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Intro Galadriel, the elf queen in Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings, is at the top echelon of creatures in the Tolkien universe. She is one of the three leaders of the three elven kingdoms in the books. But she stands alone in power and potential. During one scene in the second book (and movie) The Two Towers,…

What would you do if you could, just for a moment, see the fully glory of Jesus Christ? When I was in high school one of my favorite Christian Music groups was a band called Third Day. They had a song called “Show Me Your Glory”, which was based on Moses’ experience on the mountain with God. As Moses…

introduction 2 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. 3 His clothes became shining, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them. 4 And Elijah appeared to them with…

Preeminent Domain Last week we saw how the arrival of John the Baptist and Jesus the messiah played out against the backdrop of the divine council passage in Isaiah 40 . While the episodes of John’s appearance and Jesus’ baptism are familiar, the framework provided by Isaiah is easy to miss. The supernatural…

Title : Jesus As He Is And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses,…

The Authority to Forgive Sins 1 When he entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and he was speaking the word to them. 3 They came to him bringing a paralytic, carried by four…

We are reminded that God graciously points us to the ultimate work of Jesus. We are encouraged to keep the big picture in mind.

If you have your Bibles let me invite you to open with me to the book of Mark chapter 9. Last week’s sermon was hard. It was hard because Jesus’ words are hard in Mark chapter 8. Jesus shocked his followers in Mark 8:31 . Look with me at Mark 8:31 And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer…

And after six days Jesus took with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and led them up into an high mountain apart by themselves to pray: and he was transfigured before them. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his face did shine as the sun. And his raiment became…

Focus on Jesus, God's Son

I want us to look tonight, deep into the scriptures that we read this morning. There are four main things/subjects I want to consider that we didn’t have time to deal with this morning. Those four things are; Mountains, Moses and Elijah, Peter’s saying, and the Cloud. Text; Mark 9:2-7 2 Now after six…

What is it that keeps a christian going through the trials, tribulations and the temptations in this life? Hope What then is that hope? Heaven, a place of promise , peace, no SIN or suffering and being in the presence of our Savior forever! So then how does a christian maintain that hope in heaven when…

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5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord . 3 And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.” 4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing…

Who Is Jesus?

We are in a season of Transfiguration. Last Week: Hanging around hope changes you from the inside out. Hanging around Hope naturally adjusts what is important and real and what is not important any more. Last weeks Challenge: Where or with who do you find hope with? Who has God sent to you to be the…

Lord, today we are thankful. We are thankful to be invited to be in fellowship with you. We are thankful to have technology to be able to share in worship together. We have come to hear from your Holy Word. So God, may we be so bold as to ask you to speak that we might hear; speak that we might understand;…

The disciples don’t understand what is happening. Mark often shows that the disciples do not always understand what is happening. · Jesus and his closest and first disciples went up the mountain together. · Jesus was transfigured in front of them, as a bright figure of light. · Moses and Elijah met and…

Let us pray…Gracious and Loving God, as we come before you this day, our hearts are full of love for you and the life of your Son, our minds are full of the things that we need to do yet today and in this coming week, and our eyes cannot escape all that flashes before them as we scan the TV, computer,…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we come before you today, we pray for hearts focused on you, for ears trained to your still speaking voice, and eyes to see clearly the path you have laid before us, Amen. The Invitation I know in the last year this does not or has not happened much but think back…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we move further away from your Son’s birth, help us in this day to remember the glow, the excitement, and the joy that came from celebrating his birth. As we come before you today in this time of reflection, open our hearts, minds, and spirits to your still speaking…

Introduction Recap last week Gospel according to Jesus... 23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Count the cost? Yes Now you know the cost. I really hope that sticks with you. == Today’s big idea is that Jesus is coming back…

Announcements: This morning, I failed to mention 2 things: The teens have an outdoor activity this coming Saturday. Sunday night, October 4, will begin our new Connection Group Bible studies. Mr. Ron will lead the Berean Connection Group in the auditorium. (It will be livestreamed on Facebook and the…

Prayer Requests: Miss Wells Wildfires on the West Coast Jeannie Pelkey - She is in her 50’s and has 3 boys age 7-13. She will be having chemo then surgery then chemo. Roy has asked to be put on our prayer list. (Kim Moon) Turn to and read Mark 9:1-10 . Pray. Message As we have already seen, Christ’s…

Prayer Requests Gary Locklear, a family friend of Woody and Elayne, is in Duke Hospital suffering from COVID-19. He just recently lost a brother to COVID-19. Pray for God’s healing grace to restore him to good health. Turn to and read Mark 9:1-8 . Pray. Allow me to begin with a question: That is, in…