Mark.5
1-20 Man possessed by a Legion of demons is liberated.
25-34 Woman with flow of blood healed.
26 - “...and had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse...”
34 - “...And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your affliction..."
Why 12 years of suffering? Why heal her now? Normal for the Kingdom?
Ex.15:26 “...And He said, "If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the Lord, am your healer..."
35-42 Twelve year old girl dies, but Jesus restores her life.
36 - “...But Jesus, overhearing what was being spoken, said to the synagogue official, "Do not be afraid any longer, only believe..."
The presence of the Kingdom brings hope when hope is in danger of being extinguished.
43 - “...And He gave them strict orders that no one should know about this, and He said that something should be given her to eat...” Why Not? Why not God gets the Glory? [the mission was not to be impeded by the spectacular]
Mark.6
1-6 Home town unbelief. “It is what it is” instead of “It should and can be better”.
7-13 Disciples given authority, preached repentance, cast out demons, many sick people healed.
14-29 Why was John the Baptist beheaded? Selfish rejection of the kingdom message to repent. Bad things happen when repentance is avoided.
30-44 Feeding of the 5000.
45-52 Jesus walks on water. Normal? Do kingdom people handle the storms of life differently?
56 - “...Wherever He entered villages, or cities, or countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places, and imploring Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were being cured...”
Mark.7
FP 7:6-7 (Is.29:13) Honor with lips, heart far from, doctrines and precepts of men.
8 - “...Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men..." Just being normal.
9 - “...He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition...” What do we set aside?
Which results in? 21,22 - “...For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride and foolishness...”
24-30 Gentile woman has faith, touches the heart of Jesus, gets deliverance for her daughter.
31-37 Heals a deaf man and again asks that it not be told.
Mark.8
1-9 Feeding of 4000
15 - “...And He was giving orders to them, saying, "Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod..." Religion and Politics.
27-38 Peter hits a high and a low.
Recognizes Jesus as the Christ.
Sets his mind on man’s interests instead of God’s
Mark.9
1-13 Transfiguration - meeting with Moses and Elijah.
14-29 Demon possessed boy.
19 - “...unbelieving generation...”
23 - “...all things are possible to him who believes...”
40 - “...For he who is not against us is for us...”
Matt.12:30 “...He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters...”
42-48 Is it important to not stumble or cause stumbling?
Leads to? “... cast into hell, where Their worm does not die , and the fire is not quenched ...”
Mark.10
1-12 Teaching on marriage and divorce.
13-16 Accepting kingdom as a child.
17-22 Rich young ruler.
Common thread in theses two passages? [Not about OWNERSHIP, but about trust, enthusiasm, and God’s creative purposes]
35-45 Choose sevanthood over position.
Mark.11
1-11 Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey.
12-19 Clears the temple [Matt 21:13 House of prayer, Mark House of prayer for all nations, Luke Prayer]
20-26 Prayer points:
22 - “...have faith in God...”
24 “...no doubt ...believe...”
25 “...forgive...”
Mark.12
1-12 Those left in charge of the vineyard have visions of? OWNERSHIP
17 - “...And Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at Him...”
24 - “... Jesus said to them, "Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scriptures or the power of God?...” What is the source of religious mistakes?
28-34 Understanding the greatest commandment gets you?
34 - “...When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." After that, no one would venture to ask Him any more questions...”
Close to the kingdom
41-44 How was the poor widow smarter than the rich young ruler? “...put in all she owned...” Willing to avoid the trap of OWNERSHIP
Mark.13
1-23 Discussion of end times again starts with “...see to it that no one misleads you...”
10 - “...The gospel must first be preached to all the nations...”
13 - “...You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved...”
24-31 How will the 2nd coming differ from the first? Glory, not baby to sacrificial lamb.
32 - “...But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone...”
33-37 Our Part?
33 - keep on the alert
35 - keep on the alert
37 - keep on the alert
Mark.14
3-9 Woman anoints Jesus with expensive perfume. Life of principles can’t see the value of this in God’s bigger reality.
17-26 Last Supper. Who will betray Christ? “...surely not I...”
27-31 Who will deny Christ?
32-42 Who will watch and pray?
51,52 - “...A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized* him. But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked...” Tradition says this person was John Mark (author of this gospel account, not one of the disciples, companion of Paul)
53-65 Jesus before the high priest
54 - Peter warms himself in the enemy camp - be careful where and how you get comfortable.
63,64 Principled living, Poor judgment, Jesus accused of blasphemy.
66-72 Peter’s denial
Mark.15
1-15 Jesus before Pilate
10 - Pilate sees through the religious leader’s smoke screen - they’re driven by envy, not righteousness.
15 - Pilate is driven by? Popularity. Hands Jesus over.
16-24 Mocking, beating, crucifixion.
33-38 Darkness, death, done.
42-46 Burial.
Mark.16
1-8 Empty tomb, He is risen.
9-14 Appears to Mary Maddalene, 2 on the road, 11 reclining at the table.
15-18 Commission?
15 - “...Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation...”
16 - “...He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned...” What is belief? What accompanies belief?
17,18 “...These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover..."
19 - Ascension into heaven to sit at the right hand of God.
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