Who Do you Say that I am?

We are in the full swing of entourage on wednesday nights.  Tonight is 80's night complete with costume contest and music video karaoke.  More importantly, we are in matthew 16:13-19, Peter's Confession.  There was a lot of confusion about the identity of Christ during his earthly ministry.  Nothing has changed.  We live in a culture that is just as confused about the identity of Christ as the culture Jesus walked in.  Who do people say that I am?  That is the question Jesus asks his disciples in the text, and that is the question we will answer tonight.  Who does culture say the Jesus is?  Great teacher?  Hippie?  Rebel? More importantly we are going to answer the second question Christ poses to the disciples.  Who do you say that I am?  Our view of Christ has a direct correlation to how we follow him.  Are we following a teacher?  Are we following a philosopher?  Are we following the living God who defeated sin and died to serve as a substituionary atonement for us? How does who you think Jesus is effect how you relate to him?