Matthew 16:13-20 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”14And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”15He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah,[a]the Son of the living God.”17And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.18And I tell you, you are Peter,and on this rockI will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”20Then he sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he wasthe Messiah.
2 Timothy 1:11-12 For this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher, 12and for this reason I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day what I have entrusted to him.
“Convictions”
First in a Series “Starting With Middle C”
1) Everyone needs an anchor point
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2) Everyone needs touchpoints
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Key Verse for the Week
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
-- Matthew 16:15
Questions for Conversation and Reflection
Has the world ever knocked you down, so that you had to revert to your training? What is one thing you believe with all your mind and heart?
Next Steps
1) Make a list of personal values.
2) Make a plan to practice five habits
Join a LIFT group or Men’s Life