Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at the Book of Mark one individual passage at a time. But now let’s zoom out and look at this book as a whole. If the Gospel of Mark were a Netflix documentary series, it would be divided into three seasons: Season 1: The first season begins […]
Mark 14:53-65 – Jesus: The Christ of the Cross Read More »
In today’s passage, we reenter the story of Jesus Christ just after His agonizing prayer in Gethsemane when He submitted to the Father’s will to take His wrath in our place (see “Jesus and the Wrath of God”). And now, Judas arrives with an armed mob to arrest Him. What we’ll see is something pretty
Mark 14:43-52 – Jesus Fulfills Scripture & What It Means for Us Read More »
Here in Mark 14:32-42, we see that Jesus is extremely distressed. He takes His three closest disciples with Him to Gethsemane, tells them how sorrowful He feels and asks for their support. In verse 34 He says, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.” The main thing we should notice
Mark 14:32-42 – Jesus and the Wrath of God Read More »
Think about your own weakness. What is weak about you that thwarts your spiritual ambitions? What weaknesses keep you from being the Christian you aspire to be? Having this in mind will help you connect to what we’re about to see in Mark 14. And Jesus said to [the disciples], “You will all fall away,
Mark 14 – 2 Takeaways from Peter’s Weakness Read More »
The Passover was a tradition for the Jewish people that God had commanded them to follow. It was a special meal that was to help them remember how He saved them after hundreds of years of slavery in Egypt. And the Lord told the Israelites to have the Passover meal every year so that they
Mark 14:12-26 – Why is the Lord’s Supper Important? Read More »
As we enter Mark 14, we see that the Jewish religious leaders have had enough of Jesus and His confrontations with them. Now they’re trying to figure out how they can kill and be done with Him. But, because Jesus was so famous at this point and had a lot of support from the common
Mark 14 – How Could Judas Be So Close to Jesus & Still Betray Him? Read More »