{"id":28139,"date":"2025-06-29T12:58:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T11:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=28139"},"modified":"2025-06-29T12:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T11:58:19","slug":"the-crunch-question-who-do-you-say-that-i-am","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?ctc_sermon=the-crunch-question-who-do-you-say-that-i-am","title":{"rendered":"The crunch question:  Who do you say that I am?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Gospel Reading<\/u><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/strong><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Matthew 16.13\u201319<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>All<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Glory<\/strong><strong> to you, O Lord<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2>&nbsp;Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, \u2018Who do people say that the Son of Man is?\u2019&nbsp;And they said, \u2018Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.\u2019&nbsp;He said to them, \u2018But who do you say that I am?\u2019&nbsp;Simon Peter answered, \u2018You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.\u2019&nbsp;And Jesus answered him, \u2018Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! 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