Next Section in Mark

Oct 03, 2007

We have rounded the corner in Mark's Gospel.  In the first half of the Gospel, chapters 1-8, Mark has forced us to ask the question, "Who is this?"  He has also forced us to see that no one gets Jesus!

As we round the corner to the second half of the Gospel, we see Peter finally get the right answer: "You are the Christ."  While that is the right answer in name, Peter still has no idea what kind of a Messiah Jesus has come to be.  So the second half of hte Gospel gives content to that name.  Jesus is a suffering Messiah, a King on a Cross, and he has come to be "a ransom for many."

The study guide for chapters 9-11, which will take us up to Thanksgiving week, is available now here.  It is in booklet form, so you'll have to fold it.  If you'd like a non-booklet form copy, email me ().

The booklet is designed to help you read, study, and be gripped by the Gospel.  We're going to spend a lot of time repenting together!