Jesus' Leadership: Mark 3

Sabbath
1-6. Jesus strategically challenges the system, in this case not with great moving speeches, but with a hands on, tangible healing of a needy man.

Crowds
7-12.

• Tyre and Sidon were Gentile areas, meaning Jesus' following was trans-cultural.
• He asked the disciples to have a boat ready...for many sick crowded Him. There are several nuggets here. One, he resources and delegates tasks, having the disciples get the boat. Further, the boat seems to be a creative solution to a problem...they were being crowded, often by sick people. Thus with the boat Jesus could more easily reach many while keeping his team healthy for the big task. Since these large crowds were following Him, Jesus got to chose the location more or less. Therefore, choosing a site on the water was intentional and creative, serving to address a need of the ministry.
• Again, Jesus has His sights on completing the mission, not on temporary fame. He has an eye to the future, and the present, in ordering that His identity not be revealed.
  

Appointing the 12
13-19. On a mountainside. Jesus used a retreat setting to call those around Him, likely creating a memorable location for those who would follow. He called those he wanted. Jesus did not take just anybody, but purposefully went after a select few. that He might send them out to preach and to have authority. Perhaps most importantly, Jesus MULTIPLIES His influence, delegating responsibility, not attempting to do it all on His own.

Beelzebub
20-30. Jesus uses logic and reason in replying to His critics, not rhetoric or tit-for-tat insults.

Jesus' Mother and Brothers
31-35. Jesus seems to be balancing work and family delicately here. In a culture where family is extremely valued, He sends a strong message by not dropping everything for them. Now He is an adult and a single man so this is not akin to a husband neglecting his wife and kids. Regardless, Jesus shows that there is a time to be with family (perhaps the 1st 30 years of His life) and there is a time to be focused on the task at hand. Further, extending the label of family to His followers sends a strong message regarding how He values them.