Unfolding Grace – Week 31

Jesus’ Journey to Jerusalem (Mark 9-12)

Read pages 465-480 in Unfolding Grace.

1. From Sunday’s sermon, what did you find either most encouraging or most challenging?

1. From Mark 9–12, what did you find either most encouraging or most challenging?

1. Why was Jesus transfigured? Why did the God who came incognito momentarily reveal His identity and deity?

1. What was the purpose of including Peter, James, and John in this trip up the mountain?

1. Considering what God told Moses (Exodus 33:20), how could Peter, James, and John stand in the presence of God and behold His glory (John 1:14) without dying? What made the difference?

1. How did Jesus fulfill the promises Moses and Elijah embodied? (See Matthew 5:17 and Luke 9:30-31)

1. How does the command to listen to Jesus, and not Moses or Elijah, affect your view of the prophets, priests, and kings of the Old Testament? (See Deuteronomy 18:15 and Hebrews 1:1-2)

1. When have you been to the mountain top? When was the last time you beheld His glory, encountered the majestyand/or transcendence of God?

1. Spend some time searching the Scriptures for yourself. What other passages show us Jesus in His glory or speak of it?