Take Courage (Mark 6:45-56)

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Take Courage 
Mark 6:45-56

I. Intro 
Big Idea: God wants us to have a change of heart.

II. Immediately 
A. Jesus didn’t want His disciples to conform to the crowd. Mark 6:45
B. Jesus wanted His disciples to be transformed by His Father. Mark 6:46; Romans 12:1-2

III. Terrified 
A. Following Jesus is hard. Mark 6:47-48a
B. Jesus wants His disciples to see Him. Job 9:8; Mark 6:48b-50a

IV. Completely Amazed 
A. In our struggle God reveals Himself. Mark 6:50b
B. We’re in danger of hardening our hearts. Ezekiel 36:26; Mark 6:50-52; Hebrew 3:12-13

V. Healed 
A. Jesus draws people to Him. Mark 5:18-20; 6:53-55; John 6:44
B. Adoration cures hard heartedness. Matthew 14:33; Mark 5:25-34; 6:56; John 6:66-71

The Next Step Life Group Follow-Up

• What’s something that’s easy for you?
• Was there anything from Sunday’s message on Mark 6:45-56 that you most agreed, or disagreed with? What was it and why?
• Why did Jesus feel such an urgent need to get His disciples in the boat and away from the crowd?
• Read Jeremiah 17:9. How does this verse relate to the state of the disciples’ hearts in Mark 6:45-56?
• What’s something going through a hard time has taught you about God?
• How can we be sure God loves us and is drawing us to Him?
• What’s an attitude or belief you sense God is calling you to turn over to Him based on Mark 6:45-56? Pray for one another.

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