Mark 6:7-13

Jesus sends out the disciples to share the news of the Kingdom coming, maybe before they have totally got it.

Ruth 2

Harvest: Gleaning; Filling; Explaining

The unfailing kindness of the Lord in His Word, Redeemer, People

Mark 6:1-6

Jesus is rejected in His hometown because He has seemed such an ordinary human up to this point.

Mark 5:21-43

Jesus grants life-changing miracles to two people who have faith in desperate circumstances.

Mark 5:1-20

Jesus' command over the spiritual realm leads to people not wanting Him near.

Mark 4:35-41

The  ability to calm a storm, commanding the elements, leaves the disciples asking who Jesus could be.

 Jesus explains the mystery of the miraculous unveiling and growth of the Kingdom with three parables.

Mark 4:1-20

The parables show something of who Jesus was, without fully opening the eyes of a crowd who don't get who He is.

[1-2] The priority of teaching

[3-9] The parable that explains their reality

[10-20] The purpose of the parables

Mark 3:20-35

Jesus is being misunderstood and the work of the Spirit misrepresented, even by His family. He was the Son of God, not a lunatic or demon possessed.

Psalm 21

[1-7] The desire of the Son

[8-13] The prayer of the saints