Sermon Notes 12/12 – Mark

                       The Transfiguration Of Jesus Christ

Mark 9:1 – is tied into chapter 8

      ***Mark 8 refers to the second coming of Jesus Christ

      ***The disciples will see a future picture of the millennial kingdom

verses 2-3 – Transfigured – is the act of giving an outward expression of ones inner character

v4 – Elijah appears – represents NT believers and the rapture

     – Moses appears – represents OT believers

verses 5-6 – Rabbi – a term of high respect/greatly honored one

Tabernacles – these are shelters or tents

 verse 7 – cloud – it was a definite size and represented the glory of God

listen to Him – this is continuous

verse 8 – this is rebuke to Peter for making Jesus equal to Moses & Elijah

verse 9 – Jesus gives out some orders to obey – He was not present to overthrow Rome

verse 10 –  Kept to themselves – It means to hold on to something tightly

verses 11-13 – Jesus is referring to John the Baptist here and his similarities to Elijah

-the body of Christ are the John the Baptists of today

vs14-29 – Jesus heals a boy with an unclean spirit

***there was a lack of faith to cast the demon out

***verse 20 – the enemy makes the most noise right before the breakthrough is ready to happen

vs21-22 – the boy needed more help than human help and his dad brings him to Jesus

v23 – the question here is whether the father has faith or not

v24 – unbelief – means unfaithful…lack of faith…disobedience

vs25 – 27 – Jesus names the spirit – at times this has to happen.  The boy is healed, saved and delivered

vs 28-29 – the disciples lacked prayer

               Two Points About Prayer

     1. The Lord loves it when you ask big – Ephesians 3:20

a. Go ahead and bother the Lord.  He enjoys hearing from His kids – Matt 7:7-8

b. Then ask the Lord BIG things

     2. Prayer always triggers a process some of which we will never see – 2 Cor 5:7 and Hebrews 11:1-13