Mark concludes his series of Jesus’ miracles and highlights Jesus’ power and renown. Text: Mark 6:53-56 Jesus and the disciples reach shore (v. 53) Jesus is a celebrity (v. 54-56a) Jesus is the boundless healer (v. 56)

Text: Mark 6:45-52 Mark displays who Jesus is: God on earth, master over nature, and shepherd to his people.

Text: Mark 6:14-29 Mark used the account of John the Baptist’s death to show the cost of discipleship and to foreshadow the death of Jesus. I. Jesus is like John and John is like Jesus (v. 14-16) II. John denounced Herod and Herod seized John (v. 17-20) III. Herod bowed to pressure and John became…

Philemon 1 Paul’s Praise of Philemon [verse 1-7] Paul’s plea for Onesimus [verses 8-16] Paul’s pledge to Philemon [verses 17-23]