Title Mark 9:14-29 Spiritual immaturity
Contents
Mark 9:14-29 Spiritual immaturity Theme: 32. Growth. 2009. 11. 29.
◎ Introduction
: A chronic problem that is common among believers,
In other words, it points to spiritual immaturity, powerless life, and powerless ministry.
1. To make someone look down on you and make you feel ashamed. (14-18)
2. It grieves the Lord. (19-22)
3. Must be acknowledged in order to receive God's blessing. (23-27)
4 can be conquered. (28-29)
1. To make someone look down on you and make you feel ashamed. (14-18)
※ Jesus witnessed the scribes mocking and embarrassing his disciples.
※ The scribes are questioning and belittle the qualifications of the disciples as ministers.
※ By distrusting the disciples, they try to distrust Jesus in the eyes of people. (Matthew 12:1-10)
※ When the crowd sees Jesus approaching, they are very surprised and run to greet him.
※ By turning the attention of the crowd from the disciples to himself, he saved him from being embarrassed.
※ When Jesus asks what he is doing, the answer is not a scribe, but a person in trouble.
One). I was embarrassed by the disease. (17)
※ Demon possession and epilepsy were cursed diseases, which were rejected and isolated from society.
※ Think of the embarrassment of the crowd's attention on them, the problem of demon possession, and their need to seek help from those who are clearly seen as scammers.
※ Being possessed by a demon made the situation worse, driving a kind of self-harm.
(Mt 17:15; Mark 9:22)
※ It is one of the main tasks of evil spirits to make the current situation worse.
※ The child was not healed because of his weak faith. (Child's father, disciples, scribes)
2). The work there was powerless. (18)
※ When the man first came to ask for help, there were nine disciples.
* Not one of them could help. because of lack of ability. (18)
※ This experience of the disciples created an atmosphere of distrust in God due to the spiritual failure and lack of ability of the servants. (Doubtful faith, questions of the scribes, lack of faith and ability of the disciples)
※ The solution to this incompetence is ① Obtaining the ability. ② He offered prayer and fasting.