Just like we need a review lesson before a big test, Jesus repeats a lesson that he knows his disciples need to learn if they are to minister effectively in his name after he is gone. We, too, need a review so that we can more effectively love and minister to others.
Jesus had just fed the 5,000, but the Twelve “had not gained any insight, for their hearts were hardened”. Yet on the very next day—when many of Jesus’ followers abandon him—Peter makes a great confession of faith. What accounts for this astonishing growth in awareness and trust? Pastor Dan dives into Mark 6 to help us find out.
Jesus conveys much more than we typically understand in this next passage from the Gospel of Mark. It is about a revolutionary doing a revolutionary act. It is about our understanding that God had called his people to do the impossible. It is about wholeness and brokenness. And it’s about laying down your life for the benefit of others.
Let’s see what we can learn by observing how God dealt with his prophet Elijah (1 Kings 17:8-24). We see this by looking at three of Elijah’s relationships…
