Restoration Church Toowoomba Sermon Podcast

Jesus lines up the Pharisees and exposes the hypocrisy in their traditions and customs. His assessment of their approach helps us to see how we utilise many of the same techniques.

In Mark 6 we see that rejection is part of the cost of discipleship - it is part and parcel of following Jesus. If we are to follow Jesus we will need to face up to the reality of it.

God's timing is completely different to ours. In Mark 5 Jesus delays attending to a critically ill child in order to deal with a chronically ill woman, and ends up healing both. His timing is always sublime, even when it doesn't suit ours.

Satan is the evil imposter king of the universe whose main strategy is to enslave people. In Mark 5 Jesus engages with a man that was a slave to demons and gains his freedom. It is the classic movie plot - an imposter tries to rule, oppresses his people and is vanquished by the authoritative true king.

Jesus takes his disciples out for a late night sail through a storm so that he can teach his disciples a lesson about trusting Him. In this lesson we learn about the purpose of troubles, the effect of troubles and the master of troubles.