Mark 16:14-16 / Prep

Preparation

Pray

Lord, let this message and my life, be for your glory, in the name of Jesus, amen.

Just Meditate

Questions for the passage / first illumination

afterward - after the gospel

eleven - one was missing

unbelief after many miracles, prophecies, and proofs

there is a distinction between unbelief and hardness of heart - they had both

those who failed to believe the message are now entrusted with that message

all word - whole creation - a message for everyone everywhere

gospel - good news

Believes

Why is baptism included?

Condemnation is fitting, what greater gift could Jesus have given?

Mood/Emotion of the Passage

Both convicting and encouraging

Word-studies

Good news

Cross References / Passages that illustrate

none for now

Commentary

Context / Overview

“The emphasis in this section is on the unbelief of Christ’s own disciples when confronted with the fact of His resurrection. The disciples “mourned and wept” when they should have been rejoicing and praising God.” Warren W. Wiersbe, Wiersbe’s Expository Outlines on the New Testament (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1992), 142–145.

Versus

14

“Jesus didn’t upbraid the disciples for their denying, for their running, for their fear. He upbraided them for one thing only: their unbelief.” Jon Courson, Jon Courson’s Application Commentary (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2003), 292.

16

“The early church had an expectation that believers would be baptized in order to confirm the inward work of salvation in their lives. They were baptized not to “be saved” but because they were saved.” Rodney L. Cooper, Mark, vol. 2, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000), 277.

Application

Relational application (love your neighbor)

Thinking application (mind)

Feeling application (heart, soul)

Action application (strength)

Illustration

Verbal Illustrations

Germon theologian “Jesus loves me this I know story…”

“missionary or an imposter” - qoute

Visual Illustrations

Audience

pains/problems

passions/purposes

Questions/arguments they may have for the text

Pre outline

Main Ideas of the text

So what?

What would this look like lived out?

Title ideas

“It’s that simple”

Potential Outlines