1. Read Mk 6:30-32 two or three times in different translations. Take some time to quietly meditate on the text. Close your eyes and try to picture what is happening in your mind. How would you describe what is happening here?
2. Why do you think Jesus responded the way He did? What do you think was happening in this situation with His Apostles that Jesus was not ok with?
3. What do you think these verses reveal about the heart of Jesus?
4. In Mk 6:30-32, Jesus had His Apostles pause from doing ministry, come with Him to a quiet place, and rest with Jesus. What do you think are some of the dangers of being out-of-balance in life both physically and mentally/spiritually?
5. What are some of your symptoms physically and emotionally/spiritually when you are out-of-balance? What things have you learned to do to get back in balance?
6. In the message on Sunday, Pastor Frank said that different people experience Jesus in different spiritual pathways. Which ones do you think are your top three? Some of them include:
• The Cognitive Pathway of Studying Scripture (Mt 22:37, 2 Timothy 2:15)
• The Worship Pathway (Psalm 5:11; 7:17; 9:2; 33:2-3)
• The Contemplative Pathway of silence and solitude/meditating on Scripture/prayer and journaling (Psalm 46:10, Psalm 1, Joshua 1:8)
• The Relational Pathway of living and experiencing Jesus in community (Romans 12:10,16, 13:8)
• The Serving Pathway of experiencing Jesus in service (Mt 20:25-28, Jn 13:1-17)
• The Nature Pathway of experiencing Jesus in His creation (Psalm 19:1, Is 40:25-26, Col 1:15-16)