A P ROPHET W ITHOUT H ONOR Mark 6:1-13

A P ROPHET W ITHOUT H ONOR Mark 6:1-13 (NIV) A Prophet Without Honor Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. 2 When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? 3 Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him

A P ROPHET W ITHOUT H ONOR 4 Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.” 5 He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. 6 He was amazed at their lack of faith. Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. 7 Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.

A P ROPHET W ITHOUT H ONOR 8 These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9 Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. 10 Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. 11 And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.” 12 They went out and preached that people should repent. 13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

A P ROPHET W ITHOUT H ONOR I. Jesus Rejected vv. 1-3 II. Jesus Responded vv. 4-6a III.Jesus Readied the Twelve vv. 6b-13

I. J ESUS R EJECTED VV. 1-3 Luke 4: When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time. Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.

I. J ESUS R EJECTED VV. 1-3 Luke 4 “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” v. 22 “Truly I tell you, he continued, no prophet is accepted in his hometown….” v.24 “They got up, drove him out of town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him down the cliff ” v. 29

I. J ESUS R EJECTED VV. 1-3 Mark 6 Perhaps a year later - same rejection v. 3-4 “Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son? (Isn’t he the son of Mary?).... And they took offense at him.” “Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor.” Verse 2 “What is this wisdom that has been given him, that he even does miracles!”

I. J ESUS R EJECTED VV. 1-3 John 1 “ The Word became flesh and make his dwelling among us….who came from the Father, full of grace and truth” v.14 V.10 “He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him”

II. J ESUS R ESPONDED VV. 4-6 A “And he was amazed at their lack of faith” v.6 Responded with his words Verse 4 “Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor.” Responded with his action Verse 5 “He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

II. J ESUS R ESPONDED VV. 4-6 A Matthew 5: “Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the Kingdom and healing every kind of disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”

III. J ESUS R EADIED THE T WELVE VV. 6 B -13 Verses 6-7 “Then (after the rejection) Jesus went around teaching from village to village. Calling the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits ” Eccl. 4:9 “Two are better than one because they have a good return for their works”

III. J ESUS R EADIED THE T WELVE VV. 6 B These were his (Jesus) instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9 Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. 10 Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. 11 And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

III. J ESUS R EADIED THE T WELVE VV. 6 B -13 The disciples obeyed Jesus’ commission “They went out and preached that people should repent. They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them. vv.12-13

S UMMARY / P ERSONAL A PPLICATION 1. Disciples’ mission is an extension of Christ’s work in the world. 2. Disciples are to go out in total dependence of God’s promise and provision 3. Disciples must preach what Jesus preached, ie the good news of the Kingdom and repentance 4. Disciples may also face rejection and without honor On Earth, there may be prophets without honor. In Heaven, there is no such thing as a prophet without honor.