Discussion
- What did Peter, James and John witness when Jesus took them up on a high mountain as told in Mark 9:2-8?
- What is significant about the presence of Moses and Elijah in the transfiguration and what might they represent?
- What does it mean to be transfigured?
- What did Peter want to do in response to what he was seeing? Why was this an example of wanting to act on human wisdom rather than divine wisdom?
- God the Father gave Peter, James and John what command?
- How does the unchanging word of God bring comfort in life this side of glory?
- What instructions were the disciples given by Jesus on the way down the mountain and what questions did this raise in their minds?
- Who had come to prepare the way for Jesus in the power and spirit of Elijah and how was this person’s ministry received? (See Luke 1:13-17)
- Read 2 Peter 1:12-21. Based on Peter’s experience on the mountain from his own account, what is Peter calling his audience (and us today) to believe?
Application:
1. How has Jesus brought radical change to my life? What radical changes am I looking forward to the most when I am fully glorified in Christ?
2. Like Peter wanting to build three shelters, what experiences, things or people might I be tempted to place on the same level of adoration as Jesus in my life?
3. Why can I trust God in all circumstances even when I might not fully understand all aspects of his nature or plan?
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