Tag: Matthew 17:1-9

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  “Get Up And Do Not Be Afraid” – A Sermon On Matthew 17:1-9

  February 22, 2023

  Today’s gospel (Matthew 17:1-9), the transfiguration of Jesus, is often thought of, described, or spoken of, as a mountaintop experience. And I think it is a mountaintop experience, but I’m beginning to think it’s not the mountaintop experience we often understand it to be. For most of us, the mountaintop experience is a big deal. Read more
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  When Life Changes – A Sermon on Matthew 17:1-9

  March 4, 2017

  Listen to him. Be raised up. Do not be afraid. What if those words are holy wisdom for times of change? What if they are the means by which we step into our own transfiguration? Maybe it wasn’t Jesus who changed on the mountaintop. Maybe it was Peter, James, and John. Maybe their eyes were… Read more
• Face to Face Moments – A Sermon on Matthew 17:1-9, The Last Sunday After the Epiphany

  March 8, 2011

  The collect and readings for the Last Sunday after the Epiphany may be found here. The appointed gospel is Matthew 17:1-9. Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like Read more