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Introduction
Breathing Exercise
We cannot live if we merely breath in and hold our breath, neither can we live if we merely exhale.
Breathing requires a two stage process that depends on each other.
No element of breathing exists independently
So it is with our passage today
The disciples return to Jesus
Sent on their mission to emulate Jesus in pairs
In our text today, we see the complementary elements of gathering and going out, motivated and controlled by compassion.
Following Christ’s example, the purpose and work of the church is for the world.
We see this in three ways:
Gathering Fuels Mission
Mark 6:30-
The pattern of Jesus ministry
Together
Going out
Coming together
Never isolated
The church cannot exist without gathering together
Sabbath
Rest and reenergizing together
Breathing in
Coming away to a deserted place
Following Jesus
The formation of community
Israel’s formation of community in the wilderness
The gathering of the church serves a purpose, but a purpose that is not sufficient by itself
The right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing
The community of Christ withers if caught in an inward focus.
The
The inward focus pushes outward through compassion.
Compassion Drives Mission
Mark 6:33-
Compassion interrupts plans
Compassion like diaphragmatic breathing
Compassion from the depths of the body
Compassion is not pity
Compassion emerges from shared experience and suffering
Compassion comes from the incarnate God walking among us
Exposure to people
We have compassion when we are with people
When we experience struggle with them
Sheep without a shepherd
Lack of spiritual leadership
Indictment from the prophets
An abundance of priests
Compassion must drive the community of Christ or we become a part of the problem
A superiority complex
To avoid stagnation:
Community thrives on Mission
Mark 6:53-
Feeding of the 5000
Walking on Water
Healing comes from the church out on mission
Rest
Compassion
Mission
Exhaling
The church is incomplete without outreach
Exposure to those who need healing
The community of Christ cannot be waiting for people to come to us
Vision for SPC
Every SPC student to hear the gospel before they leave
We must be out encountering the people.
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