Mark 6:45-52

Intro

Read Mark 6:45-52

Mark 6:45–52 ESV

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 And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out, 50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” 51 And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, 52 for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

Play out the scene

The five thousand are fed

The Crowd begins to clamor

The disciples are caught up in in the frenzy

Jesus sends them to the boat to go across the sea

Jesus goes to pray

What is your will father where to next

He looks out and sees them struggling against the sea

They strive against the sea

He came to them intending to pass by

Doing what only God could do

but the cry out and are afraid

Jesus enters the boat and the winds are calmed

They were astounded

Then in a departure from the last time he calmed the storm

Mark tells us They did no understand their hearts were hardened

What do we see here?

Jesus is human

jesus is god

we must not miss that

Job 9:8 ESV

8 who alone stretched out the heavens and trampled the waves of the sea;