If you have your Bibles, I’d invite you to turn with me to Matthew, chapter 17.  We’ve been in Matthew 17 for a number of weeks now.  We’ve seen the account of our Lord’s transfiguration, His glory on the mountain.  We’ve seen Him come down from the mountain and return to the villages and do a great work of healing, the young boy who was both demon possessed, and also afflicted by other ailments.  We’ve seen Jesus for the second time give His disciples a very explicit warning about the suffering and death and eventual resurrection which He was going to undergo in Jerusalem.  And today we see Him teach the disciples yet another lesson about His deity, even while He teaches them some practical lessons for Christian living.  So let’s hear God’s holy and inspired word in…