A COURSE IN COMPASSION (Mark 6)
I. Compassion Involves
Commitment
32 So they went away by themselves in a boat to a
solitary place. 33 But many who saw them leaving recognized them and
ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.
II. Compassion Involves
Leadership
34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had
compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he
began teaching them many things.
III. Compassion Involves a
Team Effort
35
By this time it was late in the
day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and
it’s already very late. 36 Send the people away so that they can go
to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to
eat.” 37 But he answered,
“You give them something to eat.” They
said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages! Are we to go and
spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”
IV. Compassion Involves
Divine Intervention
38 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and
see.” When they found out, they said,
“Five—and two fish.” 39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the
people sit down in groups on the green grass.
41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to
heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples
to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42
They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and the disciples picked up
twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The number
of the men who had eaten was five thousand.
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