Transfiguration: A Call to Deeper Faith and Glory

### Quotes for Outreach

1. "God you're worthy to be praised in this place Lord I thank you for the opportunity that we get to gather in your house Lord and and God what can take place in this moment is astronomical it's monumental it's it's remarkable Lord we can leave this place in a different way than how we came God we are in your house we're amongst your spirit God and we know that where the spirit of the Lord is somebody help me there is freedom I said where the spirit of the Lord is somebody help me there is freedom and Lord we claim that over this place today Lord we claim that over this place today somebody shout freedom I said somebody shout freedom Lord we believe that you have come Lord we believe that you've come to give us freedom so Lord where there is a wall we pray you make a gate Lord we've called upon your name in this way before and my testimony says you heard and you answered that's why I trust you God that's why you're worthy of my praise because you are good and you got good plans when I seek you Lord you hear and you answer and you blow me away every single time God would you do that again today would you do that one more time right here again today Lord speak to us God afresh and anew and lead us through your word today and show us something give us a glimpse pray this in the mighty name of Jesus and God's people say while you wipe your tears from your eyes would you turn your Bible to Matthew chapter 17 and give God a hand clap of praise in this place he's worthy of it come on somebody say he's worthy oh come on he didn't hear you he's worthy God so much give me one second to change my battery bless him Lord if somebody wants to pray for me I'm going to do it that's in the name of Jesus I want that reward going on in your life but I want you to word I want you to continue to follow me I want you to be saved I you to have seen me so that when you need anything don't you get it come on let it be touched by God like trying to say Jesus moved her ministry upon my feet I believe in you Jesus and your Lord I believe in you Jesus the rest of you together receive me with your things deliver me sweetly now deliver I think there's something in the atmosphere. Amen. I think there's something in the atmosphere. atmosphere here and it may just be the spirit of the living God. And that's why I came. I came to hear from him. I came to be in his presence." [01:38] (60 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2. "A glimpse could be the difference. God's glory is something we talk about endlessly, especially here at church. And we should know what we're talking about because it's important, yet it's extremely difficult to define. And the reason that this is important is because these are things we found that we have done which we simply wish we had done. So what we're saying here is that he has created things, theivesseal that God has in himself to be glorified. All things were created by him, through him, and for him. Everything that was made was made to glorify him, much like the creators of the nicest car you can think of, I'm sure after the design was complete, manufacturing had been done, one would stand by him the whole day, and when he thought, and look or gaze upon His creation and say, oh, that's good. The Father said the same thing at the end of His manufacturing week. He manufactured the heavens and the earth and stood back and said, it is good." [06:38] (81 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3. "We were created to give God the glory. And God has a great zeal to be glorified. And one thing you must note is that we don't add to His glory. We strive to make His glory known, lest anyone should boast. We are not God's gift. We are gifted. We are gifted by God. And in return, we make His glory known. Matthew chapter 5, 16 says this, your light must shine. I like how it says it in the NASB, which is what I read from. But yours may say, let your light so shine. But the Bible says, your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works and, somebody say it, glorify your Father, who is in heaven. It is important that we let our light so shine before men that they may see our works and glorify God." [07:32] (67 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4. "I want to leave you with one more thing. Matthew chapter 7 verse 7 says this. Ask and it will be given to you. Seek and you will find. Knock and it will be open to you. You've heard from the Lord today and you know just what to do. It's up to you now." [36:54] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


### Quotes for Members

1. "The idea or the concept of transfiguration is, or this transfiguration account is a monumental, pivotal moment for Jesus and his ministry, right? This is a change of pace. Here, they've been walking, they being the disciples and whoever else would follow, and even some of his enemies as they would try to rebuke every bit of his teaching and kind of almost, turn his disciples away from him. All these people had been following Jesus and hearing Jesus preach, right? They have just gone through what is recorded as the Sermon on the Mount. By the way, we are fixing to enter into a great big, nice, in-depth series on the Sermon on the Mount. I can't wait to start that, but it's coming soon. It's not next week or anything, but just be prepared. The Sermon on the Mount is known as the constitution of the gospel. And it is comprised of three chapters, chapter five, six, and seven of the gospel account according to Matthew. And it's a remarkable three chapters that can be summed up in this account. And I almost saved this message for maybe the end or conclusion of the sermon series, but God wrapped me up in this thing and I got so just, I'm ready to preach this message. I want to preach this message. So, the translation, transfiguration account is a change of pace. The disciples had followed Jesus to a point of elevation. Maybe the next steps, if you will. And Christ's divine nature was preparing his disciples for the journey ahead. It was an unveiling. It was a revelation. It was to take the disciples, especially these two, from the milk, to the meat of service and discipleship. A more in-depth, kingdom-minded fellowship with the Lord." [11:45] (60 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2. "There comes a time in every believer's walk where the pace must change. Where you must come off the milk and begin on the meat. And what that means is you must catch a glimpse of what's truly going on here. That it's not about you and I, this life. It's not our glory that we work towards. It's not our triumph. And I know it's hard to hear. Some of us have worked very hard to make a name for ourselves. But it's the Lord's name that all our work, all our effort, brings glory to. So this moment, this unveiling that happens on the top of this mountain, I'm going to try and maybe capture it and make sense of it with the Holy Spirit's help today. And if you'll journey with me, maybe we'll leave with a new perspective and maybe changed hearts. And God help us to step up, to this elevated place with you, Lord." [13:00] (68 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3. "The response of the disciples. Look at the response of the disciples. Matthew chapter 17 verse 6 the Bible says when the disciples heard this they fell face down to the ground and were terrified. If you've been in the Wednesday night adult small group we talked about the fear of the Lord and just the effect that it has on us. The presence of God demands just natural obedience from your body. It just happens. You can't control it. When the Lord comes into the room and you realize it, your body just naturally is overcome by it. And it just happens, but obviously you must realize it. The response of the disciples is crazy here. You see them fall face down to the ground and they're terrified and they're like oh, what do we do? And what is the response of Jesus though? What does Jesus do? He comes up and He touches them says do not fear and He raises them up. The disciples response reveals the profound impact of witnessing Jesus' divine glory. When you see the glory of God it's something different. And when you can recognize it, when it's plain as day, when you know that's when people actually start moving to the altar. That's when people move a little bit in worship and praise. That's when people get so ate up about wanting to get into the Bible. You start wanting to read it more. You want to know more. I don't know about you but when I fell in love with Sandra I wanted nothing more than to just know her inside and out. I wanted to know everything she liked, everything she didn't like. I didn't want to make her mad. I wanted to know her favorite places to eat or favorite things to do. I wanted to do everything I could to please her. Now I don't know if this could be congruent here but I just want you to know that when I fell in love with the Gospel and when I fell in love with Jesus my Savior, when He showed me that He is enough for my life I started wanting to know everything about Him. I wanted to know what He liked and what He didn't like. I wanted to do everything that He requests me to do. It didn't matter if I had just sat down I'll pop right back up. I wanted to praise Him. I wanted to preach His word. I wanted to tell the world of His goodness. I don't know about you but when I fell in love with Jesus I started getting a zeal myself to glorify Him. He showed me something. He showed me His glory. Listen humility is a big part. Humility and reverence in the face of the divine and the revelation that comes with coming face to face with Jesus." [28:14] (60 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4. "I came to tell somebody today that there is a elevated place that you can get to. You can go there. It doesn't matter how young you are, how old you are, how thin, how wide, how dark, how light. It doesn't matter. Everybody is welcome to the elevated place, but you got to want it. You got to go there. You got to go there. That's what I want you to notice. The glory of God was not in the venue. The mountain had nothing to do with God's glory. The lion's den surely wasn't glorious. The tabernacle of Dagon as Elijah sees fire fall from heaven upon the call of God was surely a dark and scary place. I don't know if you've read that part of the Bible, but there should have been dead bodies all over the place at that moment. Probably stunk. The glory of God is never in the venue. It doesn't matter when or where. Get this church. It just matters I could get on a tangent, but I'm not. I will. Some of us leave for the wrong reasons. We don't leave because the Spirit of the Lord moves. We leave because our... Never mind. That's when I'll stop the tangent. I'll stop the tangent right there. I'm here to glorify God, not get on a soapbox. Listen. I'm ending. You can come on up. I want you to know a glimpse could be the difference, church. I want it so bad for you. Have you ever wanted something so bad for your kids? Those of you who have kids, you ever see them developing into something? Or maybe you younger people, teenagers, maybe you just want something so bad. You've got to have it now. You've got to have it now. I want to be good. I want to do this. I want this for my kids. Listen. I want this for advantage of it. You know what I'm saying? We take the time and use it wisely. When the Spirit of God is moving place with Him. I want to be like Moses in Exodus chapter 33 verse 18. Look at this. This was his prayer. Please me your glory. I don't know if you've been stuck and stale in this place. But chances are, you have been. I want to be frank with you, church. And I only do this because I'm your pastor. And I desire to serve you as such. It's been quite some time since I've seen a great movement of this altar. We've got to get back to using the altar of the Lord. We've got to get back to humbling ourselves at the feet of Jesus. But it starts with recognizing who's in the room moving with Him. God, please show me your glory. This revelation of Jesus' divine nature and mission is really what this transfiguration is all about. To show you who He really is and to bring you up with Him. I want to encourage you, church, to embrace what you've heard today from this event. And recognize who's in the room. Somebody say, He's in the room. He's in the room. Understand His fulfillment of the law and the prophets. And heed His teachings. And as the disciples did, respond with reverence." [34:08] (60 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)