Series Summary:

How do we balance “Immediately” with waiting on the Lord? After centuries of waiting for a Messiah and Jesus waiting 30 years in obscure living, Mark portrays Jesus coming on the scene with urgency as a servant. Mark uses the word immediately over 40 times! He traveled with Paul, Barnabas, and Peter. He failed and was restored. Now, he is writing about Jesus through the apostle Peter’s first hand account. Mark asks us to consider who Jesus really is. Will we surrender and follow with a sense of urgency as we wait for the return of Jesus Christ the son of Man and son of God?

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Starter

Who are you the son or daughter of and the grandson or granddaughter of?

Pray

Study Questions

READ: Mark 1:4, 15, 38

  1. a. What does Mark emphasis as the point of Jesus’ ministry in His first coming? b. Why is that point important for the people of His day and for us to remember?

READ: Mark 2-3:6

  1. a. What are the major stories/events this passage covers? b. Can you think of a common thread that links them all together?
  2. Mark 2:2 says Jesus was focused on “speaking the message to them.” a. What does Mark 1:15 say that message was? b. What message were most of the people focused on?
  3. Imagine the scene of Mark 2:3-12 as people are crawling on the roof, messy thatch is being pulled off, and a man is lowered down as Jesus is teaching. a. What do you find crazy about this? b. What was Jesus response to all this? c. Would you have had Jesus’ response?
  4. a. Why do you think Jesus only said to one man that his sins were forgiven instead of to all five? b. What did Jesus see in that situation that no one else could not see?
  5. In this passage, what is the relationship between their faith and their works?
  6. a. Why did Jesus say he was forgiving and healing this man? (2:10) b. How should that still be the focus of our lives in ministry on this earth while we wait for eternity?
  7. a. How did the religious scribes react to this healing? (2:6-7) b. Why did they react the way the did?
  8. Which do you think is easier to say your sins are forgiven or get up and walk? (2:9)
  9. How did the people react to this healing? (2:12)
  10. What insights into Jesus’ identity and character do we have from this passage?
  11. What are some simple applications we can see in this passage?