Jesus went out from there and came into His hometown; and His disciples followed Him. And when the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, “Where did this man learn these things, and what is this wisdom that has been given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands? Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are His sisters not here with us?”
And they took offense at Him. Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not dishonored except in his hometown and among his own relatives, and in his own household.” And He could not do any miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. And He was amazed at their unbelief.
Mark 6:1-6
Jesus had a difficult time ministering to people who knew Him as the carpenter's son. We would think that His reputation would have preceded Him and people would have known that He was a great minister and healer of men by the power of God, because He was the Son of God.
But that is not what happened, Jesus was dismissed by those in his home town because they thought they knew everything there was to know about Him - that being that He was just the son of a carpenter.
This still happens today. We should not be surprised if family or friends throw at us what they consider to be our sins from long ago and fail to recognize that we have changed.
Maybe, we can't go home with the Gospel, but there is a big wide world full of people who need to hear the Gospel and need prayer and understanding.
Go boldly and share the Good News.
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