Transfiguration Sunday

Matthew17:1-9

Text Resources by Jenee Woodard

Links for February 3, 2008: Last Epiphany / Transfiguration

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This direct link to the weekly resources page for Last Epiphany /
Transfiguration, Year A (February 3, 2008):
http://www.textweek.com/yeara/transfiga.htm
will point you toward a number of resources for general study of the
lectionary texts, and worship and liturgy resources. Many of these general
resources are available close to the date of the lectionary week, and are
posted at The Text This Week after they are up at others'
sites.

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I've compiled pages of links to artwork depicting the following
themes:

Transfiguration
http://www.textweek.com/art/transfiguration.htm

Moses
http://www.textweek.com/art/moses.htm

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Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation

Comments (commentary)
http://montreal.anglican.org/comments/aepflm.shtml
and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study),
http://montreal.anglican.org/comments/aepfll.shtml
Last Epiphany, Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.

Preaching This Week at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary. Commentaries on
lectionary readings by Frank M. Yamada, Dwight Peterson, and Audrey West.
http://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?lect_date=2/3/2008

Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary, Transfiguration, by Paul
Nuechterlein & Friends.
http://girardianlectionary.net/year_a/transfiguration_a.htm

Preaching Peace commentary, Last Epiphany, Jeff Krantz & Michael Hardin.
http://www.preachingpeace.org/lastepiphany.htm

Preaching Helps (Transfiguration Sunday, 2008). Safiyah Fosua, United
Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=45739&loc_id=733,
32,47

Sermon Nuggets, Transfiguration, 2008, Lindy Black. Illustrations, humor,
questions, quotations.
http://home.twcny.rr.com/lyndale/Transfiguration%20A%202008.htm

Rumors, February 3, 2008, Ralph Milton, "Sermon helps for preachers with a
sense of humor."
http://ralphmiltonsrumors.blogspot.com/2008/01/preaching-materials-for-febru
ary-3rd.html

Process and Faith Lectionary Commentary, Transfiguration, 2008, Bruce G.
Epperly, "...bringing process-relational thought to people of faith."
http://www.processandfaith.org/lectionary/YearA/2007-2008/2008-02-03.shtml

Readings, Analysis of Text and Preaching Paths, Transfiguration, Christian
Resource Institute. (Church of the Nazarene.)
http://www.cresourcei.org/lectionary/YearA/Aepiphany5ot.html

The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological
Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas.
http://cep.calvinseminary.edu/thisWeek/index.php

Text Studies, Transfiguration/Last Epiphany, Dan Nelson. (Lutheran)
http://sio.midco.net/danelson9/yeara/epiphanylast.htm

Lectionary Analysis, Transfiguration Sunday, Rev. John Shearman, Oakville,
ON, Canada. At Richard Fairchild's Sermon & Sermon - Lectionary Resources.
http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/a-tran-js.php

Liberal Lectionary Analysis, Transfiguration Sunday, Rev. John Shearman,
Oakville, ON, Canada.
http://www.seemslikegod.org/Lectionary/YearA_Transfiguration.htm

Social Justice Lectionary, Transfiguration Sunday, list of links by Rev.
Dr. Bruce Sweet, United Church of Canada.
http://www.socialjusticelectionary.com/yearainfo.htm#TRANSFIG

SAMUEL, Transfiguration, 2008, at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly
theme, lectionary texts, commentary and bulletin back page.
http://www.ucc.org/worship/samuel/february-3-2008-last.html

Lists of recommended articles are available with ATLAS subscription
http://www.atla.com/trial/textweek.html for these texts:

Exodus 24:12- 18
http://www.textweek.com/pentateuch/ex24.htm#ATLAS_Journals

Psalm 2
http://www.textweek.com/writings/psalm2.htm#ATLAS_Journals

Psalm 99
http://www.textweek.com/writings/psalm99.htm#ATLAS_Journals

2 Peter 1:16-21
http://www.textweek.com/epistlesrevelation/2peter1.htm#ATLAS_Journals

Matthew 17:1-9
http://www.textweek.com/mtlk/matt17.htm#ATLAS_Journals

Lectionary Reflections, Discussions & Weblogs:

Blogging toward Sunday, Edmund Searcy, Theolog: The Blog of The Christian
Century, 2008.
http://www.theolog.org/

The Good Word, A Blog on Scripture and Preaching, America, The National
Catholic Weekly.
http://www.americamagazine.org/blogs/client/

Tuesday Lectionary Leanings, RevGalBlogPals lectionary discussion, 2008.
http://revgalblogpals.blogspot.com/

"See and Listen," Laurel A. Dykstra, "A Season of Repentance," Living the
Word, Sojourners Online, 2008.
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj0802&article=
080249

>From Transfiguration to Lent, Rev. Dr. Keith A. Russell, Reflections on the
Lectionary for February, 2008, The Living Pulpit.
http://www.pulpit.org/articles/February08Lectionary.asp

"Encounter on the Mountain," Angela Bauer-Levesque, Mary Foulke, Randall C.
Bailey, Out In Scripture: An Honest Encounter Between Our Lives and the
Bible, Human Rights Campaign, 2008. (LGBT persective)
http://www.hrc.org/scripture/season.asp#02-03-08

"Mistaken Faith," Larry Patten. And Yet: "Faithful & Foolish Reflections
Served Weekly."
http://www.larrypatten.com/index.html

Homiletical Hot Tub, preaching blog at Lectionary Homiletics, 2008.
http://www.goodpreacher.com/blog/

The Preacher's Exchange - First Impressions, Volume 2, and Homilias
Domincales / Homilias Breves. Jude Siciliano, O.P., 2008
http://www.op.org/exchange/

Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion. "A place of conversation regarding
Progressive Christianity, 2008.
http://kcmlection.blogspot.com/

Education for Justice Lectionary Reflections, 2008, Fr. John Bucki, SJ,
"Promoting Global Justice and Peace Since 1971".
http://educationforjustice.org/bin/view.fpl/1413.html

COSLC Grace Notes, Pastor Dan Bollerud, Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church,
Anchorage, AK. Meditations & poetry, 2008
http://www.coslcgrace.blogspot.com/

Reflections of the Spirit, Gary Sims, First United Methodist Church,
Albuquerque, NM. Daily studies & devotions on the lectionary texts, 2008.
http://www.fumconline.org/devotionals.php

Common Reading, Anthony B. Robinson, 2008.
http://www.anthonybrobinson.com/reading.htm

The Saturday Night Theologian, Exegesis of Word and World, Tod O.L. Mundo,
Progressive Theology Weblog, 2005.
http://www.sarahlaughed.net/lectionary/2005/01/last_sunday_aft.html

"Conversion of Light," Michael Battle, "Proclaiming Gospel Justice," The
Witness, 2005.
http://www.thewitness.org/agw/battle012605.html

"Cleverly Invented Tales?" The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel
B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation, 2005.
http://www.journeywithjesus.net/Essays/20050131JJ.shtml

Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Last Epiphany. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer
looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal
Church, 2005.
http://www.sarahlaughed.net/2005/01/last-sunday-after-epiphany-year.html

"Memory Sites," Patricia Farris, The Christian Century, 2002.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_2_119/ai_82479095

Living the Word by Jim and Shelley Douglass. Lectionary based scripture
commentary from Sojourners OnLine, 1996.
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj9601&article=
960149

"Remembering Who We Are," by Kari Jo Verhulst. Living the Word
lectionary-based scripture commentary from Sojourners Online, 2002.
http://www.sojo.net/magazine/index.cfm/action/sojourners/issue/soj0201/artic
le/020149.html

"A New Light: The Last Sunday in Epiphany," Merechristian.org, an online
journal by the Rev. J. Barry Vaughn, Ph.D.
http://www.merechristian.addr.com/2005/02/new-light-last-sunday-in-epiphany.
html

Environmental & earth-centered reflections from the Episcopal Diocese of
Minnesota Environmental Stewardship Commission.
http://www.env-steward.com/lectionary/lecta/lep-gen.htm

Desperate Preacher's Site: sermons, discussions, liturgical material and
other resources.
http://www.desperatepreacher.com/bodyii.htm

Sunday by Sunday, Reflections on Stewardship based on the RCL Gospels, Year
A. Prepared by the Reverend Michael Pollesel, Stewardship Education
Coordinator, Diocese of Ontario.
http://www.ontario.anglican.ca/docs/SundayBySundayA.pdf

Sermons

Selected Sermon, Last Sunday after the Epiphany / World Mission Sunday
(RCL), by the Rev. Martha P. Sterne, in Worship that Works, ECUSA, 2008.
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermons_that_work_94149_ENG_HTM.htm

Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a
team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors, 2008.
http://www.predigten.uni-goettingen.de/aktuell.php

Stewardship Sermon Starter, Stewardship at the Heart of the Lectionary.
ELCA.
http://www.elca.org/stewardship/sermon.asp

Selected sermon, Last Sunday after the Epiphany - World Mission Sunday, by
the Rev. Michael D. Kinman in Worship that Works, ECUSA, 2005.
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/6087_57485_ENG_HTM.htm

"Transfiguration Sunday," Doug Wysockey-Johnson, Seeker's Church, 2005.
http://www.seekerschurch.org/sermons/20050206.htm

"The Mythical Bible," Madeleine L'Engle, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday
Evening Club, 1991.
http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/l'engle_3501.htm

"Mountain Top Experiences," John Jewell, 2002.
http://www.lectionarysermons.com/febr10+02.htm

"Always Check Your Credentials," - Transfiguration - 6 February 2005, David
Zersen, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
http://www.predigten.uni-goettingen.de/archiv-7/050206-5-e.html

"Mountains, Valleys and Plains," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran
Church, Seattle, Washington - Sermons from Seattle.
http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_a_mountains_valleys_and_plains.htm

"God Comes to Us," the Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens, Day 1, 2005.
http://www.day1.net/index.php5?view=transcripts&tid=481

Transfiguration, the Rev. Dr. A.K.M. Adam, Flesh and Bones, 2001. (Entire
book of sermons is one long pdf file. Slow connections will require long
download times.)
http://www.seabury.edu/faculty/akma/FleshBones.pdf

Group Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:

Lectionary Notes, Transfiguration, Rev. Beth Quick and the Lectionary Chat
Group Bible Study of St. Paul's UMC, Oneida, NY.
http://www.bethquick.com/2-6-05notes.htm

Banquet of the Word, Bible Study Based on the Sunday Readings, by Rev.
Thomas Welbers.
http://www.olaclaremont.org/education/adult/bow/cal05bow.htm

"Following God's Beloved," John and Robin McCullough-Bade, Daily
Discipleship Bible Study, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2008.
http://www.elca.org/evangelizingchurch/dailydiscipleship/Year_A/Transfigurat
ion_A.pdf

Lesson Plans for Small Congregations, Adults, Epiphany, Year A, The
Episcopal Church, 2008.
http://ecusa.anglican.org/50534_53845_ENG_HTM.htm

Light on the Lessons, Lutheran Bible Ministries. .doc file leaders guide and
participant guide for group study of the weekly lectionary readings.
http://www.bibleministries.org/

Complete Liturgies & General Worship Planning Resources:

Worship Planning Helps (Transfiguration Sunday, 2008): Worship & Preaching
Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist
Church General Board of Discipleship.
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=45907&loc_id=733,
32,47

Worship and Liturgy Resources, Transfiguration/Last Epiphany, by Rev David
Beswick, Uniting Church in Australia.
http://www.beswick.info/rclresources/TrA99OS.htm

LCA Worship Resources, Transfiguration A, includes liturgy, hymn
suggestions, notes on the readings, visuals, drama, "Talking with Children,"
etc. Lutheran Church of Australia.
http://www.lca.org.au/resources/cow/batch%201/d-YearAAdventtoEpiphany/19-A,%
20Transfiguration.rtf

Mustard Seeds, "Finding God," Transfiguration, 2008. A lectionary-based
ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland,
Australia.
http://seedstuff.blogspot.com/2008/01/transfiguration-of-jesus-february-3.ht
ml

Liturgy for the Transfiguration of our Lord, Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel,
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
http://www.members.aol.com/LiturgybyTLW1/Seasonal/Epiphany/Transfig.html

Resources for Black History Month at Bass Mitchell's Special Days and
Services site.
http://www.homiliesbyemail.com/Special/blackhistory/blackhistoryindex.html

Liturgical Resources for the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord on
Mount Tabor from the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East.
http://www.cired.org/liturgy/transfiguration.html

Liturgical Planning and Music Suggestions, Ordinary 2, CanticaNova
Publications.
http://www.canticanova.com/planning/year-a/p_ot1_a.htm

Sermons and Liturgies for Year A, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of
Canada.
http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/year-a-sermons.php

Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:

Prayer for Transfiguration Sunday, William R.G. Loader, Murdoch University,
Uniting Church in Australia.
http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~loader/TransfigurationPrayer.htm

Laughing Bird Liturgical Resources, by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra
Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings,
Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases.
http://www.laughingbird.net/ComingWeeks.html

Resources: Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Prayers, Collects and
Litanies by Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia.
http://home.alphalink.com.au/~nigel/DocA/18TRANSF.htm

The Billabong by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in
Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
http://thebillabong.info/

Prayers of the People, Year A - Last Epiphany. General intercessions for
Sundays and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the
[Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of Louisiana.
http://members.cox.net/oplater/IntercessionA-EpiphanyLast.pdf

Outside the Box, Transfiguration Sunday, litanies, poems and prayers
written for the local church, by Katherine Hawker.
http://liturgyoutside.net/EpiphanyTransfiguration.html

Calls to Worship, Barbara Jamieson, Flint Hill UMC, Virginia.
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/flinthillumc-va/CallsToWorship.html

Creative Closing, Transfiguration, George Hartwell, at Richard J.
Fairchild's Sermon & Lectionary Resources.
http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/a-trancreativeclosings-sm.html

Introductions to lectionary readings for readers, Last Epiphany. Chris
Haslam, Diocese of Montreal.
http://montreal.anglican.org/comments/aepfli.shtml?

"A Prayer for Transfiguration Sunday," Stephen Brown, A Place for Prayer.
http://revsbrown.tripod.com/aplaceforprayer/id16.html

"Show Us Your Glory: A Pastoral Prayer for Transfiguration," Worship Ways,
2008.
http://www.ucc.org/worship/worship-ways/pdfs/show-us-your-glory_transfigurat
ion-prayer.pdf

21st Century Africana Liturgical Resources, Transfiguration Sunday, Ciona D.
Rouse, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship.
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=45740&loc_id=733,
32,47

Prayers of the People, Transfiguration, Richard J. Einerson, sample prayers
from Prayers of the People: Pastoral Prayers for Worship and Personal
Devotion.
http://www.richardeinerson.com/einerson_007.htm

World in Prayer, the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, Lodi,
California. Prayers. Prayers and litanies based on each week's world news.
http://www.worldinprayer.org/

Graphics and Multimedia:

Clip Art Images: Matthew 17:1-9, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
http://www.mscperu.org/caricaturas/graficoslit/cuaresma_pascua/02_cua_a.htm

Transfiguration at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Follows
Latin American Roman Catholic gospel reading, though most gospels
texts/themes are found in the index. Liberation emphasis.
http://www.servicioskoinonia.org/cerezo/dibujosA/60TransfiguracionA.jpg

Bulletin Covers, www.scholia.net. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Emmett,
Idaho. Scroll down for Year A index.
http://www.scholia.net/bulletins.htm

Mustard Seeds, "Finding God," Transfiguration, 2008. A lectionary-based
ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland,
Australia.
http://seedstuff.blogspot.com/2008/01/transfiguration-of-jesus-february-3.ht
ml

SundayGraphx, Don Silva. Bulletin Covers / Cubierta de Boletín and
PowerPoint backgrounds, English and Spanish.
http://sundaygraphx.blogspot.com/

Scripture Pics, Weekly RCL-related image.
http://www.scripturepics.org/

Free Downloadable Bulletin Covers & Clip Art, (primarily UMC and PCUSA),
Kerr Resources.
http://www.kerrresources.com/

Agnus Day, Lectionary cartoon by James Wetzstein.
http://www.agnusday.org/

La domenica con Gesù, weekly image tied to gospel lesson.
http://www.santegidio.org/it/amici/voce/domenica.htm

Bulletin Inserts:

SAMUEL, Transfiguration, 2008, at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly
theme, lectionary texts, commentary and bulletin back page.
http://www.ucc.org/worship/samuel/february-3-2008-last.html

Scripture Introduction for Bulletin Insert, Transfiguration Sunday, Rev.
John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada.
http://www.seemslikegod.org/Lectionary/YearA_Transfiguration.htm

Hymns and Music: (see also "Hymns & Music" linked at individual
scripture pages, below)

Original Hymns, Settings and Songs:

"Transfigured," Jay C. Treat, The Christian Church in Pennsylvania.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~jtreat/midi/transfigured/

"Resurrection Light," a hymn for Transfiguration Sunday, Steve
Garnaas-Holmes, United Methodist Church GBOD.
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=45904

"Christ Upon the Mountain Peak," Brian Wren, alternate tune LIEBSTER JESU,
United Methodist Church GBOD.
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=45753

"In Our Ordinary Lives" and "Go Figure": Sheet music and bulletin versions
of original songs for youth and for congregation singing by Leigh Newton.
http://www.leighnewton.com/download.html

"I Believe," original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. Tune: AUSTRIAN
HYMN 8.7.8.7D "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken"
http://www.firstpresby.org/ibelieve.htm

Hymns of the Spirit Three, Transfiguration, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist
National Memorial Church.
http://www.hos3.com/hos3/archives/transfiguration_a_b_c/

Hymn/Song/Choral Piece Lists:

Gathering, Transfiguration, 2008, from the United Church of Canada. Includes
homiletical suggestions, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn
suggestions, keyboard, instrumental, choral suggestions etc.
http://www.united-church.ca/files/sales/magazines/gathering/2008/ace/rtf/ace
2008.rtf

Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary (with lyrics and sound files)
from the Oremus Hymnal. (Click "Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday
Lectionary.")
http://oremus.org/hymnal/

Hymn selections (United Methodist) and more from Hymnsite.com.
http://www.hymnsite.com/lection/index.shtml

Hymn Suggestion First-Line Generator for Voices United (United Church of
Canada). Type in numbers of hymns and get a list of first lines. Peter
Chynoweth, Yellowhead Presbytery. (scroll down)
http://yellowheadpresbytery.org/news_info.htm

Worship Resource Manual, The Moravian Church, Southern Province. Worksheets
for planning music in worship: hymns, anthems, solos, organ repertoire
suggestions for RCL texts.
http://www.mcsp.org/resources/wrm/res_wrm_preface.htm

The Billabong, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in Australia: Hymn
suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms.
http://thebillabong.info/

Together to Celebrate, February 3, 2008, David MacGregor, Uniting Church in
Australia. Contemporary Christian Music resources.
http://www.togethertocelebrate.com.au/TRANSFIGURATION_2008A.htm

Music and Worship Resources for Transfiguration Sunday, United Methodist
Church GBOD.
http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=45755

Children's Bulletins

Lectionary Puzzles. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg
McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario.
http://www.efree.mb.ca/lectionarypuzzles/in-awjj.htm

Transfiguration Maze Puzzle,
http://www.sermons4kids.com/transfiguration_maze.htm
Transfiguration Word Search,
http://www.sermons4kids.com/transfiguration_wordsearch.htm
Transfiguration Word Jumble,
http://www.sermons4kids.com/transfiguration_jumble.htm
sermons4kids.com.

Gospel Puzzles for the Lectionary, Transfiguration Sunday, Mark Ryman,
edoxy.com.
http://www.edoxy.com/puzzles/Epiphany5A_Gospel.pdf

Children's Activity Sheets: Activities for Children, based on the Revised
Common Lectionary, by Dorothy A. DeBisschop, Great Hill UMC, Seymour,
Connecticut. At Bass Mitchell's homiliesbyemail.com.
http://www.homiliesbyemail.com/leaf/cas/current.html

Coloring Pages/Puzzles. Charles Kirkpatrick, Object Lessons & Children's
Sermons, Coloring Pages, Puzzles. Sermons4Kids.com. (Scroll to bottom of
page.)
http://www.sermons4kids.com/

CatholicMom.com: Coloring Page, Mass Worksheet, Crossword Puzzle, and Word
Search based on weekly gospel text.
http://www.catholicmom.com/coloring_pages.htm

With Children (see also listings "With Children" at individual
scripture pages, linked below):

"Sermon of the Week,"
http://www.sermons4kids.com/
"Mensajes para ninos,"
http://www.sermons4kids.com/mensajes_para_ninos.htm
Sermons 4 Kids, Charles Kirkpatrick, Object Lessons & Children's Sermons,
Coloring Pages, Puzzles. Sermons4Kids.com.

Gathering, Transfiguration, 2008, from the United Church of Canada. Includes
homiletical suggestions, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn
suggestions, keyboard, instrumental, choral suggestions etc.
http://www.united-church.ca/files/sales/magazines/gathering/2008/ace/rtf/ace
2008.rtf

Lesson Plans for Small Congregations, Younger Children & Older Children,
Epiphany, Year A, The Episcopal Church, 2008.
http://ecusa.anglican.org/50534_53845_ENG_HTM.htm

"Listen," Lois Parker Edstrom, Lectionary.org.
http://www.lectionary.org/SermonsChild/NT01Matt/Matt%2017.01-09.htm

"We are Witnesses," Children's Time, in Sermons and Liturgies. Richard J.
Fairchild. (Scroll down in liturgies to find Children's Time.)
http://www.rockies.net/~spirit/sermons/a-transmsu.php

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Matthew 17:1-9
http://www.textweek.com/mtlk/matt17.htm

"Transfiguration," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F.
Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background
and exegesis.
http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_b_trasnfigurationGA.htm
"God commands us to listen to the words of Christ. The tense of the verb is
present imperative. That is, God is commanding the disciples and the whole
world to listen to Jesus."

"First Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary:
Transfiguration," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~loader/MtTransfiguration.htm
"We must not imagine a Jesus gluttonous for adoration or a god behind him
equally representative of the will to power. This is the Jesus who leads us
on and out into love and service, self-giving for others."

Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Last Epiphany, 2005. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan
Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the
Episcopal Church.
http://www.sarahlaughed.net/lectionary/2005/01/last_sunday_aft.html
"This presentation of Jesus as a prophet is underscored by Jesus'
transfigured clothing -- not regal purple, like the pretenders to the title
of "Lord" who call themselves Caesars, nor like richly multi-colored robes
worn by the Temple hierarchy and purchased with revenues from poor
Israelites, but pure, simple white (a point made by Neyrey's Honor and Shame
in the Gospel of Matthew)."

Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
http://www.crossmarks.com/brian/matt17x1.htm
"17:6-7 is unique to Matthew. These verses suggest another way of preaching
this text. They might be considered as a transfiguration of the disciples."

Matthew in the Margins, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western
Australia.
http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/matthew0/MIM1719TRANSFIGLASTEPORLENT2.html

"Christ is Not as We Are," Fred B. Craddock, The Christian Century. At
Religion Online, 1990.
http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=705
"While interpretation should bridge the distance between the biblical texts
and ourselves, it should not facilely collapse that distance, drawing
parallels that are not parallel, thereby reducing and even trivializing a
grand text."

"Marias Full of Grace," Stephen Paul Bouman, The Christian Century, 2005.
http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=3183
"Transfiguration. For a brief, shining moment on the migration to Jerusalem
and the cross, God gave them what they needed to believe."

"Heart of the Matter," Patricia Farris, The Christian Century, 2005.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_2_122/ai_n9505739
"The challenge to us is to be committed enough and bold enough to keep our
eyes open and to dare to look, to pass through the gate of the visible to
the mystery of the invisible, and then to accept responsibility for
everything we see."

"Memory Sites," Patricia Farris, The Christian Century, 2002.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_2_119/ai_82479095
"In the transfigured face of Christ, God's light shines in our lives as
well. Through grief and fear, doubt and cynicism, violence and war,
suffering and death, our way is illumined by the holy light of God's
presence and love."

"A Glimpse of His Glory," Jerry Goebel, One Family Outreach.
http://onefamilyoutreach.com/bible/Matthew/mt_17_01-09.htm
"Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen
study and activities. "He is light but returns back to our darkness. He has
the right to stay in celestial retreat, but he chooses to return to our
disfigured world."

"Jesus Transfigured," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and
Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual
notes.
http://www.lectionarystudies.com/studyg/lent2ag.html

"Seeing is Believing," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource
for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity,
Support Materials.
http://www.word-sunday.com/Files/A/2-Lent-a/A-2Lent-a.html
"What things continue to amaze people, in spite of scepticism?"

"Transfiguration Story: to Take Holiness, Insights into the Groaning Cities
- meditation on the second Sunday of Lent," Sr. Joan Chittister, National
Catholic Reporter, 2001.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_18_37/ai_71763369
"There is a tension in religion today that swirls around the struggle for
authenticity. Is adherence to doctrinal purity the true mark of the
committed Christian?"

"Transfiguration of Jesus," wikipedia.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1141/is_18_37/ai_71763369

"Transformed on the Mountain: Ritual Analysis and the Gospel of Matthew,"
by K.C. Hanson, St Olaf College. From Semeia 67 (1994).
http://www.kchanson.com/ARTICLES/mountain.html

Transfiguration
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15019a.htm
and Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15019b.htm

Tabor: The Mountain of Glory (The Transfiguration of Jesus) - Fransiscan
Cyberspot.
http://www.christusrex.org/www1/ofm/san/TAB02ci1.html

Mount Tabor,
http://www.bibleplaces.com/mounttabor.htm
Mount Hermon,
http://www.bibleplaces.com/mthermon.htm
BiblePlaces.com.

Mount Tabor,
http://www.ancientsandals.com/overviews/mount_tabor.htm
Mount Hermon,
http://www.ancientsandals.com/overviews/mount_hermon.htm
Mount Meron,
http://www.ancientsandals.com/overviews/mount_meron.htm
article, maps and photos at Ancient: Journey Through the Land of the Bible.

Sermon:

"We Have Arrived," the Rev. Bradley Schmeling, Day 1, 2005.
http://www.day1.net/index.php5?view=transcripts&tid=483

"The Role of Religion in Today's Society," Sr. Joan Chittister, 30 Good
Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club.
http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/chittister_3508.htm

"Always Check Your Credentials," - Transfiguration - 6 February 2005, David
Zersen, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
http://www.predigten.uni-goettingen.de/archiv-7/050206-5-e.html

"Visions on a Mountaintop," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran
Church, Seattle, Washington - Sermons from Seattle.
http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_a_vision_on_a_mountaintop.htm

"Mountains, Valleys and Plains," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran
Church, Seattle, Washington - Sermons from Seattle.
http://www.sermonsfromseattle.com/series_a_mountains_valleys_and_plains.htm

"The Long Journey Home," John Jewell, 1999.
http://www.lectionarysermons.com/feb2899.html

"Transfiguration," the Rt. Rev. Robert Johnson, Day 1, 1999.
http://www.day1.net/index.php5?view=transcripts&tid=295

"The Transfiguration," William Wiedrich, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday
Evening Club, 1993.
http://www.csec.org/csec/sermon/wiedrich_3624.htm

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Exodus 24:12-18
http://www.textweek.com/pentateuch/ex24.htm

Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary and Divrei Torah.
http://bible.ort.org/intro1.asp?lang=1

Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in
Australia.
http://oldtestamentlectionary.unitingchurch.org.au/2008/February/TransfigExo
d24_08.htm
"It is true that God initiated the covenant, set the terms and invited
Israel to participate, however, the people's commitment to God does not
stand isolated from God's own commitment to them (Fretheim: 257)."

The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson,
Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne,
Australia.
http://hwallace.unitingchurch.org.au/WebOTcomments/EpiphanyA/Transfiguration
.html
"The devouring fire is a fearful sign, one suggesting purification and
destruction."

Exodus 24:12-18, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W.
Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
http://fontes.lstc.edu/~rklein/Documents/adventa.htm#Transfiguration

"Engagement in an Era of Cynicism," Torah Commentary by Rabbi Jane Rachel
Litman, BeliefNet.
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/9/story_903_1.html
"Creating a law code, the Israelites faced issues that seem strikingly
familiar today."

"Law and Narrative in Exodus 19-24," Joe M Sprinkle, The Journal of the
Evangelical Theological Society, 2004.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3817/is_200406/ai_n9456269
"Without denying the usefulness of attempts to systemize biblical
regulations, this paper stresses the need to read the laws contextually
within their narrative and legal-literary frameworks and vice versa."

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2 Peter 1:16-21
http://www.textweek.com/epistlesrevelation/2peter1.htm

"First Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary:
Transfiguration," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
http://wwwstaff.murdoch.edu.au/~loader/AEpTransfiguration.htm
"The transfiguration can serve as a wonderful symbol of the centre of our
faith, a kind of vision of the end and the ultimate."

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Psalm 2
http://www.textweek.com/writings/psalm2.htm

Psalm 99
http://www.textweek.com/writings/psalm99.htm

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May the Peace of Christ be with you all, and may your study be prayer,

Jenee

Jenee Woodard -- Jackson, Michigan
mailto:jeneewd@dmci.net
http://www.textweek.com - The Text This Week