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Chapters 1-4

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THE MYSTERY OF JESUSThe Beginning of the Galilean Ministry

Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of God

Gospel is “Good News”

1. This is the time of fulfillment

2. The kingdom of God is at hand

(not a place but a way of life,

living according to the will of God.

3. Repent (Metanoia, turning)

4. Believe in the Gospel

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THE MYSTERY OF JESUSThe Call of the First Disciple

1. Jesus called his disciples. In

ancient times, disciples sought out

teachers

2. Jesus will make them fishers of

men and women

3. The response is without hesitation

and total

4. The ideal response by anyone

called by God

THE MYSTERY OF JESUS5 Pericopes of Miracles of Healing

1. The Cure of the Demoniac

2. The Cure of Simon’s Mother-in-Law

3. The Healing of many(Movement to another place)

4. The Cleansing of a Leper

5. The Healing of a Paralytic

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THE MYSTERY OF JESUS1st Healing - The Cure of the Demoniac

1. Entered the Synagogue and

taught

2. He taught as one having.

authority. Not as the scribes. He

is different than the others.

3. The unclean spirit knows who

Jesus is. Calls him the “Holy One

of God.” The people do not.

4. Jesus says “Quiet” (Messianic

Secret).

5. All were amazed (shocked).

6. Healing and teaching go together.

THE MYSTERY OF JESUS2nd Healing - The Cure of Simon’s Mother-in-Law

1. Leaving the Synagogue

2. Peter’s mother-in-law was “sick

with a fever”

3. The Greek term denotes “dead” or

“almost dead”

4. “Helped her up” or “Raised her up”

5. “Waited on them” or “ministered

to them” (Served)

6. Foreshadowing what will happen

to Jesus

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THE MYSTERY OF JESUS3rd Healing Story - Other Healings AND Jesus Leaves Capernaum

1. Now it is evening, after sunset. Day one is

over and it was a day of healing and

teaching

2. The demons know who Jesus is and Jesus

does not permit them to speak

3. Next morning he goes to a place to pray

4. Everyone is looking for Jesus

5. Jesus says that they are going to another

village so that he may preach. For this

purpose I have come

6. He went preaching and healing. Seen as

one purpose or event

The tension in Jesus’

life between

preaching/teaching

and praying

Active and

contemplative

THE MYSTERY OF JESUS4th Healing Story - The Cleansing of a Leper

1. Jesus stretches out his hand and touches

the leper in order to heal him

2. Touching a leper makes one unclean

3. Note the awkward language – Dismissed

him at once. Then he said to him...

4. Messianic Secret: Do not tell anyone, show

yourself to the priest and offer what Moses

prescribed.

5. The man does not listen and publicizes the

whole matter

6. Jesus remains outside the city and people

come to him

Jesus does more than

heal the man, he

restores him back to

the community

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THE MYSTERY OF JESUS4th Healing Story - The Cleansing of a Leper

Mark 1:40-45 - A leper came to him [and kneeling down] begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.” The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean. Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once. Then he said to him, “See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.” The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter. He spread the report abroad so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly. He remained outside in deserted places, and people kept coming to him from everywhere.

Luke 5:12-16 Now there was a man full of leprosy in one of the towns where he was; and when he saw Jesus, he fell prostrate, pleaded with him, and said, “Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.” Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I do will it. Be made clean.” And the leprosy left him immediately. Then he ordered him not to tell anyone, but “Go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.” The report about him spread all the more, and great crowds assembled to listen to him and to be cured of their ailments, but he would withdraw to deserted places to pray.

Matthew 8:2-4 And then a leper approached, did him homage, and said, “Lord, if you wish, you can make me clean.” He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I will do it. Be made clean.” His leprosy was cleansed immediately.Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed;that will be proof for them.”

THE MYSTERY OF JESUS5th Healing Story - The Healing of a Paralytic

1. Jesus back in Capernaum

2. Gathering of the crowd, no room

3. Jesus was preaching to the crowd

4. A paralytic carried on a mat by four men lower

him from the roof to get near Jesus

5. Jesus connects healing with forgiveness of sins

6. Connection between forgiveness and release.

Sin binds but God sets free

7. Begins the controversy of Jesus

8. If only God can forgive sins, Jesus must be God

9. Preaching, healing, forgiveness of sins

10. People are astounded = “Out of their minds”

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THE MYSTERY OF JESUSSection 1 – Summary

CALL

The Call of the First Disciple

PREACHNG AND HEALING

The Cure of a Demoniac

The Cure of Simon’s Mother-in-Law

Other HealingsJesus Leaves Capernaum

The Cleansing of a Leper

The Healing of a Paralytic

THE MYSTERY OF JESUS

Section 1 – Summary

CALL





Other HealingsJesus Leaves Capernaum



beginning of the controversies


CALL

The Call of Levi (part 1)

CONTROVERSIESTable fellowship with tax collectors (Call of Levi part 2)

The Question About Fasting

The Disciples and the Sabbath

A Man with a Withered Hand

The Mercy of Jesus

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THE MYSTERY OF JESUSThe Call of Levi (Part I)

Starts out “Once again he went along the

sea.” The calling of the first 4 disciples was

at the sea.

Levi was collecting taxes from the Jewish

people on behalf of the Romans

• Jesus tells Levi to follow him

• Levi got up and followed him

Scene moves quickly to Levi’s house

THE MYSTERY OF JESUSThe Call of Levi (Part 2)

Scene moves quickly to Levi’s house

Jesus states the purpose of his coming:

Those who are well do not need a physician,

but the sick do.

I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.

He brings back into communion those who are

on the outside. Restoring table fellowship /

restoring communion or community

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THE MYSTERY OF JESUSThe Question About Fasting (Part I)

Fasting is a cornerstone of question practice

The “now” of Jesus’ ministry is a time for

festive rejoicing, for eating and drinking.

People are summoned to hear the Good News

of victory of God over evil, illness and sin (all

the things Jesus has done in his healing up to

now).

Those who were thought to be outside are now

included in the gift.

THE MYSTERY OF JESUSThe Question About Fasting (Part II)

New wine into new wineskins

Speaks of the tension and incompatibility

between the old and the new.

True of every religious tradition and is a part

of every change with the tradition.

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THE MYSTERY OF JESUSThe Disciples and the Sabbath

The Sabbath was an important aspect of

Jewish faith

Jesus’ disciples were picking the heads of

grain on the Sabbath

Jesus never questions the sacredness of the

Sabbath.

Jesus interprets how work should be defined.

He is the new interpreter of the Law.



Jesus is back in the synagogue

He is now being watched to see if he cures on

the Sabbath

Note that he looked around with anger and

grieved at their hardness of heart

Jesus is restoring the man to health

He continues the teaching on the Sabbath

Sabbath was made for man

It is lawful to do good on the Sabbath

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A Man with a Withered HandMark 3:1-6 Again he entered the

synagogue. There was a man there

who had a withered hand. They

watched him closely to see if he

would cure him on the sabbath so

that they might accuse him. He

said to the man with the withered

hand, “Come up here before us.”

Then he said to them, “Is it lawful

to do good on the sabbath rather

than to do evil, to save life rather

than to destroy it?” But they

remained silent. Looking around

at them with anger and grieved at

their hardness of heart, he said to

the man, “Stretch out your hand.”

He stretched it out and his hand

was restored. The Pharisees went

out and immediately took counsel

with the Herodians against him to

put him to death.

Matthew 12:9-14 Moving on

from there, he went into their

synagogue. And behold, there

was a man there who had a

withered hand. They questioned

him, “Is it lawful to cure on the

sabbath?” so that they might

accuse him. He said to them,

“Which one of you who has a

sheep that falls into a pit on the

sabbath will not take hold of it

and lift it out? How much more

valuable a person is than a

sheep. So it is lawful to do good

on the sabbath.” Then he said to

the man, “Stretch out your

hand.” He stretched it out, and it

was restored as sound as the

other. But the Pharisees went

out and took counsel against him

to put him to death.

Luke 6:11 On another sabbath he went

into the synagogue and taught, and there

was a man there whose right hand was

withered. The scribes and the Pharisees

watched him closely to see if he would

cure on the sabbath so that they might

discover a reason to accuse him. But he

realized their intentions and said to the

man with the withered hand, “Come up

and stand before us.” And he rose and

stood there. Then Jesus said to them, “I

ask you, is it lawful to do good on the

Sabbath rather than to do evil, to save

life rather than to destroy it?” Looking

around at them all, he then said to him,

“Stretch out your hand.” He did so and

his hand was restored. But they became

enraged and discussed together what

they might do to Jesus.

THE MYSTERY OF JESUSThe Mercy of Jesus

Summary Statement to end the section

Jesus withdrew toward the sea with his disciples. A large

number of people [followed] from Galilee and from Judea.

Hearing what he was doing, a large number of people

came to him also from Jerusalem, from Idumea, from

beyond the Jordan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and

Sidon. He told his disciples to have a boat ready for him

because of the crowd, so that they would not crush him.

He had cured many and, as a result, those who had

diseases were pressing upon him to touch him. And

whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down

before him and shout, “You are the Son of God.” He

warned them sternly not to make him known.

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THE MYSTERY OF JESUSSection 2 – Summary

CALL

The Call of Levi (part 1) TABLE FELLOWSHIP

CONTROVERSIESTable fellowship with tax collectors (Call of Levi part 2)

The Question About Fasting PRACTICE OF FASTING

The Disciples and the Sabbath WORK ON THE SABBATH

A Man with a Withered Hand HEALING ON THE SABBATH

The Mercy of Jesus SUMMARY STATEMENT



CALL





Other Healings

Jesus Leaves Capernaum





CALL


CONTROVERSIES

Table fellowship with tax

collectors (Call of Levi part 2)




The Mercy of Jesus

CALL

The Mission of the Twelve

MISUNDERSTANDING

Blasphemy of the Scribes

Jesus and Beelzebul

Jesus and His Family


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Called the 12 by summoning those he wanted

He appointed them as apostles

They are sent to preach and drive out demons

The names of the Apostles are listed

Moses – up a mountain and the 12 tribes

This information is for the reader, most

especially Jesus’ betrayer, Judas.



Jesus came home

His relatives (lit. those who were close to him)

heard of the crowds and set out to seize him

thinking that Jesus was out of his mind.

The Scribes believed he was possessed

The Scribes said that Jesus works through the

prince of demons

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THE MYSTERY OF JESUSJesus and Beelzebul

Jesus responds to the claim that he is from

Satan

1) Satan cannot be against Satan

2) Satan, the violent intruder, must tie up

Jesus, the strong man or the good person,

before he can plunder the strong man’s

house.

The sin that is never forgiven is blasphemes

against the holy Spirit. The everlasting sin.

THE MYSTERY OF JESUSJesus and His Family

Jesus mother and brothers arrive

Jesus was told that his mother and brothers

are outside.

Jesus states that his mother and brothers are

those who do the will of God

Jesus constitutes a new family beyond just

blood

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CALL





Other Healings

Jesus Leaves Capernaum





CALL


CONTROVERSIES

Table fellowship with tax

collectors (Call of Levi part 2)




The Mercy of Jesus

CALL


MISUNDERSTANDING


Jesus and Beelzebul

Jesus and His Family


Jesus is shown as the restorer of human wholeness and

the challenger of conventional wisdom

THE MYSTERY OF JESUSSection 4 – Jesus as Wisdom Teacher Summary

A Section on Parables

The Parable of the Sower

The Purpose of the Parables

Parable of the Lamp

Seed Grows of Itself

The Mustard Seed

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THE MYSTERY OF JESUSThe Parable of the Sower

Seed that fell on 1) footpath

2) rocky ground

3) among thorns

4) rich soil

THE MYSTERY OF JESUSThe Purpose of the Parables

Jesus explains the parable in private to his 12

Seed that feel on 1) footpath

2) rocky ground

3) among thorns

4) rich soil

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THE MYSTERY OF JESUSParable of the Lamp

• Series of unrelated sayings:

• Lamp is placed on a lampstand

• The measure that one measured will be

measured back

• To the one who has, more will be given

THE MYSTERY OF JESUSSeed Grows of Itself

Found only in Mark

THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

The seed is the Word of God

One does not know how it grows

Of its own accord it produces fruit, we often do

not know how

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THE MYSTERY OF JESUSThe Mustard Seed

Mustard bushes are very common

It is a large bush

Kingdom of God is common

It gives shade to all who dwell.

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