This Kind
- Preacher
- Jeremiah Burton
- Tradition
- Christian (Unspecified)
- Published
- Length
- 38:03
About this sermon
There are moments in the Christian life when everything feels glorious, and then almost immediately, something hits that seems to undo it all. Mark chapter 9 takes us from the mountaintop of the transfiguration straight into the valley of demonic resistance, and the contrast is intentional. God does not reveal His glory so we can stay and admire the mountain. He reveals it so we can represent Him in the valley. When resistance comes, yesterday's victories cannot become today's presumptions. The disciples failed because they relied on what had worked before instead of staying freshly dependent on God. Jesus made it clear that this kind of resistance requires this kind of response: a life built on prayer, fasting, and genuine faith. Public victory grows out of private consecration, and the time to build that foundation is before the battle begins.
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