1. Matthew 16:13-19
13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"

2. Matthew 16:13-19
14They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

3. Matthew 16:13-19
15"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
16Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

4. Matthew 16:13-19
17Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven. 18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

5. Matthew 16:13-19
19I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

6. What is the church?
Matthew 16:13-19

7. “ … you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God” I Tim.3:15
Household
Children and brothers
Jesus is our elder brother
God is our father
Family

8. “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son” Col. 1:13
Kingdom
We are citizens
Christ is King/Judge
God is King
Authority

9. “In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit” Eph. 2:20
Temple/Building
We are living Stones
Christ is the Foundation
God is the Architect
A dwelling place for God

10. “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ…” I Cor. 12:12
Body
We are Members
Christ is the Head
God is the source, and supplier
Oneness, support, nurture, mutual responsibility

11. “Greet one another with a holy kiss
“Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.” Rom. 16:16
Church
We are the Redeemed
Christ is the Redeemer
Holiness

12. “And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians” Acts 11:26
We are Christian’s or little Christs
Christ is our leader
We are followers of Christ

13. “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” Matt. 28:18-20
Disciples
Christians are Learners, students
Christ is our Teacher
God is the source of authority and knowledge
Students

14. “…shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight” I Pet. 5:2
We are Sheep
Christ is the Good/Chief Shepherd
Nurture

15. “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” Eph. 5:22
Bride
Individuals are part of the Bride
Christ is the Husband/Groom
Relationship

16. Significance of Metaphors
They are not names for God’s people
To focus on only one or two metaphors is to miss the glory and grandeur of the church
“Church” is not the structure being built across Steele Road
They demonstrate the mutual relationship and responsibility we bear to one another
They all stress “oneness”