In the ordinariness of life and of love, of misunderstanding and hurt, of care and compassion, the grace of God and the love of God are active and alive.

When Jesus visited Nazareth, where He grew up, He faced rejection. He was not able to perform any miracles, apart from curing a few sick people.

23 авг. 2020 г. · Because of the time and place in which we live there are many people who have a perceived familiarity with Jesus.

Jesus describes an itinerant ministry where the evangelists live solely on the kindness of strangers, and on faith that Jesus knows what he is talking about.

6 февр. 2019 г. · Mark 6:1-6 ... Let us all remember that we are in the Holy Presence of God. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

“Jesus came to his hometown.” He's left that place where he healed Jairus' daughter and the hemorrhaging women and has returned to Nazareth.

Commentary on Mark 6:1-6. Jesus returns to his home town in the company of his disciples. On the sabbath day, as was his right, he began teaching in the ...

25 сент. 2021 г. · Are we dismissive of Jesus? At times, yes. But by God's grace and Jesus' forgiveness, we are washed clean of that dismissiveness and contempt ...

18 янв. 2021 г. · Unbelief: Determined refusal to believe (Mark 6:1-6) · Doubt is not the absence of faith; doubt is the questioning of faith. Listen carefully, ...

In this narrative, Jesus' message and activity in the synagogues had been growing less impressive as the story went on, including the latest rejection in 6:1-6.