Read Psalm 33:1-5
1 Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous;
it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp;
make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3 Sing to him a new song;
play skillfully, and shout for joy.
4 For the word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.
Choose one of the following for sharing about last week:
Pray for each other’s needs.
Cast vision for who they can become in Christ or what God can do through them. The first words of Jesus in Mark were telling people to “repent.” This means to change our whole way of thinking because God’s ways are so different from ours. One area is how we view ourselves. We need a new understanding of life with God and what He can do in our lives. The next words of Jesus were "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." Every disciple of Jesus is called to live out this twin call to follow Him and fish for men. Our sacrificial commitment to Jesus transforms daily life and all our relationships. Let’s encourage each other to continually repent, follow and fish!
A couple of weeks before Jesus’ death, He and His followers were in a town called Jericho. As they leave to travel the 24 km up the mountain to Jerusalem, a blind man calls out to Jesus trying to get his attention.
35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.36 When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”
38 He called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
39 Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
40 Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,41 “What do you want me to do for you?”
“Lord, I want to see,” he replied.
42 Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”43 Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God.
Jesus has great compassion for people! He asked the blind man an amazing question, “What do you want me to do for you?”, then met the man’s needs. As followers of Jesus, we take the initiative to show compassion for people in the power of the Spirit by asking people the Amazing Question: Let them (the person you're asking) know that you believe in the power of prayer, and will be praying for them, regarding how they would answer Jesus’ amazing question. Also consider ways you might care for them in practical ways.
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