Events in Jesus' Life (Mark)

Categories: Gospel of Mark, Gospel of Matthew

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How many events can you think of in Jesus' life that are recorded in Mark?

Who is John the Baptist?

Describe him. (Mark 1:6)

What did he wear?
What did he eat?

What does John the Baptist do?
What does it mean to repent?
Why was repentance important?
What did God say after Jesus' baptism?

Jesus spent how many days in the wilderness? (40)

Who tempted Jesus?
What were the three temptations? (Matt 4:1-11)
Why do you think Jesus was tempted?
What was Jesus' response to the devil in all three temptations?
What were his final words to the devil?
How does Jesus' experience help us handle temptation?

How did Jesus select his disciples?

Was the selection process recorded differently in Matthew?
TEACHERS Look at the grid for the selection of disciples in Bible Characters.

What were their names?

Are these names different than those recorded in Matthew?

Jesus stills the sea (Mark 4:35-41)

Why were the disciples afraid? [two types of fear]
Why wasn't Jesus afraid?

Jesus is rejected in his home town of Nazareth (Mark 6:1-6)

Why didn't people accept Jesus in his home town?
What kind of a put down is "Isn't he a carpenter?"
Is it hard to think someone is great if we've always known him as just a "regular" person?

Jesus feeds 5000 (Mark 6:32-44)

What is so impressive about feeding that many people?
What amount is 200 pennyworth of bread? [300 pennyworth was about a year's salary] What does Jesus ask?
What does Jesus tell the disciples to do?
Why do you think they were put into groups of hundreds and fifties?
What did Jesus do with the bread?
How many baskets were filled with left-overs?

What was the disciples' pop quiz? (Mark 8:27)

How did the disciples answer?
Who got it right?
What did he say to Jesus?
Why was this revelation so important?

The transfiguration (Mark 9:1-13)

Who did Jesus take with him?
Who did they see?
What was impressive about this event?
What does it tell us?

Name some of Jesus' healings. [This will be covered October 9]
Tell the story of Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension.

What were some of the events in this week?
Does Jesus wash his disciples' feet in Mark?
Who wanted to kill Jesus? Why?
Did Jesus' disciples believe that Jesus would come back from the dead?
How were the disciples' lives changed after the resurrection?