Comments on sermon notes Pentecost 15: Matthew 16: 13-20TypePad2008-08-23T18:50:30Zjoseph walkerhttps://joewalker.blogs.com/felixhominum/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://joewalker.blogs.com/felixhominum/2008/08/sermon-notes-pe/comments/atom.xml/Malcolm+ commented on 'sermon notes Pentecost 15: Matthew 16: 13-20'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515ec969e200e554651f2188332008-08-27T00:37:09Z2008-08-27T00:37:09ZMalcolm+http://simplemassingpriest.blogspot.com"And then I also see in this part of the Messianic secret the idea that perhaps one needs to walk...<p>"And then I also see in this part of the Messianic secret the idea that perhaps one needs to walk with Jesus further before one is equipped to share the Good News."</p>
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Hmmmmmm. I think you're on to something.</p>joseph commented on 'sermon notes Pentecost 15: Matthew 16: 13-20'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515ec969e200e554786a0a88342008-08-26T17:53:33Z2008-08-26T17:53:33Zjosephhttp://joewalker.blogs.comI also tended to expand on that line a bit more in my own sermon. I thought a bit as...<p>I also tended to expand on that line a bit more in my own sermon. I thought a bit as well about how Jesus does not directly jump to the "who do you say I am" question. Instead we have the question about the people - what do they think, are we as disciples conversant enough with the culture around us, and what do our neighbours think about Jesus. And then I also see in this part of the Messianic secret the idea that perhaps one needs to walk with Jesus further before one is equipped to share the Good News. I also did a bit of contrast between the silence here and the loud proclamation of the great commission at the end of Matthew's Gospel.</p>Malcolm+ commented on 'sermon notes Pentecost 15: Matthew 16: 13-20'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d834515ec969e200e5545c8fa588332008-08-26T17:48:02Z2008-08-26T17:48:04ZMalcolm+http://simplemassingpriest.blogspot.com/As I read the Gospel at yesterday's service, I cast aside the sermon I had planned and did a riff...<p>As I read the Gospel at yesterday's service, I cast aside the sermon I had planned and did a riff on the Messianic Secret - including a one-liner much like your closing thought.</p>