Women to Women October 2020
The Good News is Coming
“Who is Jesus?” is one of the most important questions we can grapple with. What names or characteristics come to mind when you think of Jesus?
Mark 1:1-8: The Good News is coming
- Mark, the prophets* and John the Baptist all tell us something about the one who is coming. What do we learn from them about Jesus? (* The quotation is credited to Isaiah as major prophet but is actually combining a quotation from Isaiah and Malachi)
Mark v1
Prophets v2-3
John v4-8
- Before Jesus even arrives on scene, expectations are set… but are they accurate? Have you ever had wrong or misplaced expectations of Jesus? Either who he was or how he might act? Discuss these and the importance of knowing Jesus as the bible reveals him.
- Baptism is mentioned for the first time tho it has its roots in OT Jewish purification rituals (see Lev 13-15) why do you think this is part of the preparation for Jesus’ arrival?
Read again Mark 1: 9-13
- Given what we’ve just said about baptism, why do you think Jesus chose to be baptised?
- Where in these verses can we see the humanity of Jesus, and where do we see his deity?
- Is there anything that intrigues you about how Jesus is both fully God and fully man
- Jesus is tempted. While Mark doesn’t say much about this experience compared to other gospels, what do find encouraging about it being mentioned here?
Read again Mark 1:13-20
- Jesus teaching is defined here in verse 15. What does repentance and faith look like here in Mark and what does it look like in the daily life of the believer?
- What does following Jesus look like in these verses?
- What have you seen in these verses about Jesus that has caused you to praise/ wonder/ think or act differently?
