HELL PROOF MY HOME | Week 3, Pt.5

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John, because My Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being. Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build My church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.  (Mat 16:16-18)

“you are Peter…” – Peter (Petros) means little rock. Jesus is saying, “You are a little rock, but I AM THE BIG ROCK.”  You and I are so little in comparison to Jesus Christ. He is God, and I am not.

IF YOU WANT TO STAY HUMBLE AND HAVE A RIGHT PERSPECTIVE OF YOURSELF, SURROUND YOURSELF WITH OTHER PASSIONATE FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST YOU CAN RELY ON – revolve your family around the local church!

“and upon THIS rock…” – this ROCK refers to Jesus Christ, or Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the living God. He is THE rock! There is no other foundation to build your life upon or to build your family upon than Jesus Christ!

YOU CAN’T SAY YOU ARE BUILDING YOUR LIFE UPON THE ROCK OF JESUS CHRIST IF YOU AREN’T REVOLVING YOUR LIFE AROUND THE LOCAL CHURCH!

IF YOUR BEST FRIEND IS NOT A BELIEVER, THEN YOU AREN’T REVOLVING YOUR LIFE AROUND THE LOCAL CHURCH. IF YOUR GIRLFRIEND OR BOYFRIEND IS NOT A PASSIONATE FOLLOWER OF CHRIST THEN YOU AREN’T REVOLVING YOUR LIFE AROUND THE LOCAL CHURCH! IF YOU AREN’T BRINGING THE TITHE TO YOUR LOCAL CHURCH, THEN YOU AREN’T HONORING GOD WITH YOUR WEALTH. IF YOU AREN’T IN A LIFE GROUP SHARING YOUR LIFE IN COMMUNITY WITH OTHER CHRIST-FOLLOWERS WHO ARE ATTACHED TO THE SAME LOCAL CHURCH, SHARING IN THE SAME MISSION, THE SAME VISION, SWEATING OVER THE SAME MINISTRIES, CRYING OVER THE SAME COMMUNITY, THE SAME CITY, GIVING TO THE SAME VISION, AND RALLYING AROUND THE SAME PASTOR AND HIS VISION THEN YOU AREN’T REVOLVING YOUR LIFE AROUND THE LOCAL CHURCH!