Bible studies – Page 2 – Naracoorte Presbyterian Church

Mark – How many loaves to you have?

Mark – How many loaves to you have? (We are not trying to answer all the questions in Mark. But before we move on to the next study it is important to remark something on two more questions: 1. Mark 4:38: The disciples asked Jesus: “Teacher, don’t You care if we drown?” This question follows…
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Mark – What parable shall describe the Kingdom of God?

Mark – What parable shall describe the Kingdom of God? Read Mark 4:1-34 It is not before Mark 3:23 that Mark introduced a parable of Jesus Christ. The purpose of the parables in Mark 4:1-34 is to teach us about the purpose of Gospel and how it brings about growth. (See text box below.) Mark…
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Mark – Who are my brothers?

Mark – Who are my brothers? Read Mark 3:13-35 The paragraph of verses 13-19 tells of the people our Lord called to be his apostles. This happened on a mountainside (where the Sermon on the Mount was preached?) – it was done publicly, not in secret. Not all of the original manuscripts of the Greek…
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Mark – Why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?

Mark – Why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath? Read Mark 2:18-3-6 It is clear that the Scribes and the Pharisees found much of Jesus’ ministry upsetting. Much of what Mark recorded happened on a Sabbath – a day to which the Pharisees added extra laws to make sure it was kept…
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Mark – Who can forgive sins but God alone?

Mark – Who can forgive sins but God alone? Read Mark 2:1-17 Background Many houses in old Israel had two storeys. Upper rooms were reached by stairs or ladders. These rooms provided the main living and sleeping accommodation and guests could also be looked after there. Roofs were constructed from beams covered with branches and…
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Mark – Have You come to destroy us?

Mark – Have You come to destroy us? The scene in this part of the Gospel of Mark is Capernaum, in the district of Galilee. Read Isaiah 9:1-2 and Matthew 4:15-16. What do these verse tell us about those living in Galilee? Capernaum means “the house (or, town) of Nahum”; however, the identity of…
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Mark – the silent years between the Old and New Testament

Silent years For about 400 years between the Old Testament and New Testaments God did not speak to the Jewish people through prophets, other than the prophecies given to Daniel, Zachariah, Malachi and others who still needed fulfilment. The Babylonians came to power in 626B.C., and in 605B.C. at the battle of Carchimesh defeated Egypt.…
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Some questions in the Gospel of Mark

We look at some questions (not all, of course) which occur through the Gospel of Mark and saw them as markers (or anchors) to follow the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Studies Introduction: Preparing the way for the Messiah Have You come to destroy us? Who can forgive sins but God alone?…
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A New Life – “I am The resurrection and the Life”

A New Life – “I am The resurrection and the Life” Read John 11:1-57 The themes of “life” (“eternal life”) and “death” (“spiritual death” and “blindness”, as well as “believe”, operate very prominently is this chapter of John. Add to this references like “”God’s glory” and “the son must be glorified” (11:4), “daylight” (“light”), night…
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Study 9: A New Shepherd – He laid down his life for his sheep

Study 9: A New Shepherd – He laid down his life for his sheep Read John 10:1-40 Introductory remarks The previous chapter of John is dedicated to restoring sight (see, seeing, light, believe, etc.). the sight of the man born blind was restored. He confesses, “I was blind but now I see.” (9:25). The healed…
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