Controlling Jesus

Last week we saw Jesus leave the big city crowds. He had too many people wanting too much from Him. Jesus was in a crisis and He needs to make some tough decisions. So Jesus appointed and ordained twelve ordinary men as Apostles to preach the gospel message. This week, Jesus and his Apostles come back into town to find the crowds waiting for them. And we’re going to see something that Mark likes to do in his gospel — to sandwich one story in the middle of another. By doing so, Mark not only demonstrates a relationship between the two stories but, by combining the two stories, makes a new point. What is that point? Well, let’s find out!