Theme: " A Portrait of the King "
Title: " The King's Itinerant Ministry Chronicled "
Text: Matthew Chapters 8 - 25
INTRO: *** Chapter 17 ***
I. The King's Glory Displayed
17:1-8 ; II Peter 1:15-18 ; Hebrews 1:1-3
A. The Disciples' Preparation
Verse 1 -- Separation
B. A Glorious Transformation
Verse 2
C. A Consummate Revelation
Verse 3 cf Matthew 11:13 ; John 1:17 ; Hebrews 1:1-3
*** John 1:1 & 14 ; Matthew 5:17 ; Hebrews 12:14-29
1. Moses Represented the Law.
2. Elijah Represented the Prophets.
*** These Both Testified of Jesus Christ & His Coming.
John 5:39-40 & 45-47 ; Luke 24:25-27 & 44-48 ;
Acts 10:43
3. Jesus, who was the Brightness of the Father's
Glory & the Express Image of His Person , who
Came to Fulfill All the Law & the Prophets , is the
Consummate Revelation of God in Human Flesh.
Hebrews 1:1-3
D. An Eager Disciple's Devotion & Ambition
Verse 4
E. The Heavenly Father's Admonition
Verse 5
F. The Frightened Disciples' Prostration
Verse 6
G. The Mediator's Comforting Action
Verse 7 c/f I Timothy 2:5
H. A New Reorientation
Verse 8 c/f Galatians 3:24 & Hebrews 12:2
1. The Disciples Now Saw Jesus Only as the One to
Look to for their Revelation of God.
2. They saw that He was the Ultimate Source of All
Revelation & that Even when the Law & Prophets
were Speaking in the Old Testaments that they were
Pointing the Way to Jesus & Faith in Him as the Son
of God & the Savior of the World.
II. The King's Instructions & Discussion Regarding
the Vision of His Glory & the Coming of Elijah.
17:9-13
A. His Instructions Regarding the Vision of His Glory
Verse 9 -- He Charges them to Tell No one Until
His Resurrection.
B. His Discussion Regarding the Coming of Elijah .
Verses 10-13
1. The Disciples' Question
Verse 10
2. The Master's Response
Verses 11-12
3. The Disciples' Understanding of the Lord's Response
Verse 13
III. The King's Mercy Manifested Toward a Father &
Son
17:14-18
A. The Mercy Requested
Verses 14-16
B. A Scolding Lament
Verse 17
C. An Authoritative Deliverance
Verse 18
IV. The King's Answer to the Question of Impotent
Disciples
17:19-21
A. An Impotence Acknowledged
Verse 19 -- Why Couldn't We Do it Lord ???
B. The Answer to the Dilema Revealed
Verse 20 -- Faith
C. The Costly Cure
Verse 21 -- Fasting & Prayer
V. The King's Prophecy of His Betrayal, Death, &
Resurrection
17:22-23
A. The Prophecy Relayed
Verses 22-23a
B. The Disciples' Response
Verse 23b -- Exceeding Sorry
VI. The King's Direction Concerning Worldly Tribute
& the Children of His Kingdom
17:24-27 c/f Mark 9:14-29
A. The Setting of the Lesson
Verse 24
B. The Question of the Lesson
Verse 25
C. The Conclusion of the Lesson
Verse 26
D. The Consideration of the Lesson
Verse 27