August 6, 2023 • Anthony Delgado • Exodus 34:29, Ephesians 5:15–17, 1 Corinthians 15:51, Mark 9:1–8, Daniel 10:5–6
August 6th was Transfiguration Sunday, the day the church historically celebrates the story of Jesus’s transfiguration and the eternal glory promised to God’s people. The transfiguration is when Jesus appeared before the disciples in his eternal glory.
The glory of God radiated onto Moses and Elijah at the transfiguration and the glory of God radiates onto us as Christians. The eternal inheritance we await is glory with the Father, forever.
Epiphany
January 7, 2024 • Anthony Delgado • Mark 1:9–11
EPIPHANY Term “epiphany” comes from a Greek word which means “appearance” or “manifestation.” In Western Christianity the festival of Epiphany, observed on the sixth of January, celebrates the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles, the coming of the Magi to see the child Jesus (Matt. 2:1–12). The 12 days between Christmas and Epiphany have often been called the “Twelve Days of Christmas.”
In much of Eastern Christianity, Epiphany is a celebration of the baptism of Jesus, a recognition of His manifestation to humanity as the Son of God (Mark 1:9–11). In the early centuries before the observance of Christmas, Epiphany celebrated both the birth of Jesus and His baptism.
Epiphany is important because it reminds us that God continues to show himself to us.
