In Mark 6, John the Baptist is arrested and beheaded and the “miracle of loaves and fishes” takes place. When these stories are put in their real contexts instead of the movie versions we’ve seen, they become remarkably applicable to our daily lives.
by Gregory Williams
Air Date: August 17, 2024
Show Notes
- 00:00:30 Legion of demons cast out between two regions
- 00:05:20 Garden = protected place
- 00:13:35 Greg on X at @GregoryHHC
- 00:16:30 Patres; Father; Nazarite; Sabbath; Synagogue
- 00:21:35 Offended
- 00:24:48 Essenes; Cities of Blood; Flesh Pots; Covetous Practices; Benefactors; Tens Hundreds and Thousands; Synagogue; Pharisees; Free Bread
- 00:34:18 Logos = Right Reason; Simon the Leper = Nicodemus
- 00:42:28 Exousia; Join the Network; Jesus Commanded
- 00:47:58 Burning Bush Festival; White Rock Gathering
- 01:03:20 City – Polis; Communion; Pure Religion; World; Benefactors; Freewill Offerings; Pagan; Corban; Snare; Tables; Bondage of Egypt
- 01:08:45 Logos = Right Reason; Tree of Life vs Tree of Knowledge
- 01:15:45 Jesus Commanded; Tables; Tens
- 01:21:58 Social Bonds;
- 01:32:35 Caesar; Herod; FDR; LBJ; Socialism; Common Purse
Paul’s Notes
Demoniac/Legion controlling man’s actions; Casting out; “Country” = “chora”; Or “patris”; Sophistry; Two trees to help decisions; Energy (dunamis); Pastors as leaders; Guided interpretation of scripture; Drawing near Holy Spirit; Corban = sacrifice; Abundant life; Other Jesus’s; Spiritual influence on you; Tree of Life; Mark 6:1; Country (patris); Nazareth?; Mt 13:58; Speaking in synagogue; Lk 4:23; Astonished and offended by Jesus; What is Jesus saying?; “Essene” and “Nazorean”; Lovers of soft things?; Washing off iniquities of the world; “Synagogue”; Which polis?; Untranslated double words?; Mt 13:57; Lk 20:23; Following lies; Hiding the truth; “Logos” (word of God) = right reason; Orthodoxy of John the Baptist; Simon – which one?; Nicodemus; Is 8:14; Is 49:7; Is 53:3; Leaving the presence of God; Sacrifice for the good of others; Giving liberty to apostles; Sending out two by two; Gathering locally; Allowing rejection; Symbols of faith; Teaching imaginary Jesus; Not to be that way; Mark 6:14; Herod’s daughter?; Jesus’s system of charity; Herod’s fear of John the Baptist; Keeping your word; Holy Spirit on Jesus and apostles; Mark 6:30; Influx of people; Community? Common union; Taking care of the needy; Pure Religion; “Pagans”; Freewill vs compelled offerings; Astonishing and offensive; Welfare snares; Repentance; Biting your neighbor; Seeing what you do not want to see; Coming out of their polis to follow Jesus?; Christ commanding disciples; Mark 6:39; “Commanded” = “epitossin”; Mark 6:27; Acts 23:2; Greek words translated?; Jesus rarely “commanded” men; Companies and ranks; Common efficient method of organization for communion; Taking time to organize in Tens (symposia); Families with the men; Organization seen throughout history; Militia; Binding with love; Natural sharing; Hollywood portrayal of feeding; Fasting while others eat?; Common followers of disciples’ examples?; The greater miracle; Volunteerism; Righteous sharing – not a snare; Going home with new friends; Will your faith last?
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