Today

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Todays SermonMark 91-29  Jesus Is
Transfigured On The Mountain / The Disciples
Cannot Cast Out A Demon by Pastor Jim
Bomkamp
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In our message today
1. Jesus will take Peter, James, and John up to a
mountain to pray and be transfigured momentarily
into glory
2. We will look at why Jesus may have been
transfigured?
3. When Jesus and the disciples come down from
the mountain they will find a commotion because
the disciples who remained cannot cast out a
demon from a boy.
4. We will look at the importance of prayer in
our lives as Christians.
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Mark 91 There are some who were
standing there at that time that did not taste of
death until they saw the kingdom of God coming
with power
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Matthew includes more about what Jesus said
at this timeMatthew 1627-28
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For the Christian there is no
deathJohn 1125
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The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Several interpretations have been suggested for
  the meaning of the kingdom of God come with
  power
• Jesus transfiguration,
• Jesus resurrection and Ascension,
• the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts
  21-4) and the spread of Christianity by the
  early church,
• the destruction of Jerusalem by Rome in a.d. 70,
  and
• the second coming of Jesus Christ.

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Mark 92-9Jesus takes up to the mountain
Peter, James, and John and is transfigured before
them
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Why did Moses and Elijah appear?
1. They symbolize the Law and the Prophets?
2. Moses body was taken away to unknown places
by the angels, and Elijah was translated to
heaven?
3. Are they the two witnesses that appear during
the Tribulation as seen in the book of
Revelation?
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Luke, in his account of this story tells us
what Moses and Elijah were talking with Jesus
about, namely, His coming exodus, or departure
Luke 930-31
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Jesus was transfigured3339 µetaµ??f??
metamorphoo /metamorfoo/ v. From 3326 and
3445 TDNT 4755 TDNTA 607 GK 3565 Four
occurrences AV translates as transfigure
twice, transform once, and change once. 1 to
change into another form, to transform, to
transfigure. 1a Christ appearance was changed and
was resplendent with divine brightness on the
mount of transfiguration. Additional Information
For synonyms see entry 3345, metaschematizo.See
entry 5863 for comparison of synonyms
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Why would Jesus be transfigured into His glory?
1. For His own sake.
2. To bolster His disciples faith.
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What was wrong with Peters statement, Rabbi,
it is good for us to be here let us make three
tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and
one for Elijah
1. Dont just stand there say something.
2. He wasnt meant to stay on the mountain.
3. He was putting Jesus on the same scale as the
great prophets.
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Luke 928, tells us that Jesus had taken
the disciples up to this mountain in order to
pray
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Mark 910-13 The disciples ask Jesus if
the scribes teaching that Elijah must come first
was correct
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Mark 914-29 Jesus and the three
disciples descend from the mountain to find that
the remaining disciples are unable to cast a
demon out of a boy
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What the demon does to the boy

• makes him mute
• whenever it seizes him, it slams him to the
  ground
• he foams at the mouth
• he grinds his teeth and stiffens out
• it has often thrown him both into the fire and
  into the water to destroy him

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Why couldnt the disciples cast out the demon?
1. It required prayer
2. Lack of faith Matthew 1720-21
3. It might have required fasting
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Notice what happens to the boy when Jesus
walks up to him
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Jesus challenges the mans faith, and the man
tells Jesus he believes but asks Him to help his
unbelief
Why did Jesus grant this mans request?
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Notice what happens when Jesus casts the
demon out of the boy
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CONCLUSIONS
1. Just like Jesus, we too can endure our cross
because of the joy that is set before us.
2. Remember that anything is possible with God,
so dont give up hope...
3. Believe in Jesus and ask Him to increase your
faith to believe Him more.