Marching into Mark Registry,
the collection of these studies
(First 100 days of 2023, day 73, March 14 )

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Passage
Mark Chapter Six

It doesn’t matter which version you choose. It can be digital or paper. You can use one of those fancy coloring bibles and do a page or coloring along with the passage.

I will mostly do Holman Christian Standard Bible because of their copyright freedoms.

The Images that I use are from Knowing Jesus and are available as downloads in every format that I can imagine for screen savers and wallpapers.

• Mark 6 (cross referenced to Matthew 9, 10 and 14)
  • Mk 6:1-6 Rejected
    • Hometown Boy – Nazareth
    • Preached – they dismissed him
      • ² When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these things?” they said. “What is this wisdom given to Him, and how are these miracles performed by His hands? 
      • ³ Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And aren’t His sisters here with us?” So they were offended by Him.
      • They also probably remembered the whole mess about Mary’s pregnancy – but that’s not Bible.
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    • Because of their unbelief – few miracles were done there.
      • ⁵ So He was not able to do any miracles^[a] there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. ⁶ And He was amazed at their unbelief.
  • Mk 6:7-13 Commissioning the Twelve
    • ⁷ He summoned the Twelve and began to send them out in pairs
    • and gave them authority over unclean spirits.
    • ⁸ He instructed them to take nothing for the road except a walking stick: no bread, no traveling bag, no money in their belts.
    • ⁹ They were to wear sandals, but not put on an extra shirt.
    • ¹¹ If any place does not welcome you and people refuse to listen to you, when you leave there, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”
    • ¹² preached that people should repent.
    • ¹³ And they were driving out many demons,
    • anointing many sick people with olive oil, and healing them.
  • Mk 6:14-29 Death of John the Baptist in Detail
    • ²⁹ When his disciples^[i] heard about it, they came and removed his corpse and placed it in a tomb.
  • Mk 6:30- 34 The Apostles returned
    • 
    • and Jesus tried to get them to a quiet place
    • People found them and surrounded them
    • ³⁴ So as He stepped ashore, He saw a huge crowd and had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. Then He began to teach them many things.
      • Mindfully Meditating on Matthew 10
  • Mk 6:35-44 Feeding the 5,000
    • Got late
    • Master – send them away so they can eat
    • ³⁷ “You give them something to eat,” He responded.
    • What DO you have?
    • five loaves and two fish
    • Jesus sat the people down in an orderly fashion
      • ⁴¹ Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke the loaves. He kept giving them to His disciples to set before the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.
      • ⁴² Everyone ate and was filled.
      • ⁴³ Then they picked up 12 baskets full of pieces of bread and fish. 
      • ⁴⁴ Now those who ate the loaves were 5,000 men.
        • Mindfully Meditating in Matthew 14
  • Mk 6:45 -52 Sent the Apostles ahead in a boat
    • ⁴⁶ After He said good-bye to them, He went away to the mountain to pray.
    • ⁴⁸ He saw them being battered as they rowed,^[l] because the wind was against them.
    • Around three in the morning^[m] He came toward them walking on the sea and wanted to pass by them.
    • ⁵⁰ for they all saw Him and were terrified.
    • Immediately He spoke with them and said, “Have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
    • ⁵¹ Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. They were completely astounded,
      • MMM14
      • Dear Peter
  • Mk 6:53 – 56 Healings all around
    • ⁵⁶ Wherever He would go, into villages, towns, or the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him that they might touch just the tassel of His robe. And everyone who touched it was made well.

A place to see the four gospels compared is from Synoptic Gospel Parallels.

Mindful Meditating

1. choose a verse,
2.  set a timer for 5 minutes, or whatever works for you.
3.  example: Mark 6:50
4. repeat to yourself, and at each word, enunciate the next word in the sentence starting with the first word…

example:

• ⁵⁰ for they all saw Him and were terrified. Immediately He spoke with them and said, “Have courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
• HAVE courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.
• Have COURAGE! It is I. Don’t be afraid.
• Have courage! IT IS I. Don’t be afraid.
• Have courage! It is I! Don’t be afraid.

and so on.  This will cause you to look at the verse more intently, and may have you memorize it before your five minutes are done.

Songs for Meditation

Little is Much if God is in It – Bible Baptist Church

This is the Kingdom – Elevation Worship

We Declare that the Kingdom of God is Here – Ron Kenoly

Coloring – I use coloring to help me focus on the fullness of a verse.

Mark Coloring page – Ministry to Children – simple enough to finish in an hour or less

Jesus Walking on the Water – SuperColoring

Quick Questions – if  you have time, or to think about over the course of the day, and jot down thoughts later.  Some thoughts to dig deeper.

1. 1. 1. Why do you think that Jesus was rejected by his hometown?
         1. is this the answer”
            1. ⁴ Then Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his household.”
      2. How can we apply Jesus asking the disciples What do YOU have? YOU feed them?
         1. Got Questions discusses it from both Matthew and Mark.

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Hi!
My hope in the midst of despair and my joy in the face of depression is because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. If you do not have one, or are not sure you will join him in heaven, please check out these links:

• Got Questions provides a detailed explanation of The Roman’s Road.
• Billy Graham’s version of the Plan of salvation.

Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest

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