Many Suffer From An Incurable Blindness
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· 4 viewsBig Idea: We must cultivate a faith that looks beyond the familiar to recognize and embrace the miracle-working power of Jesus in our lives. Summary: Mark 6:1-6 recounts the experience of Jesus returning to Nazareth, where His revelation of power and wisdom is met with skepticism and rejection. The townspeople, too familiar with Him as a local carpenter and Mary’s son, fail to recognize His divine authority and the miracles He is capable of performing, revealing how their lack of faith prevents them from experiencing His blessings.
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The Danger of Dismissal: Not Seeing Jesus Clearly
The Danger of Dismissal: Not Seeing Jesus Clearly
1. Surprise At The Savior
1. Surprise At The Savior
He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.
And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands?
2. Skepticism Born Of Familiarity
2. Skepticism Born Of Familiarity
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.
3. Stumbling On Unbelief
3. Stumbling On Unbelief
And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.”
And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching.
