Progressive Recognition – Matthew 16:13-21

This message chronicles the testimony of the witnesses of Christ's words and works. We find onlookers progressively processing the implications of Jesus' identity revealed through gospel events until the half way point in Matthew's gospel. This sermon takes a few steps back by way of overview highlighting the discoveries of the identity of Jesus by His followers that occur incrementally through His life and ministry. Echoes of Exodus continue to resound in the broader historical situation of Jesus' self disclosure. The strategic positioning of these events in the timeline of Jewish history are stunning... and the shocking realization of the witnesses is thoroughly documented.