Mark 7:25-28

Psalm 145:16 "When You open your hand, You satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing." Discover the currency of The Kingdom of God.

There are some names in the Bible that everyone knows: Adam and Eve, Noah, Moses, Mary, Peter, Paul. But the Bible is also full of stories with unnamed characters. People who made a difference not in the spotlight, but in the shadows. We often think they and we are insignificant if the spotlight is not on. But here's the good news: God chooses and uses shadow Christians.

In Mark 5–7, we see Jesus and the disciples “zig-zagging” back and forth across Lake Galilee. The disciples must have felt disoriented with all the movement, but Jesus was clearly in charge of their itinerary. He seems to be on a purposeful mission, and none of his encounters with people are accidental or unanticipated. This five-day series will explore some encounters, particularly Jesus’ missional words and actions.

Jesus invites us to commune with Him, to know the fellowship of His love and sufferings. We offer ourselves to be “broken and poured out” to a world starving and thirsty for His living bread and cup of salvation. Whether to our next-door neighbor, our coworker, the homeless, or the poverty-stricken in another land, we must carry the gospel of love, healing, and hope to those Jesus died to redeem.