JESUS SENDS OUT THE TWELVE
Mark 6:1-29
Key Verse: 6:7
“Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.”
- Read verses 1-6a. What did the people of Jesus’ hometown know about him? Why were they first amazed, then took offense at him? Why was Jesus amazed? What does this show about the importance of faith?
- Read verses 6b-7. Where did Jesus and his disciples go? What new thing did Jesus begin and how did Jesus equip his disciples? Read verses 8-11. What instructions did Jesus give them? What principles did he want them to learn and how do they apply to us?
- Read verses 12-13. What was the message and work of the apostles during their fieldwork training? How was Jesus’ authority demonstrated in their ministry and what did Jesus want them to learn?
- Read verses 14-16.What impact did Jesus’ ministry through the Twelve have on King Herod and others? Why was Herod especially fearful?
- Read verses 17-29. Why and how had John the Baptist rebuked King Herod? What was the terrible crime Herod had committed? What does this event tell us about the environment into which Jesus sent his disciples?