Prepared by William Earnhardt, for Sabbath School Class, August 3, 2024.

Main Theme: Jesus can perform any kind of miracle that we need.

Read in Class: Mark 4:35-41. Have the class define the main idea of this passage.

Study: What happens in this story, and what lessons can we take from it about who Jesus is?

Apply: Think about the power of God. How can you learn to lean on this power and to trust it in all things in your life?

Share: Your friend asks, why Jesus rebuked the disciples lack of faith, while they actually had the faith to beg Him to calm the storm? What do you tell your friend? See Do you Have Enough Faith NOT to ask Jesus to Calm the Storm?

Read in Class: Mark 5:21-43. Define the main idea of this passage.

Study: What characteristics particularly stand out about Jairus? What interrupts the progress toward Jairus’s house?

Apply: The disciples asked Jesus how He knew someone touched him, while so many people were incidentally running into Him in the crowd. What is the difference between brushing up against Jesus and reaching out to touch Him? How can we apply incidentally running into Jesus or actually touching Him in our prayer and devotional life?

Share: Your friend asks why Jesus said the girl was not dead but sleeping, when it says He raised her from the dead? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Mark 6:1-6. Discuss the main idea of this passage.

Study:  Why did Jesus’ hometown people reject Him?

Apply: Have you ever experienced rejection by your own friends, family or even church? Did this expereince draw you closer to Jesus? How did it help you mature in your faith?

Share: Your friend asks why Jesus’ own family and townfolks rejected Him? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Mark 6:34-52. Define the main idea of this passage.

Study: What was the problem Jesus and His disciples confronted, and how was it solved?

Apply: What should this story tell us about why a correct understanding of prophecy is important? If a false understanding of Christ’s first coming led to disaster for some, how much more so could a false understanding do the same for some in regard to His second?

Share: Can you share a time when you thought you may not have enough and God still worked a miracle to provide for you?