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Introduction The disciples are exhausted from ministry. Jesus invites them to a quiet place to rest, but the crowds follow them. When the disciples see the need, they immediately focus on what's missing. A poverty mindset begins by focusing on what's missing.A Kingdom mindset begins by focusing on who is present. 1. Our Poverty Mindset Gets Exposed Mark 6:35–38 The disciples respond to the need with scarcity thinking: It's late It's a remote place Send them away It would cost too much We don't have enough Everything they said was factually accurate. But it was spiritually poor. A poverty mindset is not about money. It is a lack of faith and expectation in what God can do. A Poverty Mindset Says This isn't my responsibility We don't have enough It's too late Someone else should fix this A Kingdom Mindset Asks What do I have? Who is with me? What is Jesus asking me to do? Jesus doesn't argue their math. He shifts their focus. “You give them something to eat.” Then He asks a critical question: “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus never asks for what you don't have. He asks for what you have not yet surrendered. 2. Obedience Often Precedes the Miraculous Mark 6:39–41 Jesus gives the disciples instructions: Sit the people down Organize the crowd Distribute the bread They didn't just watch the miracle. They participated in it. Kingdom Principle Jesus multiplies what we surrender. But He often invites us to work with Him in the miracle. The order matters: Surrender Obedience Multiplication The bread didn't multiply before they obeyed. It multiplied as they obeyed. Sometimes we are waiting on God to move. But God may be waiting on our obedience. 3. The Rhythm of the Kingdom Mark 6:41 Jesus follows a clear pattern: He takes it He blesses it He breaks it He gives it This rhythm appears again at the Last Supper. Mark 14:22 Jesus takes the bread, blesses it, breaks it, and gives it. But this time the bread represents Himself. Jesus is the Bread of Life. The Gospel Pattern Jesus Himself follows this same rhythm: Jesus was taken (from heaven to earth) Jesus was blessed by the Father Jesus was broken on the cross Jesus was given for the salvation of the world The Pattern for Our Lives When we follow Jesus, the same rhythm begins shaping us. God will: Take your life (salvation) Bless your life (grace) Break parts of your life (sanctification) Give your life away (mission) God does not bless us so we can become more comfortable. God blesses us so we can become bread for a hungry world. The Result Mark 6:42–43 Everyone ate. Everyone was satisfied. And there were twelve baskets left over. Not barely enough. More than enough. This is what the Kingdom of God looks like. Closing Question The miracle didn't begin when there was more. It began when the disciples placed what they had into the hands of Jesus. So the question today is simple: What do you have? The time you think you don't have The gift you think is too small The story you think no one needs to hear The step of obedience you keep delaying In your hands it may look insufficient. But in the hands of Jesus, it becomes bread that feeds a hungry world. Place it in His hands.

We Must Consistently Remove The Noise - Pastor Josh Reece - 3.8.26 by Vertical Church

Week 5: Invading Enemy Territory Text: Mark 5:1–20 Jesus tells His disciples, “Let's go to the other side.” That detail matters. The “other side” of the Sea of Galilee was the region of the Gerasenes, part of the Decapolis—Gentile, Roman-occupied territory. No self-respecting Jew, especially not a rabbi, would willingly go there. Yet Jesus goes intentionally. He steps into a graveyard. He meets an unclean man. He stands among unclean animals. This is not accidental. It is invasion. Before Jesus ever walked out of His own tomb in Jerusalem, He walked into a graveyard to confront what death had claimed. The man living among the tombs is a picture of what darkness does to humanity. He is isolated, tormented, cutting himself, stripped of dignity, cut off from community. Scripture shows us that death is not merely biological—it is relational, spiritual, psychological, and communal. This man is alive physically but living among the dead. And Jesus advances. When confronted by “Legion,” the demons do not negotiate—they beg. The authority of Jesus is undeniable. In Mark 4, the wind and waves obey Him. In Mark 5, demons obey Him. His authority expands from nature to the spiritual realm. Where death claims territory, Jesus invades and restores. The town had learned to manage the chaos. They chained the man. They isolated him. They adapted to dysfunction. But Jesus does not manage graveyards—He empties them. When the people return, they see the man sitting, clothed, and in his right mind. That language is deliberate. This is restoration. Chaos gives way to order. Shame gives way to dignity. Isolation gives way to reintegration. Resurrection power is on display before Resurrection Sunday ever arrives. Not every struggle is demonic. Some graves are biological. Some psychological. Some spiritual. Some are lifelong thorns that drive us toward grace. But the point of the text is not diagnosing the grave—it is declaring that Jesus has authority over it. Whatever the source, His authority is greater. Yet the town responds with fear. Their economy is disrupted. Their comfort is shaken. Instead of celebrating freedom, they beg Jesus to leave. They prefer managed chaos over surrendered transformation. But the delivered man begs for something different—he wants to go with Jesus. Instead, Jesus sends him back home: “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” His pain becomes purpose. His mess becomes his message. He stays in the Decapolis and tells his story. Later, when Jesus returns (Luke 8:40), the region welcomes Him. The territory shifts. What changed? One transformed life faithfully proclaiming mercy. The grave does not get the final word. And neither does your past. Sometimes Jesus pulls you out of the place of pain. Sometimes He leaves you there because the place that once defined your torment is about to become the platform for your purpose. That's how the kingdom moves forward—not just through crowds, but through one life radically changed and courageously sent.

Missions Sunday - Pastor Josh Reece - 2.1.26 by Vertical Church

How to Wreck Your Life - Make Your Relationship with God Religious - Pastor Josh Rece - 2.22.26 by Vertical Church

How to Wreck Your Life - Harbor Unforgiveness - Pastor Josh Reece - 2.15.26 by Vertical Church

How to Wreck Your Life - Tolerate Sin - Pastor Josh Reece - 2.8.26 by Vertical Church

How to Wreck Your Life - Live in Negativity - Pastor Josh Reece - 2.1.26 by Vertical Church

The Power of US - Pastor Josh Reece - 1.25.26 by Vertical Church

Don't Forget to Remember - Pastor Josh Reece - 1.18.26 by Vertical Church

God Above All Else - Pastor Josh Reece - 1.11.26 by Vertical Church

The Power of Proper Life Trellis - Pastor Josh Reece - 1.4.26 by Vertical Church

Don't Mess Up Christmas - Pastor Josh Reece - 12.21.25 by Vertical Church

He's in the Waiting - Pastor Josh Reece - 12.14.25 by Vertical Church

Colossians 4 Christmas - Pastor Josh Reece - 12.7.25 by Vertical Church

Colossians Chapter 3 - Pastor Josh Reece - 11.23.25 by Vertical Church

Yana Jenay Conner, MDiv (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary), is a writer and Bible teacher. Her debut book is Living Beyond Offense: Doing the Hard Work of Forgiveness God's Way. She has served in full-time ministry for 15 years in both church and parachurch contexts and has contributed to Jude 3 Project's Through the Eyes of Color; Swing Low, Volume 2: An Anthology of Black Christianity in the United States; and the She Reads Truth Devotional. She is the host of the podcast Living Single with Yana Jenay and serves as the adult ministry director at Vertical Church in Hillsborough, NC.

Colossians Chapter 2 - Pastor Josh Reece - 11.16.25 by Vertical Church

The Book of Colossians - Chapter 1 - Pastor Josh Reece - 11.9.25 by Vertical Church

His House, His Structure - Pastor Josh Reece - 10.26.25 by Vertical Church

His House - Finances His Way - Pastor Josh Reece - 10.19.25 by Vertical Church

Worship in His House - Pastor Josh Reece - 10.12.25 by Vertical Church

Security, NEXT, and Missions - Pastor Josh Reece - 10.5.25 by Vertical Church

This Is Our Turning Point - Pastor Josh Reece - 9.21.25 by Vertical Church

His House - You Belong Here - Doug Frifeldt - 9.14.25 by Vertical Church

Jacob Rasmussen is the church planting pastor at Vertical Church.  He joins us today to share about the fact that Jesus sees us.  Jesus pursues us in our pain and specifically sets his signs on sinners and sufferers.  

Don't Get Stuck On a Maybe - Pastor Josh Reece - 8.31.25 by Vertical Church

The Power of Proper Perspective - Pastor Josh Reece - 8.24.25 by Vertical Church

A Season or a Cycle? - Pastor Josh Reece - 8.17.25 by Vertical Church

Focus For The Assignment - Pastor Josh Reece - 8.10.25 by Vertical Church

It's Not About You - Pastor Josh Reece - 8.3.25 by Vertical Church

The Voice of Victory - Pastor Robby Emery - 7.27.25 by Vertical Church

Jesus the Christ - King & Savior - Doug Frifeldt - 7.20.25 by Vertical Church

The Ministry of Angels - Pastor Josh Reece - 7.13.25 by Vertical Church

7 Lessons From a Palm Tree - Pastor Josh Reece - 7.6.25 by Vertical Church

7 Lessons From Generation Defenders - Pastor Josh Reece - 6.15.25.mov by Vertical Church

Comparison KILLS - Pastor Josh Reece- 6.8.25 by Vertical Church

Summer Social Preview - Pastor Josh Reece - 6.1.25 by Vertical Church

Heart Filters - Pastor Josh Reece - 5.25.25 by Vertical Church

Foundations - Understanding Spiritual Warfare - Pastor Josh Reece - 5.18.25 by Vertical Church

Foundations - For The Next Generation - Pastor Josh Reece - 5.11.25 by Vertical Church

Foundations: Prayer - Pastor Josh Reece - 5.4.25 by Vertical Church

Foundations - The Bible - Pastor Josh Reece - 4.27.25 by Vertical Church

Jesus Saves - Pastor Josh - 4.20.25 by Vertical Church

The Ambassadors of Christ - Pastor Josh Reece - 4.13.25 by Vertical Church

The Reality of Eternity - Pastor Josh Reece - 4.6.25 by Vertical Church

Sacrifice Produces the Miraculous - Pastor Josh Reece - 3.30.25 by Vertical Church

In this episode, we sit down with Pastor Loammi Diaz from Vertical Church in Moreno Valley, California to talk about everything from pastoring, fathering and learning to grow with God through times of suffering.

Sharing, Serving, Staying - Robby Emery - 3.23.25 by Vertical Church

Who Do You Trust - Pastor Josh Reece - 3.17.25 by Vertical Church