Lose it or Lose it (Matthew 16:21-27)
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Sermon Title: "Lose it, or Lose it!"
Sermon Text: Matthew 16:21-27
Scripture reading: Psalm 30
MAIN IDEA: THREE compelling CHALLENGES that you must consider as you reflect on Jesus’ claims.
You are challenged to…
1. EMBRACE the perfect PLAN of God (16:21-23)
You are challenged to…
2. COUNT the cost of FOLLOWING Christ (16:24-25)
You are challenged to…
3. WEIGH the consequences of REJECTING Christ (16:26-27)
Questions for Application:
1. Discuss the significance of the predictions Christ made about His immediate future (there are four of them in v. 21). Why was it a "must?" How are each of the elements prophetic in nature?
2. Why was Peter so adamant about Jesus not experiencing what He said He must in verse 21? Does Scripture help us understand what he (and many others) were thinking about the Messiah? Are there misconceptions about the person, role, and purpose of the Messiah today?
3. In what sense was Peter referred to as "Satan" by our Lord? Can someone (like US) be in a similar condition and state of mind today? How?
4. How are the principles of 16:24-26 lived out, or reflected, in practical ways for each saved soul today? How do people "lose their life" or "gain the whole world?" How do these words of challenge and commitment embody the true gospel (the "whole" gospel)? How are these truths reflected in your proclamation of the gospel to others (or, how SHOULD they be, if they are not)?
5. When will Jesus judge the earth? On what basis will men be judged? If salvation is based on "grace alone, through faith alone," how can judgment be "according to his deeds?" Again, what are the implications for the way we preach the gospel, and the reality of how salvation actually impacts a saved soul?
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Matthew 16:21-27
21 From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.” 23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. (ESV)