Mark 2.

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  1. I love this chapter. So many iconic scenes and important words. Jesus establishing his authority over sin, over the physical, even over the sabbath. He doesn’t run away from his opponents, he loves people well, he is amazing.

    This chapter makes me wonder if people will see me and see that I am different, like Jesus and his disciples. Do I live that way? Am I full of joy and love? Do miracles happen? The answers should be yes! This is what I want and long for – to be known for the Holy Spirit’s presence and activity for the Father’s glory.

    1. I appreciate, Sarah, that you apply what you see of Jesus to your own life. I’m usually pretty busy digging through the details, and don’t always do so. For example, I see in verse 2, “… preached the word to them.”, and then in verse 13, “and he taught them.” Mark assumes his readers will understand what the word was that was taught. But I want to know more. Presumably it is the teachings that we read about as we move through the gospels.

      Isn’t it interesting that Mark can just say “the word”, and be confident people will know what that word is? There is an immediacy to Jesus’ reality. This isn’t the writing of myth, but the recording of what really took place.

      So, following your lead, Sarah, what’s my reality?

  2. Out of so much material in this chapter, I’m interested in what you think about verse 2:16, 17.

    16 When the experts in the law and the Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 17 When Jesus heard this he said to them, “Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

    When you read these verses, do you think of yourself as one of the tax collectors and sinners, as one of the disciples, or maybe someone on the outside just looking in on the scene?

    1. I often think of myself in the Sinners and Disciples categories. But I also catch myself being like the Pharisees more often than I’d like, especially in my thoughts.

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