When someone’s true identity is revealed, it changes the way you see everything else about them.
Sermon Title: A GLIMPSE OF GLORY
Sermon Text: MARK 9:2-13 (ESV)
Sermon Series: THE ROAD TO THE CROSS: FOLLOWING THE SUFFERING KING
By: PTR NESTOR SY
Sermon Notes:
MARK 9:2-13 ESV
2 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,
3 and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them.
4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
5 And Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
6 For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified.
7 And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.”
8 And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only.
9 And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
10 So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead might mean.
11 And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?”
12 And he said to them, “Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
13 But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.”
When someone’s true identity is revealed, it changes the way you see everything else about them.
When God pulls back the curtain, he doesn’t just reveal glory, he calls for a response.
The Transfiguration shows us who Jesus is, what he came to do, and why we must listen to him.
I. WHO JESUS IS: THE GLORY OF THE SON (vv. 2-4)
“transfigure”
Greek: metamorphoó
Jesus is not just another prophet; he is the fulfillment of God’s plan.
When life feels uncertain, remember: our faith rests not on our strength, but on the glorious Son of God.
When you feel small, lift your eyes to the One who shines brighter than the sun.
Do we see Jesus only as a helper in your problems, or as the glorious Lord of heaven and earth?
II. WHAT WE MUST DO: LISTEN TO THE SON (vv. 5-8)
When was the last time you were so overwhelmed by who Jesus is that you stopped asking him for things and just adored him?
“tent”
Greek: skéné
“tabernacles, dwellings”
Jesus is supreme. Not Moses. Not Elijah. Not even our own best religious instincts. Only Jesus.
True discipleship means tuning out the static so we can tune in to Jesus.
III. WHERE JESUS LEADS: THE MISSION OF THE SON (vv. 9-13)
Glory without the cross would be a distorted gospel.
MATTHEW 17:11-13 ESV
11 He answered, “Elijah does come, and he will restore all things. 12 But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.
You cannot have the crown without the cross.
JOHN 12:24 ESV
24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
2 PETER 1:16-18 ESV
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” 18 we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain.