April 21, 2024 Pastor Stan Wujek
Jesus has come sown from the Mount of Transfiguration and cast out the demon which His disciples were unable to accomplish. Jesus and His followers now come to Capernaum on the north slope of the Sea of Galilee. Parallel passages on the disciples’ disputes and becoming as a little child are found in Mathew 18:1-14 and Luke 9:46-50.
April 14, 2024 Pastor Stan Wujek
The account of Jesus and His apostles coming down from the mountain and encountering a great multitude is also recorded in Mathew 17:14-21 and Luke 9:37-45. Mark’s account is the most detailed and lengthy.
The appearance of Moses and Elijah on the Mount of Transfiguration is important to remember. Elijah prefigures John the Baptist while Moses is a figure of Christ (Deut. 18:15-17). Moses delivered the children of Israel from slavery of Egypt while Jesus delivers all who follow Him from the slavery of sin (Romans chapters 5-7). Moses went up to Mount Sinai to receive the Law (Exodus 20-21). But the people waiting at the base of the mountain believed Moses had forsaken them so they constructed the golden calf (Exodus 32).. Shdn Moses received the tablets of stone the second time, he was on the mount forty days and nights without food and water and his face shone when he came down from the mount (Exodus 34). In like manner, Jesus will be confronted by unbelief among His disciples and the mmultitude when He comes off the mountain.
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April 7, 2024 Pastor Stan Wujek
The transfiguration of Jesus on a high Mount is also recorded in Mathew 17:1-13 and Luke 9:28-36. The events proceeding are Peter’s confession of faith followed by Jesus’ prediction of His death and resurrection and the cost of discipleship. Jesus tells His disciples that some standing here will not taste death until the Kingdom of God is present with power (Matt. 24:36; Mark 13:32). The Kingdom of God is Christ on display in His glory! It is about to occur.
March 24, 2024 Pastor Stan Wujek
A powerful reading of the Gospel accounts from the triumphal entry through the death of Jesus Christ on the cross.
March 17, 2024 Pastor Stan Wujek
March 3, 2024 Pastor Stan Wujek
All four Gospel writers record the feeding of the five thousand. Only Matthew 15:29-38 and Mark record the feeding of the four thousand besides women and children. The Pharisees seeking a sign and Jesus’ response have parallels in Matthew 12:38-40, 16:1-4 and Luke 11:29-32.
February 25, 2024 Pastor Stan Wujek
The public ministry of Jesus has concluded. Chapters 13-17 of John record Christ’s private words to His apostles. It is the longest discourse by Jesus in the Gospels and concludes with His high Priestly prayer. John does not record the institution of the Lord’s Supper, which is found in the synoptic Gospel accounts (Matt. 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-26; Luke 22:14-23). During the supper, Luke tells us that the apostles, as they often did, were arguing about who was the greatest in the Kingdom (Luke 22:24; Matt. 20:20-28; Mark 9:33-37). that context makes the washing of the apostles’ feet so poignant and exemplifies Jesus’ love that is without end and to the uttermost (Deut. 7:6: John 3:16; Rom. 5:8; 8:38-39; I Cor. 13:4-8; Eph. 2:4).
