MARK

Chapter 1

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STUDY:

  • Was the way John the Baptist dressed peculiar?
  • What happened to Jesus immediately after He came up out of the water from baptism?
  • What took place after the baptism?
  • Who were the four disciples called in this chapter?
  • Who do you think the multitudes who gathered to receive healing from Jesus thought He was?
  • What does verse 38 tell us?
  • Why was Jesus forced to stay in desolate places to teach?

DIG DEEPER:

  • What was a favorite word used by Mark several times in this chapter?
  • How did Mark start the chapter/book that differed from Matthew?
  • What is repentance?
  • How are the baptism of Jesus and our baptism the same? Different?
  • What needs to happen before baptism can take place?  What is often the misrepresentation of baptism today?

APPLICATION:

  • How does what you read today about baptism, change your thoughts about it?
  • What thoughts arise when you know that Jesus was tempted to the max for forty days straight?
  • What is the Holy Spirit showing you after reading this chapter?

Read my thoughts on this chapter:

HIGHLIGHTED TEXT:

"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."
{Verse 15}

    QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

INTERESTING NOTES:

  • The Bible only refers to three accounts of temptation while in the wilderness, but know that He was tempted the entire 40 days.