The
Gospel Of Mark Bible Study Lesson 26:
This
week’s Bible Study of Mark’s Gospel will again include questions for you to answer.
Once you finish the lesson on your own. You can look at my answers. Anytime you
do Bible study ask yourself these 3 questions:
3 questions:
·
What is this passage about?
·
What do I learn from this passage?
·
How can I apply what I have learned to my life?
Scripture to
meditate on before you do this week’s Bible study:
1 Thessalonians
2:13 NIV
And
we also thank God continually because, when you received the Word of God, which
you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it actually
is, the Word of God, which is at work in you who believe.
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This Week’s
Bible passage from the Gospel of Mark:
Mark
6:6-13
Read
the passage below:
Mark
6:6-13 New International Version
6 He
was amazed at their lack of faith.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
Then Jesus went around teaching from
village to village. 7 Calling the Twelve to him, he began to
send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits. 8 These
were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread,
no bag, no money in your belts. 9 Wear sandals but not an
extra shirt. 10 Whenever you enter a house, stay there until
you leave that town. 11 And if any place will not welcome you
or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a
testimony against them.”
12 They
went out and preached that people should repent. 13 They
drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
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Answer the
questions below:
1.
Content: What is this passage about?
·
Who are the people if any?
·
What are they doing?
·
Where does this take place?
·
When does this take place?
2.
Lesson: What do I learn from this passage?
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Is there a warning, command or promise?
·
Is there an example to follow or not to follow?
·
What is/are the main truth/truths of this passage?
·
Is there a lesson or principle that is a universal truth?
·
Why did God put this passage in the Bible?
What
does the passage reveal about the character of God?
·
His Attributes/Characteristics (ex. loving, caring, Holy, Merciful etc.):
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His ways of relating/Communicating to people:
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His emotions:
·
His views:
·
Reasons for us to love God more:
3.
Application: How can I apply what I have learned to my life?
·
Can you think of a current situation in your personal life, home life,
Church, or business which is similar to what you are learning?
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How can I apply what I am learning to my current circumstances?
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Are there specific things in to which to pray about?
·
Is there a new thought to me? An encouraging thought?
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Here is my
layout for Mark 6:6-13:
1.
Content: What is this passage about?
Jesus sends His
disciples out two by two to preach , drive out demons, and heal
Who
are the people if any?
·
Jesus,
the 12 disciples
What are they doing?
·
Jesus
is teaching and calls the disciples to him to go out and preach, drive out
demons, and heal..
demons, and heal..
Where does this take place?
·
In villages in the region around the town of Nazareth.
When does this take place?
·
After
Jesus was not honored in His own town.
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2.
Lesson: What do I learn from this passage?
Jesus equips and
instructs those He sends out to minister in His name
Is
there a warning, command or promise?
·
As
followers of Jesus we are commanded to go out and tell others the “Good
News.”
News.”
Is
there an example to follow or not to follow?
·
When
we are called by God to ministry we need to believe that God will equip us to
do the job.
do the job.
·
We
need to act on God’s calling for us to serve Him.
Reflect on these passages about who we are in Christ and what we are called to do:
Reflect on these passages about who we are in Christ and what we are called to do:
Ephesians
2:10 NIV
For
we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God
prepared in advance for us to do.
2
Corinthians 5:19-20 NIV
that
God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins
against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors,
as though God were making his appeal through us.
We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.
We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God.
Ephesians
4:11-13 NIV
It
was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be
evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to
prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be
built up until we all reach unity in the faith
and
in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole
measure of the fullness of Christ.
What
are the main points in this passage?
·
Jesus
sends out the 12 disciples two by two to preach, drive out demons and heal
the sick.
the sick.
·
Jesus
gave them authority over evil spirits.
·
Jesus
gives His disciples instructions for their mission & ministry.
·
The
disciples went out and preached repentance.
·
The
disciples also drove out many demons and healed the sick.
Is
there a lesson or principle that is a universal truth?
·
We
will be equipped to do God’s work.
·
Followers
of Jesus are called to go out and make disciples.
The Great Commission tells us to go out and make disciples:
The Great Commission tells us to go out and make disciples:
Matthew
28:18-20 NIV
Then
Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has
been given to me. Therefore
go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them
to
obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the
very end of the age."
Why
did God put this passage in the Bible?
·
To
remind us that we too must obey God’s command to go out and make disciples.
What
does the passage reveal about the character of God/Jesus?
A.
His attributes: Teacher, Merciful, Sovereign (In total
control)
B.
His ways of relating/communicating to people: Through His teaching, through His followers
spreading the “Good News”.
C.
His emotions: Determined to get the Disciples focused on their mission
D.
His views: We need to share the Gospel with others and
help them become devoted followers and disciples of Jesus.
E.
Reasons for us to love Him more: We have benefited from God’s Great Commission. Others have shared the “Good News” with us and
have helped us become fully devoted followers
and disciples as well.
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3.
Life Application (Personal):
·
What
instructions has the Lord given me?
·
Am
I trusting Him today that His provision is adequate?
·
How
do I react to those who do not listen to me?
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My prayer for
you:
I
pray you will take God’s Word to heart and ask God to help you apply what you
have learned. I hope and pray that this Bible Study helps you grow spiritually
by deepening your faith, trust and love for God.
Jesus declared that if we seek God, he will provide everything we
need to live the abundant life, providing for us physically and spiritually:
Matthew
6:32-33 Living Bible (TLB)
“So
don’t worry at all about having enough food and clothing. Why be like the
heathen? For they take pride in all these things and are deeply concerned about
them. But your heavenly Father already knows perfectly well that you need them,
and he will give them to you if you give him first place in your life and live
as he wants you to.
John
10:10 English Standard Version (ESV)
The
thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have
life and have it abundantly.
Philippians
4:19 New Living Translation (NLT)
And
this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious
riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.
John
14:26 (NIV)
But
the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach
you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
Also, remember
the importance and impact of embracing of God’s Word in light of how we are to
be God’s Ambassadors and Teachers, as well as to live abundantly in a fallen
world:
1
Peter 3:15 (NIV)
But
in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer
to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do
this with gentleness and respect,
2
Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)
All
Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and
training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped
for every good work.
Psalm
119:105 (ESV)
Your
word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
John
8:31-32 (NIV)
To
the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are
really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you
free.”
Daily
Application ideas:
·
Pray! Ask God to help
you understand
the passage of scripture you are reading.
·
Pray! Ask God to help
you apply what you are learning.
·
Write
down your thoughts and prayers. Seek to understand what God is trying to
teach you.
teach you.
·
Begin
to make changes in your patterns of
behavior in accordance to God’s
teaching.
teaching.
·
Act on God’s answer to prayer.
·
Put God first in your life in
every area of your life
(Marriage, Parenting, Ministry, Work etc.).
(Marriage, Parenting, Ministry, Work etc.).
·
Be determined to make quality & quantity time for God in
your life
(ex. Quiet time,
prayer time, Bible reading/study).
Helpful
Hints for this Bible Study:
·
Not
everything we read will contain enough info to answer all the questions.
·
Other
questions may come to mind as you read.
·
The
questions are just helpful guidelines.
·
Following
the reading of the passage of scripture take a moment to write down
your thoughts.
your thoughts.
·
After
you have asked yourself the above Template questions, answer the questions
specifically.
specifically.
·
Refer
back to above questions when you need to.
·
Then
concentrate on a couple of things that are meaningful to you personally.
·
Then
go to the application section.
·
Think
through the application questions and journal your thoughts and prayers.
Just
Sayin……………..Dave
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