Caesarea Philippi

Gates of Hell

Shema – HebrewShema Israel, Adonai elohenu – Adonai

echadVe’ahavta et Adonai eloeikahB’khol levavkahUve’khol naphshekahUve’khol m’odekahVe’ahavta le’reacha Kamocha, Amen

Shema

Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God. The Lord alone. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

And Love your neighbor as yourself. Amen.

Follow the story

• Matthew 15 and Mark 8– Feeding of the 4000– Demand for a sign from Jesus– Yeast of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herod

Yeast of the Pharisees

• What was the Pharisees’ teaching?– The law saves you

• What was the Sadducees’ teaching?– The sacrifice system saves you

• What was Herod’s teaching?– Living for you saves you

Follow the story

• Matthew 15 and Mark 8– Feeding of the 4000– Demand for a sign from Jesus– Yeast of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herod– Mark – healing of blind man – Matthew doesn’t

mention it– Travel to Caesarea Philippi

Heights of Bashan

Who is Jesus?

• Matthew 16:13 – Who do people say the Son of Man is?– Jesus was implying he was the Son of Man• People were calling Jesus Elijah – Passion

– Who did the Jews consider the first son of man?• Abel – was persecuted (until death) for his faith

Caesarea Philippi

Gates of Hades

On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

Niches for statues

holy of holies for Pan

Courage lesson• Mark 8:34- If anyone would

come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

next week

• Burning coals– Proverbs 25:22– Romans 12:20