Mark 3 & 4

Well I finished my fast last night. The whole month of January with no sweets or meat. And guess what I had at midnight. That's right. Chocolate! Mmmm....chocolate. Tonight? Steak. Mmmm....steak.

III Jesus heals, teaches, appoints Apostles
A. vs 1-6 Jesus heals a man wih a withered hand
1. vs 1-4 Jesus asks the people in a synagogue if it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath
2. vs 5-6 Jesus healed the man's hand; the Pharasees and Herodians began to plot together against Christ
B. vs 7-12 Jesus gatheres crowds; the evil spirits knew He was the Son of God
C. vs 13-19 Jesus designated the Twelve Apostles
D. vs 20-30 Jesus teaches on the nature of Satan
1. vs 20-21 Jesus' family think that He is out of His mind
2. vs 22 The teachers think He is performing miracles by the power of Beelzebub
3. vs 23-27 Satan can not drive out Satan and a house divided will fall
4. vs 28-30 Blasphemies against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven
E. vs 31-35 Jesus says that whoever does His will is His family

IV Jesus teaches in parables
A. vs 1-20 The Parable of the Sower
1. vs 1-9 Jesus gives the Parable to the crowd
2. vs 10-12 Jesus explains to the Apostles why He gives the Parables with no explinations to the crowds
3. vs 13-20 Jesus gives the Parable's explanation to the Apostles
B. vs 21-23 Jesus says that whatever is hidden will be exposed
C. vs 24-25 Whoever has will be given more, whoever does not have will have what little they have taken from them
D. vs 26-29 The Kingdom of God is like seed growing in a field
E. vs 30-34 The Kingdom of God is like a Mustard Seed
F. vs 35-41 Jesus calms the storm; amazes the Apostles