1. The Essential Jesus as
Revealed in the Gospel of Mark

3. Two very impressive miracles
that paint one very amazing
portrait of Jesus!

4. Miracle #1 –The Feeding of
the FiveThousand (vv. 30-44)
Mark 6:30-31
The apostles returned to Jesus and told
him all that they had done and taught.
And he said to them, “Come away by
yourselves to a desolate place and rest a
while.” For many were coming and
going, going, and they had no leisure
even to eat.

5. Miracle #1 –The Feeding of
the FiveThousand (vv. 30-44)
Mark 6:32-34a
And they went away in the boat to a
desolate place by themselves. Now
many saw them going and recognized
them, and they ran there on foot from
all the towns and got there ahead of
them. When he went ashore he saw a
great crowd . . .

6. Miracle #1 –The Feeding of
the FiveThousand (vv. 30-44)
Mark 6:34
When he went ashore he saw a great
crowd and he had compassion on
them, because they were like sheep
without a shepherd. And he began to
teach them many things.

7. Miracle #1 –The Feeding of
the FiveThousand (vv. 30-44)
John 8:32
And you will know the truth, and the
truth will set you free.

8. Miracle #1 –The Feeding of
the FiveThousand (vv. 30-44)
Mark 6:35-37a
And when it grew late, his disciples came
to him and said, “This is a desolate place,
and the hour is now late. Send them away
to go into the surrounding countryside and
villages and buy themselves something to
eat.” But he answered them, “You give
them something to eat.”

9. Miracle #1 –The Feeding of
the FiveThousand (vv. 30-44)
Mark 6:37b
And they said to him, “Shall we go and
buy two hundred denariiworth of bread
and give it to them to eat?”

10. Miracle #1 –The Feeding of
the FiveThousand (vv. 30-44)
Mark 6:38
And he said to them, “How many loaves
do you have? Go and see.” And when they
had found out, they said, “Five, and two
fish.”
v. 44 - 5000 men!
Total crowd could have
approached 20,000!

11. Miracle #1 –The Feeding of
the FiveThousand (vv. 30-44)
Mark 6:39-42
Then he commanded them all to sit down in
groups on the green grass. So they sat down
in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. And
taking the five loaves and the two fish he
looked up to heaven and said a blessing and
broke the loaves and gave them to the
disciples to set before the people. And he
divided the two fish among them all.

12. Miracle #1 –The Feeding of
the FiveThousand (vv. 30-44)
Mark 6:39-42
And they all ate and were satisfied. And
they took up twelve baskets full of broken
pieces and of the fish. And those who ate
the loaves were five thousand men.

13. Miracle #1 –The Feeding of
the FiveThousand (vv. 30-44)
Mark 6:41
And taking the five loaves and the two fish
he looked up to heaven and said a blessing
and broke the loaves and gave them to the
disciples to set before the people.And he
divided the two fish among them all.

14. Miracle #1 –The Feeding of
the FiveThousand (vv. 30-44)
“Blessed areYou, Eternal God
our Father, King of the
Universe, who causes bread to
come from the earth.”

15. Miracle #1 –The Feeding of
the FiveThousand (vv. 30-44)
For whose benefit was this miracle done?
The Crowd (“far”)?
or
Jesus’ disciples (“near”)?

16. Miracle #2 – Jesus walking
on the water (vv. 45-52)
Mark 6:45-46
Immediately he made his disciples get
into the boat and go before him to the
other side, to Bethsaida, while he
dismissed the crowd. And after he had
taken leave of them, he went up on the
mountain to pray.

17. Miracle #2 – Jesus walking
on the water (vv. 45-52)
John 6:15
Perceiving then that they were about to
come and take him by force to make him
king, Jesus withdrew again to the
mountain by himself.

18. Miracle #2 – Jesus walking
on the water (vv. 45-52)
Mark 6:47-48a
And when evening came, the boat was
out on the sea, and he was alone on the
land. And he saw that they were making
headway painfully, for the wind was
against them.

19. Miracle #2 – Jesus walking
on the water (vv. 45-52)
Mark 6:48b-50a
And about the fourth watch of the night
he came to them, walking on the
sea. He meant to pass by them, but when
they saw him walking on the sea they
thought it was a ghost, and cried out, for
they all saw him and were terrified.

20. Miracle #2 – Jesus walking
on the water (vv. 45-52)
Mark 6:50b-51a
But immediately he spoke to them and
said, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be
afraid.” And he got into the boat with
them, and the wind ceased.
“Take heart; I Am!”

21. “I used to believe the reason of
the omission here was Peter’s
pride. He did not want anyone reading of
his “little faith” . . . but now I believe Peter
instructed Mark to leave him out of the
story precisely because he did walk on the
water. Humility is the reason for Peter’s
absence from the story, not pride.”
(MichaelCard)

22. Miracle #2 – Jesus walking
on the water (vv. 45-52)
Mark 6:51b-52
And they were utterly astounded, for they
did not understand about the loaves, but
their hearts were hardened.

23. Miracle #1 –The Feeding of the 5000
(vv. 30-44)
Miracle #2 – Jesus walking on the water
(vv.45-52)
Chapter 6 ends with a P.S.

24. A post-script . . . (vv. 53-56)
Mark 6:53-55
When they had crossed over, they came
to land at Gennesaret and moored to the
shore. And when they got out of the boat,
the people immediately recognized
him and ran about the whole region and
began to bring the sick people on their
beds to wherever they heard he was.

25. A post-script . . . (vv. 53-56)
Mark 6:56
And wherever he came, in villages, cities,
or countryside, they laid the sick in the
marketplaces and implored him that they
might touch even the fringe of his
garment. And as many as touched it were
made well.

26. Today’sTakeaways
Two very impressive
miracles that paint one very
amazing portrait of Jesus!

27. Today’sTakeaways
1. Jesus Christ as the Son of God is
extremely great (in power and
knowledge) AND deeply compassionate.
No matter our need, we can always look
to him for the help that only he can give.
For his eye is always upon us and we are
forever in His grip!

28. Today’sTakeaways
2. Don’t allow your heart to become hard
as the disciples did! Instead, ask God to
make your heart fertile soil for hisTruth!
Psalm 86:11
Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may
walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear
your name.