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The Mark Challenge DAY 1 Mark 1:1-3 1. How does Mark describe what he has written? Mark 1:1 • What does that convey to you about the ministry of Jesus? 2. According to the prophet Isaiah, how would the messenger prepare the Messiah’s way? Mark 1:2-3 3. Why is it necessary to prepare our hearts to receive Jesus? 4. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 2 Mark 1:4-8 1. Use Mark 1:4-8 to answer the following: • Describe John the Baptist. • What did he do? • What did he preach? • Who came? • What did he say about Jesus? 2. Jesus came to give us extraordinary lives, lives baptized with the Holy Spirit. Take a moment to ask Jesus to forgive your sins and baptize you afresh in the Holy Spirit. 3. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 3 Mark 1:9-11 1. Describe the baptism of Jesus. Mark 1:10-11 2. What stands out to you most from this event? 3. What did God declare about Jesus? Mark 1:11 • How does this minister to you? 4. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 4 Mark 1:12-13 1. What did the Spirit immediately do? Mark 1:12 2. How long was Jesus in the wilderness? Mark 1:13 • What happened while He was there? 3. Jesus’ victory over temptation is our victory over temptation. What tempta- tion do you need to overcome through Jesus? 4. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 5 Mark 1:14-15 1. Where did Jesus go after John was arrested? Mark 1:14 • What did He do there? 2. What was Jesus’ message? Mark 1:15 3. What do you take away from Jesus’ message today? How is this good news to you? 4. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 6 Mark 1:16-20 1. What did Jesus do as He was passing by the sea? Mark 1:16-17, 19-20 2. What did Jesus invite these fishermen to do? Mark 1:17, 20 • What did He say would then happen to them? 3. Describe how these men responded. Mark 1:18, 20 • How would you respond to Jesus if He called you? 4. How does this scene minister to you? 5. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 7 Mark 1:21-28 1. What did the people in the synagogue think about Jesus’ teaching? Mark 1:22 2. What happened while He was there in the synagogue? Mark 1:23-26 3. What impression did Jesus leave in the synagogue? Mark 1:27-28 4. What impression of Jesus are you left with today? 5. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 8 Mark 1:29-34 1. What happened in Simon’s house? Mark 1:30-31 2. What happened when evening came? Mark 1:32-34 • What ministers to you most about Jesus’ response to those needing a healing touch? 3. How are you personally blessed by Jesus? 4. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 9 Mark 1:35-39 1. What did Jesus do very early in the morning? Mark 1:35 • How is this an example for you? 2. What was Jesus’ response to His disciples when they found Him? Mark 1:37 3. Think about it: Jesus would not be limited to one place or one people. How does that minister to you? 4. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 10 Mark 1:40-45 1. Describe the leper’s encounter with Jesus. Mark 1:40-41 • What blesses you most about Jesus’ response to him? 2. Why do you suppose Jesus warned him? Mark 1:43-44 3. What did he do instead? Mark 1:45 4. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 11 Mark 2:1-12 1. From Mark 2:1-2 briefly describe the atmosphere at the house in Caper- naum. 2. What did the four friends of the paralytic do for him? Mark 2:3-4 • What do you think of their actions? 3. How did Jesus respond to this scene? Mark 2:5 • What do you find most striking about what Jesus said? 4. What is most thrilling to you about Jesus’ proclamation in Mark 1:9-11? 5. According to Mark 1:12, what was the result of Jesus’ words? 6. What touches you most in this story? 7. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 12 Mark 2:13-17 1. Describe the scene in Mark 2:13. 2. What did Jesus do when He saw Levi? Mark 2:14 3. What type of people did Jesus dine with at Levi’s house? Mark 2:15 4. In those days, sharing a meal with someone was considered a close associa- tion. How might this explain the scribes’ and Pharisees’ disdain? Mark 2:16 5. What reason did Jesus give for what He did? Mark 2:17 6. How do Jesus’ words and actions speak to you today? 7. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 13 Mark 2:18-22 1. What was the issue that people asked Jesus about? Mark 2:18 2. What explanation did Jesus give to the people? Mark 2:19-22 3. Jesus used two examples to explain why His followers would do things differently. What are these two examples? Mark 2:19-22 4. From your reading today, what thought about Jesus will you take with you? DAY 14 Mark 2:23-28 1. What did the Pharisees accuse Jesus’ disciples of doing? Mark 2:24 2. Jesus used the example of David, heir of the Messiah, being given the showbread to eat “when he was in need and hungry.” What point do you think Jesus was making? Mark 2:25-26 3. Jesus pointed out that the Sabbath was made for man, rather than man be- ing created for the Sabbath. Why is it important to realize that God made the Sabbath for man’s benefit and good? Mark 2:27-28 4. What thought about Jesus do you want to keep in mind today? 5. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 15 Mark 3:1-6 1. Summarize what happened in the synagogue that Sabbath. Mark 3:1-6 2. What was the attitude of the religious people toward Jesus? Mark 3:2, 5-6 3. What stands out to you most about what Jesus did, said or felt? 4. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 16 Mark 3:7-12 1. How does Mark describe those who were following Jesus? Mark 3:7-9 2. What did Jesus instruct His disciples to do? Mark 3:9 3. What did Jesus do for the people? Mark 3:10-11 4. From today’s reading, what blesses you most about Jesus? 5. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 17 Mark 3:13-19 1. Who did Jesus call up to the mountain? Mark 3:13 2. According to Mark 3:14, what was the first purpose for which He called them? • Why is this important? 3. What else were the disciples called to do? Mark 3:15 4. Look over the list of the twelve names of Jesus’ disciples. What name stands out to you the most? Mark 3:16-19 5. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 18 Mark 3:20-30 1. Why was Jesus’ family concerned about Him? Mark 3:21 2. What did the scribes say about Jesus? Mark 3:22 • According to Jesus’ wisdom, why was that impossible? Mark 3:24-27 3. The “unpardonable sin” is to resist the Holy Spirit’s offer of salvation through Jesus Christ. Every other sin can be forgiven. Like a tonic that can cure every disease, only those who refuse to drink the tonic will not be healed. How does this truth minister to you? Mark 3:28-29 4. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 19 Mark 3:31-35 1. Summarize the scene in Mark 3:31-32. 2. What was Jesus’ response to this situation? Mark 3:33 3. According to Mark 3:35, what is necessary to be a member of Jesus’ family? • How is this being worked out in your life? 4. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 20 Mark 4:1-9 1. Describe the scene we find in Mark 4:1. 2. What happened to the sower’s seed when it landed on the: • Path or wayside (verse 4) • Stony ground (verse 5-6) • Thorns (verse 7) • Good ground (verse 8) 3. Which soil best describes your heart? 4. According to Jesus’ word in Mark 4:9, who needs to listen to His word? 5. Why do you desire to hear Jesus’ word? 6. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 21 Mark 4:10-12 1. What happened when the disciples were alone with Jesus? Mark 4:10 2. Why did Jesus use parables? Mark 4:11-12 3. How does your reading today inspire you to understand Jesus’ word? 4. What is your takeaway from today’s study? DAY 22 Mark 4:13-20 1. Explain the meaning of the parable of the sower in regard to: • The seed (verse 14) • The sower (verse 14) • The path or wayside (verse 15) • The stony ground (verse 16-17) • The thorns (verse 18-19) • The good ground (verse 20) 2.
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