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45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. 47 And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land. 48…

READ: Mark 6:30-44 30 The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. 31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 32 And they went away in the boat to a desolate…

45 Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away. 46 And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray. 47 Now when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He was alone on the…

Intro We’ve all experienced much and little. Sometimes not when we wanted either! The same might hold true in our life with Jesus too. Some blessings that bring us to tears. Some hurts or hopeless days that do the same. The Bible never promises a difficulty free life, rather more the opposite. But It…

Why four gospels? Isn’t it redundant ? If we didn’t have all four, our understanding of Jesus would be incomplete. We get four different perspectives and writing styles. Matthew The bridge that ties the Old and New Testament together. It was originally written to primarily Jewish readers. He emphasized…

30 Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. 31 And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. 32 So they departed…

From Fear to Faith; Jesus Walks on Water Text: Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After he said good-bye to them, he went away to the mountain to pray. Well into the night, the boat was in the middle of…

Feeding the Five Thousand Back in Mark’s Gospel, Pastor Calvin got us rolling with the story of John the Baptist’s execution... The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while.”…

21 They went into Capernaum, and right away he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach. 22 They were astonished at his teaching because he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not like the scribes. 23 Just then a man with an unclean spirit was in their synagogue. He cried out,…

Week 4 of Making the most of your time. Hopefully it has helped. 15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. 17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. We are told to make the…

What are some reasons that people come to Christ? Fear Guarantee of heaven Cure for sin To find meaning You see, this is vastly different than the way that the disciples followed Jesus. From what we know, the followed Jesus simply because He said “follow me.” You see, people that come to Jesus for the…

Introduction 2931 “You Called Me Brother” Tolstoy, the great Russian writer, was passing along a street one day when a beggar stopped him and pleaded for alms. The great Russian searched through his pockets for a coin, but finding none he regretfully said, “Please don’t be angry with me, my brother,…

The mission of the church sends us out to serve others; the way in which we serve our local community frames our actions as followers of Jesus.

Many times we refer to life as “smooth sailing” or speak of “rough waters” or “stormy weather ahead” in a metaphorical sense. The hymn “Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me” was written by Rev. Edward Hopper in the nineteenth century when he was pastor of a New York church for mariners. While his parishioners often…

Learning to trust God when He gives you an impossible task.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate…

What is rest? REST, Cessation of motion or action of any kind, and applicable to any body or being; as rest from labor; rest from mental exertion; rest of body or mind. A body is at rest , when it ceases to move; the mind is at rest , when it ceases to be disturbed or agitated Freedom from work or activity.…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Let us pray…Gracious and Loving God, as we come before you this day, our hearts are full of love for you and the life of your Son, our minds are full of the things that we need to do yet today and in this coming week, and our eyes cannot escape all that flashes before them as we scan the TV, computer,…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we come before you today, we pray for hearts focused on you, for ears trained to your still speaking voice, and eyes to see clearly the path you have laid before us, Amen. The Invitation I know in the last year this does not or has not happened much but think back…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we move further away from your Son’s birth, help us in this day to remember the glow, the excitement, and the joy that came from celebrating his birth. As we come before you today in this time of reflection, open our hearts, minds, and spirits to your still speaking…

Verses 30-34 This is one of the rare things that is found in all 4 of the gospel accounts, and the only miracle recorded by all 4 gospel writers. It is also the one miracle that is probably the most often attempted to explain away. It is found here, as well as Matthew 14:13-21 , Luke 9:10-17 , and John…

This morning, as we continue our “Journey with Jesus” through the book of Mark, we come to two very familiar events: the feeding of the 5,000 and Christ walking on water. As we begin this morning, it would be good to remind ourselves of how Mark portrays Jesus Christ. Hopefully you’ll remember the key…

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Tell the Story ( Matt. 14:13-21 ; Mark 6:32-44 ; Luke 9:10-17 ; John 6:1-15 ) Jesus the King of Kings, Has a great following. And He wants to get away, so still preaching and teaching around the Sea of Galilee they get in a boat (Matt, Mark, John) and sail to the area around Bethsaida which is on the…