An Unexpected Messiah: Mark 6:1-6 ()
Andrew de Kanter, February 9, 2020Part of the The Gospel According to Mark series, preached at a Sunday Morning service
An Unexpected Messiah: Mark 6:1-6
Setting: He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue... - Mark 6:1-2a (cf. Luke 4: 18-21; Mk 1:14-15)
1. Jesus Doesn't Fit Our Expectations
(Mk 6:2b-3; cf. Dt 23:2; Mk 3:21; Jn 14:6; Mk 9:48)
2. Jesus Is Faithful To His Calling In the Face of Rejection
(Mk 6:4-6; cf. Jn 15:18)