The Gospel of St. Mark Chapter 3&4

Meditation verses for the Gospel of St. Mark Chapters 3&4:

In Chapter 3: we read about many miracles our Lord Jesus Christ performed to the multitude, He picked His 12 disciples and He explained to us the real meaning to be called His brother, sister, and mother.

V1-6 : healing the man with the withered hand.

V7-12: The people follow our Lord Jesus Christ

V13-19: Chose the 12 Disciples

V20-30: the importance of unity and the division of the house.

V31-335: who is the true brother, sister, or mother to our Lord Jesus Christ

In Chapter 4: our Lord Jesus teaches the multitude with parables, why with parables? also, we see the authority of our Lord Jesus over nature by calming the storm.

V1-20: The Parable of the Sower, and the explanation of it.

V21-25: what the lamp under a basket looks like.

V26:29: the parable of the scattered seed

V30-34: the parable of the mustard seed.

V35-41: the authority of our Lord Jesus over nature., the storm obeys Him.

Question:

Complete the verse: “Why do You speak to them in……..?” He answered: “Because it has been given to you to know the ………… of the kingdom of………...” Matthew 13: 10-11

• A) stories, keys, heaven

• B) Parables, mysteries, heaven

• C) stories, secrets, the king

Our Lord Jesus entered the ……………….. , and he healed the man who had a ……………… hand on the ……………. .

• A.    Synagogue, withered, Sabbath.

• B.     Synagogue, long, Friday

• C.    House, withered, Sabbath.

What did the unclean spirits cry out saying when they saw our Lord Jesus Christ?

• A.    Go away, we don’t know you.

• B.     You are the Son of God

• C.    We won’t leave them.

He appointed 12 disciples, some of them were brothers: (Hint: Matthew 10: 2)

• A.    John & James who called “the Sons of Thunder.”

• B.     Peter & Andrew

• C.    A&B

• D.    None of the above

Complete the verse:” But he who ………………. against the Holy Spirit Never has …………………… but is subject to eternal…………….” V29

who is the brother, the sister, and the mother of our Lord Jesus?

• A.    Lazarus, Martha, Mary.

• B.     St. Peter, the other Mary, St. Mary

• C.    Whoever does the will of God.

Our Lord Jesus talked with the multitude and His disciples with …………… V2, in this chapter we have the Parable of the ……………. V3, the parable of the ……………. V21, the parable of the scatter ………………  like the kingdom Of God V26, the ……………… seed parable V3.

• A.    Parables, Sower, Lamp, seeds, mustard

• B.     Parables, Sower, basket, trees, grain

• C.    Facts, virgins, Lamp, gate, mustard

In the parable of the Sower, the ones sown among thorns. they are the ones who hear the word of God:

• A.    The cares of this world & the desire for other things chock the word and becomes unfruitful.

• B.     Receive it with gladness, they have no root when tribulation arises, they stumble.

• C.    Accept it, and bear fruit.

In the parable of the Sower, the ones sown among the good ground, they are the ones who hear the word of God, and:

• A.    The cares of this world & the desire for other things chock the word and becomes unfruitful.

• B.     Receive it with gladness, they have no root when tribulation arises, they stumble.

• C.    Accept it, and bear fruit.

What did our Lord Jesus do when He arose at the time of the storm?

• A.    Told His disciple to paddle so hard.

• B.     Told His disciple to stay calm and pray.

• C.    He rebuked the wind and said:” Peace, be still!”