Mark 14

XIV The Final Passover, Betrayal, and Trial of Jesus
A. vs 1-11 A woman anoints Jesus
1. vs 1-2 The leaders are looking for a way to arrest Jesus
2. vs 3 A woman breaks an alabaster jar of expensive perfume over the head of Jesus
3. vs 4-5 The men rebuke the woman for wasting the perfume
4. vs 6-9 Jesus says this was done to prepare Him for burial
5. vs 10-11 Judas decides to betray Jesus
B. vs 12-26 The Final Passover Meal
1. vs 12 The disciples ask Jesus where he wants to celebrate Passover
2. vs 13-15 Jesus tells the disciples how to find the upper room
3. vs 16-19 Jesus arrives at the upper room and reveals His imminent betrayal
4. vs 20-21 It will be better for His betrayer that he was never born
5. vs 22-26 Jesus eats the Passover and leaves for the Mount of Olives
C. vs 27-31 Jesus says His disciples will deny Him and Peter says he will not
D. vs 32-42 Jesus goes to the garden of Gethsemane
1. vs 32-34 Jesus leaves His disciples in the garden to go pray
2. vs 35-36 Jesus says "Not my will, but Yours"
3. vs 37-38 Jesus finds the disciples have fallen asleep
4. vs 39-40 Jesus finds the disciple asleep again
5. vs 41-42 Jesus tells them His betrayer is coming
E. vs 43-52 Jesus is Arrested in the garden
1. vs 43 Judas appears with a mob
2. vs 44-47 Judas signals the mob by kissing Jesus
3. vs 48-50 Jesus is arrested and His disciples flee
4. vs 51-52 A young man (Mark?) flees naked from the garden
F. vs 53-65 Jesus is brought before the Sanhedrin
1. vs 53-54 Jesus goes before the High Priest and Peter follows at a distance
2. vs 55-56 The Sanhedrin looks for reasons to put Jesus to death
3. vs 57-59 The stories of His accusers do not agree
4. vs 60-61 Jesus remains silent through the questions
5. vs 62 Jesus says He is the Christ
6. vs 63-65 They condemn and beat Jesus
G. vs 66-72 Peter denies Christ 3 times
1. vs 66-68 Peter denies Christ to a servant girl
2. vs 69-70 Peter denies Christ twice more to those nearby
3. vs 71-72 Peter remembers what Christ said earlier

Mark 13

XIII Signs of the End of History
A. vs 1-2 Jesus says all the buildings around them will be torn down
B. vs 3-4 The disciples want to know when the end will come
C. vs 5-8 Jesus says there will be wars, earthquakes, and famines
D. vs 9-11 The gospel must be preached to all nations
E. vs 12-13 Only those who stand firm until the end will be saved
F. vs 14-25 When you see the signs, run!
G. vs 26-27 Christ will gather His elect
H. vs 28-31 Heaven and earth will pass awy but Christ's words will remain.
I. vs 32-34 Only the Father knows when the Son will return
J. vs 35-37 Don't be caught sleeping when He returns

Mark 12

I found an old friend on the internet today. Joel Eason was the last Youth Pastor I worked under before I became a Youth Pastor myself. He is now the Pastor at Bridgeway church in FL. I downloaded his last sermon and it was such a joy to hear his voice again! I'm so glad that he has started a successful church and will add him to my prayer list.

XII Jesus continues to teach and answer questions
A. vs 1-12 The Parable of the Tenants and the Vineyard
1. vs 1-5 A man owned a vineyard and sent servants to collect the crop. The tenants killed the servants.
2. vs 6-8 The owner sent His Son and the tenants killed Him also.
3. vs 9-12 The Owner will kill the tenants and give the vineyard to others
B. vs 13-17 Should Jesus pay taxes?
1. vs 13-14 The people want to know if they should pay taxes to Caesar
2. vs 15-17 Jesus says to give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's
C. vs 18-27 What form will marriage take at the Resurrection?
1. vs 18-23 The Saducees ask a difficult question concerning marraige to Jesus
2. vs 24-27 Jesus answers the question then corrects the Saducees understanding of the Resurrection
D. vs 28-34 What is the Greatest Commandment?
1. vs 28 One of the teachers ask Jesus what the Greatest Commandment is
2. vs 29-31 Jesus answers him
3. vs 32-33 The teacher agrees with His answer
4. vs 34 Jesus tells the teacher that he is not far from the kingdom of Heaven
E. vs 35-40 How is the Christ David's son?
1. vs 35-37 Jesus asks how the Christ can be David's son
2. vs 38-40 Jesus warns the people about the teachers of the law.
F. vs 41-44 Jesus teaches his disciples using a widow's offering

So I've gone a whole week without posting. Why? you ask. Just laziness more than anything. I read what I wanted to read but now I am seeing that I haven't retained it as well as other weeks of reading because I didn't write anything about it. So one day this week I'm going to go back and outline Chapters 6-10 and look at them again. But for now I will skip directly to chapter 11.

XI Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, clearing of the Temple
A. vs 1-11 Jesus enters Jerusalem
1. vs 1-3 Jesus sends His disciples to find a colt
2. vs 4-11 Jesus enters to shouts of "Hosanna" then leaves for Bethany
B. vs 12-19 Jesus clears the Temple
1. vs 12-14 Jesus curses a fig tree
2. vs 15-17 Jesus overturns the temple tables
3. vs 18-19 The Priests begin looking for a way to kill Him
C. vs 20-26 The withered Fig Tree
1. vs 20-21 Peter notices the withered fig tree
2. vs 22-26 Jesus teaches us to believe we have received what we ask for in prayer
D. vs 27-33 Jesus is questioned
1. vs 27-28 Jesus is asked by whose authority He is teaching
2. vs 29-30 Jesus asks whose authority John's teaching was from
3. vs 31-33 The teachers can not answer so Jesus refuses to answer their questions

Recap

Another week! I just got back from watching the Super Bowl and I was not expecting a game like that! Low scoring, defensive football and one absolutely crazy pass from Manning to Tyree. Is it wrong to be happy that the Patriots lost? However, if history is any indication, I won't even remember this game in 6 months.

I think I'm going to do something new on Sundays and try to come up with the main idea of each chapter I read. Something that is easily memorizable so I can say things like "Parable of the Sower? That's in Mark Chapter 4!" and impress my friends and wow the ladies.

1 - Jesus is Baptized
2 - Jesus heals the Paralytic his friends drop through the roof
3 - Jesus Appoints the Twelve Disciples
4 - The Parable of the Sower
5 - The Demoniac of the Gadarenes

So, what did I learn?
People can be in the church and have a demon. (But they can't be in Christ and have a demon)
Jesus got up early in the morning to pray. (I get up early in the morning to pee)
The paralytic's friends wanted him healed so desperately they were willing to do whatever it took to get him in front of Jesus. (What have I done for my friends?)
Whoever does God's will is in God's family (and those who don't do God's will....)
Understanding the Parable of the Sower is key to understanding all the parables. (I should probably spend some time on that)


Before I forget, I think I'm going to start taking note of every time someone comes to Christ for healing versus the times Christ goes to the person and asks if they want to be healed. I've noticed that there are a few differences when that happens and I'd like to see what those differences are.

Well, tomorrow I will continue with Mark Chapters 6-10. See ya then.

Mark 5

V Jesus heals a demon possessed man, a bleeding woman, and a dead girl
A. vs 1-20 Jesus heals the Demoniac of the Gadarenes
1. vs 1-5 Jesus meets the demon possessed man
2. vs 6-8 The demons do not want Jesus to torture them
3. vs 9-10 Jesus gets the demons' name
4. vs 11-13 Jesus sends the demons into some pigs
5. vs 14-17 The surrounding people ask Jesus to leave
6. vs 18-20 Jesus tells the man to stay and testify to what God did for him
B. vs 21-43 Jesus heals a sick woman and a dead girl
1. vs 21-24 Jairus asks Jesus to heal his daughter
2. vs 25-29 A woman touches Jesus' cloak in order to be healed
3. vs 30-31 Jesus wants to know who touched Him
4. vs 32-34 The woman shows herself to Jesus
5. vs 35-36 Jairus is told his daughter is dead and Jesus tells him to just believe
6. vs 37-40 Jesus tells the mourners that the girl is asleep and they laugh at Him
7. vs 41-43 Jesus raises the girl from the dead

Daughter, your faith has healed you
Mark 5:34

I have to confess that I have always been a little unsure of how healings happen. I know they do happen because I see them in Scripture and I have seen them happen right in front of me. But the mechanics of it have always puzzled me. In this verse we see the woman taking all the initiative to come to Jesus and is even told that it is her faith that healed her. This sounds almost like heresy! Isn't healing a sovereign work of God? How much of my healing depends on my faith? Obviously my faith is of some importance but I have known lots of people who have believed for healings and didn't get them. Was there something wrong with their faith? I think the answer lies somewhere in the middle. The faith we have is an important component in whether or not we are healed but not the only part. We cannot be healed outside of the Will of God. What I mean is no matter what our faith is, if God does not want to heal us, He won't. I know some say that God always wants to heal us and that may be His perfect will, not it is obviously not His permissive will or we would all be healed all the time. He allows trials and sickness in our lives sometimes because it's what is best for His purpose for our lives. We may not know on this side of life why we are going through things but we will see with perfect clarity when we are with Him in Glory. In the meantime, have faith and believe God for the best and who knows? He might bring the healing you are seeking.

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