The Church Triumphant | Part 2

One is crucial for Christians to be in the church and listen to Adrian Rogers so what you mean just a person outside the church. As you can be inside the church is one thing wrong is not so do not so for telling that when we come to worship God spirit, Jesus Christ said were two or three are gathered together in my name, Jeremiah, in the midst of a welcome to love worth finding featuring the dynamic teaching. Teaching biblical list of Adrian Rogers in Matthew chapter 16 we have an amazing confession of Simon Peter that Jesus was the long awaited Christ, the Messiah, and the response that upon this rock Jesus would build his church. Yesterday we learned that the church triumphant relies on a personal conviction confession and conversion. What then is the commission of the church. What is her unchanging responsibility. If you have your Bible turn to Matthew chapter 16 will begin in verse 13 as Adrian Rogers delivers part two of the church triumphant. I've already said that the greatest organization of the greatest organism on the face of this earth is the church of the Lord Jesus Christ is actually totally foolish to talk about loving Jesus without loving why Jesus loves and Jesus love the church rather several things I want to learn about the church I want to pay attention because God's plan for every person listening me is this number wanted to be saved and number two to be an active participant in a local New Testament church. And if you're not that way you're not right with God. Okay, so pay attention. I want to listen to us 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. Bible says clearly and plainly, if a man named Christ is a new creature in the creation there is a divine, supernatural chain hasn't been a change in your life are just doing the church is having 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 club lease they have some standard. 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 to confess openly and publicly and unashamedly that Jesus is the Christ the son of the living God and had a transformation by receiving Jesus Christ into the heartland of the life insurance 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. Have you said that you confess that, has there been a change in your life by saying you that that's what I New Testament church is built upon.

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 to keep your Bibles open by saying to thee that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I'm reading now.

Verse 18 I will build my church. Now the church is sovereignly constructed flesh and blood cannot build the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is Jesus church and he is the one that builds. I would not tell me about the building when the poem at this this building here we are talking about a group of people that Jesus Christ has redeemed by his shed blood.

You are the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. 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 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 up on 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. He 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 billed. 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 been ethos the foundation of the Lord Jesus Christ is the third thing I want to say I want you to see the spiritual composition of the church. What does he build a 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.

Mayors like 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 with 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 and it means a cold 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 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 and all of the stones are built upon the foundation Lord Jesus Christ and what our Lord Jesus Christ is doing is building a spiritual house ballast. Think about that for a little bit less like a little bit about the composition of the church friend.

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

One stone building, dear one brick building, no friend, you can take us going push it around you can take a break and shove around us are to show building around. Besides that one stone, one brick doesn't make a house therefore you apart from me, and apart from you. I'm allowed to be what I could be.

We are built together and because we built together. We are bonded together. Now it'll just take stones and stacked them up stones have to be bonded together. Jesus Christ is the foundation we are all living stones like Peter Peter your durable.

Now I Lord is taking the stones is living stones and is putting in place what keeps them from falling apart that bound together. What is the mortar that holds us together is love. We are bound together by law we say we are one in the bond of love is that allow that holds us together. People look at the church they can understand Mr. those people. What brings them all together. What is the commonality that they have. They come from different backgrounds, different educational achievements different taste different proclivities. What is it what is it that holds us together. What is the mortar frame.

It is L OBE love that holds the stones together. Besides that not only does love holds together levels as far the stone is not perfect. Some stones have bulges and bumps and other stones have cavities and chips, but where there is a boldness the mortar gives, and where there's a cavity.

The motor feels and that what love does what keeps us together. What binds us together. We are together we are bonded together.

Listen and because we are built together and bonded together. We are blessed together things that will you be just a good Christmas on the church. As you can be inside the church is one thing. Well that is not so do not so free and I'm telling you that when we come to worship on Sunday morning when we come. Peter says you're built up a spiritual house me a place for the Spirit to live God's Spirit comes why Jesus a little later in Matthew chapter 18 for two or three of your get together my name, there am I in the midst of them that he is omnipresent is no place where he is not but is his manifested presence when God's people come together God comes to dwell with them and meet with them and we are blessed together how good it is when God's people get together.

That's the reason the Bible says will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another, so much the more one woman heard that the present United States might visit a particular church. She wanted to be there to be the present United States and so she should call the church office got all the past and she said, is it true that the present United States will be in your services Sunday morning. He said no Mme. is not true, but the King of Kings will be there and you're welcome to come.

Amen.

Listen Jesus Christ said were two or three are gathered together in my name that my list of them gave me a Christian without being a church member. Well yes I guess you could have a baby without I've been a sailor without a ship and apparently out of a family with my estimation. If you truly save your going to want to be a member of the church of the Lord Jesus Christ is a well looks like church on the losing end Frente! something when Jesus said this in Matthew chapter 16 upon this rock I'll build my church's ministry was at its lowest in the crowds at all forsaken him and Calvary was right around the corner.

Jesus said I will build my church, Woodrow Wilson said I have rather temporarily fail with the calls that must ultimately succeed than to temporarily succeed with the cause must ultimately fail to the church of the Lord Jesus Christ is his church and he said I will build my church.

Now here's the next thing I want you to see what I want to call the singular commission of the church.

The singular commission of the church. We would talk about the construction, the composition the confession. What is the commission of the church will listen to it in verse 19 Jesus said, and I will give under the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. What you talking about when he said I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven quantities of kingdom heaven, the true gospel truth.

Salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ Lord. The key here stands for knowledge. Back in Jesus day there were scribes.

These were people who were teachers of the word of God and described were key on his belt, not unlike doors with it was assembled to symbolize the truth that he held for example, the Bible says in Luke 11 verse 52 woe unto you, lawyers for you taking away the key of knowledge. He speak of knowledge is a key Matthew 13 verse 52 Jesus said therefore prescribed which is instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a man that is a householder, which bring the thought out of his treasure things new and old what he is saying is this, I would to give you some proof some keys that you can use to get people enter the kingdom of heaven. What a blessing. And what responsibility, what is my responsibility and what is your response, but now you say that you have made the confession Jesus is the Christ the son of the living God you believe that you are part of the church of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore what the Lord said to Peter.

He's also saying to you that he's placing in your hands. Listen the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Mary tells Peter whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven. What if you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. He says the same thing to all of them over here in Matthew chapter 18 is not simply to Peter not to Peter only as a keeper of the keys we all are keeper of the keys were all custodians of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. What is the singular commission of the church limiting what is the singular commission of the church is to bring souls bound in the chains of the gospel and lay them at Jesus feet. Our job is to win souls to Jesus Christ. Now our job is not to fight communism. Our job is not to fight pornography. Our job is not the fight gambling. Our job is not to fight abortion. Our job is not to fight racism or sexual perversion, the gospel of Jesus Christ applies to all of these things, but friend listen to me you can make a man in anti-Communist you can make a man and anti-bigot. You can make a man and anti-pervert without making him a Christian, which you can make him a Christian without making him an anti-these other things you see the changes in the heart and if we forget our singular commission are singular commission is winning souls. Somebody said what we need to close the native yes we somebody says we need to house the homeless. Yes what somebody says we need to feed the hungry. Yes we do but that is not our singular commission and we're not careful.

All were doing is making the world a better place to go to hell from our singular commission is to bring souls to Jesus Christ you believe that. I hope you believe that it was so easy to get sidetracked but we may do as long as we're not bringing souls bound in the Golden change of the gospel and lay them at Jesus feet. Now what does this mean whatever you bind to be bound in heaven, what are you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. The great scholars tell us it is absolutely true that the construction of this verse says this, that whatever you bind on earth shall have already been bound in heaven. Listen whatever you loose on earth shall already been loosed in heaven. Now what Jesus is saying is not that Earth's will is going to be done in heaven. But what Jesus is saying is that heaven's will will be Donald earth when you use the keys of the king. Now he is saying look I have found Satan. I have loose the Holy Spirit. I have come to set the captive free.

You have the keys.

Whatever you bind. I've already bound whatever you loose. I've already loosed. What a privilege is ours. That is the singular commission of the church evangelism.

Jesus takes this book of Matthew Manz and Gertie therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, the son of the Holy Ghost in line with you always, even to the Inn of the earth? Your soul and as I well know, but I'm a I'm a Christian to be a Christian loving soul is like being a bus driver will drive us to contradiction into his. I will I'm not gifted to do it again. I preach like Peter to Kim. I pray like Paul until the love of Jesus and say dive role you highly saying is nothing I can do while the sons of men are dying in the master calls for you not only hurt your feelings but don't you listen to me today was not a fun sermon, but if you not endeavoring to bring souls to Jesus Christ. You are right with God. You may be a church member, you may be having bow which are going to heaven second class and you can be a shame when you meet the Lord Jesus Christ. This is the singular commission of the church. I must hurry. I want you to see the subtle consummation of the church. The subtle consummation of the church not notice this. Matthew 16 verse 18 and I say to the thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church. I was in this and the gates of hell shall not prevail against words translated held as the word Hades remains the abode of the dead was he talking about is not, here's the church behind walls with massive dates and hail is banging on those gates but hail cannot break through no is not what is talking about dates don't prevail. Nobody takes a gates off to war within that ID is not here that hail was on the offense and churches on the defense bill is not what he saying all, nor is he saying that the church is going to invade Helen take over hell and possess hell one little with hell know what he is saying is this because of your faith in me Simon Peter, the very domain of the Dan cannot hold the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Folks we break again with breaking the very gates of hell cannot stop the church of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Centuries of come and go. The saints of the high one of these days. The trumpet will sound. One of these days Lord will come the dead in Christ shall rise first in the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church friend were going up. Some people say will the church is on its way out. You will absolutely correct.

Jesus is called the church out Jesus ascent the church Adam one day he's coming to take the church I heard a preacher one time country preacher told a remarkable story emaciated with you. I don't remember what he said in a pond, picking up on. There was a great huge catfish.

I mailed and that catfish would swim around that pond. He only upon all little minnows were afraid of, but eventually catch them and gobble them up to swallow, swallow, swallow, swallow whole.

This document in Goldman Valley filamentous swimming around on the inside of great bingo huge catfish. One day he made a mistake. He swallowed a very special mental command that special mental swim around and then swam over the side of that catfish and begin to chew on the side and chewed a whole side of that Google catfish and swam out all the other memos swim out with a bagel catfish at death's been swallowing this person swallow that person swallow this person's will that person one day swallow Jesus. That was his mistake was his mistake, because the Lord Jesus Christ in the side of death and become the death of death in the very gates of hell will not prevail against the church of the Lord Jesus Christ undertakes (if you say that your Savior going to love the church of Jesus Christ you're going to attend the church you go to defend the church are going to commend the church you going to extend the church you love Jesus Christ I love the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Remember the great confession, Peter says of Jesus, thou the Christ, the son of the living God.

Can you say that you believe that Jesus is the Christ, believe he's the Messiah. What does that mean he's the one who paid feel sand with his blood on the cross. Do you believe it. Are you willing to confess openly and publicly.

I believe that you are the Christ, the son of the living God so that he can change your life would you prepare like this will go. I'm assuming I'm lost. I need to be saved. Jesus, I believe you died for me. I believe you paid for my sin with your blood. Lord Jesus as your change Simon Peter so long ago and made a boulder out of him, Lord, change me today.

I want to be a living stone.

I want to be a part of your church built on your foundation board. Jesus come into my heart, forgive my sin save me Jesus.

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