Sermon text: Mark 9:1-13

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Outline

BIG IDEA:

Jesus, as is the incarnate Son of God, is worthy of our worship and our obedience. Look and listen to Him!

Summary

In my last post, we saw that Jesus predicted his upcoming crucifixion, death, and resurrection. Subsequently, Jesus issued a call to the crowd to follow him. In today’s text, we see Jesus’ glory revealed as he is transfigured before Peter, James, and John.

The transfiguration event was meant to strengthen the disciples and to help them live for God’s kingdom after Jesus was ascended. Both John and Peter write about their witness of Jesus’ transfiguration (John 1:14; 2 Pet 1:16-18).

Mark uses the transfiguration to further present Jesus as a new and better Moses who is leading a new exodus.

  • Moses led God’s people out of physical bondage in Egypt. Jesus leads his people out of spiritual bondage to sin and death.
  • Moses gathered God’s people at Mt. Sinai. Jesus gathers his people, beginning with his disciples on a mountain (Mark 3:13-19; 9:1-13) and now into local churches.
  • Moses received the Law on tablets of stone. Jesus is the Lord of the Law who puts his Law in the hearts of his people.
  • The Israelites spent 40 years in the wilderness because of their disobedience. Jesus overcame the devil for forty days and nights in the wilderness in obedience to the Father.
  • The Israelites went into the Promised Land through the Jordan River. Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River.
  • Moses was sent by God to lead the people into the Promised Land. Jesus was sent by God to lead his people into the Promised Land – the New Heavens and the New Earth.

Look at the parallels between Exodus 24 and Mark 9:1-13.[1]Adapted and modified from Akin, Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Mark, p. 179.

Parallels between Exodus 24 and Mark 9:1-13

The transfiguration account exalts Jesus! He is the Messiah; the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets. He is God’s Son. Therefore, we look to him in worship and listen to him in obedience!

Verses Referenced

Old Testament verses alluded to in this text:

Ex 24; 34:29-35; Deut 18:15-18; Ps 2:7; Is 53; Dan 7:9; Mal 4:4-5

New verses mentioned in the sermon:

Matt 11:13-14; John 1:14; 2 Pet 1:16-18; 1 John 3:2

References

References
↑1 Adapted and modified from Akin, Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Mark, p. 179.