experiencing the gospel of mark mgvhoffman mount carmel - june 2008

Experiencing the Experiencing the Gospel of MarkGospel of Mark

Experiencing the Experiencing the Gospel of MarkGospel of Mark

MGVHoffman Mount Carmel - June 2008

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Mark 1.1-4: How the story is told matters•2 readings•Videos 1 and 2•lolcats (http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Mark_1 )

Mark 1.29-34: Social Criticism

The Disciples in Mark

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The DUH-sciples in Mark

In the Gospel of MarkIn the Gospel of Mark

The Disciples in Mark

Mark 4.1-20Mark 4.1-20

Parable of the Sower and the

Seed

Mark 4.1-20Mark 4.1-20

11Again he began to teach beside Again he began to teach beside the sea. Such a very large crowd the sea. Such a very large crowd gathered around him that he got gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat into a boat on the sea and sat

there, while the whole crowd was there, while the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. beside the sea on the land. 22He He

began to teach them many things in began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he parables, and in his teaching he

said to them:said to them:

Mark 4.1-20Mark 4.1-20

33“Listen! “Listen!

A sower went out to sow. A sower went out to sow.

Mark 4.1-20Mark 4.1-2044And as he sowed, some seed fell alongside And as he sowed, some seed fell alongside the the pathpath, and the birds came and ate it up. , and the birds came and ate it up.

55Other seed fell on Other seed fell on rocky groundrocky ground, where it did , where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly,

since it had no depth of soil. since it had no depth of soil. 66And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and

since it had no root, it withered away. since it had no root, it withered away. 77Other seed fell among Other seed fell among thornsthorns, ,

and the thorns grew up and choked it, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. and it yielded no grain.

88Other seed fell into Other seed fell into good soilgood soil and brought and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.”yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.”

Mark 4.1-20Mark 4.1-20

99And he said, And he said,

““Let anyone with ears to hear Let anyone with ears to hear listen!”listen!”

What does it mean?

Mark 4.1-20Mark 4.1-2044And as he sowed, some seed fell alongside And as he sowed, some seed fell alongside the the pathpath, and the birds came and ate it up. , and the birds came and ate it up.

55Other seed fell on Other seed fell on rocky groundrocky ground, where it did , where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly, not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly,

since it had no depth of soil. since it had no depth of soil. 66And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and And when the sun rose, it was scorched; and

since it had no root, it withered away. since it had no root, it withered away. 77Other seed fell among Other seed fell among thornsthorns, ,

and the thorns grew up and choked it, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. and it yielded no grain.

88Other seed fell into Other seed fell into good soilgood soil and brought and brought forth grain, growing up and increasing and forth grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.”yielding thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.”

When he was alone, those who were around him

along with the twelve

asked him about the parables.

Mark 4.9-10Mark 4.9-10

9And he said, “Let anyone with ears to hear listen!”

“To you has been given the secret of the dominion of God,

but for those outside, everything comes in parables;

Mark 4.11Mark 4.11

What “secret of the dominion of God”?When was it given?

Does this mean that I am an outsider?

… in order that 'they may indeed look,

but not perceive,and may indeed listen,

but not understand; so that they may not turn again

and be forgiven.'"

Mark 4.12Mark 4.12

As the reader, what is at stake? What are the consequences of being an outsider?

And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable?

Then how will you understand all the parables?

Mark 4.13Mark 4.13

So, then, are the disciples in or out?Am I in or out?

Was Jesus being ironic in verses 11-12?

“To you has been given the secret of the dominion of God?

And for those outside, everything comes in parables?”

Mark 4.14-20Mark 4.14-201414The sower sows the word. The sower sows the word. 1515These are These are the ones on the the ones on the pathpath where the word is where the word is

sown: when they hear, Satan immediately sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.sown in them. 16 16And these are the ones And these are the ones

sown on sown on rocky groundrocky ground: when they hear the : when they hear the word, they immediately receive it with joy. word, they immediately receive it with joy. 1717But they have no root, and endure only But they have no root, and endure only

for a while; then, when trouble or for a while; then, when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, persecution arises on account of the word,

immediately they fall away. immediately they fall away. 1818And others And others are those sown among the are those sown among the thornsthorns: these : these are the ones who hear the word, are the ones who hear the word, 1919but the but the cares of the world, and the lure of wealth, cares of the world, and the lure of wealth,

and the desire for other things come in and and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it yields nothing.choke the word, and it yields nothing.

Mark 4.1-20Mark 4.1-20

2020And these are the And these are the ones sown on the good ones sown on the good soil: they hear the word soil: they hear the word and accept it and bear and accept it and bear

fruit, thirty and sixty and fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.”a hundredfold.”

2020And these are the And these are the ones sown on the good ones sown on the good soil: they hear the word soil: they hear the word and accept it and bear and accept it and bear

fruit, thirty and sixty and fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.”a hundredfold.”

As the reader, now where does this leave you?

“To you has been given the secret of the dominion of God,

but for those outside, everything comes in parables;

Mark 4.11Mark 4.11

Who do you now understand the “you” to be?How do you know if you are in or out?

What is the appeal of knowing the secret?


Will they ever learn?


Mark 6.34As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.

Mark 6.34As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he …

Mark 6.35-44When it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, "This is a deserted place, and the hour is now very late; 36 send them away so that they may go into the surrounding country and villages and buy something for themselves to eat." 37 But he answered them, "You give them something to eat." They said to him, "Are we to go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?" >>> 5000 men fed

Mark 8.1-10 Not long after…

In those days when there was again a great crowd without anything to eat, he called his disciples and said to them, 2 "I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way--and some of them have come from a great distance." 4 His disciples replied, "How can one feed these people with bread here in the desert?" >>> 4000 people fed

Mark 8.1-10In those days when there was again a great crowd without anything to eat, he called his disciples and said to them, 2 "I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way--and some of them have come from a great distance." 4 His disciples replied,

"How can one feed these people with "How can one feed these people with bread here in the desert?"bread here in the desert?"

>>> 4000 people fed>>> 4000 people fed

Mark 8.13-2113 And he left them, and getting into the boat again, he went across to the other side. 14Now the disciples had forgotten to bring any bread; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

15 And he cautioned them, saying, "Watch out -- beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod."

Mark 8.13-2116 They said to one another, "It is because we have no bread."

17 And becoming aware of it, Jesus said to them,

"Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? 18 Do you have eyes, and fail to see? Do you have ears, and fail to hear? And do you not remember?

Mark 8.13-2119 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?" They said to him, "Twelve." 20 "And the seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?" And they said to him, "Seven." 21 Then he said to them,

"Do you not yet understand?"

How do these two accounts of the feeding function in the story?

How do these two accounts of a miraculous feeding function in the

discourse?

Mark 9.35-37 and 10.13-16

33 Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them,

"What were you arguing about on the way?" 34 But they were silent,

for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest.

Mark 9.35-37 and 10.13-16

35 He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them,

"Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all."

Mark 9.35-37 and 10.13-16

36Then he took a little child and put it among them;

and taking it in his arms, he said to them,

37 "Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me

welcomes not me but the one who sent me."

Mark 9.35-37 and 10.13-16

13 People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them;

and the disciples

Mark 9.35-37 and 10.13-16

13 People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them;

and the disciples spoke sternly to them.

What do you think?

Mark 9.35-37 and 10.13-16

14 But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the little children come to me;

do not stop them; for it is to such as these

that the kingdom of God belongs. 15 Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive

the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it."

16 And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.

Mark 10.15

15 Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child

will never enter it."

What do you understand this to mean?

Mark 9.37

15 Truly I tell you, whoever does not welcome the kingdom of God as [you would welcome]

a little child will never enter it."

What do you understand this to mean?

37 "Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me

welcomes not me but the one who sent me."

Mark 10.15

Mark 14:32-37

32 They went to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray."

33 He took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be distressed and agitated.

34 And he said to them, "I am deeply grieved, even to death;

remain here, and keep awake." 35 And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour

might pass from him. 36 He said, "Abba, Father, for you all things are possible;

remove this cup from me; yet, not what I want, but what you want."

Mark 14:32-37

37 He came and found them sleeping;

and he said to Peter,

"Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep awake one hour?

Disciples in Mark

Mark 8:34 "If any want to become my followers,

let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

In the Gospel of Mark

Mark 10.46-52

4646 They came to Jericho. As he and his They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. beggar, was sitting by the roadside. 4747 When When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, "Jesus, Son of began to shout out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" David, have mercy on me!" 4848 Many sternly Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, "Son of David, have mercy on more loudly, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"me!"

Mark 10.46-52

4848 Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, "Son of David, cried out even more loudly, "Son of David, have mercy on me!" have mercy on me!" 4949 Jesus stood still and Jesus stood still and said, "Call him here." And they called the blind said, "Call him here." And they called the blind man, saying to him, "Take heart; get up, he is man, saying to him, "Take heart; get up, he is calling you." calling you." 5050 So throwing off his cloak, he So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. sprang up and came to Jesus. 5151 Then Jesus Then Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man said to him, "My teacher,you?" The blind man said to him, "My teacher,

let me see again.”let me see again.”

Mark 10.46-52

5252 Jesus said to him, Jesus said to him,

"Go; your faith has made you well." "Go; your faith has made you well."

Immediately he regained his sight and Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way. followed him on the way.

When they were approaching Jerusalem…

What is your overall impression of the disciples?•Arrogant because of their relationship with Jesus• Well-meaning but absolutely clueless• Weak and misguided• Good negative role models• Projects still under Jesus’ development• They just don’t get it• Pretty normal human beings

Disciples in Mark

The depiction of the disciples in Mark•encourages me to be a better disciple than they were•makes me wonder if anyone can be a true disciple•suggests that you can really mess up and still be a disciple of Jesus

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