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The Grand Narrative: “Mount of Transfiguration” (Matt. 17:1-5)

“Mount of Transfiguration” (Matt. 17:1-5)

Published 23 Feb. 2026

🔎 DAILY HEART EXAMINATION

Let the Word steady your future and sharpen your obedience.

  1. 1️⃣ What truth about Jesus must I believe today?
  2. 2️⃣ Where is fear quietly shaping my decisions?
  3. 3️⃣ What attitude must change in light of eternity?
  4. 4️⃣ What obedience step will I take before this day ends?

💥 SINS / FAILURES

Where this passage exposes what can derail faith, clarity, and obedience.

  1. 1️⃣ Confusing fascination with the supernatural for faith—curiosity without obedience. Support: Matthew 17:1–5; Matthew 7:24–27; James 1:22–25
  2. 2️⃣ Ignoring Scripture definitions—hearing “transfigured” but not seeking meaning or truth. Support: Matthew 17:2; Acts 17:11; 2 Timothy 2:15
  3. 3️⃣ Drifting on Jesus’ identity—needing “proof” only when pressure rises. Support: Matthew 17:5; Matthew 16:15–17; John 20:27–31
  4. 4️⃣ Selective listening—wanting comfort but resisting the command: “Listen to Him.” Support: Matthew 17:5; Luke 6:46; Hebrews 3:7–8
  5. 5️⃣ Unexamined conviction—living as if Jesus’ words and return don’t really change priorities. Support: Matthew 17:5; 2 Peter 1:16–18; Titus 2:11–13

🏆 SUCCESSES / SPIRITUAL GROWTH

What God grows in us when we take Jesus seriously.

  1. 1️⃣ Accepting Jesus’ training process—He builds faith through intentional, personal experiences. Support: Matthew 17:1; Mark 9:2–3; John 21:17–19
  2. 2️⃣ Seeing Jesus rightly—God grants clarity about Christ that strengthens endurance. Support: Matthew 17:2; John 1:14; Hebrews 12:2–3
  3. 3️⃣ Preparing for suffering with truth—confidence in Jesus steadies the soul before hard days. Support: Matthew 17:5; John 16:33; 1 Peter 4:12–13
  4. 4️⃣ Grasping continuity—Moses and Elijah confirm God’s long plan converges in Christ. Support: Matthew 17:3; Luke 24:27; Romans 15:4
  5. 5️⃣ Living as a witness—Peter and John carried durable confidence into ministry and writing. Support: 2 Peter 1:16–18; 1 John 1:1–3; Acts 4:19–20

🧭 LEADERSHIP DYNAMICS

How God forms leaders who can hold steady when others wobble.

  1. 1️⃣ Leadership is built by proximity to Jesus—selected training produces resilient servants. Support: Matthew 17:1; Mark 5:37; Luke 22:39–40
  2. 2️⃣ Leaders endure by remembered truth—James’ future courage is fueled by what he saw of Jesus. Support: Acts 12:1–2; Matthew 17:2; Hebrews 10:32–34
  3. 3️⃣ Leadership begins with submission—God’s command is not “analyze Him” but “Listen to Him.” Support: Matthew 17:5; Deuteronomy 18:15; John 14:23–24
  4. 4️⃣ Leaders stabilize others—Peter, James, and John strengthened the early believers under pressure. Support: Acts 2:42; Galatians 2:9; 1 Peter 5:10
  5. 5️⃣ Leaders call for conviction-checks—true shepherding presses people to decide who Jesus is. Support: Matthew 16:15–16; Matthew 17:5; John 8:24