The Setting of the Transfiguration

Message Outline:

The Gospel According to Mark

The Servant Attends His Disciples:

From Galilee to Jerusalem (9:1-10:52) (Part 1)

The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ (9:1-13) (Part 1)

Jesus Revealed (Part 1)

I.The Servant’s Preparation (1:1-13)

A.The Title (1:1)

B.The Ministry of John the Baptist (1:2-8)

C.The Qualifications of Jesus (1:9-13)

II.The Servant Attends His People: Galilee and Beyond (1:14-8:26)

A.Jesus’ Early Ministry (1:14-2:13)

B.Jesus’ Ministry Opposed (2:14-5:43)

C.Jesus’ Ministry Transitioning (6:1-8:26)

III.The Servant Attends His Disciples: From Galilee to Jerusalem (9:1-10:52)

A.The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ (9:1-13)

1.The Setting of the Transfiguration (9:1-2)

a.Prophetically (9:1)

1)The Importance of This Statement (9:1a-b)

2)The Theme of the Statement (9:1d)

3)Parenthesis: Its Relationship to Glory

a)God and Glory

b)The Kingdom and Glory

4)The Reason for the Statement (9:1c, e)

b.Historically (9:2a-b)

1)The Time of the Event (9:2a)

2)Those Involved in the Event (9:2a)

3)The Place of the Event (9:2b)