# A Beautiful Transformation - The Gospels

An episode of [Kids Bible in a Year with Julia Jeffress Sadler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1696638708), 5 Mar 2024, 13 min.

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Join Julia Jeffress Sadler as she takes us on an incredible adventure in Episode 167. Jesus asked His disciples who people thought He was, and Peter declared Jesus as the Messiah, leading Jesus to bless him and speak of building His church. Later, Jesus transfigured on a mountain, shining brightly and speaking with Moses and Elijah, as God declared Jesus His beloved Son. After coming down, Jesus healed a boy possessed by a demon, emphasizing the power of faith and prayer when His disciples couldn't heal the boy themselves. Sign up to receive Kids Bible in a Year devotionals in your inbox every weekday: https://www.kidsbibleinayear.com/ Get ready to experience the Bible designed specifically for children with the official KidsBibleinaYear.com podcast, led by Julia Jeffress Sadler. This captivating audio series presents the age-old wisdom of the Bible in an engaging format that will captivate your kids. Each episode Julia translates biblical teachings into real-life applications, making Bible comprehension a breeze for young minds. And if you want more Christian resources and content, you can download the Pray.com app. Pray.com is the digital destination for faith, offering over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime Bible stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible. For more resources on how to live a successful Christian life, visit Julia Jeffress Sadler's website at https://ptv.org/julia/. This episode is sponsored by Little Passports. Visit LittlePassports.com/blessed and use promo code BLESSED to receive 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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[0:00] Speaker 1: I also tell you that you are Peter and on
[0:04] Speaker 1: this rock I will build my assembly and the gates
[0:07] Speaker 1: of Hades will not prevail against it. Matthew 16, 18.
[0:13] Speaker 1: Dear God, just like Peter, we tell you today that
[0:16] Speaker 1: you are the Christ, the son of the living God.
[0:20] Speaker 1: We believe in you and we know that you are
[0:24] Speaker 1: the only way to the father. Thank you for building
[0:27] Speaker 1: your church and calling us to you. We will never
[0:31] Speaker 1: stop believing in who you are and all you've done.
[0:34] Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, amen.
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[1:12] Speaker 3: A beautiful transformation. In our last story, Jesus healed a
[1:18] Speaker 3: man who was blind from birth and was asked if
[1:22] Speaker 3: he wanted to know the Messiah. The man said yes,
[1:26] Speaker 3: and Jesus revealed himself to him. and he worshipped Jesus. Here,
[1:32] Speaker 3: we will learn the story about how Jesus reveals his
[1:35] Speaker 3: Messiahship to some of his disciples and transfigures before them,
[1:41] Speaker 3: as inspired by the Gospels.
[1:47] Speaker 1: Hi, it's Julianne Thompson, guest hosting for Julia Jeffer Sadler here.
[1:51] Speaker 1: Thanks for joining me for the Kids Bible in a
[1:53] Speaker 1: Year podcast. Peter, James, and John are about to see
[1:57] Speaker 1: something incredible. They'll never forget it. You want a hint?
[2:02] Speaker 1: They might need some sunglasses. Let's see what Jesus has
[2:07] Speaker 1: to tell us today.
[2:11] Speaker 3: As they came to Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked the disciples,
[2:16] Speaker 3: Who do people say the Son of Man is? They answered,
[2:21] Speaker 3: John the Baptist. Some say Elijah. Others say Jeremiah or
[2:26] Speaker 3: some of the prophets. What do you think? Jesus asked.
[2:31] Speaker 3: Peter said, You are the Messiah. Jesus said, Peter, you
[2:37] Speaker 3: are blessed because this was revealed to you by my
[2:40] Speaker 3: Father in heaven. I will build my church on this
[2:44] Speaker 3: rock and the enemy will not overcome it. Then Jesus
[2:48] Speaker 3: told the disciples to not tell anyone that he was
[2:53] Speaker 3: the Messiah. A short time later, Jesus, Peter, James, and
[2:58] Speaker 3: John went up a mountain. Jesus began to transfigure, change
[3:04] Speaker 3: in form, before the three of them. All of a sudden, Jesus'
[3:09] Speaker 3: face began to shine, and He became very bright like
[3:13] Speaker 3: the sun. Then, next to Jesus, Moses and Elijah appeared.
[3:19] Speaker 3: They were standing and talking.
[3:21] Speaker 2: There with Jesus.
[3:23] Speaker 3: The three of them were talking about Jesus and what
[3:27] Speaker 3: was going to take place. They were mentioning how he
[3:30] Speaker 3: was going to bring fulfillment in Jerusalem. The disciples were
[3:34] Speaker 3: half asleep when this was taking place but woke up
[3:37] Speaker 3: right away when they realized what was going on. Peter said, Lord,
[3:43] Speaker 3: if you want me to, I can put up a
[3:45] Speaker 3: shelter for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.
[3:49] Speaker 3: While he was talking, a bright cloud came over and
[3:53] Speaker 3: covered them. They heard a voice say to them, This
[3:58] Speaker 3: is my Son, whom I love and am pleased with.
[4:03] Speaker 3: Listen to him. After hearing this, the disciples fell on
[4:08] Speaker 3: their face and were very scared. But Jesus said to them,
[4:13] Speaker 3: Stand up. Do not be afraid. When they stood up,
[4:18] Speaker 3: only Jesus was standing before them. Elijah and Moses were
[4:22] Speaker 3: no longer standing next to Jesus. As they left, Jesus
[4:27] Speaker 3: told them not to tell anyone what had just happened
[4:31] Speaker 3: until he was raised from the dead. They were confused
[4:35] Speaker 3: as to what he meant when he said he would
[4:37] Speaker 3: rise from the dead. The disciples asked, Why do teachers
[4:42] Speaker 3: of the law say that Elijah has to come first?
[4:46] Speaker 3: He said, Elijah came and restored. And they did not
[4:50] Speaker 3: recognize him. But they still did to him whatever they
[4:54] Speaker 3: wanted to. The Son of Man will also suffer at
[4:58] Speaker 3: their hands. The disciples knew that Jesus was talking about
[5:02] Speaker 3: John the Baptist. When they got to the bottom of
[5:06] Speaker 3: the mountain, a large crowd was waiting for them. The
[5:09] Speaker 3: people were arguing with the teachers of the law. As
[5:12] Speaker 3: soon as they saw Jesus, they all ran to him.
[5:16] Speaker 2: Why are you arguing?
[5:18] Speaker 3: Jesus asked. a man came to Jesus with his demon-possessed son.
[5:23] Speaker 3: He said to Jesus, The demon will not let him speak.
[5:27] Speaker 3: It makes him foam at the mouth and become very stiff.
[5:30] Speaker 3: None of your disciples were able to make the demon
[5:33] Speaker 3: leave my son. Jesus replied, Why do none of you believe?
[5:39] Speaker 3: Bring the boy to me. When the boy came near Jesus,
[5:44] Speaker 3: he started to roll around on the ground and foam
[5:47] Speaker 3: at the mouth. Jesus asked how long he had been
[5:51] Speaker 3: like this. The man answered, Since he was a little child.
[5:56] Speaker 3: It has made him throw himself into fire or water
[5:59] Speaker 3: trying to kill him. Please help us if you can.
[6:04] Speaker 3: Jesus said, If you believe, then it can be possible.
[6:09] Speaker 3: The man believed, and Jesus made the spirit come out
[6:14] Speaker 3: of the boy. Jesus could see that the crowd was
[6:17] Speaker 3: running over to see what was happening. He commanded the
[6:20] Speaker 3: demon to never enter the boy again. The demon left
[6:24] Speaker 3: the boy, and the boy looked like he was dead.
[6:28] Speaker 3: But Jesus took his hand and lifted him up. Jesus
[6:33] Speaker 3: left and went inside a house. The disciples later asked Jesus,
[6:38] Speaker 3: Why were we not able to cast the demon out
[6:41] Speaker 3: of the boy? Jesus said, This is something that can
[6:47] Speaker 3: only come from prayer.
[6:55] Speaker 1: What would it take for people to simply believe that
[6:57] Speaker 1: Jesus was who he said he was? Jesus asked his
[7:02] Speaker 1: friends a question as our story opens today. I think
[7:05] Speaker 1: it's interesting that he wanted to hear the thoughts of
[7:08] Speaker 1: his closest friends and followers. He knew that others thought
[7:12] Speaker 1: he might be John the Baptist. Elijah, Jeremiah, or someone else.
[7:17] Speaker 2: But who do you.
[7:18] Speaker 1: Think I am? He asked them. It's a question we
[7:22] Speaker 1: have to answer every day too. Who is Jesus to you?
[7:27] Speaker 1: Is he in charge of your life? Is he your friend,
[7:30] Speaker 1: your father? Is he just someone who lived a long
[7:33] Speaker 1: time ago? Is he the king of all kings and
[7:36] Speaker 1: the Lord of all lords? The way we live shows
[7:41] Speaker 1: others what we think of Jesus. when we choose to
[7:44] Speaker 1: follow him and love others the way he did. It
[7:48] Speaker 1: shows that we believe in who he is and what
[7:50] Speaker 1: he says. Okay, back to the disciples. These were his friends,
[7:56] Speaker 1: his family, and he cared deeply what they thought. He
[8:00] Speaker 1: wanted to hear from them. And as usual, Peter spoke first.
[8:05] Speaker 1: You are the Christ, the Messiah, the one we've been
[8:08] Speaker 1: waiting for, the Son of God. This was such a
[8:12] Speaker 1: big moment in the ministry of Jesus. In fact, it
[8:16] Speaker 1: was the very beginning of the church. Not the kind
[8:20] Speaker 1: of church you might be thinking of. A building where
[8:23] Speaker 1: we worship on Sundays. No, this was the beginning of
[8:28] Speaker 1: the church. The people of God who believe in Jesus
[8:32] Speaker 1: and trust in Him. This was actually the first time
[8:36] Speaker 1: the word church was used in the Bible. It comes
[8:39] Speaker 1: from a Greek word, ecclesia. which means called out ones.
[8:44] Speaker 1: Jesus was looking ahead to all of his followers who
[8:47] Speaker 1: would one day believe in him and make up his church.
[8:51] Speaker 1: He was telling them what was to come and showing
[8:54] Speaker 1: Peter that his answer to the big question was more
[8:57] Speaker 1: important than we could ever know. Jesus then said that
[9:02] Speaker 1: God the Father had shown this to Peter and that
[9:05] Speaker 1: he would build his church upon this truth in this moment.
[9:10] Speaker 1: Then He made a promise. It's a promise you and
[9:14] Speaker 1: I can hold on to every day as we live
[9:17] Speaker 1: in this crazy world. He said that our biggest enemy, Satan,
[9:22] Speaker 1: would never win against his church. Death, darkness, and sin
[9:28] Speaker 1: would be defeated for good. He promised to protect us
[9:32] Speaker 1: in the end. He promised that his church would live
[9:35] Speaker 1: on forever. Jesus then took his three closest friends up
[9:40] Speaker 1: on top of a mountain. The Bible tells us that
[9:44] Speaker 1: he began to transform. Something was happening to him. His
[9:49] Speaker 1: face was shining like the sun and his clothes were
[9:52] Speaker 1: very bright and white. Have you ever tried to stare
[9:56] Speaker 1: into the sun? You can't do it. It's too bright.
[10:00] Speaker 1: That's what happened to the face of Jesus. He was
[10:03] Speaker 1: reflecting the glory of God. And just when these three
[10:07] Speaker 1: men thought they had seen it all, there were Moses
[10:11] Speaker 1: and Elijah standing next to Jesus.
[10:13] Speaker 3: But hold on.
[10:15] Speaker 1: They had been dead for years and years and years.
[10:19] Speaker 1: Was this real? Some believe these two men were there
[10:23] Speaker 1: because Jesus was making everything from the Old Testament come true.
[10:28] Speaker 1: Moses represented the law and Elijah represented the prophets. Do
[10:33] Speaker 1: you remember hearing all the stories of the Old Testament?
[10:37] Speaker 1: The law was there to show us that we couldn't
[10:39] Speaker 1: be perfect and we needed someone to be perfect for
[10:43] Speaker 1: us and save us. The prophets were there to point
[10:48] Speaker 1: the way to Jesus and tell us that he was coming.
[10:51] Speaker 1: And here he was. When Peter, James, and John heard
[10:56] Speaker 1: the loud voice of God telling them that Jesus was
[10:59] Speaker 1: his son, they got so scared that they fell down. Jesus,
[11:05] Speaker 1: as he often did, told them not to be afraid.
[11:08] Speaker 1: And just like that, he was back to his normal self,
[11:11] Speaker 1: standing alone on the mountains. They came down only to
[11:15] Speaker 1: once again find people waiting on Jesus. He took care
[11:19] Speaker 1: of a young boy and told his followers again that
[11:22] Speaker 1: they just needed more faith. It wouldn't be long now.
[11:26] Speaker 1: God's great plan was about to come true. Thanks for
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