Text: Mark 5:21-6:6
Title: Marveling at Faith and Unbelief
Outline:
I. Belief Tested
(Mark 5:21–24, 35–43)
II. Marvel in Belief
(Mark 5:25-34)
III. Marvel at Unbelief
(Mark 6:1-6)
Personal Reflection & Small Group Questions
Please complete this study on your own, then bring it to your small group for discussion.
- How can Jairus's approach to Jesus in his moment of desperation guide us when we face desperate situations?
- Describe the interaction between Jesus and the woman who touched His cloak. What details stand out about her faith and Jesus's response?
- What parallels do you see between the raising of Jairus’s daughter (Mark 5:21-43) and the raising of Lazarus (John 11:1-44)?
- How might you have reacted if you were a part of the crowd witnessing these miracles?
- Why do you think the people of Nazareth had such difficulty accepting Jesus as a prophet?
- Are there aspects of Jesus’s teaching or actions that you find hard to believe or accept? What steps can you take to help your unbelief/doubt?
