Mark 2:1 When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. 2 Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them,Jesus was clearly getting famous at this point. This is a particular situation is especially interesting when it comes to going bac...  Read More

INTRODUCTIONThe following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.OPEN QUESTIONSWhat is one of your favorite things about the Christmas season?  What’s one of your least favorite things?HEADRead Mark 5:24...  Read More

Mark:5:34 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.”I bet the relief that she felt was palpable. She was frightened and worried, and in a small short sentence, her fears were laid to rest, and she was healed. Her suffering was alleviated, and she could go back and belong to her family, to her friends, and to her community. She had this issue ...  Read More

Mark 5:32 But he kept on looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the frightened woman, trembling at the realization of what had happened to her, came and fell to her knees in front of him and told him what she had done.I wonder what Jesus's gaze was like. I wonder what it is like? We don’t know what color his eyes were, but judging by his ethnicity, they were probably brown or some dark col...  Read More

Mark 5:31His disciples said to him, “Look at this crowd pressing around you. How can you ask, ‘Who touched me?’”His disciples were relatively confused by what had just happened and vocalized their surprise. They didn’t really understand how Jesus could feel someone in particular when the crowd was so close to him. it seems there must have been quite a crush of people around him.Have you ever been ...  Read More

Mark 5:30 Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out from him, so he turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my robe?”Jesus recognized that something was happening around him. His ability to know when his power was tapped into must have been something to behold. He knew that someone had touched his robe and was healed from that slight touch. It seems that Jesus had a cogniza...  Read More