LESSON 15 iStudyEBS – DAILY QUESTIONS

LESSON 14
DAILY QUESTIONS
MARK REVIEW
Study Procedure: Read the Scripture references before answering questions. Unless otherwise instructed, use only
the Bible when answering questions. Some questions are more difficult than others but try to answer as many as you
can. Pray for God’s wisdom as you study and don’t be discouraged if some answers are not obvious at first.

FIRST DAY: Lesson 14 Review (Teaching Video and Lesson 15 Notes)

1. What did you learn from the notes this week that you applied to your life?

2. How did the teaching video challenge you to draw closer to our Lord Jesus Christ?

SECOND DAY: Mark 1:1 to 3:6

3. What was one of Mark’s favorite words (or phrases - depending on the translation) that he
used when describing Jesus’ ministry? (Hint: It appears first in 1:10.)

4. What in Mark chapter 1 indicates the deity and authority of Jesus?

5. Introduced twice in Mark chapter 2 was the title Jesus often used to refer to Himself. What
was it?

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(a) Son of God (b) Son of Thunder (c) Son of Man (d) Son of Sorrow

6. It did not take long for Jesus to form enemies. Match the “enemies” listed and what they
thought or said with the situation that first revealed their opposition to Jesus listed in 1
through 5.

__2___ (a) Scribes: “Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this?
Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

___4__ (b) Scribes and Pharisees: “How is it that He eats and drinks
with tax collectors and sinners?”

__5___ (c) Disciples of John the Baptist and the Pharisees: “Why do the disciples
of John and of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?”

___1__ (d) Pharisees: “Look, why do they do what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”

__3___ (e) Pharisees (who later plotted with the Herodians): “So they watched
Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they
might accuse Him.”

1. The disciples’ being hungry on a Sabbath

2. The four friends bringing the paralyzed man through the roof to Jesus
3. The man with a withered arm coming to the synagogue
4. The new disciple Levi having a party to introduce his friends to Jesus
5. The atmosphere of joy around Jesus and His disciples

7. What were the scribes, Pharisees and Herodians planning from the very beginning? See
verse 3:6.

Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill
Jesus.

THIRD DAY: Mark 3:7 to 10:52

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8. Jesus used parables to teach important truths. Match the parable with its meaning:

__5___ (a) “No one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods,
unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder his house.”

___1__ (b) “Behold, a sower went out to sow.”

__4___ (c) “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed?
Is it not to be set on a lampstand?”

__6___ (d) “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use,
it will be measured to you....”

__3___ (e) “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the
ground, and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should
sprout and grow, he himself does not know how.”

___2__ (f) “To what shall we liken the kingdom of God?...It is like a mustard
seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds
on earth; but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all
herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may
nest under its shade.”

1. The word of God is sown, but the outcome is determined largely by the
attitude of the listener.
2. A tiny beginning with God can yield amazing results.
3. The sowing of the seed is our job, but the growth and fruit of that which is
planted are God’s responsibility.
4. When we receive truth from God, we are to share it with others.
5. Jesus was not working for Satan; Jesus was stopping Satan’s work.
6. The measure of our desire to receive from God will be matched with a
similar measure of His provision.

9. Matching. Where did Jesus show His power:

__4___ (a) over nature? 1. in the land of the Gentiles
__1___ (b) over demons? 2. in the middle of a crowd
_2____ (c) over disease? 3. in the privacy of a child’s room
___3__ (d) over death? 4. in the sea of Galilee

10. We see in 4:35 through 5:43 a repeated contrast between fear and faith.
a. What was Jesus’ instruction then, and to us today?
Do not be afraid and have faith

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b. How does fear affect faith?

c. PERSONAL: What are you most afraid of today, and how will you trust God with this fear?

11. Serving God does not guarantee an easy life for any godly person. By whom were these
troubles experienced?

a. ___Jesus_______ “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his
own relatives, and in his own house.”

b. ____12disciple____ “And whoever will not receive you nor hear you, when you depart
from there, shake off the dust under your feet as a testimony against them.”

c. _____John The baptis_____ “And he went and beheaded him in prison, brought his head
on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.”

d. ____Disciple______ “straining at rowing, for the wind was against them.”

12. Jesus was quick to point out where human tradition conflicted with God’s actual intent.
What was more important to Jesus than…
a. hand-washing rituals?Love/ Condition of the heart

b. promising everything to God after death so a person could do what he wanted while
alive?

c. eating only certain foods?

Anything Jesus make clean is OK to eat

d. avoiding contact with Gentiles?

Love

13. Like the blind man who needed a second touch of healing from Jesus, the disciples had
been having trouble seeing clearly all that Jesus had been showing them about Himself.
Finally, however, Peter (probably speaking for all of them) got it right.
a. What great truth did Peter support?
Jesus is the Messiah

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b. What painful truth did Peter oppose?

Peter Oppose The death on the cross of JESUS

14. PERSONAL: Who do you say Jesus is?

JESUS IS THE KING and LORD of ALL LORD

15. What was most impactful to you regarding the transfiguration in chapter 9?

16. Match these lessons with the person(s) associated with the situation:
__4___ (a) “The biggest problem then and now may not be that we divorce too
easily, but rather that we marry too easily, without enough prayer or
honest consideration for the commitment we are making.”

___1__ (b) “He publicly modeled what He privately taught:

Everyone is important in the kingdom of God.”

__2___ (c) “[This] man came to Jesus wanting more but went away sad when
Jesus told him he had to have less....Jesus loved the man but did not go
after him to beg him to reconsider. Jesus invites, but He doesn’t coerce.”

__5___ (d) “When will we learn that the greatest must be the servant of all?...
Our treasure is supposed to be in heaven; we’re not to worry about
payment down here.”

__3___ (e) “He persisted, and Jesus stopped everything so they could meet.
When Jesus asked him what he wanted, he was ready with the answer
and the healing was his!... Are you willing to keep asking till He stops
and responds? Are you letting others discourage or shame you into
giving up hope?”

1. little children 2. rich man 3. Bartimaeus 4. Pharisees 5. James and John

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FOURTH DAY: Mark 11:1 to 16:20

17. The Messiah was to hold three important offices at the same time: Prophet, Priest, and King.
In this last week in Jerusalem, Jesus acted in the role of each.
a. What did He do to demonstrate He was King?
HUMBLE KING RIDING ON THE DUNKEY

b. What did He do to show He had authority as Priest over the temple?

WHEN JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS THE TEMPLE WAS BROKEN/

c. What did He do to show His divine ability as the Prophet to foretell the future and bring down
the judgment of God? CHAPTER 11 FIG TREE CURSE BY JESUS

18. His disciples asked Jesus about the future. Put a mark by the most unmistakable signs that
Christ’s return to set up His kingdom is very near.
__YES___ (a) angelic forces gathering believers
____ YES _ (b) betrayal of believers
__ YES ___ (c) dramatic changes in sun, moon, and stars
_ YES ____ (d) natural disasters
___ YES __ (e) persecution of believers
_ YES ____ (f) return of Jesus from the heavens
__ YES ___ (g) unequaled trouble which threatens extinction to the world’s population
__ YES ___ (h) something abominable occurring in the temple
__ YES ___ (i) worldwide unrest

19. There are several differing theological positions on the end-times. How should we live our
lives regardless of one’s end-times position?
CONITNUE TO SHARE GOSPEL

20. Following the corrupt actions of the religious and Roman leaders, what example of faith can
we learn in Mark 15 from:
a. the Roman centurion on duty, at the crucifixion

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b. the women from Galilee, during the crucifixion

c. Joseph of Arimathea, after the crucifixion

21. PERSONAL: Before Jesus ascended to heaven, He gave a command to His disciples to go
into all the world and preach the gospel to everyone. How are you obeying that command with
the opportunities and resources you have been given? Be specific.

FIFTH DAY Final Application

22. What are some of the best things you learned in this study of Mark’s gospel?

23. How has the study of Mark strengthened your faith or increased your trust in God’s Word?

24. How is your life different from studying Mark?

25. PERSONAL: Describe at least one thing this study has motivated you to do (or stop doing) as
a more serious disciple of Jesus Christ.

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Think about it.

God followed through on His promise of judgment, and He concentrated it all on one high place
in particular—a place called Golgotha. It was a crude altar, to be sure, but the sacrifice that was
lifted up there was the purest and costliest ever. Now it stands as the only legitimate place of
worship on the planet.

No, our worship isn’t based on a physical place. But the hilltop called Golgotha represents a
spiritual crisis that any true worshiper must come to. It’s the spiritual place where the ultimate
payment for sins was made, and no one worships the true God with a true heart unless his or her
sins are dealt with there. And we don’t bring the sacrificial offering with us when we come; it’s
provided. The place of real devotion, or real sacrifice, and of real worship is the Cross of Christ.

It isn’t coincidental that Jesus laid down His life on a hilltop. Neither is it a coincidence that God
inspired a temple on another hilltop centuries before. There is something about the high places
of our terrain that makes us think we can get closer to God there. From the tower of Babel to the
mountaintops of Tibet, people yearn to reach upward. The miracle is that in one place, at one
point in time, God reached down. He met us on a mountain top that stands at the centerpiece of
all history. The offering on that hill is the focal point of the entire universe.
—Chris Tiegreen, Worship the King, p. 213

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