Day 3: Humanity Rebels

**Recommended Use**: Listen to the short sermon clip, read and think through the passages, summaries, and questions below, and then meet up to discuss it all with one or more followers of Jesus.

READING:

Mark 5:1-8:32

KEY VERSES:

Mark 5:17; 6:3, 52; 

7:20-23; 8:18, 31-32

BIBLE THEME TO CONSIDER:

Humanity Rebels: We have rebelliously sought our own glory, earning shame and God’s just judgment for our sin.

BIBLE THEME AS SEEN IN MARK:

Rebels of God do not trust Him when He comes to them. As sinners, we try to redefine God. We do not trust who God says He is or that He is good. So, we reject the God of the Bible, His good rule, and His eternal Son. As sinners, this is our response to God. Watch for this as you read through Mark's Gospel, especially in these chapters. Pay attention to all the times people do not receive Jesus in the way He comes to them. They either reject Jesus entirely or demand their own version of "Jesus."

QUESTIONS TO ASK:

Q: In Mark 5:1-20, how do the people respond to Jesus’s rule and power? What does Jesus tell the healed man to tell others about “the Lord”? What does this tell us about how we should respond to the Lord’s rule? What does this say about Jesus?

Q: In Mark 5:21-6:6, what do we learn about Jesus and the right response to Him? What is common about many people’s response to Jesus? What miracle does Jesus do that looks forward to the end of Mark? 

Q: In Mark 6:7-56, what is significant about Jesus calling “the twelve” to Himself and commissioning them with authority from Himself? Who is Jesus showing Himself to be by feeding people in a wilderness and walking on chaotic waters? (Hint: Genesis 1:2; Exodus 16:4; Ezekiel 34:23-25)

Q: In Mark 7:1-23, from where does Jesus say that sin and evil comes? What does Jesus teach about adding traditions on top of what God has said in Scripture? How do the two lessons relate?

Q: In Mark 7:24-8:9, why do people say Jesus “has done all things well”? How does this relate to the future hope God has previously given in Scripture? (Hint: Isaiah 35) 

Q: In Mark 8:10-30, what are the disciples slow to see about Jesus?

Q: Why are we slow to believe on and understand Jesus?

Q: What is your response to Jesus saying that evil flows from our hearts? Do you agree with Jesus that this is true with you?

Q: In what ways have you rebelled God?