• Mark 6:5. God is careful about who He decides to demonstrate His power to.
• Jesus sends the apostles out in pairs.
• The apostles were sent out without provisions and forced to rely on God and the generosity of those they met.
• Herod in an unlawful marriage - note that there is such a thing as an unlawful marriage!
• Herodias’ daughter dances for Herod and his men at a feast. See Matthew 13:13

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• God’s law gives us higher moral and ethical standards than we would otherwise have.
• “Second mile mentality”
  • In the home
    • Husbands - more than just exercise headship
      • Honor, nourish, cherish - I Peter 3:7
    • Wives - more than just submit (Colossians 3:18
      • Willingly and respectfully
    • Parents - more than just control children
      • With training and admonition of the Lord - Ephesians 6:4
    • Children - more than just obey parents
      • Honor them - Ephesians 6:1-3
  • In society
    • Colossians 4:5-6
    • I Corinthians 9:19-22
    • Romans 13:1-6 - Submit to civil authority
    • I Peter 2:13-17
  • In the church
    • Abound in work of the Lord - I Corinthians 15:58
    • Sew bountifully and reap bountifully - II Corinthians 9:6
    • I Peter 1:5-8
    • Abounding in work for the Lord
      • In our attendance
      • In our support
      • In our duties: study, visiting, calling, etc.
    • Ephesians 4:16
    • Romans 15:1

• Acts 9:26-28.
• Acts 15:1-2 - Paul and Barnabas address the question of circumcision.
• Barnabas
  • Paul and Barnabas sent by the Holy Spirit (Acts 13:2-4
  • Paul and Barnabas separate (Acts 15:36-40
• Titus
  • Acts 15:2 - Others?
  • II Corinthians 8:23 - partner of Paul
  • Titus 1:4 - “true child”
• Circumcision not required
  • Romans 6:1-4
  • Colossians 2:11-15
• Paul stands up to Peter.

• Jesus casts the demons into swine.
  • Jesus gave different instructions to the man than he had given to others at other times. Compare Mark 1:44
• Healing Jairus’ daughter
• Woman’s flow of blood healed
  • John 11:41-42
• Jesus raised three people from the dead (besides Himself):
  • Mark 5:41-42 - Jairus’ daughter
  • Luke 7:12-15 - the widow’s son
  • John 11:43-44 - Lazarus
• The significance of the divine power of resurrection
  • Consider Matthew 16:18
  • Jesus’ power to resurrect Himself and other people shows that He is all powerful and proves that He can raise us from the dead when He returns.
• Jesus rejected by the Nazarenes
  • See Luke 4:16-30

• Some worship publicly, but do nothing to worship on their own during the week.
• Some say they see no need to worship with a congregation.
• Both types of worship are necessary.
• Private worship
  • Its convenience
    • One can usually pray if he desires to.
    • It’s convenient to study during breaks in our day.
  • Its adaptability
    • Sometimes we need to pray about things that are too private for a public prayer.
  • Its sincerity
    • In public worship, it’s easy for one to be more concerned about how you appear to others or put on a show for appearance’s sake. This is nearly impossible in private worship.
    • It’s much easier to keep your mind from wandering in private worship.
  • Its advantages
    • We can pray often during the day.
    • We can offer the contents of our heart to God.
  • Its intensity
• Rules for private worship
  • Regularly - Daniel 6:10
  • Perseveringly - Luke 22:44
  • Find a private place - Luke 22:39-41
  • Make worship genuine - John 4:23-24
  • Be humble - Luke 18:13
  • Be forgiving and ask for forgiveness - Matthew 6:14-15
• Elements of private worship
  • Prayer - like David and Jesus
  • Sing (James 5:13
  • Study and meditate
• How do you private worship? How often?