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1. Gathered Around Jesus

Mark 6:30-34; 53-56

Sermon

David Coffin

... a given congregation’s ministry leave an obvious void, as more pews are empty. The weekly offering was such that the pastor was asked to hold on to his paycheck for another week of offering to cover the amount of the check. It became time to “rest awhile” Mark 6:31 (RSV). Jesus went away with his disciples and rested awhile. The people continued to come and had endless needs. This is very similar to a person who works in an office or shop who has many assignments and projects to do. All are labeled as ...

2. Which Kingdom Do We Serve?

Mark 6:14-29

Sermon

David Coffin

... their victory. Another footnote here might be found as far back as in 1 Samuel 17, where young David the shepherd boy cut off the head of Goliath the Philistine upon knocking the giant to the ground with stones from his sling. As this relates to the Mark 6 text, Herodias was now victorious over John the Baptist, the prophet sent from God. John played by the rules. He did what prophets did by confronting the king, and it cost him his life. John chose to serve the kingdom of God rather than the kingdom of ...

3. Chaos and Solitude

Mark 6:30-44, 53-56

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... him, touch him, and hear him. But there was a serenity within him that people could sense. Jesus was and is the still point in a chaotic and churning world. Jesus said, "Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while" (Mark 6:31). Jesus knew that life includes heavy demands and hard work. Life has to have a counterpoint of rest, a time of recouping, and a healthy rhythm. Without that rhythm, life can become distorted, disheveled, and diseased. People in the marketplace must be balanced by ...

4. Anybody Listening?

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

William G. Carter

... . He said, "I'm going to give you the power to do what I've been doing. I want you to heal and confront evil wherever you find it. I give you authority to preach, although when you speak some people won't give you a hearing" (Mark 6:11). Isn't that striking? As Jesus sent his disciples with power and authority, he reminded them of the sure resistance to the words and deeds of God. Anybody listening? Maybe not. Many people resist the opportunity to hear the good news. John Duckworth describes this preaching ...

5. Can Christians Dance?

Sermon

William G. Carter

... authorities accept as God's laws that they conclude Jesus could not be acting on God's authority."2 Therefore, presuming they were acting on God's behalf, "The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him" (Mark 3:6). What these Rule Keepers did not know, however, is that Jesus learned his dance steps from the Lord Almighty, the giver of every good and perfect rule. What the Rule Keepers also did not know is that God never allows his music to be unplugged ...

6. The Lacking Christian?

Matthew 14:13-21

Sermon

Dennis Kastens

... daily provisions, even so it may be with you and me. But one thing we have which the world has not - we have an almighty Helper who can supply what we lack. The multitudes needed food. Jesus knew the need. His heart was filled with pity towards them (Mark 6:34), and he knew also what he was going to do. He makes use of available provisions; his help is given at the right time, and it comes when the multitudes need it. He gives what they need, necessities, not luxuries; bread, not dessert. He gives them ...

7. Only a Carpenter

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... family; then His friends, then His race and nation. John 1:11 says: “He came to his own home, and his own people received him not.” In chapters 9-11 of Romans, Paul wrestles with the thorny problem of Jesus’ rejection by His own people, the Jews. In Mark 6 there is the same theme. But in this passage, Jesus’ own people are not the Jews as a whole but His own friends and relatives...people in His hometown - even His own family. The passage read this morning sort of wraps up what we found earlier: the ...

8. Without Conflict There Is No Story

Mark 6:1-13

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... conflicts galore as they went out on missions for the Lord. Jesus told them of the conflict before they went out. He said, "If any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them" (Mark 6:11). In Luke's gospel there are more details in the account of the sending of the disciples on mission. If it is the same mission commission, and not a separate one,2 Jesus sent out seventy disciples, in partnerships of two, to go ahead of him into ...

9. A Quiet Man · Andrew

John 1:35-42

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... more than 5,000 men, women, and children "from all the towns" along the way bent on seeing and hearing him; and, fatigued though he was, he could not bring himself to disappoint them. So he preached to them. It was late when the sermon ended, (Mark 6:35) and by then the crowd was hungry. The place where the people had gathered, however, was barren and, genuinely concerned, the disciples urged Jesus to send them away to such villages as they may find to obtain food and lodging before darkness overtook them ...

10. A Sign for a Sign

Mark 8:11-13

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... two copies of it, or heard the story twice. And so it is the same event. But there are some significant differences. There are some indications that this was a separate miracle from the feeding of the five thousand recorded earlier in this Gospel. (Mark 6:30-44) In researching this sermon I came across an interesting ancient tradition: the feeding of the 5000 was a Jewish feeding. The feeding of the 4000 was a Gentile one! According to ancient tradition, this was a feeding of four thousand Gentiles! Wouldn ...

11. When You Drop the Ball, What Next?

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... . The more he succeeded, the more he failed, and the more he was viewed with suspicion and alarm. When Jesus returned to his hometown of Nazareth, this turning tide slapped him in the face. Mark’s gospel gives us another glimpse into a Sabbath synagogue service in Mark 6:1-6. Standing in the most familiar of home territory, preaching with power and authority, the reception Jesus receives in Nazareth is anything but accepting. Instead the hometown crowd kicks Jesus’ message out of bounds: “Where ...

12. A Divided Family

Mark 3:20-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... didn’t believe in him sounds a whole lot better than saying, “They thought he was out of his mind.” Why would Mark include this story? It was bad enough, as Jesus became more popular with the common folk, that the religious establishment was growing in ... families. The third reason that Mark may have mentioned the conflict between Jesus and his family is to set the stage for what happened to his family in the aftermath of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. According to Mark 6:3 and Matthew 13: ...

13. That Carpenter Is God

Mark 6:1-6

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... extraordinary. God was an apparent failure to bring us more success than we ever dreamed possible. To do the seemingly impossible, God did the incomprehensible. He became a carpenter. Why is this so important? Because carpenters make things. The Greek word used in Mark 6:3 is terton which means craftsman. Jesus made tables and chairs, cabinets and carts, sheds and houses for the people of Nazareth. A respected handyman and builder, Jesus the woodworker was also Jesus the builder of men and women. It is no ...

14. The Compassionate Highway

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

Leonard H. Budd

... That is the message of verses 30-34. The lectionary text for this day jumps over two major events in Jesus' ministry, as recorded in Mark's sixth chapter. Next is the little boy's gift of five loaves and two fish that feed the multitude (Mark 6:35-44) and then is the story of Jesus' solitude in prayer that ended with his meeting the disciples, "walking on the sea." (Mark 6:45-52) These two texts are proposed for later study, so that today's scripture reading concludes with the general word about the crowds ...

15. Manual Labor Is Not the President of Mexico

Proverbs 6:6-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... Adam the job of tending the Garden of Eden before sin came on the scene. (Gen. 2:15) God's own Son was a carpenter. (Mark 6:3) Paul, the greatest Christian in history, was a tentmaker. (Acts 18:1-3) President Theodore Roosevelt was right when he said: Extend pity to ... never starts a job, and if you give him one he either won't finish it, or he will do it half way. A third mark of the sluggard is this: When he says later, he means never. The sluggard is the master procrastinator. He never does today what he can ...

16. Bread and Call

John 6:35, 41-51

Sermon

David Coffin

... age twelve. Most scholars believe that John had access to the same sources that Mark had about Jesus. In Mark 6:1-6, Jesus was identified as the “carpenter, the son of Mary” Mark 6:3 (RSV). He was a tradesman or skilled worker, not trained temple rabbi. He ... for each of us here today is Jesus offers us new life in his death and sacrifice so we will be raised on the last day John 6:44 (RSV). We all are invited to share our faith journey that leads us to a particular calling which we may or may not be able ...

17. The Agony And The Ecstasy Of The Family

Mark 3:20-35

Sermon

Ron Lavin

... the table, getting the issue out where it can be seen by all. That is what Jesus did when he said that the family of God is more important than the physical family. Jesus said, "Whoever does God's will is my brother and sister and mother" (Mark 6:35). In other words, the faith family is higher than the physical family. It is only in the faith family that we can face one another and experience conflict resolution or management through forgiveness of sin. The forgiveness factor helps us face the power of evil ...

18. Like Cupped Hands

Mark 10:1-12

Sermon

Frank Lyman

... this bizarre marriage which John the Baptist criticized by telling Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." (Mark 6:18) This critique cost John the Baptist his head! Since the Pharisees were "buddy-buddy" with the Herodians, we can picture them ... relationships with other people. Better one solid, honest love relationship . . . than an impersonal . . . attempt to love thousands!" (6) Well said. It is better to have one solid, honest love relationship. The Pharisees wanted Jesus to focus ...

19. Stay in the Boat!

Matthew 14:22-36

Sermon

David E. Leininger

... Jesus spoke: "Take heart, it is I; don't be afraid." Now, up to this point, we have similar stories in the gospel accounts of both Mark and John.(2) Even though we have already noted how very special walking on water is, the church has no problem (or at least not ... from Jesus Christ Superstar, lyrics by Tim Rice ; music by Andrew Lloyd Webber 2. Mark 6:45-52, John 6:15-21 3. Helen H. Lemmel 4. Posted to Ecunet by Howard Chapman, "Sermonshop 1996 08 11," #24, 8/7/96 5. Will Willimon, "The ...

20. The Way Over Is Under

Luke 7:1-10

Sermon

James Merritt

... just as true in the game called life. Now only twice in the Bible do we ever read that Jesus was amazed at anything. In Mark 6:6 we are told that he was amazed that people in his own hometown did not believe in Him. But here in Luke chapter seven we ... reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed. " (Luke 7: 6-7, NASB) This centurion comes out to meet the Lord Jesus and makes a fascinating statement. He says, "You don't need to bother making ...

21. The Temple of Doom and the Bridegroom

Mark 13:1-31

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... , know-it-all leadership. The proclamation of “I am he” is a declaration of “ego eimi,” the declaration made by God affirming God’s own identity (Exodus 3:14, Deuteronomy 32:39, Isaiah 41:4, 43:10) and Jesus’ own identifier in Mark 6:50. God needs no other passport than “I am.” It is not the physical damage of temple tumbling, wars, earthquakes, or famines that are the most dangerous challenges facing Jesus’ disciples. Rather the specifically spelled-out threat is that of deception, being ...

22. When Compassion Overcomes Irritation

Mark 6:30-44

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... after He sent forth His disciples on that first evangelistic mission, (a mission which was crowned with success); we read that “The apostles returned to Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught.” (6:30) But as result of their doing and teaching, the crowds pressed in on them so closely that “they had no leisure even to eat.” (Mark 6:312) (And we thought that we invented the overcrowded schedule!) So Jesus said to them: I. “COME AWAY BY YOURSELVES TO A LONELY PLACE, AND REST AWHILE ...

23. Prayer: A Way of Life

James 5:13-20

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... is equally filled with references to the importance of prayer. It is clear that Jesus was a man of great prayer; it was the center of his life. Many times Jesus went off by himself to an isolated spot to pray to the Father (Matthew 14:23; Mark 6:46; Luke 6:12), sometimes spending the whole evening in prayer. Jesus encouraged his friends to pray. He took Peter, James, and John up on a mountain to pray and there he was transfigured before them (Luke 9:28-36). After the Last Supper, Jesus went to the Garden of ...

24. A Wilderness Prophet · John The Baptist

Jn 1:6-8 · Mt 3:1-12

Sermon

Gordon Pratt Baker

... stealing Philip's wife, Herodias. True to form, John denounced Herod for his immorality. Nor did he do so from afar. Rather, he charged the lecherous ruler with his sin to his face. (Mark 6:17-18) It was more than Antipas could bear. So, goaded on by his partner in the sordid affair -- and tricked into making her an infamous promise -- he had John beheaded. (Mark 6:19-29) It was an act to haunt Herod day and night. For try as he may he could not blot the horror of his deed from his mind. So persistently did ...

25. On Getting the Gospel Out

Mark 6:7-13

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... , two witnesses were needed to pronounce a truth. They didn’t have much, but look what they did with it: “They went out, and preached that people should repent. And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them.” (Mark 6:13) Wow! We could certainly use a few more folk like that today! There are all sorts of demons and sicknesses all around us that cry out for cure. “HE SENT THEM FORTH TWO BY TWO” Some of us can remember when we Methodists took that literally ...

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