Listen to Him
Matthew 17:1-13
1. Information
• after the great confession (16:13-20)
• Jesus with the inner circle on a mountain and the priority of prayer (Lk. 9:28-29)
• Jesus with the inner circle on a mountain and the priority of prayer (Lk. 9:28-29)
2. Transformation 1-2
• metamorphosed (Rom. 12:2, 2 Cor. 3:18)
• shining face and whitened clothes
• shining face and whitened clothes
3. Affirmation 3
• Moses: law, Elijah: prophets (Matt. 5:17)
• conversation about departure/exodus (Lk. 9:31)
• conversation about departure/exodus (Lk. 9:31)
4. Verification 4-8
• Peter’s attempt, an overshadowing cloud and an audible voice (Psa. 2:7, Isa. 42:1, Dt. 18:15)
• awe, assurance and Jesus only
• awe, assurance and Jesus only
5. Clarification 9-14
• command, recognition and certainty
6. So What?
• Since the Father certifies Jesus as His unique Son and Savior, listen to Him alone for salvation and sustenance.
• Consider Peter’s inspired remembrance (2 Pet. 1:16-21)
• “It is better to hear the Son of God than to see the saints or to build tabernacles” (Spurgeon)
• Consider Peter’s inspired remembrance (2 Pet. 1:16-21)
• “It is better to hear the Son of God than to see the saints or to build tabernacles” (Spurgeon)