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Sunday 6/7
Mark 3:20-35
Read the Directions

6/14/09
All About Farming
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Sunday 6/21
Mark 4:35-41
Dramamine Anybody?
Sunday 6/28
Mark 5:21-43
Parenting 101
Sunday 7/5
Mark 6:1-13
Loophole?
Sunday 7/12
Mark 6:14-29
How To Get a Head in Life
Sunday 7/19
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
Workin' 9 to 5

7/26
Walking on Water?
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Sunday 6/14 ..................................................... Mark 4:26-34

All About Farming

He also said, "The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. But when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come."

He also said, "With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade."

With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples.

Jesus and the Beanstalk

Parables are wonderful things. They communicate a profound spiritual truth in everyday language and in a way that even disciples can remember. Do you think that crowds would have stayed out in the hot sun of the middle east to listen to a lecture? Not likely. May our mustard-seed-sized faith grow large so that it provides comfort and service to others.


Sunday 7/26 ...................................................... John 6:1-21

Barley Loaves and Fish Helper

After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near.

When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, "Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?"

He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do.

Philip answered him, "Six months' wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little."

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?"

Jesus said, "Make the people sit down."

Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted.

When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, "Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost."

So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, "This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world." When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were terrified.

But he said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid."

Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going.

Walking on Water?

William Barclay points out that the Greek used here really means Jesus was walking along the seashore, not on the sea. No translation has water skiing, but we can see that it would be in character for Jesus (okay, okay, I used my cartoonist privilege). While Jesus let them make their own way across, he was aware of their struggle and was there to calm and guide them. May it be so for us in our daily life, and especially in times of need!


 

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