Peter, Episode 3: From the Rock to Get Behind Me, Satan
Episode 3 of a 5-part Peter series. Jesus takes the disciples to a pagan city full of false gods and asks the biggest question in the gospels: who do you say that I am? Peter nails it, gets a name change and a promise about the church. Then minutes later, Peter tries to correct Jesus's plan and gets the harshest rebuke in scripture. A lesson in believing the right thing and still misunderstanding how God works.
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For Parents
If your kid is the type who confidently solves problems for other people (especially you), this episode meets them there. Pastor Justin walks them through Matthew 16, where Peter answers the biggest question in the gospels correctly and then tries to correct Jesus's plan five minutes later. Lands them in the truth that believing rightly is only the start. Trusting how God works is the harder, longer next step. After it ends, ask your kid about a time they 'helped' someone in a way that didn't actually help.
The One Thing for the Ride
“Knowing who Jesus is is the beginning. Trusting how he works is the next step.”
Scripture
Matthew 16:16
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Key Takeaways
- Episode 3 of a 5-part Peter series takes place at Caesarea Philippi, a city full of pagan shrines and a giant cave the ancients called the gates of Hades
- Walks kids through the biggest question in the gospels: 'Who do you say that I am?' Peter answers with the right answer: the Messiah, the Son of the living God
- Names the meaning of the name change to Peter (Rock) and the bold promise about the church Jesus would build, declared on enemy spiritual ground
- Tells the very next scene: Peter tries to correct Jesus's plan to die, and gets the harshest rebuke in scripture, 'Get behind me, Satan'
- Lands on the One Thing: knowing who Jesus is is the beginning. Trusting how he works is the next step.
Try This Week
- This week, when you don't understand why God or your parents are doing something hard, trust them anyway. Don't try to correct the plan.
Talk It Over
Has there been a time we tried to 'protect' someone from something hard that turned out to be exactly what they needed?
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