In today’s passage, as soon as Jesus dies, Mark reports three features that vindicate Jesus: the tearing of the curtain in the temple, the centurion’s confession, and the presence of…
It’s hard to find another passage in Mark’s Gospel that will more clearly set before you the good news of the gospel. Therefore, the main idea of this passage is…
What should we make of Peter, who in the first section of our passage today does the opposite of things Jesus told him (and everyone else) to do: he does…
In today's passage, all of the principal actors want Jesus to be something other than what he is. They want him to do something for them that he did not…
As we examine the disciples’ actions today, we can identify with their unfaithfulness. We have all experienced seasons in which we were not spiritually watchful, and did not guard against…
Here is the thing we need to know as we enter this passage: not every story of unfaithfulness ends with failure. Woven throughout this story of unfaithfulness is the gospel…
In our passage today, you have a contrast between Jesus’ ability to see the future and the disciples’ inability. The whole passage is suffused with notions of preparation and future…
Today’s passage presents us with a woman who values Jesus in a way that no one else does. Not even the disciples in his passage value Jesus as they should.…
As we come to the conclusion of Mark 13 today, Jesus is concerned with his vindication. He is warning the disciples about Jerusalem’s coming destruction and teaching how the disciples…
Today, we come to the next section of Mark 13. Jesus has warnings about a coming judgment on Jerusalem, a judgment that will be fulfilled in AD 70 when the…