47 - Transifiguration

Objective: 

Jesus is truly God and we should always listen to his teachings.

 

Introduction:

What do we call it when we listen? Who are the people that we should also listen to? Who is even more important than all those people? What are some of the things that Jesus wants us to do?

 

Lesson Outline:

The disciples had seen Jesus do many miracles. He healed a man that could not walk. He made a dead girl come back to life. He fed thousands of people from just a few fish and loaves of bread. He even walked on water. Yes, Jesus was amazing.

One evening some of the disciples were about to learn something even more amazing about Jesus. They were going to learn what God thought about Jesus. In fact, they were going to SEE what God thought of Jesus.

Jesus asked Peter, James and John to follow him up onto a mountain to pray. Even though the disciples were very sleepy they followed him just as he asked. Suddenly, as they were walking, Jesus began to change right before their very eyes. Everything became bright. Jesus’ face began to shine brighter than light and lightning. His clothes became lighter than any colour on earth. Then two other men appeared beside Jesus. One of the men was Moses and the other was Elijah. Peter, James and John could hardly believe their eyes. They did not know how this could be possible. Moses and Elijah had died a long, long time ago. Now the two men were standing here with Jesus. And they were having a conversation with Jesus. Moses and Elijah were very important people in the old days. Moses saved the people from Egypt and led them for a long time in the desert. Elijah kept teaching people about God for a long time. Soon Moses and Elijah started to leave but Peter tried to stop them. “Please wait, I would like to build three nice shelters so that you can stay with us,” Peter said. While Peter was speaking to them a bright cloud came down and covered them all. Wow! Can you imagine standing in a bright cloud with Moses and Elijah and Jesus? Then everyone heard a voice. This was not a voice like any they had ever heard. This was the voice of God. The Lord said, “This is my Son, hear Him!” The disciples were so afraid at hearing the voice of God that they fell down on the ground. Jesus told them to get up. He told them not to be afraid. When the disciples finally looked up they saw that everything was back to normal and Jesus was standing there alone. Now they knew that Jesus was even more special than they had thought before. He was the Son of God. The disciples knew that they should always do what God said and listen to the words of Jesus.

 

Memory Verse: 

"This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!", Matthew 17:5