The Servant King - Mark 6.14-29

Weekly Podcast from Cornerstone Wesleyan Church, North Gower, Ontario

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growgroups will be starting up soon, but until then, here are some questions for personal study, or for discussion around your meal table at home.

• Herod assumed that Jesus was John the Baptist risen from the dead - perhaps he heard about Jairus' daughter being raised from the dead. What does this tell you about how word spread around the region of Galilee? 
• Foreshadowing refers to the author hinting at something coming in the future (we see it a lot in movies). How does Mark 6:14-29 foreshadow or help us understand events later in the book of Mark (specifically Jesus' death)?
• Nathan explained the messy history of Herod's family - how does hearing about the sin and brokenness in his history help us understand why Herod did what he did in this chapter?
• 6:20 - Herod was puzzled by John, but liked to listen to him. Have you ever appreciated listening to a Christian speaker who at the same time troubled you? Why do you think this is?
• In what ways does our passage today show us that John had principles?
• In what ways does our passage today show us that Herod lacked principles?
• "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything" What do you stand for? How can you be assured that these are godly principles?
• What is the difference between having principles and being legalistic?