Mountaintop Experiences

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We remember our mountaintop experiences. Some of them define who we are. They effect us so deeply that the direction of our lives is altered because of them. This week we will examine Peter's reaction to his mountain top experience. His reaction to Jesus transfiguration and the visit of Moses and Elijah has many parallels to the way that we deal with our mountaintops. Yet we need to look at these experiences through the lens of Jesus Christ. What do they tell us about Jesus and our relationship to him? How do these experiences help us to know Jesus better and help us to share the gospel with others.

You Have Heard it Said

We continue further into the Sermon on the Mount this week, right to the center of it in fact. Here Jesus presents us with six sets of "You have heard it said" but "I say" discussions on the law. We could take these restatements of Moses Law, as a new set of rules to apply to our lives. On the other hand, we could see Jesus setting the bar so high to drive home the fact that we cannot keep the law at all, to drive us in despair to the cross. Both of these interpretations may be correct, but there may be a third way, a way that tells us about God and about God's kingdom.

Join us this week as we explore.