July 21, 2022
We include four short items from the July 22, 1922, issue of CHRISTIAN STANDARD: an editorial on the deity of Jesus, a submitted piece about "Church Letters," two obituaries, and humorous but practical advice for prospective writers.
August 30, 2021
Many wanted to know, “Jesus, who do you think you are?” However, he turned the question around and asked, “Who do you say I am?” Some compared him to prophets like Elijah or Jeremiah, but Peter gave the most logical answer . . .
October 29, 2019
By Stuart Powell After Peter’s confession that Jesus was the Messiah the Jews had long anticipated (Matthew 16:16), Jesus began explaining God’s plans for this long-promised deliverer: From that time on Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him: “God forbid, Lord! This must not happen to you!” (Matthew 16:21, 22, New English Translation). Matthew didn’t record all of
May 6, 2019
Dr. Mark Scott wrote this treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson. Scott teaches preaching and New Testament at Ozark Christian College, Joplin, Missouri. This lesson treatment is published in issue no. 4 (weeks 17-20; April 28–May 19, 2019) of The Lookout magazine, and is also available online at www.lookoutmag.com. ______ Lesson Aim: Trust Jesus’ authority to save you. ______ As part of a larger poem, William Ross Wallace wrote, “The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.” A fitting tribute to mothers. But what about the God who rocks the whole world? Can we trust our
January 31, 2011
Rick Walston’s lesson on Mark 8:27–9:1 explores Peter’s confession, Jesus’ suffering as Messiah, and the call for disciples to deny self and follow him.
April 16, 2006
Jim Dalrymple urges churches to recover the radical meaning of the Good Confession in Matthew 16. Peter’s declaration draws a line of loyalty and carries responsibilities that must be lived out, not merely repeated.
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