Do You Not See? - Mark 8:1-26
Questions for further reflection:
1) What miraculous things does Jesus do here?
2) What is Jesus currently doing in your life?
3) What has Jesus done in your life in the past?
4) How can you remember what Jesus has done for you in the past?
5) What do you need to run to Jesus for?
Merciful - Mark 7:24-37
Questions for further reflection:
1) How has Jesus lavished mercy on you?
2) How is Jesus leading the woman to respond the way she does?
3) What undeserving person needs the mercy that you have been given?
4) Why is the healing so different from other healings?
5) What does Jesus's sigh communicate?
6) What broken person needs the mercy that you have been given?
Clean or Defiled? - Mark 7:1-23
Questions for further reflection:
1) How are the religious leaders trying to follow God?
2) Why is Jesus so upset with the religious leaders?
3) How do you see yourself falling into the same trap as the religious leaders?
4) What defiles a person?
5) What did you learn or understand better from the 2 trees diagram?
6) What is God pointing out to you?
Walking on Water - Mark 6:45-56
Questions for further reflection:
1) Why should we not fear?
2) How does prayer help us when we are in a place of fear and anxiety?
3) What is Jesus communicating by passing by the disciples in the boat?
4) How else does He reassure them?
5) How does this account of walking on water give you peace in uncertain times?
6) Who can you pray for that needs to be brought to Jesus?
Feeding the 5,000 - Mark 6:30-44
Questions for further reflection:
1) Why does Jesus provide rest for us?
2) How can you find rest in Jesus?
3) When have you been compassionately received by Jesus?
4) How is Jesus challenging you right now to make disciples?
5) What has Jesus given that you need?
6) How can you compassionately supply others' needs around you?
John the Baptist - Mark 6:14-29
Questions for further reflection:
1) When have people been willing to listen to you about Jesus?
2) When have you been opposed?
3) Why is John so bold?
4) Why does guilt cause people to oppose hearing the gospel?
5) Who are you praying for that needs to hear the good news
Ministry - Mark 6:1-13
Questions for further reflection:
1) What does Jesus do in this passage that sticks out to you?
2) How can you declare the gospel even in this time we are in?
3) What is necessary so that you don't become numb to Jesus?
4) Why does Jesus send out the disciples?
5) Why does Jesus not allow the disciples to bring certain items?
6) What is one good thing you can do this week to open up the opportunity for gospel conversation?
Waiting - Mark 5:21-28
Questions for further reflection:
1) What is something happening in your life that you are desperate about?
2) Why should you go to Jesus?
3) Why is waiting so difficult?
4) What does Jesus ask of us?
5) Why is Jesus trustworthy?
Released - Mark 5:1-20
Questions for further reflection:
1) How is the man enslaved?
2) How are you enslaved?
3) In what way does Jesus release the man?
4) How does Jesus's release of the man give you encouragement?
5) Why should we proclaim what Jesus has done?
Easter - “I Am the Resurrection”
Questions for further reflection:
1) How has the pandemic caused you to think about death?
2) Why is sin so offensive to God?
3) What does it mean that Jesus is the resurrection?
4) What does it mean that those in Christ will never die?
5) Do you believe this?
Good Friday
Storms - Mark 4:35-41
Questions for further reflection:
1) Why is it comforting that Jesus calmly leads us into storms?
2) What storms did Jesus go through so we don't have to fear?
3) When have you had peace in a storm? When have you not? What was the difference?
4) How have you seen Jesus display His authority over your storms?
5) What is Jesus doing now in your life that should cause you to marvel at Him?
Parables - Mark 4:21-34
Questions for further reflection:
1) What has been revealed about Jesus that you need for today?
2) What are some ways you can reveal Jesus?
3) How has God surprised you in growing His Kingdom?
4) What do you need right now that Jesus explains about Himself in the Word?
5) How are you being convicted to pay attention?