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Podcast: Vertical Church Teaching
Episode: Who Do You Say I Am? | Mark 8:27–38 | Nathan Hughes | Vertical Church
Description: Who is Jesus—really?
In Mark 8:27–38, Jesus asks His disciples a question that every person must eventually answer: “Who do you say I am?”
At Caesarea Philippi, a place filled with pagan temples and competing gods, Jesus challenges His followers to see past culture, opinion, and preference to recognize His true identity. Peter correctly declares that Jesus is the Messiah, but when Jesus reveals that His mission includes suffering and the cross, Peter resists.
This passage reveals something powerful:
You can say the right things about Jesus and still misunderstand Him.
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