Winter Quarter 2009-2010
A. Tu
Mark:
How to Live in Stressful Times
Description
There are moments in our lives when challenges and stresses seem to pile up one after another, and sometimes without notice all at once. We see it in all spheres of life: school, work, family, etc. How do we deal with these pressures? How do we stay afloat without sinking? The book of Mark is a fast-paced, action packed story of Jesus on the move. Encounter after encounter, Jesus' actions and words show how to face life's challenges and meet the endless needs of an ever demanding world. In this class, we will study this important book with a special emphasis on how to live in stressful times.
Schedule (12 classes)
Date / Passage / Topic / Next Week’s Assignments12/6/09 / Mark 1:1-1:13 / Introduction / Read 1:1-1:45
12/13/09 / Mark 1:14-1:45 / Early Galilean Ministry / Read 2:1-3:12
12/20/09 / Mark 2:1-3:12 / Trouble with the Authorities / Read 3:13-4:34
12/27/09 / Mark 3:13-4:34 / Insiders and Outsiders & Parables / Read 4:35-5:20
1/3/10 / NO SUNDAY SCHOOL / Read 5:21-6:6a
1/10/10 / Mark 4:35-6:6a / “Who Is This?” / Prepare for Quiz #1, Read 6:6b-7:23
1/17/10 / Mark 6:6b-7:23 / Witness to Jews / QUIZ#1, Read 7:24-8:30
1/24/10 / Mark 7:24-8:30 / Beyond Galilee: Witness to Gentiles / Read 8:31-10:52
1/31/10 / Mark 8:31-10:52 / “On the Way” through Judea / Read 11:1-12:44
2/7/10 / Mark 11:1-12:44 / Jerusalem: The Temple and the Sanhedrin / Read 13:1-13:37
2/14/10 / Mark 13:1-13:37 / Jerusalem: Mount of Olives / Read 14:1-15:47
2/21/10 / Mark 14:1-15:47 / The Passion / Prepare for Quiz #2, Read 16:1-20)
2/28/10 / Mark 16:1-16:8 / The Resurrection and Conclusion / QUIZ#2
Reading Assignments
· Please read the passage before attending class. Readings should take no longer than 10 minutes.
Memory Verses – You can memorize them in any version
· Quiz 1 2: For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (Mark 10:45)
· Quiz 2: If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it. (Mark 8:34b-35)
Quizzes
· Quiz#1 (1/17/2010): 5 questions + 1 memory verse (Mark 10:45)
· Quiz#2 (2/28/2010): 10 questions + 2 memory verses (Mark 10:45, Mark 8:34b-35)
References:
· Gospel of Mark (NIV, ESV Study Bible, NIV Life Application Bible)
· Mark teaching series by William L. Lane. Christ Community Church (Franklin, TN). 1998.
· Mark: How to Live in Stressful Times by Dale Robinson. Explore the Bible. Winter 2009-2010
· NIV New Bible Dictionary (2nd edition) ed. J.D. Douglas et al.
· The Gospel According to Mark (2002) by James R. Edwards.