The Last Sunday of the Epiphany Season
The Transfiguration of Our Lord

Welcome to worship! Transfiguration Sunday marks the final Sunday in the Epiphany Season. Throughout the Season, the readings have pointed to the ministry of Jesus revealing Him as the Son of God and His mission to save the world. At the Transfiguration, we celebrate this manifestation of Christ’s glory and majesty as true God being revealed to certain disciples prior to His sacrificial walk to Calvary’s cross. The altar color is WHITE symbolic of Christ’s holiness and perfection.

At the conclusion of today's service, we bid farewell to the word of praise, "Alleluia," as we prepare for the more reflective and repentant Season of Lent. During this time, the chancel will also be prepared for the Lenten Season with purple hangings, and the Christ Candle will be extinguished. We then wait for Ash Wednesday as our solemn Lenten walk to the cross begins.

Today we also conclude our sermon series, "Are You My Neighbor?" We often hear and even speak the command “Love your neighbor.” But what does this mean? How well do we show love to the people we come into contact with at the grocery store, on the highway, at work, or even on social media? How do we treat those different from us, those who deliberately wrong us, or those who seek to harm either our reputation, our person or those we care about? Loving your neighbor can be tricky. Jesus gave many examples of how to show love to others through His teachings, healings, and interactions during His earthly ministry. In this series, we look at His example to learn how to love those around us as we ask the question, “Are you my neighbor?”

Todays Message will focus on Luke 9:28-36

28 About eight days after this conversation, he took along Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.

30 Suddenly, two men were talking with him—Moses and Elijah. 31 They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.

32 Peter and those with him were in a deep sleep, and when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were standing with him.

33 As the two men were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it’s good for us to be here. Let’s set up three shelters: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he was saying.

34 While he was saying this, a cloud appeared and overshadowed them. They became afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 Then a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, the Chosen One; listen to him!”

36 After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They kept silent, and at that time told no one what they had seen.