Jesus on location

(This is the sermon I preached on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020 in response to the Gospel reading — Matthew 16:13–20)

Location, Location, Location. It’s all about the location. I’m sure you have heard this phrase before. It means that the value of something will fluctuate based on the location. We see this pretty easily when we start talking about homes and real estate. You’d expect the price of homes to be much higher in a major metropolitan city, like New York, Chicago, or LA, as opposed to more rural areas. Or a location on a beach would be far more valuable than a location far in land. The same house…