Jesus tells his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake, to a place no devout Jew would willingly enter: a land of pagans, pigs and tombs. The sermon works through Mark 5 and the story of a man possessed by a legion of demons, a man everyone had long written off. It turns out that for Jesus there are no people on the wrong side, and his power reaches those we would not even stoop to notice. Listen, and consider who you are being sent across to today.
To the Other Side
Do It for One
Crowds-crowds everywhere-and in a crowd, it’s hard to notice a single person and their needs. Sometimes we’d even like to do something good for others, but there are so many of them and so many needs. After all, we can’t possibly help everyone.
Jesus, too, was often surrounded by crowds, but as we read the Gospels, we see how consciously He devoted His attention to individuals. He didn’t just see the crowd; He saw each person, their stories, and their problems, setting an example for us on how to continue His mission. Someone once aptly said, “Do for one what you would like to do for everyone.”
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