1. Caesarea Philippi Gates of Hell

2. Shema – Hebrew Shema Israel, Adonai elohenu – Adonai echad Ve’ahavta et Adonai eloeikah B’khol levavkah Uve’khol naphshekah Uve’khol m’odekah Ve’ahavta le’reacha Kamocha, Amen

3. Shema Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God. The Lord alone. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. And Love your neighbor as yourself. Amen.

4. Follow the story Matthew 15 and Mark 8 – Feeding of the 4000 – Demand for a sign from Jesus – Yeast of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herod

5. Yeast of the Pharisees What was the Pharisees’ teaching? – The law saves you What was the Sadducees’ teaching? – The sacrifice system saves you What was Herod’s teaching? – Living for you saves you

6. Follow the story Matthew 15 and Mark 8 – Feeding of the 4000 – Demand for a sign from Jesus – Yeast of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herod – Mark – healing of blind man – Matthew doesn’t mention it – Travel to Caesarea Philippi

7. Heights of Bashan

8. Who is Jesus? Matthew 16:13 – Who do people say the Son of Man is? – Jesus was implying he was the Son of Man People were calling Jesus Elijah – Passion – Who did the Jews consider the first son of man? Abel – was persecuted (until death) for his faith

9. Caesarea Philippi

10. Gates of Hades On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

11. Niches for statues

12. holy of holies for Pan

13. Courage lesson Mark 8:34- If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

14. next week Burning coals – Proverbs 25:22 – Romans 12:20