More About Jesus Series

MORE ABOUT JESUS

Mark 6:45-56

We sing a hymn that says:

More about Jesus in His Word,

Holding communion with my Lord;

Hearing His voice in every line,

Making each faithful saying mine.

More, more about Jesus,

More, more about Jesus;

More of His saving fullness see,

More of His love Who died for me.

I don’t know about you but I cannot get too much of Jesus! For several months we have been walking through Mark’s Gospel account. During this time we have seen numerous occasions where Jesus performed great miracles. Mark spends more time on the miracles of Jesus than any of the other Gospel writers. Over and over again we have witnessed the mighty works of our Savior.

In Chapter 1 we saw Jesus cast a demon out of a man in the Synagogue.

(Mark 1:23-28) We also saw Him heal Peter’s Mother-In-Law. (Mark 1:29-34) In Chapter 2 Jesus healed a man who was paralyzed. (Mark 2:1-12) In Chapter 3 He healed a man who had a withered hand. (Mark 3:1-6) In Chapter 4 Jesus stood on a boat and calmed a storm with three simple words. (Mark 4:35-41) In Chapter 5 He delivered a man who was possessed by many demons. (Mark 5:1-20) He also healed a woman who had suffered from an issue of blood for 12 long years, and He raised Jairus’ daughter from the dead. (Mark 5:21-43) Here in Chapter 6 Jesus fed well over 5,000 people with only five loaves of bread and two small fish. (Mark 6:30-44)

These are just a few of the specific miracles that Jesus performed. There have also been several summary passages where we are told of the great works that Jesus performed among the people. (Mark 1:32 At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to Him all who were sick and those who were demon-possessed. 33 And the whole city was gathered together at the door. 34 Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.) (Mark 3:9 So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him. 10 For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him. 11 And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, "You are the Son of God.")

As Jesus traveled and ministered throughout the region there are many examples of blind people receiving their sight, deaf people being made to hear, mute people gaining the ability to speak, and sick people being healed. Many lepers were cleansed, countless people were delivered from the power of demons and by this time two people had been raised from the dead. As we arrive in our selected text we find more of the same. But seeing the amazing works at the hands of Jesus never gets old!

In the previous passage we pointed out the fact that the Lord’s Disciples suffered from a lack of faith… even after seeing all of these miracles with their own eyes. Though their faith was small, each miracle that they had seen and the ones that they would see in the future were all part of their growth process. In the conclusion of Chapter 6, Mark reveals even more of Jesus’ miracles.

- I would like to walk through the remaining verses of this chapter and preach on the thought “More About Jesus”. In this passage we will see:

i. More About Jesus And The Father

ii. More About Jesus And The Disciples

iii. More About Jesus And The Crowds

- After we see these mighty works of Jesus I pray that you have a desire to learn and experience even “More About Jesus”. Let’s begin by examining:

I. MORE ABOUT JESUS AND THE FATHER

Mark 6:45 Immediately He made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away. 46 And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray. 47 Now when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea; and He was alone on the land.

John goes into greater detail about why Jesus left the crowds behind. (John 6:15 …Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.) The people hoped that Jesus would use His power to overthrow Herod and deliver them from Roman oppression. They were right in their assessment that Jesus was the Messiah, but they did not grasp the true purpose of His coming. There is coming a day when Jesus will indeed set up His earthly Kingdom. But the reason that He came the first time was be the ultimate sacrifice for the sins of the world. Jesus purpose was not to be a political ruler; He came to be our Savior.