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I can Tell you Matthew 7:1-13 - Easter



Today we celebrate Resurrection Sunday- The day that Jesus rose from the Dead.The Easter story is simply- Jesus died on a cross, went to heaven and satisfied the wrath of God with his blood, returned to earth to prove he was alive and God in the flesh.That’s what Christians believe. It’s outlandish. It’s miraculous and inexplicable. But it changed the world forever. Not just in a spiritual sense but in a physical sense. Christians changed the world.2.3 Billion people, in fact almost a third of the planet believe in some version of Christianity- and we join them today as the Global churchAt our Church we go through the Bible- that’s what we do. We believe that the Bible is the source document for understanding all that God wants us to know about him.We don’t worship the Bible- we worship God, but this Bible helps us to understand himAnd so today- we find ourselves in Matthew 17. Its just the natural progression of studyLet me read it to you Matthew 17:1-13I can tell you It’s a very Fascinating story- equally peculiar with the resurrection story-There’s one scripture in this that I want us to focus on-17:9 Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen from the dead.”In this story- Jesus is showing them something that I think is very significant forLet me teach you something and then I can tell you something.What’s going on in this story- 1.           Why did Jesus tell them to not tell anyone? - EasterBecause Jesus knew that people are people and if everyone heard about this event- the chances are they wouldn’t have heard the most important message Jesus came to doAnyone will tell you- I am not good at keeping secrets- but this one was important.The ultimate plane of Jesus was to go to the cross- not just do miracles.People, being the way that they are- would be inclined to follow the SIGNS not the SAVIOR if Jesus had not told them to be quiet- I’ve met sign follwers- go to the next•Youll notice, the thousands of people who followed Jesus were no where to be found when he went to the cross- they abandoned him. They fled from him.Jesus had to go to the cross- but Jesus had enough followers that they could have overthrown Rome,  but as soon as they saw that Jesus was going to the Cross- they were no where to be found- they abandoned him.So whatever message you may have heard about Jesus- the message of Jesus is simpleI have overcome the grave for you to overcome sin and be in relationship with the Father. Leave your sins, be forgiven and follow me all the days of your life.And in this story- Jesus says- don’t tell anyone until I have risen from the dead-1 cor 15 20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.



So now- what can I tell you about this transfiguration story since Jesus rose?







1.I can tell you This is a Recreation of the Sinai experience of Moses for the disciples - Easter



•Ex 19:3-5 Tells the experience of Moses with God on Mt Sinai



•This was a transformational time for the Nation of Israel in that now, the people of Israel would be able know exactly what God wanted them to do and how he wanted them to live because of what happened to Moses on Mt Sinai



•Moses goes up on the Mountain back and forth a few times, he experiences God and comes back and tells the Israelites how they should live- by the telling of the Law



•Exodus 20 lays out the 10 commands that God wants as the cornerstone of the law.



•4 things happened in this interaction: God became tangibly real to the Israelites, Direction and law was given to the Israelites, and Moses was then seen as the obvious leader of the nation of Israel,