THE WORKS OF CHRIST

Mark 3:1-12

Theme: The Servant’s Deity

Key verse: v.7

35 verses; 663 words

Grade level: 4.7

1. His Work. vs.1-12

2. His Workers. vs.13-21

3. His Warning. vs.22-30

4. His Whosoevers. vs.31-35

Here are the DETAILS of God’s work

I. A Great Opportunity. v.1

1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.

Same as the synagogue in 1:21-29

1 Kings 13:4;

II. A Great Opposition. v.2

2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

Psalm 37:32; John 9:16; Mark 12:13; Luke 11:54;

III. A Great Opening. vs.3-4

3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

Daniel 6:10; John 9:4; 1 Corinthians 15:58; Galatians 6:9;

4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

John 7:19; Galatians 6:10;

IV. A Great Operation. v.5

5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

“grieved” - (1828) Pained; afflicted; suffering sorrow.

Occurs 40 times in the Bible.

First occ. Genesis 6:6.

Psalm 95:10; Hebrews 3:10; Ephesians 4:30;

"grieved for the hardness of their hearts" is removed in the NIV, ASV, CSB, ESV, TLB, NASB, NKJV

V. A Great Omission. v.6

6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

Psalm 109:3-4; Luke 6:11; 20:19-20;

VI. A Great Occassion. vs.7-10

7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

Luke 23:5; John 7:41, 52; Acts 10:38;

8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

Why did they come to Him?

Some came for healing.

Some came for hope.

Some came for Heaven.

9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

How Jesus dealt with crowds:

He would feed them. (5,000 fed)

He would heal them. (v.10)

He could not preach to them. John 6:26; 66-67;

10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

VII. A Great Oppression. vs.11-12

11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

Some preachers let the devils shout for them while they preach!

12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

Jesus does not want those devils shouting for Him!