11/18/23: Matthew 16

Understanding the gospel of the kingdom; Distorted biblical text; "Dark ages"; Global cooling; Thriving Christians; Killing children; Listening to God; Matt 16:1; Exposing Pharisees; Tempting signs; Welfare snare; Taking care of ourselves; Adulterating the sacrifice; Seeking His kingdom and righteousness; Faith!; Leaven = cruelty; Oppression; Prophets; Simon-Peter's activity; Sons of God; God within you?; v17 The Rock; "Church"; Ekklesia = "called out"; Levites and apostles; Little flock; Free assembly; Personal relationships with God; Tithing; Sacrificial offerings; "Blessed"; Revelation from God; Where is your faith?; Examining the Greek; Who received the keys of the kingdom?; Binding and loosing; Seat of King in Jerusalem; Following the ways of Christ; Simon's authority; Wives and husbands; Access to Holy Spirit; Rebuking Christ?; Caring for parents; Feeding the herdsman; Care makes us men of God; Laying down your life; Freewill; Allowing choice of other; Unburdening neighbor; Discussing v17-19; Levites belonged to God; True faith; Apostles' learning journey; Mt 21:42; Ps 188:22; Is 28:16; Training your children; Gregory childhood story; Community around you; Helping others with their burdens; Cornerstone; 1 Pe 2:8; Importance of conversation; Blessed = happy - for receiving revelation from God; Respecters of persons; Mt 18:18 repeats binding and loosing; With no mention of Peter; His "name"; Burden of temptation; Doing unto others; "Pope" Gregory; Councils of bishops; Constantine's "church"; Q: Steven - communication; Letting Holy Spirit talk; Addiction to ideology; Profundity of silence; Q: Christian virtue; Righteousness first; Systems without solutions; Individual right to choose; Avoiding corruption; Patience in listening; Be ruled by Holy Spirit.