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  • 10. The Transfiguration

    Join us in our tenth installment of the Life of Peter – From Shifting sands to Solid Rock.

    Luke 9:27-36

    27 I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God.”

    28 About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray. 29 And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became dazzling white. 30 Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking with Jesus. 31 They were glorious to see. And they were speaking about his exodus from this world, which was about to be fulfilled in Jerusalem.

    32 Peter and the others had fallen asleep. When they woke up, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with him. 33 As Moses and Elijah were starting to leave, Peter, not even knowing what he was saying, blurted out, “Master, it’s wonderful for us to be here! Let’s make three shelters as memorials[a]—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 34 But even as he was saying this, a cloud overshadowed them, and terror gripped them as the cloud covered them.

    35 Then a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, my Chosen One.[b] Listen to him.” 36 When the voice finished, Jesus was there alone. They didn’t tell anyone at that time what they had seen.

    Romans 12:2b

    Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

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  • 9. The Rebuke

    Join us in our Ninth installment of the Life of Peter – From Shifting sands to Solid Rock.

    Matthew 16:21-25

    21 From then on Jesus[a] began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead.

    22 But Peter took him aside and began to reprimand him[b] for saying such things. “Heaven forbid, Lord,” he said. “This will never happen to you!”

    23 Jesus turned to Peter and said, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s.”

    24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. 25 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.

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  • 8. The Rock
    Join us in our Eighth installment of the Life of Peter – From Shifting sands to Solid Rock.
    Matthew 16:18-19
    18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’),[a] and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell[b] will not conquer it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid[c] on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit[d] on earth will be permitted in heaven.”
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  • 7. The Revealing
    Join us in our Seventh installment of the Life of Peter – From Shifting sands to Solid Rock.
    This week’s message is “The Revealing” from Matthew 16:13-17
    13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
    14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
    15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
    16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
    17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.
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  • 6. Stay or Go
    Join us in our Sixth installment of the Life of Peter – From Shifting sands to Solid Rock.
    This week’s message is “Stay or Go” from John 6:22-69
    22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them. 23 Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people had eaten. 24 So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went across to Capernaum to look for him. 25 They found him on the other side of the lake and asked, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”
    26 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, you want to be with me because I fed you, not because you understood the miraculous signs. 27 But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man[a] can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”
    28 They replied, “We want to perform God’s works, too. What should we do?”
    29 Jesus told them, “This is the only work God wants from you: Believe in the one he has sent.”
    30 They answered, “Show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What can you do? 31 After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say, ‘Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.’[b]”
    32 Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, Moses didn’t give you bread from heaven. My Father did. And now he offers you the true bread from heaven. 33 The true bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
    34 “Sir,” they said, “give us that bread every day.”
    35 Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But you haven’t believed in me even though you have seen me. 37 However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them. 38 For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent me, not to do my own will. 39 And this is the will of God, that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me, but that I should raise them up at the last day. 40 For it is my Father’s will that all who see his Son and believe in him should have eternal life. I will raise them up at the last day.”
    41 Then the people[c] began to murmur in disagreement because he had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph? We know his father and mother. How can he say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”
    43 But Jesus replied, “Stop complaining about what I said. 44 For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up. 45 As it is written in the Scriptures,[d] ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me. 46 (Not that anyone has ever seen the Father; only I, who was sent from God, have seen him.)
    47 “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes has eternal life. 48 Yes, I am the bread of life! 49 Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died. 50 Anyone who eats the bread from heaven, however, will never die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and this bread, which I will offer so the world may live, is my flesh.”
    52 Then the people began arguing with each other about what he meant. “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” they asked.
    53 So Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you cannot have eternal life within you. 54 But anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise that person at the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. 57 I live because of the living Father who sent
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  • 5. Polluted or Pure?
    Join us in our Fifth installment of the Life of Peter – From Shifting sands to Solid Rock.
    This week’s message is “Bold Step of Faith” from Matthew 15:1-20
    Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him, 2 “Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.”
    3 Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God? 4 For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’[a] and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’[b] 5 But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’ 6 In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents.[c] And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,
    8 ‘These people honor me with their lips,
        but their hearts are far from me.
    9 Their worship is a farce,
        for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’[d]”
    10 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand. 11 It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”
    12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you realize you offended the Pharisees by what you just said?”
    13 Jesus replied, “Every plant not planted by my heavenly Father will be uprooted, 14 so ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.”
    15 Then Peter said to Jesus, “Explain to us the parable that says people aren’t defiled by what they eat.”
    16 “Don’t you understand yet?” Jesus asked. 17 “Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer. 18 But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you. 19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander. 20 These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.”
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  • 4. Bold Step of Faith
    Join us in our fourth installment of the Life of Peter – From Shifting sands to Solid Rock.
    This week’s message is “Bold Step of Faith” from Matthew 14:22-33
    22 Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23 And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24 but the boat by this time was a long way[a] from the land,[b] beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night[c] he came to them, walking on the sea. 26 But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”
    28 And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind,[d] he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.” 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
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  • 2. Answer the Call
    Join us in our second installment of the Life of Peter – From Shifting sands to Solid Rock.
    This week’s message is “Answer the Call” from
    Matthew 4:18-22
    18 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. 19 Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” 20 And they left their nets at once and followed him.
    21 A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too. 22 They immediately followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind.
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  • 1. Peter Before Jesus
    Join us as we start a new series on the Life of Peter – From Shifting sands to Solid Rock. This week we learn of Peter before Jesus.
    Taken from John 1:40-42
    40 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus. 41 Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”).
    42 Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your name is Simon, son of John—but you will be called Cephas” (which means “Peter”).
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  • Are you a Thermometer or a Thermostat?
    Thermometer or Thermostat?
    • Mark 13:1-13
    As Jesus was leaving the Temple that day, one of his
    disciples said, “Teacher, look at these magnificent buildings!
    Look at the impressive stones in the walls.”
    • 2Jesus replied, “Yes, look at these great buildings.
    But they will be completely demolished.
    Not one stone will be left on top of another!”
    • 3Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives across the valley
    from the Temple. Peter, James, John, and Andrew
    came to him privately and asked him,
    • 4″Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will show us
    that these things are about to be fulfilled?”
    • What does Jesus advise us to do?
    1. Don’t Panic
    • 5Jesus replied, “Don’t let anyone mislead you,
    6for many will come in my name, claiming,
    ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many.
    • 7 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars,
    but don’t panic.
    • Throeo: Panic,
    • Don’t be troubled,
    • Don’t be frightened
    •Yes, these things must take place,
    but the end won’t follow immediately.
    8Nation will go to war against nation,
    and kingdom against kingdom.
    • There will be earthquakes in many parts of the world,
    as well as famines.
    But this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.
    2. Pay attention
    • 9″When these things begin to happen, watch out!
    You will be handed over to the local councils
    and beaten in the synagogues.
    • You will stand trial before governors and kings
    because you are my followers.
    3. Be Ready
    But this will be your opportunity to tell them about me.
    • 1° For the Good News must first be preached to all nations.
    4. Don’t’ Worry
    ” But when you are arrested and stand trial,
    don’t worry in advance about what to say.
    • Just say what God tells you at that time,
    for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
    5. Stay true
    12 “A brother will betray his brother to death,
    a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel
    against their parents and cause them to be killed.
    • ‘3And everyone will hate you because you are my
    followers.
    But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
    • “There was a time when the church was very powerful, in
    the time when the early Christians rejoiced at being deemed
    worthy to suffer for what they believed.
    • In those days the church was not merely a thermometer
    that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it
    was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society”
    Martin Luther King Jr. Letter from Birmingham Jail. 4/63
    • Which are you?
    Mark 13:32-33
    32″However, no one knows the day or hour when these
    things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son
    himself.
    • Only the Father knows.
    • 33And since you don’t know when that time will come,
    be on guard! Stay alert!
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