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Article: The confession of St. Peter January 18, 2004.(Preaching Helps)
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- Currents in Theology and Mission
- Article date:
- December 1, 2003
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Acts 4:8-13
Psalm 18:1-7, 17-20
1 Corinthians 10:1-5
Matthew 16:13-19
First Reading
The commemoration of Peter's confession that Jesus is "the Messiah, the Son of the living God" (Mt 16:16), which begins the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, is the context for preaching and the lens though which we read these texts. On this day we pray asking God to keep the church firm on the "rock" of Peter's confession and to empower the church to proclaim one truth and follow one Lord (cf. Prayer of the Day).
In the reading from Acts, Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, boldly confesses to the authorities what he previously ...
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