Mark 3:7-12

1. Position yourself to hear God

2. Pore over the passage and paraphrase the main points

3. Pull out the spiritual principles

4. Pose the question

5. Plan obedience and pin down a date

Mark 3:7-12New International Version (NIV)

Crowds Follow Jesus

7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8 When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. 9 Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. 10 For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.11 Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” 12 But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.

Paraphrase

• Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea because of the crowds
• Jesus was inundated with those who were sick and needed healing
• Unclean spirits knew who He was, the Son of God.  Jesus told them to be silent

Principles

• Jesus withdrew from the crowds to have some time out. This is good practice
• There are always people in need and the work will never end
• Jesus is who He says He is, even His enemies knew who He was

Questions/Reminders

• Do I have enough alone time with God?  Do I need to create it like Jesus did since the crowd keeps pressing in?
• Not everyone that has a need needs to be solved or met by me
• It is good to be remember who God is and all His attributes.