2. Andrew and Sharon Beel PERTH

3. Making our own discovery of what
God wants us to know
MARK 1:35-45

4. 35 Very early in the morning, while it was still
dark, Jesus got up and went out of the house
to a lonely place where he was praying. 36
Simon and the others went out to look for
him. 37 When they found him they said,
“Everyone is looking for you.” 38 He
responded by saying, “Let us go to a different
place, to the neighbouring towns so that I can
preach there as well. It is for this very reason
I have come. 39 And he went around
preaching and casting out demons in the
synagogues of all the Galilean towns.

5. 40A leper came and knelt down before him
begging. “If you want to you are able to make me
clean” he said. 41 Moved with compassion, Jesus
stretched out his hand and touched him
saying, “I am willing. Be made clean.” 42 The
leprosy immediately left him and he was made
clean. 43 Jesus sent him away with a stern
warning, “See to it that you say nothing to
anyone about his but go and show yourself to the
priest and make an offering for your healing as
commanded by Moses as testimony to them. 45
But the man left and told everything to everyone
and the story rapidly spread. As a result, Jesus
was not able to openly enter a city but had to
remain in the remote places. Even so, people
came to him from everywhere.

6. Feedback and Questions
Mark 1:39 Q?
And he went
around preaching Was it only in the
and casting out synagogues that Jesus
demons in the was preaching and
casting out demons or
synagogues of all was it in other places?
the Galilean
towns.

7. HAVING A LOOK AT THE INFORMATION GIVEN
And he was going preaching
in the synagogues of them in all
Galilee and demons
casting out.

8. GETTING THE INFORMATION IN ORDER
THE PEOPLE
Jesus of Nazareth
THE LOCATIONS
all of Galilee
THE PLACES
synagogues
THE ACTIVITY
preaching and casting out demons

9. Feedback and Questions
Mark 1:39 Q?
And he went around Was it only in the
preaching and synagogues that Jesus was
preaching and casting out
casting out demons demons or did he preach in
in the synagogues the synagogues and cast
of all the Galilean out demons in other
places?
towns.
What do you think ?

10. 35 Very early in the morning, while it was still
dark, Jesus got up and went out of the house
to a lonely place where he was praying. 36
Simon and the others went out to look for
him. 37 When they found him they
said, “Everyone is looking for you.” 38 He
responded by saying, “Let us go to a different
place, to the neighbouring towns so that I can
preach there as well. It is for this very reason
I have come. 39 And he went around
preaching and casting out demons in the
synagogues of all the Galilean towns.

11. READ and READ
TELL and CHECK
TELL and CHECK

12. ASK 3 QUESTIONS
WHAT has God told us about?
WHAT IF this happened in and through me?
What do I need TO DO about this so that it can happen?

13. 35 Very early in the morning, while it was still
dark, Jesus got up and went out of the house
to a lonely place where he was praying. 36
Simon and the others went out to look for
him. 37 When they found him they
said, “Everyone is looking for you.” 38 He
responded by saying, “Let us go to a different
place, to the neighbouring towns so that I can
preach there as well. It is for this very reason
I have come. 39 And he went around
preaching and casting out demons in the
synagogues of all the Galilean towns.

14. What has God told us about? [1]
1. The morning after he had healed many people from
Capernaum who gathered at the house he got up early
and went out on his own to pray.
2. People had started to arrive at the house wanting to
see Jesus.
3. Peter and the other three disciples realized that Jesus
had left the house and they went looking for him.
4. When they found him they told him that people had
gathered and they wanted to see HIIM.

15. What has God told us about? [2]
5. Jesus told them that he had not come just to spend
time with one group of people in one town.
6. He said he had come to spread the message in the
other towns as well.
7. They left Capernaum and, starting with the
neighbouring towns he visited all the towns in the
region of Galilee.
8. In all of those towns he went to the synagogues and
preached and also cast out demons as he had done in
Capernaum

16. WHAT IF this were happening ?
 I would not assume that yesterday’s “success” was
the plan for today. [no franchise approach]
 In the midst of experience of blessing from God I
would seek after him in prayer to know what to do
next to avoid jumping to a wrong conclusion.
[relating to God as primary source]
 I would allow my understanding of his calling on my
life to be the guide as to what I should do next.
[complete the work of the call]
 I would go and fulfill that calling using a strategy
that was consistent with that calling. [synagogues]

17. what do I need TO DO ?
 I will do a review of the way I serve Jesus to see if I
am just doing what I feel comfortable with or successful
at.
 I will make a point of praying and asking God what I
should do as a matter of principle so as not to assume.
 I will check my priorities and see whether they are
reflecting the call or my pride/insecurity etc.
 I will keep on doing what fulfills that call regardless
of whether it might cause trouble or be difficult.

18. What discovery
have you made?
MARK 1:35-45