How do you answer?

11-6-2014      Mark 8:27-31

S.       27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? 28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. 29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. 30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. 31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

O.      Step by step Jesus is revealing his mission in the world to his disciples. He confronts their beliefs and therefore they must declare a public confession as to who Jesus is.

A.      This question must be answered by every person; “who is Jesus”? I say that Jesus is; my Saviour, my Lord, my King, my Healer, and my All.

P.       Father; I will speak of your mercy and grace that has been given to me. I will speak of the healing of my sin sick soul, how you called me, forgave me, transformed me and adopted me into your family. Oh how I love Jesus……who first loved me. Thank you Father, you have done for me the things that I could never do for myself, I am redeemed! Amen.