Sunday, May 19th, 2019
Read Mark 2:1-3:6 before group or silently to begin group
- Which of the 5 stories (2:1, 2:13, 2:18, 2:23, 3:1) impact you the most? Why?
- What is going on in this passage:
Þ From the peoples perspective
Þ From the religious leaders perspective
Þ From Jesus’ perspective
- What is evangelist Mark’s reason for grouping these 5 stories together, especially if they didn’t happen chronologically?
- What do Marks “parenthetical statements” tell us at the end of each of the stories: 2:10, 2:15, 2:28, 3:2? Which impacts you most?
- How do the people respond (2:15)? Jesus (3:5)? The Pharisees” (3:2&6)? How do you?
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