
Jesus Reshapes
Getting into shape
Looking for heroes
David Goggins
Answering the
No better example than Jesus
Mark 6:1-3 (NIV)
Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? Isn’t this the carpenter?
People are shaken by
How will we respond?
I can’t? Or I will
1. Jesus Reshapes Our Lifestyle
Yearning to be part of something
Marines, Navy Seals
Not for those who say I can’t, only for those who say I will
It takes training, diligence, discipline, courage, commitment
The way we view the Kingdom of God
Heaven Week
Love Your City
Mark 6:12-13 (NIV)
They went out and preached that people should repent. They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
What if that was your week?
Starts with every day change
Mark 6:46 (NIV)
After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.
What’s your lifestyle like?
Coming into conflict with the shape of our
2. Jesus Reshapes Our Attitudes
What comes out when you get squeezed?
Mark 6:34 (NIV)
When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
Snapshot of the culture
The experiences that shape our
Feed me
No finger pointing
Mark 6:38 (NIV)
“How many loaves do you have?” he asked.
What do you have?
Mark 6:41 (NIV)
Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves.
Have you given
The answer to our social condition today
Allow Jesus to reshape our attitudes
3. Jesus Reshapes Our Hearts
We tend to swing to the other extreme
Hearts becoming hardened
You can’t carry the
Mark 6:47-48 (NIV)
Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them.
Too busy rowing their own boat to see Jesus
He almost walked past
Crying out
Mark 6:50-52 (NIV)
Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.
The Radical
Soft toward God, hard toward the fallen mentality of the fallen world
The source of Jesus’ strength
Mark 6:56 (NIV)
And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
This is what it looks like when we put all three together
Action Step: Be Reshaped