STILL NOT CONVINCED?

Three disciples of Jesus have just heard heaven endorse their Master and seen Moses (~1450 years after his death) and Elijah who went to heaven in a whirlwind (~ 850 years ago).  WOW!                                                                                                                                                  
Guess who knew all about fire & water, prayer & fasting?   

Yup, Moses & Elijah. (Matthew 17)                                

So why can’t the disciples heal a lunatic who keeps falling into fire and water? 
Their lack of faith – in a word, unbelief.                                                   

So what connects us with divine power?  Prayer & fasting.                

Would you believe?...popular translations today leave this out! Skipping meals is not welcome, thank you very much.                                                  

Now look who has the faith here – a man is on his knees begging: “Lord have mercy...”

In case we still need convincing who Jesus is...

• He has omnipresence, overhearing the temple-tax collectors: “Does your teacher not pay the didrachmas?”                           
• He has omniscience, knowing which fish has the coin in its mouth!
• He has omnipotence, making that fish take Peter’s hook!

"What the....!?"

Can you imagine a commercial fisherman finding money in the first fish he catches?  You can still hear Peter laughing!

This King has power over demons, power over death, power over Creation, all-seeing, all-knowing, all powerful... Jesus Christ is awesome!                                                                                                                    

He is the real temple of God and... He’s now on a mission...

“The Son of Man...they shall kill Him 

and the third day He shall be raised up”

HEAVEN'S SOUND & LIGHT SHOW

 WHOAH!...Jesus sure didn’t like Peter disagreeing over heading to Jerusalem to be killed then rise from the dead...“Get behind me Satan!”                                                                                             

The disciples must be wondering:  ‘If He really is ‘the Christ, the Son of the living God’ why aren’t we allowed to tell anybody?  Whatever’s next?’  

Maybe it’s time for heaven to endorse Jesus Christ with a spectacular sound and light show...                                                                             

To show He means business Jesus heads up a mountain with 3 witnesses in tow! (Matt 17) 

‘This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.”

Wow! Grown men cowering in fear??                                                 

Hang about to feel the power - regardless of death!...   Who did you say is present?

• Moses (representing Law)...  died and was buried by God!
• Elijah (representing Prophets)...  ‘went up by a whirlwind into heaven’!
• Who will they now leave behind?  The One who came to fulfil the Law & the Prophets – Jesus alone...now heading to Jerusalem... ‘to be killed and raised again the third day’!   

How will Simon Peter remember this?                                          
‘His majesty... with honour and glory’... as Jesus was transfigured. (Gk: metamorphoo)

So what about you?                                                                                              
Are you listening to the Son of God?