Sermon Tone Analysis

What a Church must do to be effective

Mark 6:

Mark 6:30-

Intro: This morning as we continue through the Gospel of Mark.

We have seen some great miracles. .

We’ve seen the sick healed.

The lame walk.

The blind receive sight.

Demonic spirits cast out.

And, even the dead raised.

Truly there are some wonderful stories of powerful miracles contained in this Book.

This story we read today about the miracle of feeding a great multitude of people with only five small loaves of bread and two small fish (boy)is a very important story that teaches us much about compassion, faith, prayer, and God’s ability to meet any need

It’s such an important story that it is 1 of only 10 stories that are included in all 4 of the Gospels.

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, all include this story.

As we look at this important story, there are some powerful lessons for us to learn.

We will look at 3 points to an Effective church..

If we don’t have all 3 of these the church cannot be fully effective at ministering to the needs of the members, or the needs of the lost hurting people in our community around us.

It is vitally important that we understand this truth and apply ALL 3 of these key principles to everything we do here at Pine Grove so that we may fulfill our Mission, Vision, and Purpose as a church.

An Effective Church, must have compassion.

VS 34-37

The disciples have just returned from their short mission trip, 2x2.

VS 31 the plan was to rest a while.

But things change.

a. Jesus, “was moved with compassion”

Over and over again throughout the Bible we see that God is a God of compassion:

2. Jesus saw them as sheep with no shepherd.

They had no shepherd wonder around in all directions.

They become easy prey for predators.

a.

We need to have that same compassion as Jesus.

b.

What is Compassion?

Compassion is defined as a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is hurting, in pain, or has had misfortune, and is accompanied by a strong desire to help the suffering.

c.

Most people have sympathy for the broken and hurting people around us.

They look at their condition and feel great sorrow for them.

There are very few people who are truly heartless and uncaring when they see hurting people.

But, compassion goes much further than sympathy.

d.

Sympathy is an emotion…we feel sorrow for someone who is lost and hurting.

But, compassion is more than feeling sorry for someone…it is about taking action.

True heartfelt compassion compels us to do something about the condition of those we sympathize with

e.

I don’t doubt that there are many people in our churches, and in our communities, who have sympathy for the lost and hurting people of our community.

But, there are precious few people, even within our churches, who have a true compassion that compels them to do something about the condition of the lost and hurting around us.

f.

Jesus had compassion, but look at His disciples.

Mark 6:

Mark

It was getting late, and Jesus had told them they would get some much needed rest.

Elab

a.

They may have had some sympathy for the people, but they did not have the compassion that Jesus did.

At this time, they just didn’t get it.

b.

Jesus Christ is the greatest example of someone with true compassion.

Not only did Jesus have compassion and heal people from physical suffering, he also showed the greatest compassion of all for mankind when He died on the cross for our sins.

Jesus Christ is the greatest example of someone with true compassion.

Not only did Jesus have compassion and heal people from physical suffering, he also showed the greatest compassion of all for mankind when He died on the cross for our sins.

c.

Sending Jesus to suffer and die on the cross was God’s ultimate demonstration of compassion for mankind!

d.

Jesus saw people, not hungry, but Sheep without a Shepherd.

That’s what we need to see in people outside of church.

e.

Everyone is worthy of God’s compassion.

f.

Look at the disciples request to Jesus.

VS 36

g.

Let them find themselves something to eat, after all, that’s what Jesus had told them to do when He sent them out 2x2.

h.

Jesus is going to teach His disciples about compassion.

i.

When we have true compassion for the lost and hurting people around us, we will be willing to pay any cost or do anything necessary to reach them.

j.

Without true compassion, we will never make the necessary effort, never be willing to pay whatever it costs, or never make the personal sacrifice that effective ministry requires.

We may participate for a while, but when it stops being easy, and it costs us something, we will quit.

l.

Jesus is also going to teach them about faith, doing a it with a little.

TO BE AN EFFECTIVE CHURCH

II.

An Effective Church will use the people and resources we have.

VS 38-40

Mark 6:

John 6:

Jesus sends them to find food for everyone.

I have always believed that this young lad came to Andrew and offered his lunch.

a. Andrews brings it to Jesus, but questions “but what are they among so many?”

He was saying, there isn’t enough to go around.

b.

Its pretty outrageous to think that all these people.

VS 44 5000 men.

b.

There could have been 15000 to 20000 people.

c The people were tired and worn down from following Jesus around the area for several days.

They were hungry and needed to be fed.

There was a great task to be accomplished, but very little resources.

2 fish, 5 loaves.

Not a loaves of bread like you buy.