2009-08-18T15:21:02-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/keys+of+the+kingdom/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2016:19&version=NIV 2009-08-18T15:21:02-05:00 After Peter's confession that Jesus is the Messiah, Jesus promises the "keys of the kingdom of heaven" to Peter. http://sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=21097&forum=34&5 2008-01-03T12:05:32-05:00 Jesus was telling Peter that He is going to build His Church through him. It must have been a great honor for Peter to cherish those words from the Lord. But Jesus didn’t stop there. He said that He would give Peter a set of keys (vs. 19) with which he and the Church