Victorious

When Jesus asks His disciples who they believe He is, it leads to Peter's iconic confession that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. This exchange takes place in Caesarea Philippi, a region historically associated with pagan worship and considered the gateway to Hades. Jesus' response to Peter's confession is not just a comforting assurance of the church's endurance but a bold declaration of war against the powers of darkness. The sermon emphasizes that Jesus' statement about building His church "on this rock" is an offensive move, a declaration of war to the powers of darkness, signifying that death and evil have been defeated. The victory of Jesus' resurrection is the fatal blow to death and evil freeing all those found in Christ. We now live and fight from a place of victory because Jesus has triumphed over death and sin. He is VICTORIOUS.