The Importance of Church Discipline and Restoration

This morning our sermon titled “The Keys of the Kingdom” is from Matthew 16:13-19 and was preached by Pastor Thomas and part of our series “The People of God and the Word of God.”

This text begins with Jesus asking who the disciples think he is. Peter correctly replies with the accurate confession that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus makes it clear that only because of the Father's spiritual intervention can Peter (or any other person) be able to make this confession. Jesus then goes on to proclaim that he would build his church on the rock that is Peter's true confession of Jesus as the Christ and the Son of God. This means we in the church must be actively seeking to be members who love and care for one another and be about the work of the church.