Mark - Lesson 4...Continued from page 8

Thomas Klock

 

Zechariah 4:6; John 15:1-5, 16

1 Corinthians 1:26-31

Philippians 1:6, 2:12-16, 4:13, 19

 

Scripture Memory:  Try to fill in the missing words in the blanks below, by memory if at all possible, and then review the passage several times today.

 

And He looked around in a _________________ at those who sat about Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!  For whoever does the _____________ of God is My _____________________ and My sister and mother.”  Mark 3:34, 35 (nkjv)

 

DAY THREE:  Disciples Are Designated

Please carefully read Mark 3:16-20 and answer the following questions.

 

1.  Jesus selected twelve men to have this special relationship with Him.  These were quite a motley crew.  No rabbi of Jesus’ day would have chosen such a mixed group?well, maybe except for Judas Iscariot, the only one who showed promise!  At the end of t

his day, examine the chart provided to learn more about these men.  Many of these names are nicknames, which were common in Jesus’ day, even to put on tombstones.[xii]  Using nicknames for someone shows a sign of closeness and even affection.  Jesus referred to them in terms that indicated He saw their potential, not just the rough raw material they were then.  What do the following passages tell us about the basis of Jesus’ choice of them, and encourage us about ourselves at the same time?