Scripture Reading: Mark 8:31–38 or Mark 9:2–9
31 He
then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be
rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must
be killed and after three days rise again. 32 He spoke plainly about
this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
33 But
when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind
me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the things of God, but the things
of men.”
34 Then
he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “If anyone would
come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his
life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for
a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? 37 Or what can
a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me
and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be
ashamed of him when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
2 After
six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high
mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. 3
His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could
bleach them. 4 And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who
were talking with Jesus.
5 Peter
said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three
shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” 6 (He did
not know what to say, they were so frightened.)
7 Then
a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is
my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”
8 Suddenly,
when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.
9 As
they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone
what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
Additional Scriptures: Genesis 17:1–7,
15–16
When Abram was
ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared
to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless. 2 I
will confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your
numbers.”
3 Abram
fell facedown, and God said to him, 4 “As for me, this is my
covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. 5 No
longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you
a father of many nations. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will
make nations of you, and kings will come from you. 7 I will establish
my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants
after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your
descendants after you.
15 God
also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her
Sarai; her name will be Sarah. 16 I will bless her and will surely
give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of
nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
Psalm 22:23–31
You who fear the Lord,
praise him!
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!
Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
24 For
he has not despised or disdained
the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hidden his face from him
but has listened to
his cry for help.
25 From
you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;
before those who fear you will I fulfill my vows.
26 The
poor will eat and be satisfied;
they who seek the Lord
will praise him—
may your hearts live forever!
27 All
the ends of the earth
will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
will bow down before him,
28 for
dominion belongs to the Lord
and he rules over the
nations.
29 All
the rich of the earth will feast and worship;
all who go down to the dust will kneel before him—
those who cannot keep themselves alive.
30 Posterity
will serve him;
future generations will be told about the Lord.
31 They
will proclaim his righteousness
to a people yet unborn—
for he has done it.
Romans 4:13–25
It was not through law that
Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the
world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. 14 For if
those who live by law are heirs, faith has no value and the promise is
worthless, 15 because law brings wrath. And where there is no law
there is no transgression.
16 Therefore,
the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to
all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those
who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. 17 As
it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in
the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and
calls things that are not as though they were.
18 Against
all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations,
just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 19 Without
weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as
dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also
dead. 20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise
of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21 being
fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. 22 This
is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.” 23 The words “it
was credited to him” were written not for him alone, 24 but also for
us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised
Jesus our Lord from the dead. 25 He was delivered over to death for
our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
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