Part 1 on this passage, the main point is "Discipleship Demands the Cross of Christ"
1)What Does ‘Christ’ really mean? 2) Why Do We Need a High Priest? 3) What’s wrong with the Old Testament High Priest? 4) How Has Christ Become Our High Priest – What Did He Achieve?
Today we are challenged, Who do we say Jesus is? What does our life say Jesus is?
Also Mark 4:38-41, 1Peter 3:18. 1) The Refusal To See Jesus. 2) The Struggle To See Jesus. 3) The Ability to See Jesus.
The comment made about Jesus in Mark is looked at in conjunction with the passage about Jesus from 1st Timothy.
Recap of points 1 -4 and then 5) Faith Produces Great Humility 6) Faith Fuels Unwavering Obedience 7) Faith is rewarded with God's Blessing
1) Faith Comes by hearing the Word of God. 2) Faith is Testified by Confession. 3) Faith is Proven Alive by Works. 4) Faith is Exercised in Persistent Prayer.
Pride unchecked will lead to a hardened heart. Jesus sends the disciples across the sea of Galilee into a storm, while he sends the crowds away. He Prays for them, He see them in their labour straining against the oars, and He comes to them, revealing Himself in two ways like Yahweh of the Old Testament. Hardened hearts must be softened by an awe-inspiritng view of God in all His Glory.
Mark 6:13-29 describes for the story of Herod and John the Baptist, sketching the characters of two fearful men.. Herod who feared Man; John who feared God. But, the way we live the unwavering, God-fearing life of John is only by the enabling Grace of God mediated through Jesus Christ.
Mark 1 - 6:29, Hebrews 12:1-2, Philippians 3:7-21, Mark writes His gospel as a loving pastor to his and Peter's flock to instruct them in the life of Discipleship; to warn them that following Christ is more than a spectator sport, and to encourage them that Discipleship is sharing in Christ's Life, Mission and Death.
Mark 6:7-13, Jesus is sending us out in Submission to His Authority; He sends us out with a Great Message; He sends us out in Community; Jesus us out in Faith In Him. God is calling us to join with Him in His work, for His Glory and the advancement of His Kingdom.
Mark 6:1-7, Jesus Summons, Equips, Instructs, and Commssions His Disciples into a life of Ministry.
Isaiah saw a great vision of God, He was cleansed by a Great Atonement, and was commissioned to a Great Work of Ministry. Let's see the same vision and respond in Obedience to Christ's commission to proclaim the great message of the Gospel to the nations.