Read Mark 9 What was your impression of this chapter? Did you notice anything that you’ve never seen before? The action in Mark moves pretty fast, and this chapter is no different. Why do you think the transfiguration (vv 1-13) took place? Is there anything you can learn about how you should respond to Jesus? […]

Read Mark 8 The narrative in Mark 8 moves right along and the events change quickly. But, some important things happen here.  Bread and food are used a couple of times in this chapter. Why is that? What did Jesus want to teach the disciples and other people with food/bread? What is He trying to […]

Read Mark 7 Have you ever felt that religion is just a set of rules you have to follow? Have you ever had “rules” and been surprised when another person didn’t follow them? In this chapter, the Pharisees had a set of rules that Jesus did not require his disciples to follow. What were the […]

Read Mark 6 Notice that this chapter starts with Jesus in Nazareth, his hometown. Pay attention to the events in this chapter. Give some thought to the first 12 verses. What is your response to the people who said, “He’s just a carpenter…”? How does Jesus respond to them? Why did Jesus send the 12 […]

Read Mark 5 There are two main sections in this chapter, and in each of them we see more about Jesus. Look at vv 1-20. Think about these things… What do we see happening? Who approached whom? Is this significant? What did Jesus do? What did the demon-possessed man do? How did the crowd around […]

Read Mark 4 This chapter introduces something new. Jesus begin teaching with parables, or stories to communicate a point. The first parable is in vv 1-20. The second parable is in vv 21-25. The third parable is in vv 26-29. The fourth parable is in vv 30-34. For each of the parables… Recount the story […]

Read Mark 3 There’s lots of activity in this chapter.  Look at vv 1-6 What happened here? What was the interaction between Jesus and the Pharisees? Why were the Pharisees wanting to kill Jesus? Now, move on to vv 7-12 Find a map and see if you can see the wide geographic spread of where […]

Read Mark 2 Moving on in Mark, this chapter contains 3 primary sections. Look at verses 1-12 Where is Jesus’ home? What did he find when he returned home? What was the complaint of the teachers? How did Jesus answer them? How did the crowd respond to Jesus healing the paralyzed man? Now, consider verses […]

Read Mark 1 The story in the book of Mark moves quickly. We can see that here in the first chapter. Many of these events are expanded upon in other Gospels. So, hang on as we work our way through the book of Mark. Take a look at the introduction in verses 1-8. What was […]