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Jesus stops for the ones nobody countsMark 5:21-43Length: Long

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • Who does Jesus stop for on the way, and how does he treat both her and the girl?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • Who in your community would you be tempted to walk past on your way to something more important?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • Who will you deliberately stop for this week — and on what day?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who could you take with you when you go?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

Jesus, you were on your way to someone important and you stopped for a woman nobody would touch. Slow us down for the people our community has learned to walk past.