THE KING AND HIS KINGDOM - MATTHEW 17:1-13

GOD WILL OFTEN SHOW YOU HIS GLORY BEFORE HE ALLOWS YOU TO WALK THROUGH DIFFICULTY.

GOD GIVES MOUNTAIN-TOP REVELATIONS SO WE CAN SURVIVE VALLEY-BOTTOM BATTLES.

MATTHEW 17:1

MANY PEOPLE WANT A PUBLIC PLATFORM. GOD WANTS A PRIVATE MOUNTAIN.

BEFORE GOD ELEVATES YOUR MINISTRY, HE USUALLY ISOLATES YOUR HEART.

MATTHEW 17:2

OUR PROBLEM ISN'T THAT JESUS ISN'T WORKING. IT'S THAT WE DON'T SEE HIM CLEARLY.

MATTHEW 17:3

THE LAW PREDICTED HIM, THE PROPHETS PROCLAIMED HIM, AND HEAVEN PRESENTED HIM.]

MATTHEW 17:4

MOUNTAIN EXPERIENCES WERE NEVER MEANT TO BECOME PERMANENT RESIDENCES.

SOME CHRISTIANS SPEND THEIR LIVES CHASING EXPERIENCES INSTEAD OF OBEYING ASSIGNMENTS.

MATTHEW 17:5

WHEN GOD SPEAKS, EVERY OTHER VOICE LOSES AUTHORITY.

MATTHEW 17:6

THE CLOSER YOU GET TO GOD'S GLORY, THE LESS IMPRESSED YOU BECOME WITH YOURSELF.

MATTHEW 17:7-8

MATTHEW 17:9

SOMETIMES GOD GIVES YOU A REVELATION THAT ISN'T READY FOR PUBLIC RELEASE.

MATTHEW 17:10-12

WHEN YOU BECOME COMMITTED TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS, YOU MAY MISS GOD'S VISITATION.

MATTHEW 17:13

3 THINGS THE MOUNTAIN TEACHES US

1. JESUS IS GREATER THAN EVERYONE ELSE

2. MOUNTAIN EXPERIENCES ARE MEANT TO PREPARE US FOR VALLEY MINISTRY

3. THE GOAL OF EVERY REVELATION IS TO SEE JESUS MORE CLEARLY

THE MOUNTAIN WASN'T ABOUT SEEING A BRIGHTER FUTURE. IT WAS ABOUT SEEING A BRIGHTER SAVIOR.