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May the light of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, be visible

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Exodus 34:29-35, Matthew 17:1-8, Mark 9:2-13, Luke 9:28-36

May the light of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, be visible to the world through your life; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you ...

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Almighty God, our heavenly Father, as we gather for worship

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Andrew Van Kirk

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Exodus 34:29-35, Matthew 17:1-8, Mark 9:2-13, Luke 9:28-36

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, as we gather for worship we invite you to come down and meet with us. The desires, distractions, thoughts and temptations that plague us are already known to you and...

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Luke 9:28-43 (Guide B)

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William Rowley

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Luke 9:28-43, Matthew 17:1-3, Mark 9:2-13, Luke 9:19, Luke 9:22-27, Exodus 14:19-20, Numbers 9:15-16, Ezekiel 10:, Psalm 18:, Isaiah 4:, Daniel 7:9-14, Exodus 34:29-35, Deuteronomy 18:15-19, 2 Peter 1:16-18, John 1:4-9, John 1:14, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 24:15-18, Exodus 40:34-35, 2 Chronicles 5:13-14, Luke 9:37

The Context Introduction The Transfiguration stands out like, well, a bright light on a dark mountainside in the Gospel of Luke. The customary earthiness of the rest of the gospel falls away as heav...

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Transfiguration Sunday (Guide B)

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William Rowley

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Luke 9:28-36, 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2, Exodus 34:29-35, Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a), Psalm 99:, Luke 9:28-43, Matthew 17:1-13, Mark 9:2-13, Luke 9:19, Luke 9:22-27, Exodus 14:19-20, Numbers 9:15-16, Ezekiel 10:, Psalm 18:, Isaiah 4:, Daniel 7:9-14, Exodus 34:29-35, Deuteronomy 18:15-19, 2 Peter 1:16-18, John 1:4-9, John 1:14, Revelation 1:12-16, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 24:15-18, Exodus 40:34-35, 2 Chronicles 5:13-14, Luke 9:37

Preaching Commentary The Context Introduction The Transfiguration stands out like, well, a bright light on a dark mountainside in the Gospel of Luke. The customary earthiness of the rest of the go...

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Scripture Guide, Matthew 14:13-21

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Jacob Traeger

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Matthew 14:13-21, Matthew 13:55, Matthew 14:2, Matthew 16:16, Matthew 17:1-13, Isaiah 55:1, John 6:1-15, Matthew 13:31, 2 Kings 4:42-44, Matthew 26:26, Matthew 8:null, Galatians 6:2

Context The feeding of the 5,000 in Matthew occurs within a section where questions of Jesus’ identity are heightened. Two incorrect answers of who Jesus truly is are given in 13:55 (“isn’t this the...

lectionary

10th Sunday after Pentecost

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Jacob Traeger

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Matthew 14:13-21, Romans 9:1-5, Genesis 32:22-31, Matthew 14:13-21, Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21, Matthew 13:55, Matthew 14:2, Matthew 16:16, Matthew 17:1-13, Isaiah 55:1, John 6:1-15, Matthew 13:31, 2 Kings 4:42-44, Matthew 26:26, Matthew 8:null, Galatians 6:2

Preaching Commentary Context The feeding of the 5,000 in Matthew occurs within a section where questions of Jesus’ identity are heightened. Two incorrect answers of who Jesus truly is are given in...

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Scripture Guide, Matthew 17:1-9

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Scott B. Bullock

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Matthew 17:1-9, 2 Peter 1:16-18

Drama at Its Finest The transfiguration is theatrical. It is drama at its finest. The mountain peak as the stage of the performance, the appearance of the greatest dramatis personae known to Israel, ...

lectionary

Transfiguration Sunday

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Scott B. Bullock

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Matthew 17:1-9, 2 Peter 1:16-21, Exodus 24:12-18, Matthew 17:1-9, Psalm 2:, 2 Peter 1:16-18

Preaching Commentary Drama at Its Finest The transfiguration is theatrical. It is drama at its finest. The mountain peak as the stage of the performance, the appearance of the greatest dramatis per...

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Author

Elisabeth Elliot

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Philippians 2:5-8, Matthew 26:36-39, Matthew 4:1-11, Matthew 3:13-17, Luke 4:16-21, John 6:5-14, Matthew 17:1-5

Jesus loved the will of His Father. He embraced the limitations, the necessities, the conditions, the very chains of His humanity as He walked and worked here on earth, fulfilling moment by moment His...

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J.D. Salinger

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John 14:9-10, Matthew 11:27, John 1:18, Luke 2:46-49, Matthew 17:1-5, John 2:13-17, Exodus 33:18-23

Who [in the Bible] besides Jesus really knew which end was up? Nobody. . . . Jesus realized there is no separation from God.

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John Ortberg

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Jesus

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Isaiah 9:6, Hebrews 12:2, John 1:14, Matthew 17:1-8, Mark 4:35-41, John 4:4-26

Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.

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Author

Randy Alcorn

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John 14:9, Hebrews 1:3, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 17:1-8, Acts 4:13, Galatians 1:23-24, Colossians 1:15

People had only to look at Jesus to see what God is like. People today should only have to look at us to see what Jesus is like.

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Author

Shane Claiborne

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Luke 24:27, John 5:39-40, Hebrews 1:1-3, Matthew 5:7, Matthew 17:1-5, John 8:1-11

The whole Bible is God’s Word to us, but Jesus is the sniff test through which we understand it all.

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Timothy Keller

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John 14:6, Hebrews 1:1-2, Colossians 2:3, Matthew 17:1-8, Luke 24:13-35, 2 Corinthians 3:3

Jesus doesn’t just give us truths; he is the truth. Jesus is the prophet to end all prophets. He gives us hard-copy words from God, truths on which we can build our lives, truths we have to submit to,...

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Bernard of Clairvaux

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Hebrews 1:3, Philippians 2:6-8, Isaiah 53:2-3, John 17:5, Revelation 1:14-16, Matthew 17:1-8, John 13:3-5, Luke 23:33-46, Acts 1:9-11, Colossians 1:15-20, 2 Corinthians 4:6

How beautiful you appear to the angels, Lord Jesus, in the form of God, eternal, begotten before the daystar amid the splendors of heaven, “the radiant light of God’s glory and the perfect copy of his...

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