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Who Is Jesus Really? (Matthew 16 Explained)
Episode 16 — The Confession, the Cross, and the Call to Follow
In Matthew 16 (WEB) the Pharisees and Sadducees demand a sign, Jesus warns about their “yeast,” and at Caesarea Philippi Peter confesses, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus then reveals the path of the cross and calls every disciple to deny self, take up the cross, and follow. Hope, cost, and glory converge as He points ahead to the Transfiguration.
📖 Read Matthew 16 (World English Bible, public domain):
👉 https://ebible.org/web/MAT16.htm
✨ What You’ll Hear
Sign of Jonah vs sign-seeking
Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees
Peter’s confession and “on this rock”
Keys of the Kingdom and binding/loosing
The first passion prediction
The cost of discipleship and promise of glory
Faith needs clearer sight, not more signs
Guard against the subtle yeast of pride and unbelief
The church stands on the revealed truth of Christ
Revelation comes to the humble, not the powerful
No crown without a cross
True discipleship is daily surrender
Eternal reward outweighs present sacrifice
Who do you say Jesus is
Do you want a kingdom without a cross
What “yeast” is shaping your faith today
What must you lay down to follow Christ more fully
Are you living for comfort or for glory
🕊️ Translation: World English Bible
🎙️ Format: Chapter reading, commentary, reflection, and prayer
0:00 Intro
0:45 Opening Prayer
1:48 Matthew 16 Reading (WEB)
6:13 Demand for a Sign — Sign of Jonah
8:01 Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees
9:47 Peter’s Confession at Caesarea Philippi
12:40 Keys of the Kingdom
13:58 Jesus Foretells the Cross
15:20 Take Up Your Cross — Cost of Discipleship
17:02 Promise of Glory and Preview of Transfiguration
18:20 Main Takeaways
19:25 Reflection Questions
20:25 Closing Prayer
21:13 Next Episode Tease
(Adjust to your final audio if needed.)
#Matthew16 #BibleChapterByChapter #WorldEnglishBible #PetersConfession #TakeUpYourCross #ChristianPodcast #BibleStudy
Matthew 16, Bible Chapter by Chapter, World English Bible, Peters confession, Caesarea Philippi, Sign of Jonah, Yeast of the Pharisees, Keys of the Kingdom, Take up your cross, Cost of discipleship, Christian podcast, Bible study, devotional, prayer, scripture explained
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By Chris HintsalaEpisode 16 — The Confession, the Cross, and the Call to Follow
In Matthew 16 (WEB) the Pharisees and Sadducees demand a sign, Jesus warns about their “yeast,” and at Caesarea Philippi Peter confesses, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus then reveals the path of the cross and calls every disciple to deny self, take up the cross, and follow. Hope, cost, and glory converge as He points ahead to the Transfiguration.
📖 Read Matthew 16 (World English Bible, public domain):
👉 https://ebible.org/web/MAT16.htm
✨ What You’ll Hear
Sign of Jonah vs sign-seeking
Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees
Peter’s confession and “on this rock”
Keys of the Kingdom and binding/loosing
The first passion prediction
The cost of discipleship and promise of glory
Faith needs clearer sight, not more signs
Guard against the subtle yeast of pride and unbelief
The church stands on the revealed truth of Christ
Revelation comes to the humble, not the powerful
No crown without a cross
True discipleship is daily surrender
Eternal reward outweighs present sacrifice
Who do you say Jesus is
Do you want a kingdom without a cross
What “yeast” is shaping your faith today
What must you lay down to follow Christ more fully
Are you living for comfort or for glory
🕊️ Translation: World English Bible
🎙️ Format: Chapter reading, commentary, reflection, and prayer
0:00 Intro
0:45 Opening Prayer
1:48 Matthew 16 Reading (WEB)
6:13 Demand for a Sign — Sign of Jonah
8:01 Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees
9:47 Peter’s Confession at Caesarea Philippi
12:40 Keys of the Kingdom
13:58 Jesus Foretells the Cross
15:20 Take Up Your Cross — Cost of Discipleship
17:02 Promise of Glory and Preview of Transfiguration
18:20 Main Takeaways
19:25 Reflection Questions
20:25 Closing Prayer
21:13 Next Episode Tease
(Adjust to your final audio if needed.)
#Matthew16 #BibleChapterByChapter #WorldEnglishBible #PetersConfession #TakeUpYourCross #ChristianPodcast #BibleStudy
Matthew 16, Bible Chapter by Chapter, World English Bible, Peters confession, Caesarea Philippi, Sign of Jonah, Yeast of the Pharisees, Keys of the Kingdom, Take up your cross, Cost of discipleship, Christian podcast, Bible study, devotional, prayer, scripture explained