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Sermon Summary
April 18, 2021
Pastor Shawn Stinson
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Common objections to religion or church:
1. Jesus speaks about the church in the context of ample religious options and
disagreement in Caesarea (vs. 13)
2. Jesus asks his disciples to answer who they say he is (vs. 14-15)
3. Peter believes and speaks to Jesus being the living God (vs. 16)
4. Jesus says Peter possesses godly joy in this (vs. 17)
5. Jesus builds a community through this faith and Peter that cannot be destroyed (vs.
18)
6. The church has authority, access, and power (vs. 19-20)
Quotes
"Jesus offers a contrast community in the middle of the darkness."
"The basis of the church is not a moral code, the basis is faith in the resurrection of Jesus."
"There's a power and a purpose for you to live in this world."
"The bible condemns religion without the right expression of God."
"Jesus doesn't want us to live in death, He wants us to die to ourselves that through death we might find real life."
Sending Question
What does it mean for me to experience the joy of salvation?