#Jesus goes into the wilderness to pray series

Unfortunately, I just wasted a few seconds of your time there, because I don’t think my personal experience and character quirks have anything to do with why Jesus went to lonely places. I’m primarily an extrovert, but only barely – I’m sort of an introverted extrovert.

For me, this is because I have some introvert blood running through my veins. If we have a large church covered dish, I guarantee at some point that I’ll disappear without a trace for a few moments and come back. Today on a family trip to a swimming hole on the Carmel river in beautiful Carmel Valley wine country, I slipped away for about 20 minutes to solo explore the surrounding area. Whenever there is a large gathering with lots of people – or even a small gathering with a few people, at some point, I am going to slip away on my own for a little while. I have a reputation among my family and those who know me best. Okay, great passage, but no definite answers to our question. Fascinating…but why did He does this? Let’s read Mark 1 and see if we can find answers. Jesus, in the midst of the single most important mission in the history of the world, often went to deserted places by Himself. 16 Yet he often withdrew to deserted places and prayed We find out later, in Luke 5:15-16 that this was not a one time thing for Jesus, but a frequent habit:ġ5 But the news about him spread even more, and large crowds would come together to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

36 Simon and his companions searched for him, 37 and when they found him they said, “Everyone is looking for you.” Our focus passage comes from this small section of Mark 1:ģ5 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he got up, went out, and made his way to a deserted place and there he was praying. Our Bible readings for the day include Judges 2, Acts 6, Jeremiah 15 and Mark 1. I’ve saved some of the recent feedback up and hope to share with you soon, but since Saturdays are often very pressed for me, today is not that day. Look for an episode later this week with some great listener comments, questions and feedback. The message is entitled: “Sit Down, Church.” And that title probably doesn’t mean what you think it does.

#Jesus goes into the wilderness to pray series

We ‘meet’ at 11am and are kicking off a brand new series on the Holy Spirit and how we MUST turn to Him now during this pandemic. If you are listening to this early enough, come on over and join us on Facebook at VBC Salinas for a livestream of our church gathering. Hello friends and happy Lord’s Day to you.