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Sabbath, Study, Serve 

Taking the Sermon Into Our Week 

Scripture of the Week: Mark 5: 1-20

From the Sermon:

When the towns people looked at this man, all that they were able to see was his ___________.

Jesus comes to one of the most alienated people that we find in the Gospel of Mark, and ___________________.

The towns people’s reaction to the healing of the man was to ask Jesus ______________.

Compare that to the man, who begs Jesus _______________________.

Reflection Questions:

Who are the people we sometimes knowingly and sometimes unknowingly cut off, because of our own fear or thoughts of who is worthy to come into the presence of God?

Are we the people who are begging to follow Jesus on the mission, no matter what it may be and no matter where we may be called to go, because we are so moved by what Jesus has done for us? Or are we the people sending the man away and quite frankly sending Jesus away as well?

How has Jesus changed your life and how are you proclaiming it?

Prayer:

Lord, we confess that there have been times that we have let our fear of others hold us back from sharing the Gospel. We have judged in our hearts and in our heads who we think is worthy of hearing your message of love and forgiveness. Forgive us, O Lord. Free us as well to go forth as your messengers in this world. Amen.