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A Declaration of Faith
by Steve May
Text: Matthew 16:13-20
Topic: What God makes available to all believers
Big Idea: How we answer who Jesus is determines our destiny.
Keywords: Accepting Christ; Salvation, Gift of; Outreache;
Introduction:
- Matthew 16:13-16
- The Christian life begins with this confession: Jesus Christ is Lord.
- Big Idea: How we answer who Jesus is determines our destiny.
- Romans 10:9-10
- Matthew 16:17-19
- A proper understanding of Jesus Christ is not something we attain through our own efforts, our own cerebral pursuits, it’s something that is revealed to us through seeking God.
- Ephesians 2:8
When you claim Jesus Christ as Lord, he’ll use you to build his church.
- Matthew 16:18
- Jesus builds his church on people.
- Ephesians 2:20
- 1 Peter 2:4-5
- We are the stones that make up the building of his church.
- God’s plan for eternity is that the church—all who claim Jesus Christ as Lord—will spend eternity in heaven, in the presence of Jesus.
He’ll use you to do his will.
- Matthew 16:17
- We’re to be a proactive force in the world.
- Ephesians 6:12
- Your job, as a follower of Jesus Christ and a member of his church, is to do good...to change the world.
He’ll use you to open doors.
- Matthew 16:19
- We’re to be opening the doors of God’s kingdom, so that all who want to know Jesus may enter in.
- He has given us the authority and the responsibility to do his will.
- Illustration: May quotes scholar Craig Bloomberg: “God has delegated his authority to the church, which he leaves to act on its own initiative to bring people into the kingdom.”
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