It Is I; Be Not Afraid

Passages: John 6:16-71; Luke 9:18-50

That evening, the disciples set out across the lake without Jesus, and a wind rises as they row — until they see him walking toward them on the water, and he tells them not to be afraid. The next day, the crowd that was fed catches up with him, and Jesus tells them plainly that he himself is the bread of life come down from heaven, a claim so hard that many who had followed him turn back and walk with him no more. Some time later, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up a mountain to pray, and is transfigured before them, his face and clothes shining, Moses and Elijah appearing beside him, and a voice from the cloud naming him God's beloved Son. Coming back down, he heals a boy the other disciples couldn't help, then quietly tells the twelve again what waits for him in Jerusalem.

We are in a Luke-John Harmony. Today's episode covers: John 6:16-71; Luke 9:18-50 (Walking on Water and the Bread of Life; Peter's Confession, the Transfiguration, and the Boy Delivered).