A Compassion That Acts

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Oct 5, 2014 by: Dale Thiele | Series: Learning Jesus Scripture: Mark 8:1-10 Tags: miracles, compassion

Learning Jesus
A Compassion That Acts
Mark 8:1-10

  • A Mass Feeding…Again: Even the Gentiles
  • The Inner Workings of Compassion
  • Cultivating a Culture of Compassion

Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion

  1. Read Mark 8:1-10. This miracle feeding is very similar to the one in Mark 6:30-44. What is similar? What is different? Why would Mark think it important to include this second feeding, while Luke and John do not record this second feeding?
  2. From Mark 7:24-8:10 Jesus is ministering in Gentile regions. We see an exorcism, a healing, and a nature miracle (the bread). What are we learning about Jesus in this sequence?
  3. In verse 2 Jesus says he has “compassion” on the crowd. What is compassion? From where does it come? What keeps you from having compassion on people?
  4. What is a “culture of compassion”? Why should the church be a “culture of compassion”? How does the gospel create such a culture?