Title: Only Jesus /Mark 9:1-13
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Only Jesus /Mark 9:1-13
Last year, after I went to Seoul Myungsung Church as a lecturer for the Revival Sagyeonghoe, Myungseonggyo was in my head.
I spend a lot of time thinking about the pastor's pastoral philosophy and the foundation of the believers' life of faith.
I lost.
In a word, everything in Myungsung Church was 'THE ONLY LORD'. That
It was.
During the three days of the revival meeting, the overall one word of what I saw, heard, and felt was ‘Only the Lord’.
It was.
Each one of them crucified their passions and lusts along with their own flesh, and denied themselves.
and the beautiful Christian who carries his cross and walks by the side of the lesser ones.
I saw the
We always boasted that our church was such a church, but it is an honest confession, but Seoul's reputation
In the light of the church, I am reminded of how lowly our church is living of faith.
think
I did.
I am not talking about the size of the church, the number of members and the large or small budget.
changed life
Today's text is the five major events of Jesus' life (incarnation, transformation) that are understood as the events of the transfiguration.
It is one of the living events, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension).
There are two main lessons from this incident, one is Jesus the Messiah.
The other is comfort and instruction for the disciples.
The meeting of Moses, Elijah, and Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration is a truly profound event.
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Moses represents the Old Testament law, Elijah represents all the Old Testament prophets,
As Jesus is the fulfillment of the law and prophecy, this encounter suggests an important meaning.
It is the law and the prophets that bear witness to Christ, and
It implies that it is inherited and sublimated.
And the transfiguration of Christ is an allusion to the resurrection, and the resurrection of Christ is the dead (Moses).
I am the living (Elijah who ascended into heaven in a chariot of fire), the earthly (Moses), and the heavenly (Eli)
Night) implying the unity of oneness, and Jesus’ suffering and death on earth was a complete failure or an end.
Rather, it shows that it is a great story of life that presupposes ascension to the glorious throne in heaven.
The week is an amazing event.
When we understand and realize this correctly, Christians living today can truly change.
You will lead a life of faith.
This is verse 2.
“Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and went up by themselves to a high mountain.
and was transfigured before us.”
The word ‘transformed’ (metemorfwvqh, metamorphode) here means ‘change’.
It is a compound word of metav (meta) and morfh (morphe) meaning the quality and shape of things.
It is a word that means a change in the essential shape that changes from the face.
This word is used by Paul in Romans 12:2 to mean ‘regenerated saints.
It is used to refer to the spiritual change of people or a change as a new nature of a natural person.
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Romans 12:2.
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,
Let them discern what is the meaning of what is good, pleasing, and perfect.”
This is the true life of a Christian who correctly understands the events of Mt.
All.
The life of a Christian living such a life of true spiritual change is inevitable.
It is accompanied by content.
First, there must be a confession of Galatians 2:20.
“I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live
but Christ lives in me, and I now live in the flesh
In faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me
to live.”
Second, we must live according to the word of the Lord in Mark 8:34.
“If any man would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
it is.”
Third, as the Lord always said, those who will receive the blessing of Matthew 25:40
You must be a decent person.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, you are the least of these my brethren.
As you did it to one of the hermits, you did it to me.”
This is the life of a truly transformed believer today.
If you do not understand this right away, the life of a truly changed believer cannot be achieved.
All.
So, while experiencing the events of the Mount of Transfiguration, Peter was like Moses, Elijah, and Jesus.
Eun-soo understands that it is a human thought that it would be nice to build three huts and live there.
It will make a back.
So verse 7 continues right away.
Word-centered life
This is verse 7.
“At the same time, a cloud came and covered them, and a voice came out of the cloud,
Son, listen to me.”
That's right. It is a transformed Christian life that is centered on the words of Christ.
Life.
When there is no word of Christ, humanism is asserted and it is contrary to the will of God.
You will be reduced to a narcissistic believer who does not care about the tongue.
Until he met the resurrected Lord, Peter had not truly changed his life.
All.
When Jesus foretold of suffering and death, it could never happen.
swearing, and all others will forsake the Lord, but he will never
Peter, who cried out loudly, but lived as a believer without a word, was Satan to the Lord.
had to be rebuked, and when the Lord was taken away, he had no choice but to deny that he knew Jesus.
Do not have
It was necessary to create the inevitable appearance of a believer without a word.
But on the shore of Tiberias, where they met the resurrected Jesus, he said, “I love the Lord.
The Lord knows that he is.” He was able to confess that he truly changed his appearance.
It is the behavior that shows
“Listen to me.”
Deuteronomy 18:15 already prophesied about Jesus Christ.
“The LORD your God will send you a prophet like me from among your brothers and sisters.
He will raise him up for you, and you must hear him.”
The same meaning is recorded in Acts 3:22-23.
These words are a message to complete submission to the words of Jesus Christ.
So Romans 10:17 is the truth.
“Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.”
A believer without the word of Christ is like an empty river. like a bar
Like the Savoys and Sadducees, they longed for signs and wonders, and disliked hearing the word,
Just like a house you built, it will collapse even with a small flood.
See the life of a believer with the Word
Even if a problem like a mountain comes rushing in, we solve it in the Word.
Even if we are faced with unspeakable suffering, we will overcome it in the Word.
Even in the face of worldly temptations and human desires, we are not shaken in the slightest by the word
and become a winner.
The common denominator of true believers is the life of hearing and keeping the word of Christ.
is to live life.
only the life of the Lord
Verse 8 describes the disciple who experienced true spiritual change on the Mount of Transfiguration.
It is a written word.
“Suddenly they looked around and saw no one, but Jesus and them.”
That's right.
When the disciples saw Moses, Elijah, and Jesus, they were literally stunned by a vulgar expression.
I was about to do it. Where would you have been?
So, wasn't that what made Peter say crazy things? Build three huts here
I wish I could live standing there. Of course it was a taste of heaven.
But God has clearly spoken.
Peter, who lost his discernment in his frantic state, was unable to distinguish between utterances and nonsense
Hearing the word of God.
“You listen to them.”
And when he came to his senses and looked up, he saw only Jesus and them.
All.
Here is the lesson of the Word.
Real change, that is, not a formal, false change, but a genuine inner and essential change.
The experienced believers live only by the word of the Lord.
And the center of that life is to be ‘Only the Lord’.
What are the weaknesses of today's churches?
It is more traditional than the Lord.
It is a system rather than a Lord.
It is a relationship rather than a Lord.
It is more self than the Lord.
So, can it be a beautiful life of faith?
Even if I feel bad, I don't go to church.
It doesn't matter what happens to the Church of God.
It's an extreme term, but I try to use the Lord as a tool for myself.
Far from thinking of the Lord who died on the cross for my sins, everything in today's life
He does not hesitate to crucify the city Jesus.
Yet, as always, as the best way to lead a life of faith, self-righteousness from arrogance and self-righteousness
It claims to be a narcissistic cheap touch and confesses.
The Lord is still speaking.
Keep the Sunday holy.
Do not love anything in the world more than God. It is spiritual adultery.
love your neighbor No, love even your enemies. Love, but do not hate, but rather celebrate
bless you
Weep with those who weep
Suffer with those who suffer.
Know that what you have is enough.
Today's world is dark. be the light
Today's society is so rotten. be salt
On Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and every dawn, the Lord through His servants
He still speaks today. The saints who hear the word and live according to the word
is a truly transformed faith.
The center of their lives is ‘Only the Lord’.
So the Lord said in Matthew 6:33.
“Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness. Then all these things to you
more will be added.”
Through Paul the Lord spoke in 1 Corinthians 10:31.
“Therefore, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
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And Paul himself confessed this life in Romans 14:7-8.
“None of us lives to himself, and not one of us dies to himself.
there is none If we live, we live for the Lord; if we die, we die for the Lord.
Whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.”
This is the life of ‘Only the Lord’.
Father warns mischievous son.
I can't stand it because I don't study and only make all kinds of troubles, so I can't stand it.
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“Will you listen to me when I say nice things? Do you want to be beaten? Or you get kicked out by your dad
Will you live your life?”
Needless to say, any son who is not lacking will hear the first word.
It is the same spiritually.
You have sinned on Sunday, you have stolen your tithe, you have harassed your servant,
When we shame and disobey God's word, so does God.
Blessed are those who understand and listen when they speak well.
A person who repents after being beaten physically, physically, and domestically is a fool.
In the end, there are cases where they are driven out spiritually and become worse than unbelievers.
is the one who did it.
The life of 'Only the Lord' is an emotion that does not cause any inconvenience to those who live that way
It is a series of joy and happiness, but it is always a yoke to those who cannot live like that.
is the law
Have you ever tried yokeing cattle and plowing fields in rural life in the old days?
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The strange thing is that if the yoke is worn well, it is not uncomfortable at all, but if it is worn incorrectly, it is so painful
that can't be beaten.
It is the same in the Christian life of faith.
So Jesus spoke a wonderful truth in Matthew 11:29-30.
“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and you
The heart will find rest. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
This is the word-centered life of the transformed Christian who lives the life of ‘Only the Lord’.
is. Amen.