1.1-3.6 Review

Community Building
  • Continue your discussion of any parts of your group that need modification or review.
  • Brainstorm further potential externally focused projects, and consider adopting one of these suggestions.

The Text: Mark 1.1-3.6
  • Take turns reading this entire section aloud to each other.
  • What impacted us from Lou’s summary of this section?

Discussion Questions:
  • Make a list of all the ways Jesus has demonstrated authority in the stories we’ve discussed these past few weeks. Which of these aspects of Jesus’ authority do you find most amazing? Encouraging? Confusing?
  • Discuss the different responses to Jesus’ authority by different people and groups:
     o The disciples
     o The crowds
     o The unclean spirits
     o The sick and paralyzed
     o The religious leaders
  • Jesus’ first sermon was “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe the gospel.” How has each element of that first sermon been described by Mark so far in his Gospel:
     o The time is fulfilled:
     o The Kingdom of God is at hand:
     o Repent and believe the gospel:

Application reflections
  • What new things have you learned about Jesus and the kingdom of God in the past weeks?
  • How would you characterize your response to this learning? Amazed? Immediately obedient? Questioning? A bit troubled? Frustrated and angry at Jesus?
  • Before next week, read Mark 3.7-6.6 several times.

Pray