#3 Gospel of Mark

Third Lesson: What were the supporting functions of a Ministering Gospel?

Avoiding the crowd -

Mark 3:7–12 ESV

7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea 8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. 9 And he told his disciples to have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they crush him, 10 for he had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him. 11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” 12 And he strictly ordered them not to make him known.

:7 What would make you withdrawn from a crowd — popularity or hostility?

:8 What is the purpose behind mentioning all these geographical areas?

:9 If you suffered from chronic pain, how desperate would you be to touch Jesus?

What chronic disease do we all suffer from and how can we touch Jesus now?

:11 Who believed that Jesus is the Son of God and did this make them saved?

:12 Is Jesus silencing Satan because of who he is or because God wants His Son’s identity progressively released?

Appointing the apostles -

Mark 3:13–19 ESV

13 And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. 14 And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach 15 and have authority to cast out demons. 16 He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter); 17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); 18 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot, 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

:13 How many tribal leaders were called to join Moses in ? Is this similarity subtle?

:14 How many leaders would Jesus call?

:14 What was the message and :15 what could they do?

:16 Do you think Jesus used Peter’s (rock) Greek (Petros) or Aramaic (Kefas) name? (Hint: Cephas ).

English Standard Version Chapter 3

16 He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter); 17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); 18 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot, 19 and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

What do notice about the 1st 3? What do you notice about the 1st and last? Simon Peter James the son of Zebedee John the brother of James Andrew Philip Bartholomew Matthew Thomas James the son of Alphaeus Thaddaeus Simon the Zealot Judas Iscariot

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Not eating because of the need -

Mark 3:20–21 ESV

20 Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. 21 And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.”

:20 House could have been same as . Peter & Andrew’s home.

:21 Family is “those with him”. Idiomatic for family. They are saying he is lit. standing outside of himself — or beside himself. Meaning insane.

When last did you say: “I am so mad it could ...”? What are you really saying?

Are his family overstepping a boundary? (Hint: how old is Jesus)

Binding Satan and plundering his house -

Mark 3:22–30 ESV

22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “by the prince of demons he casts out the demons.” 23 And he called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end. 27 But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man. Then indeed he may plunder his house. 28 “Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— 30 for they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

:22 Who was Beelzebul? [Hint: According to the name of the Philistine god of Ekron was Lord of the Flies — Balz, H. R., & Schneider, G. (1990–). Exegetical dictionary of the New Testament (Vol. 1, p. 211). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans.]

:22 What exactly are these scribes accusing Jesus of?

Balz, H. R., & Schneider, G. (1990–). Exegetical dictionary of the New Testament (Vol. 1, p. 211). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans.

:23 How does Jesus interpret their accusation? How is the scribes confession as to who Jesus is, different from the demons’?

:29 So, what is the eternal sin?

Denying His relatives and acknowledging only those who do the will of God -

Mark 3:31–35 ESV

31 And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. 32 And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers are outside, seeking you.” 33 And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother.”