Above are the notes for this weeks lesson - the significance of Jesus revealing Himself to the disciples fulfills the previous teaching of Jesus in Matthew 11 that the Father would reveal the truth about who He was to those of His choosing.
Also - the incredible plan of God for Jesus to die for our sins was not to be stopped - Peter would not get in the way and the desire of the people to make Jesus King by force would not be helped in anyway by Jesus either - as we see in this lesson. Jesus goes away by himself with the disciples into Caesarea-Philippi and there He reveals exactly who He is and then expounds on the life of a true disciple.
The high cost of discipleship is impossible without the grace of God giving us the knowledge about how much God loves us, and in the facts of the finished work of Christ in the plan of redemption defeating our enemy and putting an end to death for all who would believe. Through salvation we have Jesus Himself by the Holy Spirit living in us - enabling, strengthening, teaching, comforting - everything we need for life and godliness.
Now, that is powerful stuff!
God Bless, boys - Have a great week - spend time reading over and letting the truths of this text sink in and change you. In prayer, thank God for what He has done for you in each of the parts of this lesson. As God puts His Word in your heart your faith will grow along with your confidence in Him, your obedience will increase and you will be on your way to becoming real men of God! To God be the praise!
Amen
Rod Page
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