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Sermon: The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail

The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail | Matthew 16:13–20 | Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost | LCMS Sermon

Who do you say that Jesus is — and does your answer actually change anything when life feels uncertain?

In this sermon on Matthew 16:13–20, we travel with Jesus and His disciples to Caesarea Philippi, where He asks Peter the question every person must eventually answer for themselves. Peter's confession — "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God" — becomes the rock on which Christ promises to build His Church, a Kingdom of Heaven that no power of darkness can overthrow.

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