Scripture to Explore

Luke 9:28-45, Matthew 17:1-8, Matthew 17:14-18, Mark 9:2-8, Mark 9:14-27, Luke 3:22 ,2 Peter 1:12-21, Isaiah 42:1-9

Warm-up

1. What special events in your life do wish could have lasted forever?

Exploring Scripture

Read Luke 9:28-36

2. How would you describe this scene in your own words? 

3. What was Peter’s reaction? Why might he have responded in this way? 

4. What did the voice in the cloud say? Why might this be important? 

Read 2 Peter 1:12-21

5. What role did this moment play in Peter’s faith and message to others? 

Read Luke 9:37-45

6. What had been happening to the boy?

7. What had the father tried to no avail? What was Jesus’ response? 

8. How did Jesus respond to the people’s admiration?

Application

9. What claim does Jesus make about the Disciples and why they couldn’t heal the boy? 

10. Do we see a difference between who we are and who Christ is? In what ways?

11. In what ways might we actually be different? In what ways might Jesus expect us to be the same? 

12.  What gets in our way of understanding our roles and relationship with Christ? 

13. How can we grow with Christ this week better understanding the right kind of faith He calls us to?