Podcasts about mark 6:45-52

Camp Hill UMC. Celebration Sermon, Mark 6:45-52, Kathleen Kind, Ghost Stories: Ghost Sightings

We often don't see things clearly in the dark! When we're in the middle of a struggle, it can even be hard to recognize Jesus when he comes to us in ways and means we don't expect. Jesus comes to his disciples while they are struggling forward in their boat and making painfully slow progress against the wind and waves, and they are terrified. (If you saw a figure walking on the water in the middle of the night you would be terrified too!) Jesus words to them in their struggle and fear are the same words he says to us today: "Take heart; it's me!"

  Welcome   Prayer Holy God, your faithful love toward us never ends It is as sure and ...

“[Jesus] saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them.” Mark 6:48a I have been inundated lately with the observation that people who become extraordinary have faced great challenges in life. It seems that struggle produces valuable skills and depth of character. I would observe that it isn’t just that people who face great challenges become admirable. Rather, all of us in some way have the wind against us. Suffering and strife are the rule in life, not the exception. Those we admire don’t necessarily face unusual difficulties, rather we admire the strength and courage with which they strain against the oars.

Jesus walks on water Mark 6:45-52Rev. Michael Orsmondwww.abergavennybaptist.co.uk

“Take Courage! It is I.”