Sermon Notes: The Transfiguration
Epiphany 7: Transfiguration Matt 17.1-9 Psalm 2 Exod 24.12-18 2 Pet 1.16-21 Prayer of Invocation Father, you have taught us that without love whatever we do is worth nothing; As we gather before You to be empowered to do Your will and participate in Your mission, pour into our hearts by Your Spirit the the greatest gift, which is love, that we might bear witness in our shared life together Your goodness, beauty, and truthfulness. Grant this for the sake of your only Son Jesus Christ, who loved us, and who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen . Prayer of Illumination Father, before the suffering and crucifixion of your Beloved Son, You revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the glory of His being, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,...