JAKE STIMPSON | MATHEW 16:18 | NOT BY MIGHT | GATES OF HELL | PAN | IMMORALITY | SELFISHNESS
In Matthew 16:18, Jesus took His disciples to Caesarea Philippi, a city dedicated to the false gods of unrestrained immorality, authoritarian government, and selfish ambition. There he made a remarkable statement – “I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” It was true when He said it, and it’s still true in our day, when those three same false gods are rearing their heads.