The Gospel according to Mark is written from the perspective of this disciple.
Peter
100
Why did the Pharisees come to see Jesus' miracles and hear His teaching?
CR. 3:2
SO that they might accuse Him!
100
What did the people find amazing about Jesus' teaching?
CR. 1:22
He taught as one having AUTHORITY
100
Name the twelve disciples.
CR. 3:16-19
Simon, James, John, Andrew, Phillip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James of Alpheaus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot.
100
What did the Syrophoenician woman admit about herself spiritually in 7:28, when she said, "Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children's crumbs." ????
She was admitting her uncleanness. She was saying, "I am a sinful dog. I don't deserve Your mercy."
200
According to Mark 1:1, Mark's goal is to write a biography of Jesus Christ. What is Mark showing us about Jesus in every passage?
Jesus is the Son of God.
200
This is one of only two miracles that appear in all 4 of the Gospels- the other is the resurrection.
The Feeding of the 5,000.
200
According to Jesus in Mark 2:17, Did He come to save the righteous or wicked sinners?
Wicked sinners
"It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
200
Did the crowds as a whole accept or reject Jesus?
They reject Him.
200
Where do "evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness" come from?
Mark 7:21-22
"Out of the heart of men"
300
What is Jesus' primary purpose in ministry?
CR. 1:14
Preaching the Gospel
300
Who does Jesus rebuke right after He rebuked the wind and the waves in Mark 4:35-41?
The disciples.
300
In Mark chapter 4, how many different types of soil are in the Parable of the Soils?
Bonus: Name each soil
4 types of soil
1. Hard pathway
2. Rocky Soil
3. Thorny Soil
4. Good Soil
300
Which Members of the Trinity are present at Jesus' baptism?
Bonus:
Tell what Each Member does?
Father- Spoke from heaven, "You are My beloved Son, in You, I am well-pleased."
Spirit- Descended on Christ like a dove. \
Son- Baptized by John
300
In Mark 2:1-12, Jesus' teaching is immediately interrupted by men busting through the roof to lower a paralyzed man down on a pallet. What does Jesus teach us by healing this man?
2:10-11
That Jesus has authority to forgive sins!
400
What is Mark's "favorite" adverb?
Mark uses it 40 times in this short book.
Immediately
400
Why does Jesus perform miracles?
To attest to Who He is.
To extend compassion to people.
To verify His message.
400
What does the seed represent in the parable of the soils?
CR. 4:14
Bonus: What does the soil represent?
The seed is the Word of God.
Bonus:
The soil is the human heart.
400
What did the woman who had hemorrhaging for twelve years teach Jairus, the ruler of the synagogue about faith in Mark 5:21-43?
Hint: Faith.
That Jairus should have faith even when there is no hope!
Faith against all odds.
400
What was Jesus warning the disciples about when He said "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."??
CR. Mark 8:15-21
Their false teaching.
500
True or false?
Mark the human author of the Gospel of Mark, was one of the 12 disciples.
False.
500
Why is it ironic that the demons know Who Jesus is?
1:24- "The Holy One of God"
3:11- "You are the Son of God."
5:7- "Jesus, Son of the Most High God."
Because no people do!
The disciples don't.
The crowds don't.
Only the demons recognize that Jesus is the Son of God.
500
Describe the state of the human heart that the four soils represent in the response to God's word.
1. The Hard Pathway
2. The Rocky Soil
3. The Thorny Soil
4. The Good Soil
1. A hard heart that immediately rejects the word when hearing it.
2. A shallow heart that receives the word, but immediately rejects it when trials and persecutions arise because of it.
3. A distracted heart that hears the word, but loves the world.
4. A soft heart that receives the Word and obeys it.
500
According to the Pharisees, is it better to heal a man on the Sabbath or to plan to kill a man on the Sabbath?
CR. Mark 3:1-6
It is much better to plan to kill a man than to heal a man with a withered hand, according to a Pharisee.
500
What did the disciples learn whenever Jesus feed the 4,000 Gentiles in 8:1-9?
Look at verse 2.