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  • Monty Newton avatar

    What Happens On The Mountain... Shouldn't Stay On The Mountain

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Feb 21, 2012
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    God uses mountain top experiences in our lives and the lives of others to prepare us for living in the real world down in the valley.

    Title: What Happens On the Mountain… Shouldn't Stay On the Mountain Text: Matthew 17:1-9 Thesis: God uses mountain top experiences to prepare us for living in the valley. Transfiguration Sunday is a day we reflect on perhaps the ultimate of mountain top experiences in which we are ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Transformation (His And Ours)

    Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Oct 30, 2012
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    Using the account of Jesus' transfiguration there are lessons we can learn about our transformation

    TRANSFORMATION: His and Ours MATTHEW 17: 1-8 Today I want to talk to you about TRANSFORMATION. Most of you don't understand what that means. Many of us think of the caterpillar and the butterfly. But that is not truly transformation. Why? Because what happens to the butterfly is only EXTERNAL! ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Cross, The Glory, The Deliverance Series

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Jul 22, 2013
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    It is faith which sees the glorious light of God even in our darkest night of suffering, which brings transformation to those who are oppressed, depressed and defeated. It is this faith that reveals the glory of God, and castes out demons.

    the Cross the Glory the Deliverance There is the brightness of Jesus’ face, and the cloud, as the expression of the glory of God. “the miracle is not that Jesus glowed. It is that He did not glow all the time”. Chuck Missler Veiled in flesh the godhead see, hail the ...read more

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  • Douglas Phillips avatar

    The Yemptation Of Asceticism

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Sep 14, 2015
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    This is a Bible Study on some of the different ways the Church can withdraw from a missional focus and develop into a closed group of believers.

    THE TEMPTATION TO ASCETICISM MATTHEW 17:1-9 LET’S BEGIN BY A DEFINITION OF WHAT ASCETICISM IS. NOUN 1. THE MANNER OF LIFE, PRACTICES, OR PRINCIPLES OF AN ASCETIC. 2. THE DOCTRINE THAT A PERSON CAN ATTAIN A HIGH SPIRITUAL AND MORAL STATE BY PRACTICING SELF-DENIAL, SELF-MORTIFICATION, AND ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Lowe avatar

    The Transfiguration

    Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 14, 2015
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    I believe the Transfiguration took place, because God the Father wanted to answer the question: Definitely - once and for all, “Who is Jesus?”

    8/30/2005 The Transfiguration Matthew 17:1-17:13 Story: A man was arraigned for murder in Los Angeles about 60 years ago. It was a difficult case with a lot of circumstantial evidence. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Does God Perform Miracles?

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Jun 7, 2011
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    If your God is not a God of miracles, what kind of God is He? The greatest miracle of God is the miracle of our salvation.

    Does God Perform Miracles? Matthew 17.1-9 NKJ Matthew 17:1 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. 3 And ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Bricks In The Valley

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Jun 15, 2011
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    The mountain top experience was a sanctuary, and a challenge.

    BRICKS IN THE VALLEY Text: Matthew 17:1 - 9 We all know from the laws of gravity that what goes up must also come down. That thought even reminds me of a song that was once sung by a group that was known as Blood, Sweat and Tears entitled “Spinning Wheel”. The problem with ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    “mountain With The Best View” Series

    Contributed by Grant Macdonald on Nov 17, 2011
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    Sometimes something happens that is so startling that it opens your eyes to what was there, but hidden, and it forever changes the world!

    I remember it like it was just a few moments ago. It was a beautiful clear, sunny Tuesday morning and I had a meeting with Jay and Colette about their mission work in Poland. Jay came running into my office and told me to look on the internet because something big was happening in New York City. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Gregory Thomas avatar

    Transformation-Revelation-Transformation Series

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Mar 22, 2010
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    Matthew 17:1-13 This was the only time the glory of Jesus was veiled in human flesh and was allowed to shine forth.

    Transformation-Revelation-Transformation Matt 17:1-5 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "On The Mountain And In The Valley"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 27, 2014
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    A sermon for Transfiguration of the Lord Sunday.

    "On the Mountain and In the Valley" Matthew 17:1-9 A friend writes: When my daughter-in-law noticed that her two-year-old daughter was ignoring her food, she said, "Keri, why aren't you eating?" Keri replied, "I can't eat; God told me not to." Her mother chided: "God wouldn't tell you not ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    Jesus' Coming Exodus: As Told By Moses And Elijah

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Feb 27, 2014
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    What is the Kingdom of God going to be like?

    Jesus’ Coming Exodus as Told by Moses and Elijah Luke 9:28-36 Introduction The Transfiguration account occurs in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and here in Luke. In each of these gospels it comes at the end of a sequence of events starting with the feeding of the 5,000, then the trip to Caesarea ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Lt Gareth MacDonald avatar

    Why We Can't Stay Here

    Contributed by Lt Gareth Macdonald on Jun 20, 2014
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    Looking at the Transfiguration and Peter's remark - it is good for us to be here. Why our Church must move forward to be what God calls us to be.

    The Transfiguration – Matthew 17: 1 - 13 As an introduction to the message, here is a little background to the transfiguration. I was not fully aware of what it was and what it meant so just in case I am not the only one, here is that background. This is one of the most important, yet one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Ross Cochrane avatar

    Matthew 17:1-3 - What Is The Transfiguration Of Jesus About? Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Aug 14, 2014
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    What significance does the Transfiguration of Jesus have for me? Why did it all take place? Matthew 17 speaks about this spectacular event in the life of Jesus, but what does it all mean? What is the transfiguration all about?

    Matthew 17:1 – ASCENDING THE GREATEST MOUNTAIN OF ALL I was so intrigued by the fact that he had named himself. His father neglected to name him and so in his early teenage years he chose his own name; the name of a mountain. Mt Taraksh means Great One, and in keeping with his name, Taraksh ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Keith Broyles avatar

    Lighting The Night Sky

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 7, 2014
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    God transfigures us and sends us out into the world to share His love. God uses us to light the sky of the darkest nights of the soul. Praise be to God.

    One day I was reading the news on the net, I do that most every day. I ran across a headline for an article titled, “Death of an International Language.” The title sounded intriguing so I read it. It made both sad and nostalgic. The article talked about the death of Morse code, the only ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    The Glory Of The Messiah

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Feb 1, 2014
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    We sometimes need to step aside from the busyness of life for more intimate communion with God. The will of Jesus is that all those given to Him by the Father should behold His glory.

    THE GLORY OF THE MESSIAH. Matthew 17:1-9. The One who referred to Himself as the ‘Son of man’ had just been acknowledged as the Son of God (Matthew 16:16). Jesus demonstrated the necessity of the Cross, and looked forward to His Second Coming. The Lord also promised a preview of the coming of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational