Matthew 16:13-20       August 27, 2023
Gates are not offensive weapons. They are defensive positions. Jesus is not calling us to hunker down behind the walls of our church here, but he is sending us out on a seek and liberate mission. We are on the offensive here.

May the Holy Spirit embolden and equip the hearer to assault the gates of hell and free, through the power of Christ’s Word, those whom  our enemy had claimed.

Pastor Jon concludes the sermon by meditating on the Christ Pantocrator Mosaic from Hagia Sophia. Here is a link to this image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christ_Pantocrator_mosaic_from_Hagia_Sophia_2744_x_2900_pixels_3.1_MB.jpg