2. Mark 8:27-30
27 Now Jesus and His disciples went out
to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on
the road He asked His disciples, saying to
them, "Who do men say that I am?" 28 So
they answered, "John the Baptist; but
some say, Elijah; and others, one of the
prophets." 29 He said to them, "But who
do you say that I am?" Peter answered
and said to Him, "You are the Christ." 30
Then He strictly warned them that they
should tell no one about Him.
3. Mark 8:31-33
31 And He began to teach them that the
Son of Man must suffer many things, and
be rejected by the elders and chief priests
and scribes, and be killed, and after three
days rise again. 32 He spoke this word
openly. And Peter took Him aside and
began to rebuke Him. 33 But when He had
turned around and looked at His disciples,
He rebuked Peter, saying, "Get behind
Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the
things of God, but the things of men."
4. Hill and Valley
โข Peter is on the hill
โ He confesses the Jesus is the
Christ
โ He did something right
โข Then comes the valley
โ He is called โSatanโ
โ Jesus rebukes him
5. Syrian Thinking
โข 1 Kings 20
โข Great slaughter โ v. 21
โข Second army โ v. 25
โข 127,000 killed in one day
โข Plan for second attempt
โข What went so wrong?
6. Syrian Thinking
1 Kings 20:23 Then the servants of
the king of Syria said to him, "Their
gods are gods of the hills. Therefore
they were stronger than we; but if
we fight against them in the plain,
surely we will be stronger than
they.
7. Elijah โ Mt. Carmel
โข 1 Kings 18-19
โข On Mt. Carmel
โข Baal โ God of lightning
โข Prayed all day โ no fire from
heaven
โข Elijah's turn โ 12 barrels of water
โข Prayed โ fire bured offering, wood,
stones, and water in trench
8. Elijah โ Valley of Jezreel
โข 1 Kings 18-19
โข Threatened with his life
โข Ran 18 miles; servant quit
โข He ran another 20 miles
โข He hid in a cave ready to die
โข โWhat are you doing here?โ
9. John the Baptizer
Matthew 3:5-7 5 Then Jerusalem, all
Judea, and all the region around the
Jordan went out to him 6 and were
baptized by him in the Jordan,
confessing their sins. 7 But when he
saw many of the Pharisees and
Sadducees coming to his baptism, he
said to them, "Brood of vipers! Who
warned you to flee from the wrath
to come?
10. John the Baptizer
John 1:36 And looking at Jesus as He
walked, he said, "Behold the Lamb of
God!"
Matthew 11:2-3 2 And when John
had heard in prison about the works
of Christ, he sent two of his disciples
3 and said to Him, "Are You the
Coming One, or do we look for
another?"
11. Peter โ on the mountain
โข Transfiguration โ Matthew 17:1-2
1 Now after six days Jesus took
Peter, James, and John his brother,
led them up on a high mountain by
themselves; 2 and He was
transfigured before them. His face
shone like the sun, and His clothes
became as white as the light.
12. Peter โ in the valley
โข Denied Christ โ Matthew 26:74-75
74 Then he began to curse and
swear, saying, "I do not know the
Man!" Immediately a rooster
crowed. 75 And Peter
remembered the word of Jesus
who had said to him, "Before the
rooster crows, you will deny Me
three times." So he went out and
wept bitterly.
13. Job โ from hill to valley
โข Blessed by God โ Had everything
โข Lost it all in one day
โ Family
โ Home
โ Possessions
โ Income
14. Jesus โ from hill to valley
โข Triumphant Entry
โ Palm leaves
โ People saying, Hosana
โข One week later
โ โCrucify Him!โ
15. Us โ from hill to valley
โข Life is full of ups and downs
โข Jesus is always present
โ At the high spots of life
โ AND in the deepest valley
โ Acts 17:27 so that they should
seek the Lord, in the hope that
they might grope for Him and
find Him, though He is not far
from each one of us.