{"id":211,"date":"2018-11-07T11:29:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T19:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/migrate.bettersermons.org\/?p=211"},"modified":"2020-06-01T11:40:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T18:40:30","slug":"tale-of-two-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/tale-of-two-hills\/","title":{"rendered":"Tale of Two Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tale of Two Hills<\/span><\/div>\n

\".\"
\nText:<\/strong>\u00a0Luke 9:28-43
\n
\nMain Thought:<\/strong>\u00a0We give witness to the glorified, transfigured Christ with our faces turned toward the future in which we will all stand before his glory.
\n
\nCall to Worship<\/strong>\u00a0– Psalm 99<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\n
I.<\/strong><\/td>\nIntroduction<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nA.<\/td>\nToday’s text takes work.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nNot least because we, to the best of my knowledge, are people who cut our eye teeth in the arid landscape of modernity \u2013 enlightenment rationalism.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nWe love the scientific method and look to reason and empirical evidence to answer all our questions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nLike you, when I go to the doctor, I am eager for her to embrace the rational with vim and vigor.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nWhile under the knife no one wants their doctor contemplating the mysteries of the universe, wondering if things are so \u201ccut and dried.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nB.<\/td>\nBut our task today is different than that of surgeon.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nC.<\/td>\nOur task today, like that of Jesus\u2019 first apostles \u2013 especially those three \u201cfavorites,\u201d Peter, James and John \u2013 is to shut our mouths, quiet the voices of modernity in our head, and simply listen to God and dwell in the mystery of God revealed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nD.<\/td>\nGod revealed!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nThat\u2019s quite a mouthful.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nBut that is exactly what Peter, James and John experience on this day.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nE.<\/td>\nThey\u2019re tired \u2013 exhausted from a day of work among the people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nF.<\/td>\nThey just want to sleep.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nG.<\/td>\nBut Jesus is called to this hill where he will experience one of the most profound turning points of his life.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nH.<\/td>\nFor Luke, in particular, everything hinges on this experience.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nI.<\/td>\nIt is the great Hinge in his story.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Please hear the scripture this morning from Luke 9:28-36<\/p>\n

“Holy Spirit, enlighten us with your fire from heaven. Help us to see and listen to your wisdom, that the Good News of your commandments and grace may be chiseled on our hearts. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.”
\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nJ.<\/td>\nWhat a story \u2013 and so loaded with meaning.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nK.<\/td>\nThere are so many clues in this story about what\u2019s going on that I hardly know where to begin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nL.<\/td>\nPerhaps we can set the stage on which this amazing God encounter takes place.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nM.<\/td>\nIf we just look back over the recent experiences in Jesus’ and his disciples\u2019 lives we\u2019ll notice some remarkable things.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nJesus’ ministry has really gained momentum.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nHe has calmed a severe storm.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nCast out demons, healed people<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nHe even gave authority of demons and sickness to the 12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5.<\/td>\nHe fed the 5,000.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nN.<\/td>\nAnd as we get closer to the Transfiguration we pay closer attention to the details of the context.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nPeter has just answered correctly about the true identity of Jesus \u2013 \u201cThe Messiah of God.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nRemember this!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nThen, as in the other gospels, this statement by Peter is followed by Jesus\u2019 first prediction of his suffering and death.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nAnd this is followed by a difficult call to discipleship.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nO.<\/td>\nVERSE 28 says,\u00a0\u201cNow about 8 days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.\u201d<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nP.<\/td>\nWhile keeping this context in mind, let\u2019s remember what this experience on the Mount of Transfiguration might remind us of.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nWhen was the last time a voice from heaven spoke to Jesus?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nHis baptism \u2013 Luke 3:21-22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nAnd what is the significance of Moses and Elijah?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nDidn\u2019t Moses have an experience like this once?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nReceiving the law and a leadership mandate from God.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nAnd now here is Jesus, facing the Law and the Prophets personified.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5.<\/td>\nAnd Luke is telling his original hearers, as us today, Jesus not only stands in company with these two massive heroes of Jewish faith, but his is the culmination of their ministry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nJesus is, in fact, a new Moses and a new Elijah.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nQ.<\/td>\nAnd just as the voice from heaven confirmed his baptism and commissioned him for his public ministry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nSo now, the voice of God and the transfiguring presence of God confirms Peter\u2019s declaration that He is the Messiah and Jesus’ prediction of his suffering<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nAND, sends him toward Jerusalem.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nR.<\/td>\nThis is the hinge in Luke\u2019s story.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nFrom this point forward, just over a third of the way into Luke\u2019s story, Jesus has already \u201cset his face to go to Jerusalem.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
II.<\/strong><\/td>\nWhat happened on this hill?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nA.<\/td>\nCan you imagine Peter, James and John trying to explain to the others what happened up on that hill?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nIt was probably a few days after the actual events.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nB.<\/td>\nI\u2019m sure they asked themselves, \u201cWhat did happen up there?\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nWas it all just a dream?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nC.<\/td>\nMoses and Elijah were there, talking to Jesus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nTalking about what?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nD.<\/td>\nTalking about his departure!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nDeparture?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nYes, actually the word is \u201cexodus\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nE.<\/td>\nThey\u2019re talking to him about his impending death at the hands of the Romans and Jewish power brokers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nF.<\/td>\nBut this choice of language \u2013 Exodus \u2013 is power, especially given that it\u2019s coming from none other than Moses!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nI mean when Moses appears and starts talking to you about \u201cyour Exodus\u201d that\u2019s pretty serious!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nG.<\/td>\nAnd Jesus death is an Exodus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nBut for more than just him.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nSure, we might think of anyone\u2019s death as a kind of exodus \u2013 a departure \u2013 and passing over to the other side.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nH.<\/td>\nBut in Jesus\u2019 case, his death is an Exodus for the entire creation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nJesus is like Moses only more-so.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nHe leads the greatest Exodus in history.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nThe Exodus from death to life<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nFrom corruption to immortality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5.<\/td>\nFrom sin and death, to life more abundant.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nI.<\/td>\nAnd all this talk of death is set in the context of GLORY!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nYou can imagine how hard it is for the three disciples to understand all this.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nJ.<\/td>\nIn the closing moments of what seems to have been a short encounter, Peter gets excited\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nWants to hold on to this experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nBuild three shelters for Moses, Elijah and Jesus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nStick around longer and really bask in this glory.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nBut just then a cloud descends on them and the voice of God speaks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nAnd when the voice of God speaks, Peter\u2019s quiets down.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nK.<\/td>\nIt\u2019s almost as if God says, \u201cShut up, Peter!\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nYou\u2019re about the miss the point of the most remarkable experience of your life.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nSo just shut up and listen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nL.<\/td>\nWell, that\u2019s not exactly what Luke says happened, but it\u2019s close.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nFrom the cloud came a voice that said, \u201cThis is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nM.<\/td>\nAnd then Luke tells us, \u201cWhen the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they\u00a0kept silent<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and in those days told no one any of these things they had seen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nN.<\/td>\nWhat a profound instruction from God on this pivotal day.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nThis is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nAlmost the exact words spoken at Jesus\u2019 baptism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nb.<\/td>\nMeant, of course, to remind them of those earlier words and the link between the two experiences.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nO.<\/td>\nListen to him!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\na.<\/td>\nWhat was something in the recent context that the disciples were having a hard time listening to?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nP.<\/td>\nOh yeah, all that stuff about suffering and death and that his disciples would have to take up their cross daily in order to really be his disciples.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nThey didn\u2019t want to hear that.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nRemember, in Matthew\u2019s account, Peter outright rebukes Jesus for saying those things.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nQ.<\/td>\nBut a voice from heaven tells them, \u201cListen to him!\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nThe things Jesus is saying are not incompatible with his Messiahship.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nR.<\/td>\nIn fact, I think Luke would have us understand one more thing about this.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nWhile this is, truly, a story of God\u2019s glory revealed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nBut the greatest glory has not yet been revealed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3.<\/td>\nThat is still coming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n4.<\/td>\nThe Greatest glory to be revealed in Jesus would happen a little while from now, on a very different hill, called Golgotha.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n5.<\/td>\nIt is to that hill that Jesus and his disciples now turn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n6.<\/td>\nAnd we follow them on this journey as we enter the long season of Lent \u2013 a 40-day march to the cross<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n7.<\/td>\nBut let’s not get ahead of ourselves<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n8.<\/td>\nJesus and his disciples will be down the hill to the valley of suffering and pain and cross bearing soon enough.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nS.<\/td>\nFor now, let’s pause in the presence of God\u2019s glory and with these three apostles, stand in awe of God\u2019s mysterious glory.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
III.<\/strong><\/td>\nConclusion<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nA.<\/td>\nLuke tells this story, not to help us understand Peter and \u201cwhat he must have felt\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nB.<\/td>\nBut rather to confirm in his community the way in which God, through Jesus, was continuing the story and bringing it to a marvelous climax.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nC.<\/td>\nWe cannot hear this story and understand that Jesus is some new kid on the block, introducing a radically new religion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nD.<\/td>\nNo, Jesus is both in continuity with and greater than all the law and the prophets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nE.<\/td>\nWhat God was up to in Jesus in those days was precisely the plan of God from the beginning \u2013 that all the world would be reconciled to God\u2019s-self through his Son, his Chosen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nF.<\/td>\nToday, we stand in continuity with that plan of God!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1.<\/td>\nAnd our witness is to this Christ \u2013 Messiah \u2013 the Chosen One of God \u2013 glorified in our midst by His death and resurrection.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n2.<\/td>\nWe give witness to this glorified Christ with our faces turned toward the future in which we will all stand before his glory.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AMEN!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benediction –<\/strong>\u00a0May God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, direct us with the holy light, not to hide in our dwelling places, but to share with a stumbling world the Good News. Alleluia! Amen!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Submitted by Ryan J.\u00a0Bell. Better Sermons \u00a9 2005-2007. Click here for\u00a0<\/span>usage guidelines.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tale of Two Hills Text:\u00a0Luke 9:28-43 Main Thought:\u00a0We give witness to the glorified, transfigured Christ with our faces turned toward the future in which we will all stand before his …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":213,"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211\/revisions\/213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}