Lesson 3: Impact is about being moved and moving others

1. Moved by the Mission

   1. Mark 1:21-39

   2. From Mark 1:21 through 34 we see a whole day of Jesus

   3. Mark 1:35 is Jesus' start to the next day right after this intense day

   4. Mark 1:38-39 shows Jesus' headstrong attitude

   5. Why did Jesus have such an intense drive?

      1. We see that Jesus was moved by His Mission—to save souls!

      2. The mark of a disciple of Jesus is being moved by His mission also!

2. Moved by Compassion

   1. Mark 1:40-45

      1. How did Jesus have powerful and lasting impact here?

      2. Can you describe Jesus' emotional state?

         1. The word is actually pretty intense, literally meaning "his guts went out"

      3. What does compassion have to do with having lasting impact?

      4. Jesus acted on His emotions for the good of others

   2. Galatians 5:6

      1. faith expressing itself through love

   3. John 13:34-35

      1. By this love they will know that your are my disciples

      2. Are we afraid of being too emotional? Why?

   4. Why did Jesus warn this guy?

3. Moved by Great Faith

   1. The things that moved Jesus...

      1. Jesus saw the faith of the people—plural

      2. He saw their resilient actions

      3. Their faith wasn't shaky

      4. He was also moved by a lack of faith

      5. He was even moved by their thoughts and attitudes

   2. Jesus moved the people...

      1. Speaking with authority

      2. The faith changed the man. Obvious faith changes people.

      3. He met the spiritual needs of the man first.

         1. He could have healed the man physically and then got to the spiritual.

         2. The spiritual need was more important to Jesus.

         3. Do you see people mostly from a spiritual or worldly point of view?

4. Moving Others with His Words

   1. How did Jesus move people?

      1. This was a time where Jesus didn't have to perform a miracle for the crowd to come around Him...It was by the power of His teaching.

      2. We see here that there was no class structure that Jesus was trying to reach.

      3. Jesus didn't show favoritism, which was even more significant in this culture.

   2. Levi was responding in a respectful way, so Jesus was moved by Him. The Pharisees were disrespectful, so Jesus spoke convicting words to them that must of built up the faith of these people

      1. If we try really hard to please everyone, the odds are really good that we will have little to know impact on anyone!

   3. Imagine how Jesus' words must have been felt by these people

      1. He commanded exceedingly more authority

      2. He lifts these people up by saying, "I am here for those like them, not those like you!"

      3. They must of felt very honored at that moment

Conclusion

• From these Scriptures we see the way Jesus was moved and how He moved others

• We cannot have impact if we're not easily moved

  • If we constantly need someone to move us

  • We cannot have impact if we're not moved by God