Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Prepare for the coming of Jesus, the Messiah (Mark 1aq)


Prepare for the coming of Jesus, the Messiah
Mark 1:1-15
Key Verse 1:1, 15
1.      [1-3] What does Mark speak about (1)? What are the titles of Jesus (1b)? About this beginning, what was prophesied and when (2-3; ref. Exo 23:20; Isa 40:3; Mal 3:1; 4:5,6;)? 
2.      [4-8] Who was ‘my messenger’ that came to fulfill that prophecy (2b, 4a)? And what did he do? (3, 4b-8)? How did the people respond to his message (5)? Why (Lev 26:40; Deut 30:1-6)? Discuss the significance of these two: baptism and repentance.  (John 3:5; Isa 55:7; Jer 18:11).
3.      [9-11] At that time who came to be baptized by John (9)? As Jesus was coming out of the water, what was seen and heard (10-11)? What might be the significance of these to Jesus (Ref. Ps 2:7; Isa 61:1-2)?
4.      [12-13] At once, where did the Spirit send him (12; Cf. Isa 40:4; Hos 2:14)?  For what (13a; Cf. Mat 4:1-11)?  What was with him and who attended him(13b)?
5.      [14-15] When and where did Jesus begin proclaiming the good news of God (14)? What is the good news of God (15, Ref. 1:1)?
6.      Discuss the significance of the wilderness for the people and for Jesus, the Savior.  

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