CONNECT: Ask one friend (who is not a Christian) who they think that Jesus is.

WARM-UP

1. Have you ever had a radical, life changing experience?

READ Mark 9:2-8

1. Throughout the bible, what is the significance of mountains?  
2. What does it mean that Jesus was transfigured? How is human language something of a limiter when we read passages like this?
3. Read Psalm 104:1-2. What does light represent? Why is it significant that Jesus radiates light in the transfiguration?
4. Jesus is 100% human and 100% God. What is being revealed or unveiled slightly here? How does this shape the way that we relate to Jesus or view Jesus?
5. Who are Moses and Elijah and what do they represent? How is Jesus the fulfilment of the expectations of the Israelites?
6. How is Jesus the cornerstone of our faith? What would happen to our faith if Jesus wasn’t in the picture? What does this suggest about the significance of who we say Jesus is?
7. What is behind Peter’s response in V5? What should be the response of us when we see or encounter the glory of Jesus?
8. What does the cloud represent in V7? Read Mark 1:11. What is similar and what is different about the words spoken in chapter 1 and those in our passage today?
9. As you have grown as a disciple, how has your perspective or view of Jesus changed? Is there ever a point at which we have ‘made it’ as a Christian?
10. In V8, the disciples only saw Jesus. How and why should our life be all about Jesus?

READ Mark 9:9-13

1. Why were the disciples told to tell no one about this event?
2. What did Jesus mean about the ‘rising from the dead’? What may have the disciples thought it meant? Why must Jesus suffer much and be rejected?
3. What does it mean for you that Jesus in all his glory submitted himself to this?

APPLY: Who could you tell of the significance of Jesus in your life this week?

On Your Frontline This Week: What would it look like to submit your plans to King Jesus on your frontline?

For Families: Download some of the family resources to use at home

Listen and Watch:          

• AUDIO: “The Glory of Jesus” by Mickey Mantle
• VIDEO: “Mark 9:2-29” by Don Carson:
• AUDIO: “The Transfiguration” by Alistair Begg
  Part 1 // Part 2

Read:

• ESSAY: “The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ”
• ARTICLE: “Why did Jesus Command Others to Be Silent about Him?” by Greg Lanier
  

Series Resources:

• RESOURCES: The Gospel of Mark (Video Overviews and More)
• RESOURCES: Gospel Coalition Mark Courses
• VIDEO: The Bible Project Mark Overview
• VIDEO/AUDIO: iTunes U, Introduction to the Gospel of Mark
• VIDEO: Training on the Purpose of Mark