Matthew 16: ¹³.... he asked them, "What do people say about the Son of Man?" ¹⁴The disciples answered, "Some people say you are John the Baptist or maybe Elijah or Jeremiah or some other prophet." ¹⁵Then Jesus asked them, "But who do you say I am?" ¹⁶Simon Peter spoke up, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." (CEV)
1. Why is it hard for people to recognize who Christ is?

Philippians 3: ⁷But Christ has shown me that what I once thought was valuable is worthless. ⁸Nothing is as wonderful as knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have given up everything else and count it all as garbage. All I want is Christ ⁹and to know that I belong to him. I could not make myself acceptable to God by obeying the Law of Moses. God accepted me simply because of my faith in Christ. ¹⁰All I want is to know Christ and the power that raised him to life. I want to suffer and die as he did, ¹¹so that somehow I also may be raised to life. (CEV)
2. How could you value someone or something one day and not on the next?

2 Corinthians 3: ¹⁸So our faces are not covered. They show the bright glory of the Lord, as the LORD'S Spirit makes us more and more like our glorious Lord. (CEV)
3. What is God doing all the time to help us become like and follow in the steps of Jesus?

Colossians 3: ⁹.... You have given up your old way of life with its habits. ¹⁰Each of you is now a new person. You are becoming more and more like your Creator, and you will understand him better. ¹¹.... Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us. ¹²God loves you and has chosen you as his own special people. So be gentle, kind, humble, meek, and patient. (CEV)
4. Describe what it is like to be a new person.

Hebrews 2: ¹⁷He had to be one of us, so that he could serve God as our merciful and faithful high priest and sacrifice himself for the forgiveness of our sins. ¹⁸And now that Jesus has suffered and was tempted, he can help anyone else who is tempted. (CEV)
5. When we are tempted, how do we benefit from what we know about Jesus' temptations?

Hebrews 2: ¹⁰.... God .... made Jesus perfect by suffering, as Jesus led many of God's children to be saved and to share in his glory. ¹¹Jesus and the people he makes holy all belong to the same family. That is why he isn't ashamed to call them his brothers and sisters. (CEV)
6. Where can we best grow into a family of brothers and sisters of Jesus?

2 Corinthians 4: ¹⁶We never give up. Our bodies are gradually dying, but we ourselves are being made stronger each day. ¹⁷These little troubles are getting us ready for an eternal glory that will make all our troubles seem like nothing. ¹⁸Things that are seen don't last forever, but things that are not seen are eternal. That's why we keep our minds on the things that cannot be seen. (CEV)
7. How do you feel about this eternal glory that will make all our troubles seem worth it?

Please study the above references and then add your observations and applications:
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