Worship Guide
Message & Sermon Notes
The Good Shepherd
Mark 6:30-44
Pastor Jason Carlson
Mark 6:30-44
As our Good Shepherd, Jesus provides:
1. Rest for the weary (v. 30-32)
Genesis 2:1-2
“If we don’t come apart, we will come apart.” - Vance Havner, Jesus Only
Mark 2:27
Colossians 2:16-17
Hebrews 4:9-10
“a while” = Oligos (a short time)
John 9:4
2. Reception for the wanting (v. 33-34)
“compassion” = splanchnizomai (to be affected deeply, to feel in one’s bowels)
“There were questions but no answers, distress but no relief, anguish of conscience but no deliverance, tears but no consolation, sin but no forgiveness.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Ezekiel 34:22-24
Luke 9:11
3. Riches for the weak (v. 35-44)
John 6:9
2 Corinthians 12:9
“Praise be to you, O Lord our God, King of the world, who makes bread to come forth from the earth, and who provides for all that you have created.”
In feeding the 5,000 Jesus revealed:
1) The richness of who he is as God’s Son and our Savior
2 Corinthians 5:17
2) The richness of who God is as our provider
Matthew 6:25-26
Matthew 6:31-33
3) The richness awaiting us in the future kingdom of God
“in groups” = prasia (an ornamental garden, a group resembling a garden bed)
Isaiah 25:6-9
John 6:35
Psalm 23
Sermon Discussion Questions
Questions for reflection:
1. In what ways have you experienced the Lord’s shepherding care in your life?
2. What challenges are you facing today that you can bring to our Good Shepherd? How does today’s passage encourage you to trust him with those things?
Questions for discussion:
1. Why does Jesus care about his people’s rest? How do we strike a proper balance between work and rest in life and ministry?
2. How did Jesus minister to the crowd? What does this teach us about how we should carry on his work today?
3. Which of the lessons in the miracle of the feeding of the 5,000 are you most encouraged by today?
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