Chapter 24 - No Ordinary Man*

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Monday: Read Mark 4:1-34 (p. 335-337, end at “…explained everything.”)

Jesus says the farmer "does not know how" the seed sprouts and grows. Are you able to trust that God is working in a situation even when you don’t know how?

 

Tuesday: Read Luke 10:25-37, 15:1-32 (p. 337-340, end at “…do likewise.”)

The shepherd leaves the 99 to find the one. The woman searches carefully until she finds her coin. How have you experienced God pursuing you?

 

Wednesday: Read Matthew 5:1-16, 6:5-15,19-34, 7:24-27 (p. 340-343, end at “…a great crash.”)

Salt preserves and enhances flavor. If your life were the only "Bible" your neighbors read, what "flavor" would they say your faith has?

 

Thursday: Read Mark 4:35-5:43 (p. 343-345, end at “…something to eat.”)

When the news came that the girl was dead, Jesus told Jairus, "Don't be afraid; just believe." What situation in your life looks "dead" or beyond hope where Jesus might be saying the same to you?

 

Friday: Read Matthew 9:27-34, Mark 6:14-44 (p. 346-348, end at “…five thousand.”)

Jesus invited the disciples to a "quiet place" because they hadn't even had time to eat. How do you handle the tension between your own need for rest and the "interruption" of others' needs?

 

Saturday: Read Matthew 14:22-36, John 6:22-35,47-58,66-71 (p. 348-351)

Jesus said, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry.” What "junk food" (validation, entertainment, control) are you using to try and satisfy a hunger that only the Bread of Life can fill?

 

* Chapters and page numbers are from The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People. Copies are available in the lobby.