Yesterday we linked to a short devotional summary of the Transfiguration story, which noted its significance in pointing to Jesus’ ultimate mission on earth. But that only scratches the surface of this fascinating account, and some of you are no doubt interested in exploring it further. If so, be sure to take a look at Richard Krejcir’s thorough study of the Transfiguration story at Into Thy Word.

It walks through every element of the Transfiguration, and asks a lot of questions that might not have occurred to you on your first reading: why did Jesus only invite Peter, James, and John? Why did Peter want to build a tent? How would you have reacted if you had witnessed Jesus’ transformation?

Take a few minutes to read through the study alongside with the Transfiguration account, and try and answer the discussion questions—or print them out and bring them to your next Bible study meeting.

Yesterday we posted the story of Jesus’ mountaintop transfiguration. Today, let’s follow up on the Bible’s account with a short essay about the significance of the Transfiguration. This devotional from Christian History Institute explains why the event was so important in the Gospel story:

The transfiguration is a key event in Christ’s life. It confirmed that Christ must die on the cross. Three gospel writers report it. Their simple statements have the ring of truth. Later, in one of his letters, Peter referred to the event, too, reminding his readers that he was an eyewitness to Christ’s glory that day.

The transfiguration confirmed that Jesus had God’s approval and was pure. It foreshadowed Christ’s entry (and eventually every Christian’s entry) into glory.

That essay is one of CHI’s daily stories from Christian history, which walk through the entire year’s worth of noteworthy events from Christian history.

Next week will see not one, but two separate conferences put on by members of the Gospel.com community!

First up is the Internet Ministry Conference, hosted by Gospel Communications (creators of Gospel.com, among other things). Over 200 people—representatives of internet ministries both large and small—will gather in Grand Rapids, Michigan for four days of workshops and networking, all focused on the challenge of doing effective online ministry. Registration for IMC is closed, but keep an eye on the conference blog for updates and reports during the conference.

The other conference next week is the Revival Conference, hosted by Sermon Index. Registration is still open, and it’s free—so if you can make it down to Atlanta, Georgia next week, consider attending! There will be a live webcast of the conference on the conference website starting on October 21, so if you can’t make it, you can still participate online.

That’s a busy week—hope you can attend one of these conferences!