Mark 3:7-35
"You Win Some, You Lose Some"

V.7-1 Why so popular?
John 6:30 So they asked him, "What miraculous sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31 Our forefathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written: 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'" 32 Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." 34 "Sir," they said, "from now on give us this bread." 35 Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
“That’s it! We’re outa’ here!”

John 6:66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. 67 "You do not want to leave too, do you?" Jesus asked the Twelve. 68 Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."

V.13-19
Luke 6:12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles...

Apostle (ap-os'-tol-os); a delegate; one who is sent. Specifically
1. an ambassador of the Gospel
2. officially commisioned by Christ
3. Given miraculous powers (V.15)

Matt 10:1 He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.

2 Cor 12:12 The things that mark an apostle-signs, wonders and miracles-
1.Peter: Renamed by Jesus, his original name was Simon (Mark 3:16); was a fisherman from the Bethsaida "of Galilee" (John 1:44, cf. John 12:21). Also known as Simon bar Jonah, Simon bar Jochanan (Aram.), Cephas (Aram.), and Simon Peter.
2. James, son of Zebedee: The brother of John.
3. John: The brother of James. Jesus named both of them Bo-aner'ges, which means "sons of thunder".(Mark3:17)
4. Andrew: The brother of Simon/Peter, a Bethsaida fisherman, and a former disciple of John the Baptist.
5. Philip: From the Bethsaida of Galilee (John 1:44, John 12:21)
6. Bartholomew: son of Talemai: Elsewhere he is named as Nathanael, who is mentioned in John 1:45-51.
7. Matthew: The tax collector, also known as "Levi", son of Alphaeus.
8. Thomas: Also known as Judas Thomas Didymus - Aramaic T'oma' = twin, and Greek Didymous = twin.
9. James, son of Alphaeus: Generally identified with "James the Less", and also identified by "James the Just".
10. Thaddaeus: The identity of this apostle, who has traditionally been called Jude, varies between the Gospels and also between ancient manuscripts of each gospel: Mark names him as Thaddaeus, different manuscripts of Matthew identify him as either Thaddeus or "Lebbaeus"; Luke names him as Judas, son of James
11. Simon the Cananean: Named in Luke and Acts as "Simon the Zealot".
12. Judas Iscariot: The disciple who later betrayed Jesus.(Mark 3:19).
“Follow me but count the cost.”

“Then Jesus said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.”

Peter, crucified upside-down.
James, son of Zebedee was beheaded in 44 A.D.
John, son of Zebedee, not martyred yet was banished to the island of Patmos
Andrew, Peter's brother, was crucified.
Philip was crucified in 54 A.D.
Bartholomew was crucified.
Matthew killed by a halberd (A spiked axe) in 60 A.D.
Thomas was killed by a spear.
James, son of Alphaeus, beaten to death by a club after being crucified and stoned.
Jude (Thaddaeus) was crucified.
Simon the Zealot was crucified in 74 A.D.

How will you be remembered?

V.20-30
1. His family attributes His actions to mental deficiencies. “He’s crazy.”
2. The religious leaders attribute His actions to Beelzebub (Satan)

V.23-29 Unpardonable sin
1 Cor 6:9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Unpardonable sin: an ongoing, continual rejection of the Holy Spirit’s call for you to repent and trust in Jesus.

Jesus had a family?

John 7:1 After this, Jesus went around in Galilee, purposely staying away from Judea because the Jews there were waiting to take his life. 2 But when the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near, 3 Jesus' brothers said to him, "You ought to leave here and go to Judea, so that your disciples may see the miracles you do. 4 No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world." 5 For even his own brothers did not believe in him.

Mark 6:4 Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor."
V.21 Having your family’s approval is desirable but not necessary for happiness and not always possible
•Acts 1:12-13
•Gal 1:18-19
•1 Cor 9:3

What explains that?
Resurrection!