Tue Mar 4

Listen up, little ones

Listen for the words son and church.

Reading

Matthew 16:13–20-I (Jesus) will build my church.

Optional Reading

Optional Reading 2 Samul 7:12-29

Keys for kids

• Jesus is the Messiah.
• Jesus will build his church.
• Nothing can defeat Jesus building his church.

Questions

1. Who did people say Jesus is?
2. Who do you say Jesus is?
3. What does Jesus say he will do?

Notes

When David desired to build God’s house, God said that instead, he would build David’s house and that David’s son would build God’s house. David’s son, Solomon, built the temple, but David’s greater son, Jesus would be the one who builds God’s spiritual house, his church.

Even today, people have all kinds of ideas about who Jesus is. When Jesus asked his disciples who people said he is, people tended to say that Jesus was a prophet of some kind. So, today, some say Jesus is a good teacher, some say he is a moral example to follow. But Jesus pressed his disciples, asking who they say that he is. And, Peter, who often said the wrong thing, got it right and said, You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God. Only God himself can convince us who Jesus is.

Legg explains that, now, under the new covenant, Jesus calls his Messianic community, the assembly of God’s people, ‘my church’. As King he will build his church; he will increase and strengthen his community. This community will embrace both Jews and Gentiles and its first stages will be built by Christ under the delegated authority of Peter and the other apostles.

Jesus will build God’s house, his church.

Swedish Method questions

Praise

Psalm 132c, 133a

Prayer

1. Rejoice in Jesus building his church.
2. Give thanks for something from last Lord’s Day’s sermons.
3. Pray for a member of our church, for your family, and for a non-Christian friend/family member.