The Identity and Commission of Church

In my last sermon from the Life of Christ series, we examined Matthew 16:13-20. The people were confused about Jesus’ identity because they were trying to fit Him into what they already believed. They either did not understand or they refused to believe what He was proclaiming because they loved their sin and wanted to avoid the consequences of the truth. People are still that way today. At the same time, God in His mercy and grace still reveals Himself to humanity, and some will believe as did Simon, who declared on behalf of the twelve that Jesus is “the Christ, the Son of the living God.”