The Role of The Church

By Pastor J.B. Hinote, August 13, 2023

Perspective is everything.

  1. A person’s perspective changes what they see.

    a.Scientists talk a lot the observer.

  1. Depending on where the observer is located in space, their perception of reality is different. c.Interstellar – 1 minute = 10 years on earth. Time is relative.
  1. Focus changes what you see.

    1. We know this to be true because this is the whole concept behind camera lenses. A wide angle lense brings in light from wider parts of the field and thus creates an image

    2. A zoom lens takes in light from a very narrow field and gets an image of a smaller space but closer up.

  2. Tennis ball.

I hope to change your perspective today. In doing so I hope to help you see where you fit inside of God’s plan for this world.

Matthew 16:13–20 (ESV) 13Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” 20Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

Context

  1. We know from chapter 15 that Jesus was previously in the region of Magadan on the West side of the Sea of Galilee.

  2. Then in verse 5 of this chapter it says that when the disciples left they went to the other side. Meaning that this story takes place on the east side of the sea of Galilee.