Christ Builds His Church | Bryan Laughlin | Grimké Chapel

At our spring intensive, Professor Bryan Laughlin preached from Matthew 16:13-20 on Peter's confession of Jesus as the Messiah, declaring that Christ is building His church and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it, encouraging us to have full confidence in Christ and giving seven powerful assurances for planting, building, and revitalizing churches for His glory. SKIP AHEAD. (00:00) Introduction & Reading of Matthew 16:13-20 (02:01) Who Do People Say Jesus Is? Who Do You Say He Is? (10:33) Peter's Confession & Christ's Promise to Build His Church (13:55) #1: God Is Still Sovereign (18:11) #2: Christ Is Still Reigning (22:44) #3: The Spirit Is Still Interceding (25:30) #4: The Church Is Still Growing (27:42) #5: The Scripture Is Still Teaching (32:08) #6: The Gospel Is Still Saving (35:42) #7: The Wedding Banquet Is Still to Come (38:21) Closing Prayer MORE FROM GRIMKÉ. ✦ Grimké Seminary — Training Pastors and Planters in, by, and for the Church https://grimkeseminary.org ✦ Grimké College — Practical Biblical Studies for Every Christian https://grimkecollege.org ✦ Grimké Europe — For the Church in Europe, Hosted in Liverpool, UK https://grimkeeurope.org IN THIS VIDEO. ✦ Bryan Laughlin — Chancellor & CEO (Grimké)   https://grimkeseminary.org/bryan-laughlin THE GRIMKÉ PODCAST. https://grimke.org/podcast SUPPORT GRIMKÉ. ✦ Want to support the work of Grimké Seminary? Learn more here: https://grimkeseminary.org/give/ FOLLOW US. ✦ YouTube https://youtube.com/@grimkeofficial ✦ X https://twitter.com/grimkeseminary ✦ Instagram https://instagram.com/grimkeseminary ✦ Facebook https://facebook.com/grimkeseminary