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1 . 8 0 0 . 3 2 5 . 3 0 4 0 33 2 3 5 LESSON 51 Jesus Is Transfigured | Jesus Shows His Glory Matthew 17; Mark 9; Luke 9 | Matthew 17:1–13; Mark 9:2–13; Luke 9:28–36 B A C K G R O U N D Jesus had confirmed to His disciples that He was the Messiah they had been waiting for, and He began to tell them about His upcoming suffering, burial, and resur- rection. The disciples were certainly still having difficulty understanding all of this and were struggling with doubts. In the transfiguration, Jesus' divine nature was revealed. Peter, James, and John saw His glory and heard God the Father's voice commanding them to listen to Jesus. We can hardly imagine what this event was like for the disciples. It was truly a "mountaintop experience" in their faith walks. They had been invited by Jesus into the presence of heroes of the faith C L A S S R O O M D E V O T I O N "It's happening!" Mario yelled. "Mom! Valentina! Hurry!" Mario's family rushed to the kitchen and peered into the cage. They all held their breath as they watched. Wiggle, wiggle. Poke, poke. Slowly, slowly. First the tip of a wing. Then an antenna. And, suddenly, there it was! The butterfly, all wet and scrunched up, popped out of its chrysalis. It grabbed the casing with its tiny legs and let its wings relax. "Wheeewh!" Mario let out his breath. "It made it!" Mario and Valentina had been watching the habitat for a long time. They had kept a close watch as the caterpillars transformed into chrysalids and wrapped themselves in a smooth outer skin. They had waited more than a week to see the chrysalids transform into butterflies. "Wow! What an amazing creature. God sure is creative!" Valentina said. "Yes," Mom agreed. "God's glory is on display for us to see in all the wonderful things He created. And you know what? and of God the Father Himself. They experienced God's glory, and they heard one simple, yet vital, message: listen to the Son! Jesus invites us into a relationship with God too. Because of His work on the cross, we can look forward to one day see- ing Jesus in all His glory. In the meantime, we see evidence of God's glory around us in creation and in His work in our lives. The message the disciples heard on the mountain is important for us too. Even when we have doubts or trouble under- standing, we should always listen to Jesus. God's glory even shines through you! When you were baptized, you were trans- formed, kind of like this butterfly. You became something new too: a forgiven children of God!" Mario looked at Mom, smiled and said, "I'm glad God loves us and uses such amazing things to show His glory." It's true. God's glory shines through cre- ation and His children. His love is bigger and better than we can understand. He is more glorious—more awesome and amaz- ing—than we can imagine! PRAY Dear God, You are glorious! We praise You for who You are and for the amazing things You have done. Help us show Your glory to others. Thank You for the forgiveness we have because of Jesus and for choos- ing to make us Your children. Amen. SING "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah" (LOSP, p. 56) or "The King of Glory Comes" (OAR 205; LOSP, p. 77). C E N T R A L T R U T H Jesus revealed His divine nature to His followers when He was transfigured. G R A D E - L E V E L T R U T H Jesus shows us that He is God's Son, and we praise Him. S T A N D A R D S • BL2: Retell important Bible events from the Old and New Testaments and connect them to God's plan to save His people. • LD1: Describe who God is and what He does for His children. • LD5: Express an understanding that Jesus is both true God and true man and came to earth to save all people from sin. O B J E C T I V E S • Demonstrate an understanding of the word glory. • Give examples of God's glory in creation. • Describe how God transforms His people and explain how God's glory can shine through His people. M A T E R I A L S Session 1 • The Basics • Flashlight for each student (ask ahead for students to bring them from home for today's lesson) • Picture of Jesus Session 2 • The Basics • Diagrams of the life cycles of butterflies, frogs, and flowers (optional) Gr1-TG-composite.indb 235 Gr1-TG-composite.indb 235 8/25/21 2:17 PM 8/25/21 2:17 PM © 2021 Concordia Publishing House and/or the copyright information listed on the indicia. © 2021 Concordia Publishing House and/or the copyright information listed on the indicia. c p h . o r g GRADE 1 TEACHER GUIDE

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