Wednesday Service | Exposed Mark 9:2-9 | Matt Maestas

Mark 9:2-9

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.

Routine:

Noun: a sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program.

Adjective: performed as part of a regular procedure rather than for a special reason.

Verb: organize according to a routine.

Exposed: Adjective: not covered or hidden; visible; not sheltered or protected from the weather.

Opposite: sheltered protected; in a vulnerable position or situation.

Life Change Point: God wants you to find time so He can Expose/Reveal His Glory!

1) Audience of One!

Mark 9:2-3

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. 

2) Be Quiet!

Mark 9:4-5

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.” 

3) Be Still and Listen, He wants to Speak!

Mark 9:6-7

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.”

1^st God is telling us Jesus is His Beloved Son. In Mark 1:11 after the baptism, “and a voice from the Heaven, You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”

MARK 1:11

2^nd God is telling us to “LISTEN TO HIM”, likely the command here refers especially to Jesus’ teaching about his death.

4) Why are we quiet?

Mark 9:8-9

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.