Come to The Mount of Transfiguration
Preparing to Be Transformed
We are now in the season of the fall feasts, at which time the transfiguration took place.
Matthew 17:1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart,
2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
Peter had the Feast of Tabernacles in mind, as it was fast approaching. He recognized the importance and significance of Moses, Jesus, and Elijah.
Moses representing the Law that brings us to Christ; Jesus the messiah representing the restored covenant; and Elijah representing the Holy Spirit writing the law in our hearts
The Father speaks from heaven and says, "Just listen to my Son; he will tell you what Moses said, restore the covenant, and send the Holy Spirit."
THE PROCESS OF TRANSFIGURATION AND TRANSFORMATION
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
· Good – agathos - benefit
· Acceptable – euarestos - agreeable, well-pleasing
· Perfect – teleios - Growth, labor, character, completeness
The Transformation Process Takes Us Through Three Phases
· The first good phase is when we understand and receive the benefits
· The second acceptable phase is when we begin to agree with the instructions of the Word and become well-pleasing in the Lord’s sight
· The third perfect phase is when we grow and labor in the work of the Lord, which develops our character and brings us into completeness in Christ
A Sign of Transformation and Maturity is How We Receive and Give
· We must begin by humbly receiving the blessings and instructions
· We then move from receiving only to giving what we have received
Acts 20:35 I have shewed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
One Definition of Blessed is: In A Position to Receive from God
· You are in a better position to receive from God when you are giving.
A great missionary friend told me that he used to give to live; now he lives to give.
What a beautiful example of transformation
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION:
Why do we need to understand Moses, Jesus, and Elijah for true transformation?
Which of the three phases of transformation are you in right now?
What was your greatest aha moment in the message?
Looking forward to our discussion
In His Service,
Bishop Bill
If you would like to listen to the message again, here is the link: https://youtu.be/kv1zaBk1LbA?si=DYc92oIvbiXZQtBY
Why do we need to understand Moses, Jesus, and Elijah for true transformation?
If we just had the Law (Moses) we wouldn't be saved. We'd just be stuck in striving work. But they are instructions for life and show us the target to hit. It is the pattern to follow. Brings us to Christ, we fall short, even just in one, it means we miss them all. We need that saving grace to renew the covenant in us so we can get up and go forward. Need the Spirit (Elijah) to truly catch the heart of God. Know His ways. He's not capricious... so the Spirit doesn't say anything different than the Law, but allows us to KNOW by heart…
1.Moses-law, Elijah-spirit (writing the law on our hearts), Jesus-renewed covenant
Without the law we cannot even know God’s heart, without the renewed covenant we aren’t qualified to, and without the spirit we don’t have the heart or the capacity to do.
2.Good dabbling in acceptable.I’ve definitely experienced the benefits and I believe that I have begun (finally) to believe the instructions of the Word and truly desire to be well pleasing in His sight. Perfect? Yeah probably not, but that’s the thing about a process-it’s on going. I so, so want to grow and labor in the work of the Lord, that my character would be developed into something unmistakably and completely of Him.
3. Jesus even needed to be…
Why do we need to understand Moses, Jesus, and Elijah for true transformation?
Moses represents the Law, Elijah represents the Prophets, and Yeshua is the Messiah. Yeshua opened the Scriptures before the disciples and in Luke 24:27, it states, "And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself." When Yeshua opened the Scriptures to reveal himself, it was not the 4 gospels or the epistles of the New Testament, it was the Law (Moses) and the Prophets. In order to truly see the Messiah and be truly transformed, we too need the Father to reveal it to us by expounding on the Scriptures (the Law and the Prophets).
Which…
Why do we need to understand Moses, Jesus, and Elijah for true transformation?
If we only see and understand one part we can't fully become three-dimensional. But when we see and understand the three parts that God wants to transform us we can become multi-dimensional. We have depth and we have height and we have width. With all 3 I fully can be everything that is available from the word of God for my life.
Which of the three phases of transformation are you in right now? It takes all three parts to fully become a representation of God.
I believe I've been in the first phase for a season learning and understanding and I've been agreeing and stepping…
Thank you, Bishop, for a great message we all need right now!
Why do we need to understand Moses, Jesus, and Elijah for true transformation? It takes all three to really understand the heart and purpose of God. The Law (Moses) leads us to Christ, it shows us that we really do need a Savior, the Spirit (Elijah) writes the law in our hearts so that we can do it, not as a Pharisee, but understanding it helps us know how to live. And without Jesus, there is no Salvation for us as Gentiles. We only can be grafted in because of Him. Without one, we miss part of who God is and how His kingdom operates.
Which of the…