospelcoalition.org 00:19:54.679 --> 00:19:56.539 and it is a 00:19:56.539 --> 00:19:57.859 treasure trove of 00:19:57.859 --> 00:19:58.439 information. 00:19:58.959 --> 00:19:59.699 If you have 00:19:59.699 --> 00:20:01.279 questions about the 00:20:01.279 --> 00:20:02.259 prosperity gospel, 00:20:02.579 --> 00:20:03.759 this leaven that 00:20:03.759 --> 00:20:04.399 you need to be 00:20:04.399 --> 00:20:07.459 aware of, go, go 00:20:07.459 --> 00:20:07.979 to the 00:20:07.979 --> 00:20:09.399 gospelcoalition.org, 00:20:09.799 --> 00:20:10.919 type in prosperity 00:20:10.920 --> 00:20:11.880 gospel into the 00:20:11.880 --> 00:20:13.360 search bar and 00:20:13.360 --> 00:20:14.259 you will find some 00:20:14.259 --> 00:20:15.200 very helpful 00:20:15.200 --> 00:20:16.779 resources, not only 00:20:16.779 --> 00:20:17.160 to help you 00:20:17.160 --> 00:20:18.140 understand it, but 00:20:18.140 --> 00:20:19.180 to help recognize 00:20:19.180 --> 00:20:19.700 it. 00:20:21.460 --> 00:20:23.080 We live in a 00:20:23.080 --> 00:20:24.500 culture in which 00:20:24.500 --> 00:20:25.340 the prosperity 00:20:25.340 --> 00:20:27.400 gospel has great 00:20:27.400 --> 00:20:29.240 influence and we 00:20:29.240 --> 00:20:30.340 must be aware of 00:20:30.340 --> 00:20:31.779 it and we must 00:20:31.779 --> 00:20:32.940 steer clear of it 00:20:32.940 --> 00:20:34.200 and we must tell 00:20:34.200 --> 00:20:34.860 our friends and 00:20:34.860 --> 00:20:36.140 family, don't 00:20:36.140 --> 00:20:37.600 consume that, you 00:20:37.600 --> 00:20:38.860 spit it out because 00:20:38.860 --> 00:20:39.620 it's not good for 00:20:39.619 --> 00:20:39.859 you. 00:20:43.259 --> 00:20:44.159 Who is this 00:20:44.159 --> 00:20:44.419 guy? 00:20:45.539 --> 00:20:46.359 Who is this 00:20:46.359 --> 00:20:47.979 guy, Jesus, who 00:20:47.979 --> 00:20:49.699 tells his 00:20:49.699 --> 00:20:51.579 disciples, beware 00:20:51.579 --> 00:20:52.319 of the leaven of 00:20:52.319 --> 00:20:53.139 the Pharisees? 00:20:53.839 --> 00:20:55.859 He's the Christ and 00:20:55.859 --> 00:20:56.939 he's very concerned 00:20:56.939 --> 00:20:57.679 about what his 00:20:57.679 --> 00:21:00.279 people take in as 00:21:00.279 --> 00:21:01.459 what is true. 00:21:03.000 --> 00:21:04.159 Teaching matters. 00:21:05.299 --> 00:21:06.059 What you believe 00:21:06.059 --> 00:21:06.699 matters. 00:21:06.700 --> 00:21:10.039 Moving on, we 00:21:10.039 --> 00:21:11.840 move from this 00:21:11.840 --> 00:21:13.100 caution by the 00:21:13.100 --> 00:21:14.519 Christ to Peter's 00:21:14.519 --> 00:21:15.519 confession of the 00:21:15.519 --> 00:21:16.039 Christ and we 00:21:16.039 --> 00:21:17.440 looked at that this 00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:18.620 last week so I'm 00:21:18.620 --> 00:21:19.240 just going to be very 00:21:19.240 --> 00:21:19.799 brief here. 00:21:20.720 --> 00:21:21.759 In verses 13 00:21:21.759 --> 00:21:24.840 through 20, Jesus 00:21:24.840 --> 00:21:25.720 and his disciples 00:21:25.720 --> 00:21:26.559 are in Caesarea 00:21:26.559 --> 00:21:27.180 Philippi. 00:21:27.340 --> 00:21:28.200 It's a city named 00:21:28.200 --> 00:21:30.880 after Caesar and 00:21:30.880 --> 00:21:32.740 Jesus in verse 14 00:21:32.740 --> 00:21:34.340 asks his disciples 00:21:34.340 --> 00:21:35.480 who do people say 00:21:35.480 --> 00:21:36.279 that the Son of Man 00:21:36.279 --> 00:21:36.860 is and his 00:21:36.860 --> 00:21:38.299 disciples respond 00:21:38.299 --> 00:21:39.360 by saying something 00:21:39.360 --> 00:21:39.920 to think Santa. 00:21:40.039 --> 00:21:41.160 Well, they think 00:21:41.160 --> 00:21:42.079 that you're a 00:21:42.079 --> 00:21:42.860 prophet of some 00:21:42.860 --> 00:21:43.200 sort. 00:21:44.539 --> 00:21:44.880 And then in 00:21:44.880 --> 00:21:46.059 verse 15, Jesus 00:21:46.059 --> 00:21:48.519 asks, but who do 00:21:48.519 --> 00:21:49.599 you say that I am? 00:21:49.860 --> 00:21:50.980 And in verse 16, 00:21:51.400 --> 00:21:52.400 Simon Peter says, 00:21:52.900 --> 00:21:53.700 you are the 00:21:53.700 --> 00:21:55.500 Christ, the 00:21:55.500 --> 00:21:56.559 Son of the 00:21:56.559 --> 00:21:57.259 Living God. 00:21:58.400 --> 00:21:59.559 And what Peter is 00:21:59.559 --> 00:22:00.360 saying there is, 00:22:00.819 --> 00:22:01.599 you are the 00:22:01.599 --> 00:22:02.380 long-awaited 00:22:02.380 --> 00:22:02.880 Messiah. 00:22:02.880 --> 00:22:02.960 Messiah. 00:22:03.680 --> 00:22:04.320 You are the 00:22:04.320 --> 00:22:05.320 King, the 00:22:05.320 --> 00:22:05.980 one who would 00:22:05.980 --> 00:22:06.980 sit on David's 00:22:06.980 --> 00:22:07.540 throne, who would 00:22:07.540 --> 00:22:08.640 establish a new 00:22:08.640 --> 00:22:09.480 kingdom that will 00:22:09.480 --> 00:22:10.320 reign forever. 00:22:10.880 --> 00:22:11.740 You're that 00:22:11.740 --> 00:22:13.360 anointed one. 00:22:17.200 --> 00:22:18.620 Jesus goes on to 00:22:18.620 --> 00:22:19.560 pronounce blessing. 00:22:19.760 --> 00:22:20.520 Blessed are you, 00:22:20.680 --> 00:22:21.620 Simon Barjona. 00:22:21.980 --> 00:22:22.500 Why? 00:22:23.200 --> 00:22:24.460 For flesh and blood 00:22:24.460 --> 00:22:25.520 has not revealed this 00:22:25.520 --> 00:22:26.220 to you, but my 00:22:26.220 --> 00:22:27.880 Father who is in 00:22:27.880 --> 00:22:28.120 heaven. 00:22:28.220 --> 00:22:28.940 And he can't miss 00:22:28.940 --> 00:22:29.840 the irony here 00:22:29.839 --> 00:22:31.019 because those 00:22:31.019 --> 00:22:31.679 heart-of-heart 00:22:31.679 --> 00:22:32.519 Pharisees and 00:22:32.519 --> 00:22:33.779 Sadducees, when 00:22:33.779 --> 00:22:34.639 they ask for a 00:22:34.639 --> 00:22:35.659 sign, they are 00:22:35.659 --> 00:22:37.039 given no sign. 00:22:37.179 --> 00:22:38.699 Jesus is like, no 00:22:38.699 --> 00:22:40.959 sign for you, except 00:22:40.959 --> 00:22:42.299 the sign of Jonah. 00:22:43.519 --> 00:22:44.639 But here, Peter is 00:22:44.639 --> 00:22:45.480 given a revelation 00:22:45.480 --> 00:22:46.659 from heaven, from 00:22:46.659 --> 00:22:47.720 my Father who is in 00:22:47.720 --> 00:22:49.279 heaven, that leaves 00:22:49.279 --> 00:22:50.500 no question to the 00:22:50.500 --> 00:22:51.679 true identity of 00:22:51.679 --> 00:22:52.000 Jesus. 00:22:53.679 --> 00:22:54.679 Why would God 00:22:54.679 --> 00:22:57.159 reveal Jesus the 00:22:57.159 --> 00:22:58.339 Christ to Peter and 00:22:58.339 --> 00:23:00.939 his disciples, but 00:23:00.939 --> 00:23:01.879 not to the Pharisees 00:23:01.879 --> 00:23:02.599 and Sadducees? 00:23:03.980 --> 00:23:05.019 Would you flip back 00:23:05.019 --> 00:23:05.839 to Matthew chapter 00:23:05.839 --> 00:23:06.240 11? 00:23:12.240 --> 00:23:13.919 Verses 25 and 26, 00:23:14.099 --> 00:23:15.559 Jesus is speaking to 00:23:15.559 --> 00:23:16.099 his Father. 00:23:16.199 --> 00:23:17.240 He says, I thank 00:23:17.240 --> 00:23:18.339 you, Father, Lord of 00:23:18.339 --> 00:23:19.480 heaven and earth, that 00:23:19.480 --> 00:23:20.439 you've hidden these 00:23:20.439 --> 00:23:21.720 things from the wise 00:23:21.720 --> 00:23:23.619 and understanding and 00:23:23.619 --> 00:23:24.500 revealed them to 00:23:24.500 --> 00:23:26.379 little children, those 00:23:26.379 --> 00:23:27.259 of humble heart. 00:23:28.339 --> 00:23:29.159 And then in verse 00:23:29.159 --> 00:23:31.019 26, yes, Father, for 00:23:31.019 --> 00:23:32.179 such was your gracious 00:23:32.179 --> 00:23:32.679 will. 00:23:32.959 --> 00:23:35.240 Why would he reveal the 00:23:35.240 --> 00:23:36.619 Christ to Peter and 00:23:36.619 --> 00:23:37.240 his disciples? 00:23:38.159 --> 00:23:39.599 It was according to his 00:23:39.599 --> 00:23:40.419 gracious will. 00:23:42.939 --> 00:23:44.740 But Jesus doesn't stop 00:23:44.740 --> 00:23:44.980 here. 00:23:45.299 --> 00:23:46.379 He goes on to remind 00:23:46.379 --> 00:23:48.179 Simon of the name he 00:23:48.179 --> 00:23:48.919 gave them when they 00:23:48.919 --> 00:23:50.039 first met, Peter, 00:23:50.359 --> 00:23:50.839 Petros. 00:23:51.319 --> 00:23:52.259 And that on this 00:23:52.259 --> 00:23:53.959 Petra, this rock, Jesus 00:23:53.959 --> 00:23:54.839 is going to build his 00:23:54.839 --> 00:23:55.179 church. 00:23:55.180 --> 00:23:57.160 And Jesus is going to 00:23:57.160 --> 00:23:59.700 entrust him with some 00:23:59.700 --> 00:24:00.560 keys. 00:24:04.140 --> 00:24:05.220 Keys of the kingdom. 00:24:06.799 --> 00:24:07.980 And what Jesus is 00:24:07.980 --> 00:24:10.299 referring to is the 00:24:10.299 --> 00:24:11.299 truth of the gospel. 00:24:12.600 --> 00:24:14.420 The truth of who he is 00:24:14.420 --> 00:24:15.620 and the truth of what he 00:24:15.620 --> 00:24:16.100 would do. 00:24:16.099 --> 00:24:19.079 And so when the gospel 00:24:19.079 --> 00:24:20.519 is proclaimed, it will 00:24:20.519 --> 00:24:21.679 either be humbly 00:24:21.679 --> 00:24:23.839 received or it will be 00:24:23.839 --> 00:24:25.199 pridefully rejected. 00:24:28.659 --> 00:24:30.119 What that means is this. 00:24:30.839 --> 00:24:32.299 Those who humbly embrace 00:24:32.299 --> 00:24:33.539 Jesus as the Messiah, 00:24:35.199 --> 00:24:37.279 the gospel keys open up 00:24:37.279 --> 00:24:38.119 the kingdom to them. 00:24:38.759 --> 00:24:39.699 But to those who 00:24:39.699 --> 00:24:41.019 pridefully reject Jesus 00:24:41.019 --> 00:24:43.139 as the Messiah, the gospel 00:24:43.139 --> 00:24:45.159 keys shut them out of the 00:24:45.160 --> 00:24:45.480 kingdom. 00:24:50.980 --> 00:24:53.060 What I particularly love 00:24:53.060 --> 00:24:54.940 about what Jesus is 00:24:54.940 --> 00:24:57.019 saying here is found 00:24:57.019 --> 00:24:58.900 in this promise. 00:25:00.180 --> 00:25:01.400 I will build my church 00:25:01.400 --> 00:25:02.540 and the gates of hell 00:25:02.540 --> 00:25:03.980 shall not prevail against 00:25:03.980 --> 00:25:04.220 it. 00:25:05.100 --> 00:25:06.580 This is a promise that 00:25:06.580 --> 00:25:07.460 Jesus is making. 00:25:08.740 --> 00:25:09.220 You know what he's 00:25:09.220 --> 00:25:09.519 saying? 00:25:11.380 --> 00:25:13.180 Even death cannot 00:25:13.180 --> 00:25:15.519 overcome my church, 00:25:16.120 --> 00:25:18.120 my people that I've 00:25:18.120 --> 00:25:19.120 purchased with my blood. 00:25:20.820 --> 00:25:22.640 He's saying that the 00:25:22.640 --> 00:25:24.019 church will never end. 00:25:25.799 --> 00:25:26.940 Now if you think about 00:25:26.940 --> 00:25:27.840 the founders of our 00:25:27.840 --> 00:25:29.640 nation, George Washington, 00:25:29.960 --> 00:25:31.240 Thomas Jefferson, John 00:25:31.240 --> 00:25:32.480 Adams, guys like that. 00:25:32.480 --> 00:25:34.839 Can you think of anywhere 00:25:34.839 --> 00:25:35.740 where they would say 00:25:35.740 --> 00:25:36.599 something to the extent 00:25:36.599 --> 00:25:38.960 of, I promise to the 00:25:38.960 --> 00:25:40.640 American people and I 00:25:40.640 --> 00:25:43.099 ensure with my power that 00:25:43.099 --> 00:25:44.839 America, the United States 00:25:44.839 --> 00:25:46.579 of America will go on 00:25:46.579 --> 00:25:49.680 forever and ever and ever 00:25:49.680 --> 00:25:51.420 and the gates of hell will 00:25:51.420 --> 00:25:53.180 not overcome that nation. 00:25:54.460 --> 00:25:55.140 Nowhere. 00:25:55.140 --> 00:26:01.000 Our founding fathers are 00:26:01.000 --> 00:26:02.740 unable to make that kind 00:26:02.740 --> 00:26:03.320 of promise. 00:26:04.980 --> 00:26:07.020 But the founder of our 00:26:07.020 --> 00:26:10.040 faith, Jesus Christ, not 00:26:10.040 --> 00:26:12.480 only made that promise, he 00:26:12.480 --> 00:26:15.580 is able to ensure that 00:26:15.580 --> 00:26:17.900 promise because he's the 00:26:17.900 --> 00:26:18.520 Christ. 00:26:19.380 --> 00:26:21.020 He died and was raised. 00:26:21.019 --> 00:26:23.900 Our resilience as a church 00:26:23.900 --> 00:26:26.720 is linked to his resilience 00:26:26.720 --> 00:26:28.359 as a risen king. 00:26:29.680 --> 00:26:31.460 It's an amazing promise. 00:26:31.940 --> 00:26:33.220 And so he's building his 00:26:33.220 --> 00:26:34.000 church today. 00:26:34.259 --> 00:26:35.259 He's building his church 00:26:35.259 --> 00:26:37.180 here in Kenosha, in 00:26:37.180 --> 00:26:38.200 Kathmandu, Nepal, 00:26:38.799 --> 00:26:40.019 Guadalajara, Mexico, 00:26:40.660 --> 00:26:42.220 Pyongyang, North Korea, 00:26:42.740 --> 00:26:43.740 Moscow, Russia, 00:26:44.200 --> 00:26:46.019 Tehran, Iran, and even in 00:26:46.019 --> 00:26:46.960 Washington, D.C. 00:26:47.039 --> 00:26:48.359 He's building his church. 00:26:48.359 --> 00:26:51.219 And he will continue to 00:26:51.219 --> 00:26:54.000 build it until he returns. 00:26:57.339 --> 00:26:58.659 Who is this guy? 00:26:59.519 --> 00:27:01.379 He's the Christ, the son of 00:27:01.379 --> 00:27:02.019 the living God. 00:27:02.240 --> 00:27:04.699 And he makes promises that 00:27:04.699 --> 00:27:06.039 no one else can make. 00:27:06.879 --> 00:27:07.719 And he keeps them. 00:27:09.759 --> 00:27:12.519 Now, would you look at 00:27:12.519 --> 00:27:14.039 verses 21 through 23? 00:27:14.599 --> 00:27:16.879 Because the Christ makes a 00:27:16.880 --> 00:27:18.800 very important clarification 00:27:18.800 --> 00:27:19.920 at this point. 00:27:22.660 --> 00:27:24.360 From that time, Jesus began 00:27:24.360 --> 00:27:25.660 to show his disciples that 00:27:25.660 --> 00:27:27.220 he must go to Jerusalem and 00:27:27.220 --> 00:27:28.440 suffer many things from the 00:27:28.440 --> 00:27:29.680 elders and chief priests and 00:27:29.680 --> 00:27:31.480 scribes and be killed, and on 00:27:31.480 --> 00:27:32.760 the third day be raised. 00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:35.120 And Peter took him aside and 00:27:35.120 --> 00:27:36.420 began to rebuke him, saying, 00:27:36.540 --> 00:27:37.640 Far be it from you, Lord. 00:27:38.080 --> 00:27:39.580 This shall never happen to you. 00:27:40.000 --> 00:27:41.860 But he, Jesus, turned and said 00:27:41.860 --> 00:27:43.300 to Peter, Get behind me, 00:27:43.340 --> 00:27:43.560 Satan. 00:27:43.680 --> 00:27:45.080 You are a hindrance to me, for 00:27:45.080 --> 00:27:46.500 you are not setting your mind on 00:27:46.500 --> 00:27:47.640 the things of God, but on the 00:27:47.640 --> 00:27:48.420 things of man. 00:27:51.160 --> 00:27:52.539 We just looked at a passage 00:27:52.539 --> 00:27:55.460 where Peter confesses that 00:27:55.460 --> 00:27:57.420 Jesus is the Christ, and it's a 00:27:57.420 --> 00:27:58.980 revelation from the Father. 00:28:01.099 --> 00:28:04.859 And now, Peter gets rebuked for 00:28:04.859 --> 00:28:06.640 representing satanic activity. 00:28:06.640 --> 00:28:17.820 We are left saying, the disciples, at 00:28:17.820 --> 00:28:22.920 the end of verse 20, they buy in. 00:28:23.100 --> 00:28:24.240 They believe he's the Christ. 00:28:24.640 --> 00:28:25.320 They're on board. 00:28:26.220 --> 00:28:27.720 His true identity's been revealed. 00:28:29.180 --> 00:28:30.980 They've got his identity right. 00:28:31.740 --> 00:28:33.460 They know who he is. 00:28:33.460 --> 00:28:35.220 But they've got a major 00:28:35.220 --> 00:28:35.880 misunderstanding. 00:28:36.880 --> 00:28:38.519 And the major misunderstanding is 00:28:38.519 --> 00:28:40.920 how he's going to establish 00:28:40.920 --> 00:28:41.680 his kingdom. 00:28:43.079 --> 00:28:44.860 And Jesus knows this about his 00:28:44.860 --> 00:28:45.299 disciples. 00:28:45.799 --> 00:28:47.660 He knows that they think that, 00:28:47.660 --> 00:28:49.900 that they think the Messiah will 00:28:49.900 --> 00:28:52.279 come in power and glory to set up 00:28:52.279 --> 00:28:53.160 his kingdom. 00:28:53.980 --> 00:28:54.860 And it's true. 00:28:55.180 --> 00:28:57.019 When Jesus comes back a second time, 00:28:57.079 --> 00:28:58.940 he's going to come in power and glory 00:28:58.940 --> 00:29:00.660 and to establish his kingdom 00:29:00.660 --> 00:29:01.240 forever. 00:29:01.240 --> 00:29:01.359 forever. 00:29:03.259 --> 00:29:05.400 But what Jesus is doing here is 00:29:05.400 --> 00:29:09.120 preparing his disciples to understand 00:29:09.120 --> 00:29:13.200 the work the Messiah has right now. 00:29:14.120 --> 00:29:16.059 He's going to have to go to Jerusalem, 00:29:16.460 --> 00:29:18.819 and he's going to have to suffer, 00:29:19.220 --> 00:29:20.740 and he's going to have to die, 00:29:21.019 --> 00:29:22.839 and he's going to have to be raised 00:29:22.839 --> 00:29:23.460 from the dead. 00:29:25.980 --> 00:29:27.259 Now, this would have been a foreign 00:29:27.259 --> 00:29:28.819 concept to Peter and his guys. 00:29:28.819 --> 00:29:34.480 This is the first reference Jesus makes 00:29:34.480 --> 00:29:36.399 to his coming death and resurrection. 00:29:36.960 --> 00:29:38.279 There's three others to come. 00:29:38.980 --> 00:29:41.139 And it's all in preparing his disciples 00:29:41.139 --> 00:29:43.819 for why he is going to, 00:29:44.039 --> 00:29:45.460 what's going to happen in Jerusalem. 00:29:46.579 --> 00:29:48.519 What I want you to notice in verse 21 00:29:48.519 --> 00:29:49.639 is that word must. 00:29:49.980 --> 00:29:50.779 From that time, 00:29:50.879 --> 00:29:52.659 Jesus began to show his disciples 00:29:52.660 --> 00:29:55.900 that he must go to Jerusalem, 00:29:56.779 --> 00:29:58.360 suffer, be killed, 00:29:58.660 --> 00:30:00.740 and on the third day, be raised. 00:30:00.740 --> 00:30:03.140 Think about it as a divine must. 00:30:03.900 --> 00:30:05.000 It's got to happen. 00:30:05.940 --> 00:30:08.940 Jesus must go to Jerusalem 00:30:08.940 --> 00:30:12.019 because it's part of his father's plan 00:30:12.019 --> 00:30:15.279 to rescue a people from every nation 00:30:15.279 --> 00:30:17.140 and tribe around the world. 00:30:17.360 --> 00:30:18.960 It's got to happen. 00:30:18.960 --> 00:30:22.840 This plan of God for the Messiah 00:30:22.840 --> 00:30:24.180 to go to Jerusalem, 00:30:24.440 --> 00:30:25.900 to suffer, to be crucified, 00:30:26.380 --> 00:30:27.920 that's not plan B. 00:30:29.120 --> 00:30:30.960 That's the only plan. 00:30:32.079 --> 00:30:34.160 It's not like when Adam and Eve fell, 00:30:34.319 --> 00:30:35.120 God said, oh no, 00:30:35.180 --> 00:30:36.500 we got to go to plan B. 00:30:37.539 --> 00:30:39.640 Before the foundation of the world, 00:30:40.220 --> 00:30:42.579 God the Father had set in place 00:30:42.579 --> 00:30:45.279 a plan to save a people 00:30:45.279 --> 00:30:48.160 through the death of the Messiah. 00:30:48.960 --> 00:30:52.240 There's only one way for Jesus 00:30:52.240 --> 00:30:53.279 to fulfill the God, 00:30:53.340 --> 00:30:54.259 the Father's plan. 00:30:55.640 --> 00:30:56.920 It's to go and suffer 00:30:56.920 --> 00:30:57.660 and be crucified. 00:31:00.299 --> 00:31:01.980 So Jesus is to go to Jerusalem. 00:31:02.100 --> 00:31:03.500 Could you imagine if you're the disciples 00:31:03.500 --> 00:31:04.680 hearing that for the first time? 00:31:05.559 --> 00:31:06.180 Okay guys, 00:31:06.500 --> 00:31:07.440 you guys are right, 00:31:07.559 --> 00:31:08.299 I'm the Messiah. 00:31:09.220 --> 00:31:10.700 I got to go to Jerusalem now. 00:31:11.120 --> 00:31:11.920 They might be thinking, 00:31:12.059 --> 00:31:12.960 oh yeah, let's go buddy. 00:31:13.200 --> 00:31:13.680 Let's go. 00:31:14.019 --> 00:31:14.420 Messiah, 00:31:14.799 --> 00:31:15.900 take over David's throne. 00:31:16.059 --> 00:31:17.559 Let's rock this place. 00:31:17.559 --> 00:31:17.620 Let's rock this place. 00:31:18.960 --> 00:31:21.380 And then he starts to say things like this. 00:31:23.340 --> 00:31:25.120 I got to go to Jerusalem 00:31:25.120 --> 00:31:26.799 and suffer many things 00:31:26.799 --> 00:31:27.480 from the elders, 00:31:27.620 --> 00:31:28.019 chief priests, 00:31:28.079 --> 00:31:28.700 and scribes. 00:31:28.860 --> 00:31:30.519 The elders and chief priests, 00:31:30.600 --> 00:31:31.259 and scribes, 00:31:31.720 --> 00:31:33.799 it was a body of leaders 00:31:33.799 --> 00:31:35.380 called the Sanhedrin 00:31:35.380 --> 00:31:36.500 in Jerusalem 00:31:36.500 --> 00:31:37.759 that would make decisions 00:31:37.759 --> 00:31:40.160 for the Jewish people 00:31:40.160 --> 00:31:40.740 at the time. 00:31:42.500 --> 00:31:43.579 So they hear that, 00:31:43.640 --> 00:31:44.519 and maybe they're thinking like this, 00:31:44.579 --> 00:31:45.000 okay, okay, 00:31:45.000 --> 00:31:47.240 the Christ goes to Jerusalem 00:31:47.240 --> 00:31:48.299 to take David's throne. 00:31:48.420 --> 00:31:49.059 There's probably going to be 00:31:49.059 --> 00:31:49.579 some fighting 00:31:49.579 --> 00:31:51.099 and some suffering going on there. 00:31:51.160 --> 00:31:51.839 Okay, I got it, 00:31:51.839 --> 00:31:52.180 I got it. 00:31:52.339 --> 00:31:53.259 We can deal with that. 00:31:53.559 --> 00:31:55.759 And then when Jesus starts telling them 00:31:55.759 --> 00:31:57.359 that he's going to be killed, 00:31:58.519 --> 00:31:59.180 Jesus, 00:31:59.619 --> 00:32:00.799 wait a second here, 00:32:01.039 --> 00:32:02.000 because I thought 00:32:02.000 --> 00:32:03.339 that you're going to establish 00:32:03.339 --> 00:32:04.319 your kingdom 00:32:04.319 --> 00:32:05.640 on Peter, 00:32:05.839 --> 00:32:06.539 the rock, 00:32:06.539 --> 00:32:08.299 and death is not going 00:32:08.299 --> 00:32:09.420 to prevail against it. 00:32:09.500 --> 00:32:10.480 What are you talking about? 00:32:10.539 --> 00:32:11.359 You're going to die now. 00:32:14.200 --> 00:32:15.720 In chapter 20, 00:32:15.799 --> 00:32:16.519 verse 19, 00:32:17.099 --> 00:32:18.519 Jesus reveals then 00:32:18.519 --> 00:32:19.519 the kind of death 00:32:19.519 --> 00:32:20.159 he's going to die. 00:32:20.240 --> 00:32:21.359 It's by crucifixion. 00:32:21.879 --> 00:32:22.839 And if you're familiar 00:32:22.839 --> 00:32:23.519 with the way 00:32:23.519 --> 00:32:24.379 the Jewish mind 00:32:24.379 --> 00:32:25.579 thought about crucifixion, 00:32:26.000 --> 00:32:28.159 to be killed on a tree 00:32:28.159 --> 00:32:29.960 was cursing. 00:32:30.619 --> 00:32:32.059 It was scandalous. 00:32:33.220 --> 00:32:34.480 So not only is the Messiah 00:32:34.480 --> 00:32:35.139 going to die, 00:32:35.140 --> 00:32:36.520 he's going to die 00:32:36.520 --> 00:32:38.740 in a really ugly, 00:32:39.200 --> 00:32:39.540 gross, 00:32:39.780 --> 00:32:41.300 disgusting kind of way. 00:32:44.759 --> 00:32:46.020 And not just that, 00:32:46.200 --> 00:32:46.960 three days later 00:32:46.960 --> 00:32:47.720 he's going to be raised 00:32:47.720 --> 00:32:48.240 from the dead. 00:32:48.580 --> 00:32:49.400 Now I'm guessing 00:32:49.400 --> 00:32:50.080 at this point 00:32:50.080 --> 00:32:50.660 the disciples 00:32:50.660 --> 00:32:51.400 when they're hearing 00:32:51.400 --> 00:32:52.440 Jesus talk about that, 00:32:52.680 --> 00:32:53.540 they're kind of stuck 00:32:53.540 --> 00:32:55.040 on the Messiah dying. 00:32:55.780 --> 00:32:56.500 So like, 00:32:56.740 --> 00:32:56.920 what, 00:32:57.060 --> 00:32:57.820 raised from the dead 00:32:57.820 --> 00:32:58.400 three days later? 00:32:58.700 --> 00:33:00.100 I'm still stuck on you 00:33:00.100 --> 00:33:00.480 dying, 00:33:00.640 --> 00:33:01.480 Jesus the Christ. 00:33:02.660 --> 00:33:04.020 But after the resurrection 00:33:04.020 --> 00:33:04.940 when the disciples 00:33:04.940 --> 00:33:06.299 would recall these words, 00:33:06.460 --> 00:33:08.000 they will reknow 00:33:08.000 --> 00:33:09.640 that these were prophetic. 00:33:12.400 --> 00:33:14.080 The Messiah had to die. 00:33:17.019 --> 00:33:18.580 He must go to Jerusalem. 00:33:18.820 --> 00:33:19.660 He must suffer. 00:33:20.080 --> 00:33:21.299 He must be crucified. 00:33:21.559 --> 00:33:22.960 He must be raised again 00:33:22.960 --> 00:33:25.080 because God's plan 00:33:25.080 --> 00:33:26.080 of salvation 00:33:26.080 --> 00:33:27.539 required it. 00:33:29.059 --> 00:33:30.259 Jesus was obeying 00:33:30.259 --> 00:33:30.779 his father. 00:33:30.779 --> 00:33:35.899 He's adjusting 00:33:35.899 --> 00:33:37.519 his disciples' thinking. 00:33:39.240 --> 00:33:40.299 God's great plan 00:33:40.299 --> 00:33:41.039 for the ages, 00:33:41.519 --> 00:33:42.139 the salvation 00:33:42.139 --> 00:33:43.039 for the nations 00:33:43.039 --> 00:33:44.379 would focus 00:33:44.379 --> 00:33:47.059 on the Jewish Messiah 00:33:47.059 --> 00:33:49.000 who would be crucified 00:33:49.000 --> 00:33:49.799 and raised. 00:33:49.799 --> 00:33:54.879 in verse 22, 00:33:55.539 --> 00:33:57.539 look at Peter's reaction. 00:33:58.759 --> 00:33:59.919 And Peter took him aside 00:33:59.919 --> 00:34:01.019 and began to rebuke him. 00:34:01.399 --> 00:34:02.399 It's not like Peter 00:34:02.399 --> 00:34:02.839 is saying, 00:34:03.319 --> 00:34:03.720 please, 00:34:04.119 --> 00:34:04.599 would you mind 00:34:04.599 --> 00:34:05.599 clarifying for this, 00:34:06.119 --> 00:34:06.339 Jesus? 00:34:06.500 --> 00:34:07.940 I think I misunderstood you. 00:34:08.619 --> 00:34:09.599 What he does is 00:34:09.599 --> 00:34:11.259 he takes him aside 00:34:11.259 --> 00:34:11.960 so it's just 00:34:11.960 --> 00:34:13.059 Peter and Jesus 00:34:13.059 --> 00:34:14.139 and Peter's saying, 00:34:14.539 --> 00:34:14.860 oh Lord, 00:34:14.920 --> 00:34:15.500 may it never be. 00:34:15.800 --> 00:34:16.880 This is never going to happen. 00:34:17.599 --> 00:34:17.820 Nope, 00:34:17.980 --> 00:34:18.539 not going to happen. 00:34:18.539 --> 00:34:19.259 In Greek, 00:34:19.380 --> 00:34:20.079 it's a double negative. 00:34:20.440 --> 00:34:20.820 It goes, 00:34:21.219 --> 00:34:21.460 never, 00:34:21.739 --> 00:34:22.119 no, 00:34:22.480 --> 00:34:22.840 ever, 00:34:23.079 --> 00:34:23.380 never. 00:34:24.619 --> 00:34:25.059 Emphatic. 00:34:25.340 --> 00:34:26.239 This isn't going to happen, 00:34:26.340 --> 00:34:26.539 buddy. 00:34:27.759 --> 00:34:29.039 And what Peter's doing there, 00:34:29.159 --> 00:34:30.880 he's elevating himself 00:34:30.880 --> 00:34:31.920 above the Christ. 00:34:32.300 --> 00:34:32.719 He's saying, 00:34:32.800 --> 00:34:32.920 hey, 00:34:33.320 --> 00:34:34.820 I got this thing right. 00:34:34.900 --> 00:34:35.719 You got it wrong. 00:34:36.079 --> 00:34:36.320 Sorry, 00:34:36.440 --> 00:34:36.639 Jesus, 00:34:36.719 --> 00:34:37.699 this isn't going to happen. 00:34:38.079 --> 00:34:38.519 Messiah, 00:34:38.820 --> 00:34:39.679 you're mistaken. 00:34:42.980 --> 00:34:44.059 In verse 23, 00:34:44.159 --> 00:34:45.539 look how Jesus responds. 00:34:46.340 --> 00:34:47.320 Jesus turns. 00:34:47.320 --> 00:34:48.440 It's just Jesus and Peter 00:34:48.440 --> 00:34:50.019 and Jesus turns to Peter 00:34:50.019 --> 00:34:51.019 and says, 00:34:51.340 --> 00:34:53.220 get behind me, 00:34:53.300 --> 00:34:53.519 Satan. 00:34:57.039 --> 00:34:58.280 Why would Jesus 00:34:58.280 --> 00:34:59.800 use that kind of language 00:34:59.800 --> 00:35:00.820 with Peter 00:35:00.820 --> 00:35:02.519 who has just confessed 00:35:02.519 --> 00:35:03.559 that he's the Christ? 00:35:05.260 --> 00:35:06.639 Why so harsh? 00:35:06.639 --> 00:35:13.400 Do you remember Satan's tactic 00:35:13.400 --> 00:35:15.079 back in Matthew chapter 4 00:35:15.079 --> 00:35:17.279 when he tempted Jesus? 00:35:18.299 --> 00:35:19.960 Satan offered Jesus 00:35:19.960 --> 00:35:21.679 the kingdoms of the nations. 00:35:22.099 --> 00:35:24.339 If only he would just bow 00:35:24.339 --> 00:35:25.980 and worship him, 00:35:26.199 --> 00:35:26.460 Satan. 00:35:26.799 --> 00:35:28.480 And what Satan was offering 00:35:28.480 --> 00:35:29.739 Jesus at that moment 00:35:29.739 --> 00:35:31.659 was you can have 00:35:31.659 --> 00:35:33.119 all the kingdoms of the world 00:35:33.119 --> 00:35:35.199 without having to suffer, 00:35:36.339 --> 00:35:38.579 without having to be crucified, 00:35:39.119 --> 00:35:40.440 just bow before me, 00:35:40.839 --> 00:35:41.940 skip all the suffering, 00:35:42.139 --> 00:35:42.400 Jesus, 00:35:42.679 --> 00:35:43.319 and you can have 00:35:43.319 --> 00:35:44.079 all the nations. 00:35:46.880 --> 00:35:48.079 Peter has no idea 00:35:48.079 --> 00:35:48.679 what he's doing, 00:35:49.059 --> 00:35:49.719 what he's saying. 00:35:50.500 --> 00:35:51.519 He's got the things 00:35:51.519 --> 00:35:53.119 of man on his mind, 00:35:53.159 --> 00:35:54.139 not the things of God. 00:35:54.639 --> 00:35:55.960 Jesus knows exactly 00:35:55.960 --> 00:35:57.359 what's going on here. 00:35:57.759 --> 00:35:59.000 And so what Jesus says 00:35:59.000 --> 00:36:01.360 is get behind me, Satan. 00:36:03.739 --> 00:36:04.599 Do you know what's 00:36:04.599 --> 00:36:05.480 at stake here? 00:36:06.860 --> 00:36:08.820 The salvation of mankind. 00:36:11.960 --> 00:36:15.179 If Jesus took Peter's advice, 00:36:15.780 --> 00:36:17.619 we would still be in our sins. 00:36:20.420 --> 00:36:22.300 The Messiah had to suffer 00:36:22.300 --> 00:36:23.440 and die. 00:36:25.460 --> 00:36:26.480 He goes on to say 00:36:26.480 --> 00:36:27.599 you are a hindrance to me. 00:36:27.599 --> 00:36:29.319 It's that word skandalon 00:36:29.319 --> 00:36:29.799 in Greek. 00:36:30.339 --> 00:36:32.539 It's the trigger of a trap. 00:36:33.239 --> 00:36:34.039 It's the bait 00:36:34.039 --> 00:36:35.400 that when taken 00:36:35.400 --> 00:36:37.659 snaps a trap shut. 00:36:38.299 --> 00:36:39.440 And so Jesus is saying, 00:36:40.000 --> 00:36:41.299 Peter, get behind me. 00:36:41.619 --> 00:36:43.039 You are, Satan, get behind me. 00:36:43.039 --> 00:36:44.480 You are tempting me 00:36:44.480 --> 00:36:45.480 into a trap 00:36:45.480 --> 00:36:46.779 that will undermine 00:36:46.779 --> 00:36:48.679 God's plan of salvation 00:36:48.679 --> 00:36:50.259 for all the sinners 00:36:50.259 --> 00:36:51.219 of the world. 00:36:52.019 --> 00:36:53.460 You are not setting your mind 00:36:53.460 --> 00:36:54.420 on the things of God, 00:36:54.480 --> 00:36:55.519 but on the things of man. 00:36:55.559 --> 00:36:56.099 You don't have 00:36:56.099 --> 00:36:56.980 a heavenly perspective. 00:36:56.980 --> 00:36:58.019 You don't know 00:36:58.019 --> 00:36:59.139 what's going on here, Peter. 00:36:59.380 --> 00:37:00.139 I do. 00:37:00.420 --> 00:37:01.260 I'm the Messiah. 00:37:01.619 --> 00:37:02.800 I'm your master. 00:37:03.219 --> 00:37:04.179 Get behind me. 00:37:04.940 --> 00:37:05.579 Follow me. 00:37:07.500 --> 00:37:08.559 Let me do 00:37:08.559 --> 00:37:10.099 what I have come to do, 00:37:10.760 --> 00:37:12.440 and that is to die, 00:37:13.179 --> 00:37:14.820 to go to Jerusalem, 00:37:15.240 --> 00:37:16.079 to suffer, 00:37:16.800 --> 00:37:17.519 to die, 00:37:17.920 --> 00:37:18.840 and to be raised. 00:37:18.840 --> 00:37:21.039 What a rebuke. 00:37:22.579 --> 00:37:23.420 Jesus is saying, 00:37:23.500 --> 00:37:23.960 you're not going to 00:37:23.960 --> 00:37:24.880 distract me 00:37:24.880 --> 00:37:26.220 from what I must do 00:37:26.220 --> 00:37:27.460 for the glory of God 00:37:27.460 --> 00:37:29.420 and the good of all people. 00:37:32.620 --> 00:37:33.960 We do this still today. 00:37:34.920 --> 00:37:36.240 We set our minds 00:37:36.240 --> 00:37:37.180 on the things of man. 00:37:38.620 --> 00:37:39.700 Instead of embracing 00:37:39.700 --> 00:37:40.579 what God deems 00:37:40.579 --> 00:37:41.440 most important, 00:37:41.640 --> 00:37:42.500 His glory, 00:37:42.840 --> 00:37:43.519 made known 00:37:43.519 --> 00:37:44.380 through the gospel 00:37:44.380 --> 00:37:45.700 to all sinners 00:37:45.700 --> 00:37:47.000 in all nations, 00:37:47.420 --> 00:37:50.460 we have a tendency 00:37:50.460 --> 00:37:52.200 to embrace 00:37:52.200 --> 00:37:53.099 what the world 00:37:53.099 --> 00:37:54.380 deems most important. 00:37:56.860 --> 00:37:58.160 When Jesus says, 00:37:58.920 --> 00:37:59.700 you're not setting 00:37:59.700 --> 00:38:00.160 your mind 00:38:00.160 --> 00:38:01.320 on the things of God, 00:38:01.740 --> 00:38:02.820 what Jesus is saying 00:38:02.820 --> 00:38:04.300 is you don't have 00:38:04.300 --> 00:38:05.500 God's agenda 00:38:05.500 --> 00:38:07.019 first and foremost 00:38:07.019 --> 00:38:07.800 in your mind 00:38:07.800 --> 00:38:08.260 and heart. 00:38:08.260 --> 00:38:11.520 God's agenda, 00:38:11.660 --> 00:38:12.300 His plan, 00:38:13.160 --> 00:38:13.820 His purposes, 00:38:14.080 --> 00:38:14.880 His priorities 00:38:14.880 --> 00:38:16.240 are all revealed 00:38:16.240 --> 00:38:17.260 in this 00:38:17.260 --> 00:38:19.660 all-authoritative book. 00:38:21.040 --> 00:38:22.100 He's made 00:38:22.100 --> 00:38:23.020 His will known. 00:38:24.900 --> 00:38:26.840 And all of these words 00:38:26.840 --> 00:38:28.320 point somehow, 00:38:28.520 --> 00:38:29.400 some way 00:38:29.400 --> 00:38:30.640 to Jesus, 00:38:31.040 --> 00:38:31.920 the Christ, 00:38:32.560 --> 00:38:33.720 through whom God 00:38:33.720 --> 00:38:34.920 offers salvation 00:38:34.920 --> 00:38:35.960 to all people. 00:38:38.260 --> 00:38:39.980 man's agenda, 00:38:40.480 --> 00:38:40.880 purpose, 00:38:41.300 --> 00:38:41.600 plan, 00:38:41.680 --> 00:38:42.300 and priorities 00:38:42.300 --> 00:38:43.360 tend to originate 00:38:43.360 --> 00:38:44.020 in man 00:38:44.020 --> 00:38:45.380 or Satan 00:38:45.380 --> 00:38:46.700 and they usually 00:38:46.700 --> 00:38:49.080 are denying 00:38:49.080 --> 00:38:49.820 of God 00:38:49.820 --> 00:38:52.280 or ignoring 00:38:52.280 --> 00:38:52.920 of God. 00:38:54.220 --> 00:38:55.100 They tend 00:38:55.100 --> 00:38:56.300 to be God-less 00:38:56.300 --> 00:38:58.400 and what we need 00:38:58.400 --> 00:38:59.340 to be aware of 00:38:59.340 --> 00:39:00.460 is that we will 00:39:00.460 --> 00:39:01.380 inadvertently 00:39:01.380 --> 00:39:02.440 adopt 00:39:02.440 --> 00:39:04.260 the culture 00:39:04.260 --> 00:39:04.960 mindset 00:39:04.960 --> 00:39:06.420 around us 00:39:06.420 --> 00:39:07.820 and think 00:39:07.820 --> 00:39:08.320 the way 00:39:08.320 --> 00:39:08.880 that the world 00:39:08.880 --> 00:39:09.380 thinks. 00:39:09.960 --> 00:39:11.320 It's that classic 00:39:11.320 --> 00:39:12.880 frog in the kettle 00:39:12.880 --> 00:39:13.539 illustration. 00:39:16.500 --> 00:39:18.000 The danger is 00:39:18.000 --> 00:39:18.700 oftentimes 00:39:18.700 --> 00:39:20.340 we pull in 00:39:20.340 --> 00:39:21.420 man thinking, 00:39:21.980 --> 00:39:23.460 we absorb it. 00:39:24.159 --> 00:39:25.159 It's not a conscious 00:39:25.159 --> 00:39:26.940 decisions we make. 00:39:28.220 --> 00:39:28.920 That's why 00:39:28.920 --> 00:39:29.700 it's so dangerous. 00:39:29.699 --> 00:39:33.819 we will set 00:39:33.819 --> 00:39:34.480 our minds 00:39:34.480 --> 00:39:35.039 on the things 00:39:35.039 --> 00:39:35.619 of man 00:39:35.619 --> 00:39:37.079 instead of the 00:39:37.079 --> 00:39:37.739 things of God 00:39:37.739 --> 00:39:38.399 without even 00:39:38.399 --> 00:39:39.379 realizing it. 00:39:41.719 --> 00:39:42.399 So you know 00:39:42.399 --> 00:39:42.739 what that means 00:39:42.739 --> 00:39:43.119 for us? 00:39:44.279 --> 00:39:45.119 We've got to be 00:39:45.119 --> 00:39:46.199 crystal clear 00:39:46.199 --> 00:39:48.559 on God's 00:39:48.559 --> 00:39:48.939 agenda. 00:39:51.539 --> 00:39:52.579 His glory 00:39:52.579 --> 00:39:53.599 revealed 00:39:53.599 --> 00:39:55.379 in the salvation 00:39:55.379 --> 00:39:56.139 for sinners 00:39:56.139 --> 00:39:57.139 in Christ alone. 00:39:58.399 --> 00:39:59.319 That's his agenda. 00:39:59.699 --> 00:40:01.539 that's his agenda 00:40:01.539 --> 00:40:03.139 among the nations. 00:40:05.659 --> 00:40:06.319 Now, 00:40:07.099 --> 00:40:09.480 in order 00:40:09.480 --> 00:40:10.759 for us 00:40:10.759 --> 00:40:11.599 to be on 00:40:11.599 --> 00:40:12.259 God's agenda, 00:40:13.259 --> 00:40:14.719 let your eyes 00:40:14.719 --> 00:40:15.279 fall on 00:40:15.279 --> 00:40:16.159 verse 24. 00:40:19.559 --> 00:40:20.539 If anyone 00:40:20.539 --> 00:40:20.980 would come 00:40:20.980 --> 00:40:21.539 after me, 00:40:22.699 --> 00:40:24.359 if anyone 00:40:24.359 --> 00:40:25.079 would live 00:40:25.079 --> 00:40:25.839 for what I 00:40:25.839 --> 00:40:26.259 live for, 00:40:27.319 --> 00:40:28.219 if anyone 00:40:28.219 --> 00:40:28.899 would want 00:40:28.900 --> 00:40:30.500 to be 00:40:30.500 --> 00:40:31.059 following 00:40:31.059 --> 00:40:31.880 after me 00:40:31.880 --> 00:40:32.420 in pursuit 00:40:32.420 --> 00:40:33.000 of God's 00:40:33.000 --> 00:40:33.519 glory, 00:40:34.519 --> 00:40:35.420 if anyone 00:40:35.420 --> 00:40:35.860 would come 00:40:35.860 --> 00:40:36.619 after me, 00:40:37.260 --> 00:40:37.900 let him 00:40:37.900 --> 00:40:39.059 deny himself, 00:40:40.059 --> 00:40:40.440 take up 00:40:40.440 --> 00:40:41.139 his cross, 00:40:41.860 --> 00:40:42.840 and follow 00:40:42.840 --> 00:40:43.280 me. 00:40:43.860 --> 00:40:44.700 In order 00:40:44.700 --> 00:40:45.300 to live 00:40:45.300 --> 00:40:46.119 for God 00:40:46.119 --> 00:40:47.059 in his glory, 00:40:47.740 --> 00:40:48.700 we have 00:40:48.700 --> 00:40:49.360 got to 00:40:49.360 --> 00:40:50.059 die to 00:40:50.059 --> 00:40:50.720 ourselves 00:40:50.720 --> 00:40:51.980 and follow 00:40:51.980 --> 00:40:52.400 Jesus. 00:40:52.400 --> 00:40:54.539 God's 00:40:54.539 --> 00:40:54.940 to live 00:40:54.940 --> 00:40:55.220 to live 00:40:55.220 --> 00:40:56.019 in the 00:40:56.019 --> 00:40:56.059 world. 00:40:58.300 --> 00:40:58.980 This 00:40:58.980 --> 00:40:59.320 morning, 00:40:59.420 --> 00:40:59.619 we've 00:40:59.619 --> 00:41:00.099 looked at 00:41:00.099 --> 00:41:01.740 the challenge 00:41:01.740 --> 00:41:02.139 to the 00:41:02.139 --> 00:41:02.599 Christ, 00:41:02.780 --> 00:41:03.000 and he 00:41:03.000 --> 00:41:03.579 gave the 00:41:03.579 --> 00:41:04.099 sign of 00:41:04.099 --> 00:41:04.440 Jonah. 00:41:05.720 --> 00:41:06.200 We 00:41:06.200 --> 00:41:06.599 looked at 00:41:06.599 --> 00:41:07.380 his caution 00:41:07.380 --> 00:41:08.059 to the 00:41:08.059 --> 00:41:08.440 leaven 00:41:08.440 --> 00:41:09.340 of the 00:41:09.340 --> 00:41:10.119 Pharisees, 00:41:10.500 --> 00:41:10.860 got to 00:41:10.860 --> 00:41:11.519 watch out 00:41:11.519 --> 00:41:11.800 for the 00:41:11.800 --> 00:41:12.320 prosperity 00:41:12.320 --> 00:41:12.900 gospel. 00:41:14.240 --> 00:41:14.380 The 00:41:14.380 --> 00:41:14.880 Christ 00:41:14.880 --> 00:41:15.780 was confessed 00:41:15.780 --> 00:41:16.519 by Peter. 00:41:17.160 --> 00:41:17.559 He's 00:41:17.559 --> 00:41:17.780 going to 00:41:17.780 --> 00:41:18.240 build his 00:41:18.240 --> 00:41:18.680 church, 00:41:18.679 --> 00:41:20.779 and Jesus 00:41:20.779 --> 00:41:21.799 clarifies 00:41:21.799 --> 00:41:22.799 that he, 00:41:22.899 --> 00:41:23.539 the Christ, 00:41:23.879 --> 00:41:24.480 didn't come 00:41:24.480 --> 00:41:24.960 to set up 00:41:24.960 --> 00:41:25.460 a kingdom 00:41:25.460 --> 00:41:27.759 by political 00:41:27.759 --> 00:41:28.399 power or 00:41:28.399 --> 00:41:29.239 military might, 00:41:30.239 --> 00:41:31.339 but by 00:41:31.339 --> 00:41:31.839 suffering, 00:41:32.079 --> 00:41:32.719 crucifixion, 00:41:32.759 --> 00:41:33.319 and resurrection. 00:41:35.299 --> 00:41:36.079 Next week, 00:41:36.119 --> 00:41:36.460 we're going to 00:41:36.460 --> 00:41:36.859 look at the 00:41:36.859 --> 00:41:37.659 costly call. 00:41:39.519 --> 00:41:40.279 Let's pray. 00:41:42.279 --> 00:41:42.980 God in 00:41:42.980 --> 00:41:43.239 heaven, 00:41:45.279 --> 00:41:46.339 great 00:41:46.339 --> 00:41:46.739 triune 00:41:46.739 --> 00:41:47.019 God, 00:41:47.079 --> 00:41:47.339 you are 00:41:47.339 --> 00:41:48.019 glorious in 00:41:48.019 --> 00:41:48.359 all that 00:41:48.360 --> 00:41:48.780 you are, 00:41:48.900 --> 00:41:49.280 and your 00:41:49.280 --> 00:41:49.820 plan of 00:41:49.820 --> 00:41:50.300 salvation 00:41:50.300 --> 00:41:52.460 that focuses 00:41:52.460 --> 00:41:53.200 on Jesus, 00:41:53.440 --> 00:41:53.960 it is 00:41:53.960 --> 00:41:54.700 absolutely 00:41:54.700 --> 00:41:56.059 worth dying 00:41:56.059 --> 00:41:56.440 for. 00:41:57.840 --> 00:41:58.380 God, 00:41:58.440 --> 00:41:58.860 I do pray 00:41:58.860 --> 00:41:59.220 that you 00:41:59.220 --> 00:41:59.559 would help 00:41:59.559 --> 00:41:59.740 us, 00:41:59.800 --> 00:42:00.340 your people, 00:42:01.240 --> 00:42:01.820 understand 00:42:01.820 --> 00:42:02.840 and live 00:42:02.840 --> 00:42:04.200 for the 00:42:04.200 --> 00:42:04.660 things of 00:42:04.660 --> 00:42:05.039 God, 00:42:05.400 --> 00:42:06.039 not the 00:42:06.039 --> 00:42:06.420 things of 00:42:06.420 --> 00:42:06.760 man. 00:42:07.840 --> 00:42:08.220 God, 00:42:08.280 --> 00:42:08.820 I do pray 00:42:08.820 --> 00:42:09.480 on this 00:42:09.480 --> 00:42:10.559 Independence 00:42:10.559 --> 00:42:11.420 Day weekend 00:42:11.420 --> 00:42:13.099 that we 00:42:13.099 --> 00:42:13.760 would rejoice 00:42:13.760 --> 00:42:14.340 in being 00:42:14.340 --> 00:42:15.099 citizens of 00:42:15.099 --> 00:42:15.700 this country, 00:42:15.700 --> 00:42:16.140 but we 00:42:16.140 --> 00:42:16.780 would rejoice 00:42:16.780 --> 00:42:17.579 more 00:42:17.579 --> 00:42:18.960 in being 00:42:18.960 --> 00:42:19.880 citizens of 00:42:19.880 --> 00:42:20.179 heaven 00:42:20.179 --> 00:42:21.460 with a 00:42:21.460 --> 00:42:22.119 risen king 00:42:22.119 --> 00:42:22.480 who's going 00:42:22.480 --> 00:42:22.860 to come 00:42:22.860 --> 00:42:23.299 back 00:42:23.299 --> 00:42:24.179 and we 00:42:24.179 --> 00:42:24.579 will see 00:42:24.579 --> 00:42:25.059 face to 00:42:25.059 --> 00:42:25.440 face. 00:42:26.199 --> 00:42:26.639 It's in his 00:42:26.639 --> 00:42:27.000 name we 00:42:27.000 --> 00:42:27.340 pray, 00:42:28.119 --> 00:42:28.360 Amen. 00:42:28.360 --> 00:42:28.579 Amen. 00:42:28.579 --> 00:42:28.619 Amen. 00:42:28.619 --> 00:42:30.400 Amen.