On This Rock: Foundation of the Prevailing Church

From Matthew 16:13-20, 'But you, who do you say that I am?' Simon Peter responded and said, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the God who is alive!' And Jesus responded and said, 'Blessings on you, Simon Bar Jonah! Because mere flesh and blood did not reveal this to you; it was my Father in heaven who did this. And now I am going to tell you something: You are 'Rocky,' and on this very rock I am going to build my own church, and even the gates of death will not be able to withstand this church.

God has called His Church to play offense not defense. As we spread the hope and message of the Gospel, the Church will spread to the ends of the earth. Remember: The gates of death won't hold us back or hold us in, Our offense will look different than the world's, and The Church is not dependent on human religious performance. The Church is not dependent on human religious performance because Jesus is going to build HIS Church. Our focus is to prevail IN HIM [Jesus], by abiding in Him and as we abide in Jesus it will lead us to action to continue the spread of His Church.