The Church Triumphant | Part 1

What is the church of Jesus Christ made of use Adrian Rogers Jesus said upon this rock I will build larger flesh and blood cannot bill the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is Jesus church and he is the one that built I would not talk about the building.

One of them at this building.

We are talking about a group of people that Jesus Christ has 3D by his shed blood. You, the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Welcome to the word find master teacher and author Adrian Rogers said the greatest organization.

The greatest organism on the face of this earth is the church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Matthew 16, verses 13 through 20. Simon declares Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, they've long waited for. And Jesus responds by calling Simon a new name Peter which means rock and Jesus says on this rock I will build my church was that rock Peter himself. What did Jesus mean in that exchange and how is it relevant today. If you have your Bible turn to Matthew chapter 16 begin in verse 13 as Adrian Rogers reveals five timeless truths about the church triumphant, paranoid, a youngster who came home, and his father said, how did you do in your examination, say said well that I'm afraid I flunked my history test that said no you need to be more positive.

He said okay. I am positive I flunked my the Scripture that I read to you is really an examination.

The disciples had been with the Lord Jesus Christ in the. The greatest seminary of all human teaching them for almost 3 years and now he comes to the conclusion of his ministry with them and is going to give them a final examination and I want you to notice how it goes. Here in Matthew chapter 16 we began in verse 13 and when Jesus came to the coast of Caesarea Philippi gaskets disciples saying, whom do men say that I the Son of Man and they said, some say that thou art John the Baptist. Some, Elias, and others. Jeremiah's or one of the prophets he saved under them is the major question on the exam but don't say he that I am by the way, is that not the greatest question of the ages whom say ye that I am Simon Peter answered and said, thou art the Christ, the son of the living God. Jesus answered and said a man blessed art thou, Simon bar Jonah, that is you a stick 100 got a plus for flesh and blood hath not revealed it under the but my father which is in heaven.

And I say unto the thou art Peter upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it and I will give him to leave the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

I've already said that the greatest organization in the greatest organism on the face of this earth is the church of the Lord Jesus Christ is absolutely totally foolish talk about loving Jesus without letting why Jesus loves and Jesus loves the church another several things I want to learn about the church I want to pay attention because God's plan for every person listening to me is this number wanted to be saved and number two to be an active participant in the local New Testament church and if you not that way you're not right with God. Okay, so pay attention. I want to listen art. First, I want you to think with me about what I'm going to call the saving confession of the church. Write that down. The saving confession of the church. What must you confess what must you believe in order to be saved is what you must believe in order to be say you must believe that Jesus is the Christ the son of the living God. That's where you put your faith.

You must be true believer in the Lord Jesus Christ Simon Peter is ask the question, Peter. People say that I am well.

I said some say that you John the Baptist say that your Elijah. Others say that you want the prophets, I met Peter, who do you say that I am Peter says the Christ the son of the living God. Do you believe that you believe in Jesus is the Messiah, the son of the living God. I want to think about this saving confession and listen to me very carefully. It was a personal conviction about Christ put down a personal conviction.

Now he said what are other people say. While some say this, and some say that some say them now Peter, what is a personally what is your conviction, Peter said, I believe I personally believe that you are the Christ. That means the anointed one, the Messiah. I believe that you are the son of God. Now how did Peter come to this conclusion will not by taking a poll, not by going out and say what others say nor did he come to this conclusion because he figured it out, not by intellectual investigation.

Now remember, he had been almost 3 years. We Jesus Christ and yet Jesus said blessed art thou, Simon bar Jonah for flesh and blood hath not revealed it under the but my father which is in heaven back in. You know Jesus Christ is not by taking a poll, not by asking what others think. Very frankly, makes no difference whether the site number two, not by bringing your mind and your intellect to the Bible to try to dig truth of the Bible with your flesh and your blood, your mind, your intellect, your emotions, you will never know God except by divine revelation� Jesus said blessed art thou, Simon bar Jonah, you blessed but remember this is not what others say doesn't matter what you think.

What matters is what God reveals to you now to get this because if you don't get this.

You missed the whole thing stop looking around and studying world religions stop my friend.

Bringing your carnal mind to the word of God lay your pride in the dust and ask God to reveal believe Jesus Christ is not taken he will, I promise you on the authority of the word of God. If you want to know who Jesus Christ is, you can know but not by taking a poll, not by intellectual prowess but by humbling yourself and opening yourself to the word of God. The Bible says God had hidden these things from the wise and prudent, hath revealed them unto babes. Are you willing to come with a childlike faith is all I want to strut into the presence of God, will you not go to strut into the presence of God, blessed art thou Simon by John Dennis was a personal conviction about the Lord Jesus Christ. But secondly I want to see not only was it a personal conviction about Christ, but also was a personal confession of Christ. Now Simon Peter was not ashamed not afraid to confess what he knew about the Lord Jesus Christ. Are you ashamed to confess Christ in you, not going to happen. Even if you have the conviction and yet you will make the confession you are not going to heaven.

Listen to Romans 10 verses nine and 10 that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in mine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believe about righteousness and with the mouth. Listen, confession is made to salvation measure. Matthew 16 you can go back with them. I think Dan let me just rated to Matthew 10 verses 32 and 33 Jesus said, whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my father which is in heaven now supposed Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon Peter say that I am supposed Simon Peter said well to himself. In my heart I know Williams, but they too many people standing around here. I don't want to be identified with them openly and publicly so I'm not going to make this great confession that he is the Christ the son of the living God, that some of you sitting in this building this morning. You may believe that Jesus is the Christ, but you ashamed to confess him before men, I would take some walking down church out as and save anybody shaking a pastor's hand is a bit about what it indicates is what saves you is that you not ashamed of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus said, frankly, clearly, plainly, if you ashamed of me.

I'll be ashamed of you. The fate that will not lead to confession will not lead to heaven as you may be somewhere out in the desert was nobody to confess to. That's one matter, but when you sit in a congregation like this and an opportunity is given to you to make an acknowledgment of your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and you want to gladly say I want to do. How could you believe how could you believe that Jesus is the Christ the son of the living God, and be ashamed of him and possible impossible if you truly believed it that he is the very son of God.

When talking about the saving confession of the church. It was a personal conviction.

It was a personal confession and that it was a personal conversion.

Notice what Jesus said. Jesus said, and I send her the thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church that Jesus is making a play on words.

William say later that Jesus is the foundation of the church that Jesus is the bedrock upon which the church is built. But Jesus says to him, and I say that you are Peter Mae's name prior to this has been Simon, what is the name Simon mean it means something unstable.

Remember the Scripture Simon, Satan has desire to do that he might sift you as we we can calling shifting, but not Jesus calls him Rocky. Jesus gives them another name Peter Petross.

It means a lot it means both cases that's all right Peter, now I want to change your name no longer you Simon Johnson bar Jonah that's what I mean, Simon Johnson, son of John now your name is Peter. Maybe his nickname was Rocky. Now you Peter you are a bat out. Jesus is the foundation will we'll see that later on. But now Peter has the same nature as Jesus, Peter doesn't just have a piece of the Rocky is a piece of raw has become a partaker of the divine nature. 930 this about Christian Christian is just not a nicer person are not just a nicer person are Christian is somebody who's had a miracle he has become a partaker of the divine nature and you become a partaker of the divine nature. Had I mean is God leaving you been a change in your nature. Bible says clearly and plainly, if any man named Christ is a new creature in the creation Christians are not a tadpole who finally turns into a fall.

Christians are frog turned into a prince by the kiss of grace. There is a divine supernatural chain you have a change in your life has been a change in your life or they just join the church about what is the saving confession of the church is a personal conviction about Christ, thou art the Christ, the son of the living God. It is a public confession of that Christ. I believe that you are the Christ, the son of the living God. This is what I say and it is a powerful conversion.

Now you have become a piece of the rock. I say you that that's what the New Testament church is built upon.

Nobody is qualified for membership in this church on any church or church out there who does not believe that Jesus is the Christ the son of the living God is not willing confess openly and publicly and unashamedly that Jesus is the Christ the son of the living God and had a transformation receiving Jesus Christ into the heartland of the life you know what is happening so many churches today churches have become sort of social clubs, but obviously it is easier to get in this. Some churches that it is some social clubs release they have some standard.

Many churches today rather than a sheepfold to become a zoo where everybody gets in, and nobody gets a shirt of the Lord Jesus Christ is built upon a saving confession. You say that I am Peter says that the Christ the son of the living God.

You said that you confess that, has there been a change in your life.

As I say has to heartless goal. Secondly, I want you to see not only the saving confession of the church, but I want you to see the sovereign construction of the church knows what Jesus says just keep your Bibles open. I send her the thou art Peter, and upon this rock I'm reading now verse 18. And upon this rock I will build my church. Now the church is sovereignly constructed. Jesus did not say you will build my church.

He does I will build your church, Jesus, and upon this rock I will build my church flesh and blood cannot build the church of the Lord Jesus Christ.

It is Jesus church and he is the one that builds I were not talking about the building when about them at this building here.

This building is just a sheep shed. This is not the church is where the church means you are the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. I heard one day about a man was filling out a form and on that form and said church preference. He put red brick when talking about a building where talking about a group of people that Jesus Christ has redeemed by his shed blood. Now Jesus is the architect of the church. Jesus is the build of the church and Jesus Christ is the foundation of the church Jesus as upon this rock I will build my church. Some people say that the church is built upon Simon Peter. That's absurd.

The church is built upon Jesus Christ Bible says clearly and plainly prescribed this very verse 11 for other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Jesus is the foundation of the church. Jesus is making a play on words Jesus that I sent you that you are Peter read where there's Petross PDR OS. We were in Anglicized and upon this rock I will build my church, but he doesn't use the word Petross again. He uses another word thou art Petross and upon this Petross PDR TRA I will build my church was a different point Petross and Petra one word means a walk, likable.

Another word means a rock like a rock stratum a lay a foundation, a mass of raw Jesus is Peter your piece of the rock you're a boulder but I am the foundation and upon this foundation stone I will build my church, what is the foundation stone upon which the church is built what peters just said you the Christ the son of the living God. That's right.

And upon that rock I will build my church on Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand. The church's one foundation is Jesus Christ your Lord I'm not looking back to some ancestral priests, I'm so grateful the church is not built upon Simon Peter, Simon Peter was a sinner like you are like I you continue to read this chapter, and a few verses later, Jesus had renewed Simon Peter say get the behind me Satan near the fence on the main the church is built upon the Lord Jesus Christ key is the solid rock. He is the one who is building the church and therefore I want to say something folks, the church will be built, the church will be completed. Philippians 116 you have begun a good work in you will perform it. What God starts, God will complete he will presented himself a glorious church, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing. And don't you feel beleaguered you are on the winning side and we have beneath us the foundation of the Lord Jesus Christ. I heard a woman one day who would die and she seemed be comatose. Other standing around the bedside thought she could not hear what was being said many times people are dying who cannot articulate, cannot speak, they can hear they can understand, and so they were talking about her.

She was a great Christian had a glorious expense of the Lord Jesus Christ. Somebody said well she sinking she opened her eyes as it sinking.

How can one sink through a rock.

She was resting on the Lord Jesus Christ and so I'm I so there's the sovereign construction of the church is the third thing I want you to see. I want you to see the spiritual composition of the church. Now Jesus said upon this rock I will build my church will what is the composition of the church. What does he build the church out of out of stone living stones. Now Simon Peter knew he was not the foundation putting in margin first Peter two verse five is what Peter thought about that is what Peter himself wrote about that. He said he also, as lively stones that is living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, I want Peter saying if they Jesus taught me one day that he was the foundation and I am a stone, but he said you also are living stones when not stones where living stones and we are built upon the foundation of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now the very word church.

He says I will build my church is the record necklace in an means a called out assembly.

While the Lord Jesus Christ is doing is in Memphis he's calling out some people in Toledo. He's calling out some people in Spain is calling out some people in Japan is calling out some people in Jakarta. He's calling out some people in Australia he's calling out some people and he's calling them by the Holy Spirit and by the preaching of the word of God is known here stone here stone here stone here in all of these stones are built upon the foundation Lord Jesus Christ. He is a living stone. He is a living stone. Here is a living stone. You are living stone if you confess that Jesus is the Christ the son of the living God, and the master builder.

The Lord Jesus Christ is putting stone upon stone upon stone. Here's a stone here's a stone here's a stone and what our Lord Jesus Christ is doing is building a spiritual house balance. Think about that for a little bit less like a little bit about the composition of the church friend.

First of all I want to know that we are built together. That's the reason we must have the church we are building.

Everyone stone building, dear one brick building belt friend, you can take a stone and pushing around you take a break and shove around his heart to show the building around. Besides that one stone, one brick doesn't make a house therefore you apart from me, and apart from you another one out to be what I could be. We are standing together. Listen to me. We are built together and because we are built together. We are bonded together in Jesus Christ.

We have everything in common.

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