May 6-9, Bill Ury Wesley Biblical Seminary

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1 May 6-9, 2012 Bill Ury Wesley Biblical Seminary

2 What Jesus Always Sees Mark 2:1-13 How Does Jesus Allow Us to Know Him More Deeply in Any Situation?

3 1. The Way 2. Forgive Sins 3. Calls Twelve 4. Soils and Sea 5. Demoniac 6. 5,000 Fed 7. Heart/Daughter Raised 8. 4,000 Fed/Confession 9. Transfiguration 10. Divorce/Rich Ruler 11. Entry/Fig/Temple 12. Rulers Reject 13. Things to Come 14. Anointing/Last Supper 15. Crucifixion 16. Resurrection Person Passion

Primary Material: Biographical, Narrative Distinct interpretation Not poetry Not apocalyptic Not wisdom literature Less discursive Shortness is due to less parables Mk is

4 Primary Material: Biographical, Narrative Distinct interpretation Not poetry Not apocalyptic Not wisdom literature Less discursive Shortness is due to less parables Mk is actually more detailed than others in some areas Primary Locations: 1:1-13 Jordan 1:14-9:50 Galilee (5:1 Gadara) (7:24 Tyre and Sidon) (8:22 Caesar. Philippi) 10:1-16:8 Jerusalem

The Coming of Jesus 1:1-13 - Son/Wilderness Jesus Presents His Claim in Galilee 1:14-3:6 Jesus Presents His Claim to His Disciples 3:13-10:52 Jesus Calls the Twelve

6 The Coming of Jesus 1: Son/Wilderness Jesus Presents His Claim in Galilee 1:14-3:6 Jesus Presents His Claim to His Disciples 3:13-10:52 Jesus Calls the Twelve 3:13-6:6 Jesus Involves the Twelve 6:7-8:21 Jesus Instructs the Twelve 8:22-10:52 Jesus Presents His Claim in Jerusalem 11:1-13:37 Jesus Fulfills His Claim on the Cross 14:1-16:8

7 Indications of the Vitality of Mark s Gospel And 1:5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14. Immediately 1:12,28,29,42 passim (41x) Indications of Jesus Self-Revelation Teach/Teacher 1:21, 2:13 passim (34x) Began to teach 4:1, 6:2, 34, 8:31, 10:1 Healed 1:34, 6:13, up to 8:35 and then stops The Central Message in Mark s Gospel Kingdom 1:14,15, 4:11, 9:1 (21x) Believe/Trust 1:15, 5:36 (20x) Follow 1:17,18,2:14 (over 20x)

8 Explicit 1:24, 2:7, 3:11, 4:41, 6:2-3 Implicit (1:17, 5:7,22, 6:14,49) Who?, What?, Why?, How? 114 Qs 77 no answers The Person of Jesus 8:27-29 The Passion of Jesus 8/9/10 Is there a Connection? Q s = Person and Passion -

9 Glory Transcendence in the Flesh (Son of God) Proclaimed 1:1 Anointed 1:9 Power over the effects of sin 2:5ff Power over creation 4:39 etc Fulfills and clarifies the Law 7:1-23 The Transfiguration 9:2-8 Resurrected 16:5 Well, of course, this is what God does!

10 But Mark doesn t start there the other line He begins with a baptism a sign of death A life of continual humiliation out of love His life was never separated from suffering Two distinct parallel lines in this gospel The Glory of God in the flesh Utter Identification The Glory of Humiliation -Utter Self-denial The Glory of the Cross -Utter Self-giving At the START: THIS IS WHO GOD IS!

11 Son (of God) 1:1, 11 3:11, 5:7 9:7 12:6, 13:32 14:32-36, (61) 15:2, 32, times Son of Man (80 times Jesus uses it) 2:10, 28 8:31,38 9:9, 12,31 10:33,45 13:26 14:21,41, times

12 Knowing the One True God Yadah (Heb.) to share oneself in freely given love Kerry s Verse II Chr 15 If you seek Him, He will let you find Him.

Cross not a consequence but the goal Everything else is ordered by that end This reality tells us something of God s eternal nature Self-emptying is an

13 Cross not a consequence but the goal Everything else is ordered by that end This reality tells us something of God s eternal nature Self-emptying is an expression of that Life Here is the only expression of God in the flesh we will ever have He appeared in our humanness Suffered out of His freedom in love

14 Personal Recommendation (1:16-20) four disciples Personal Experience (in my wilderness) Taught (1:21) the Mind Power (1:22-28) over the Spirit Power (1:29-31) over the Body Time to take it in? (1:35-39) Will? Power over death-producing infirmities Leper (1:40-45) Paralytic (2:1-13)

15 As He was speaking the Word to them 2:2 Faith? 2:5 Conviction: Acting on what they knew Theological pressure ill = sin Constant criticism by the religious 2:6 Words are cheap He backs all of them up!

16 My NEED is His greatest opportunity Need He sees deeper When we bring our needs He always gives us more than we bargained for Our needs He uses them to define Himself Son of Man who can forgive alone and Who is Jesus to me?

17 Unroofed Healing 2:1 Levi Called 2:13 Eating w/ Sinners 2:15 New Wine Fasting 2:18 Grain 2:23 Healing Hand 3:1-6 Problem: Paralysis Sin Solution Problem: Unclean Holiness Problem: Unclean Sanctity Problem: Old Order Problem: Law Problem: Hard Hearts God! 7ff Son of Man 10

18 Son of Man who Forgives and Heals (5, 11) Key Pivotal Question Only God Forgives! Physician of Spiritual Illness (17) Feast/Bridegroom (19) New Wineskins (21) David also? (25) OT themes Son of Man = Lord of the Sabbath (28) Come Here! Healer (3: 3) Knowing Jesus I am The Solution

19 Jesus, the KING in every situation: chap 2 Knowing the hearts of those around him Knowing the deepest needs Forgiveness Levi s need The sick Outward vs. intimacy Inner meaning of the law Hardness of heart Faith: v. 5

20 Am I willing to let my need be the place where He defines Himself? Am I covering up the deeper place by any form of rebellion, tradition, theology, reservation? Do I see my life as an occasion for me or for Christ?

21 Forgiveness 2: Hand Result: Saw their hardness of heart Destroy Him! Signed His Own Death Warrant

The Life of Christ An Overview

The Life of Christ An Overview Lesson 1 - Introduction Introduction Nearly all of the information available on the life of Christ comes from Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each book has its own theme and purpose, and therefore uncertainty