Marks Gospel Stories Flashcards
Calming of the storm (Mark 4:35-41)
- Jesus left the crowd to go to the other side of the lake with the disciples
- A storm arose, and Jesus was in the stern sleeping on a cushion
- The disciples said, ‘Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?’
- He got up and said to the waves ‘Quiet,be still.’ then the storm calmed
- Jesus asked the disciples, ‘Why are you afraid, do you still have no faith?’
- The disciples were frightened and asked each other ‘Who is this, even the wind and waves obey him!’
Jesus’ Baptism (Mark 1:9-11)
- Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist
- The heavens tore open and the Holy Spirit descended
- A voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
Jesus’ Temptation (Mark 1:12-13)
- The spirit send Jesus out into the desert for forty days, being tempted by Satan
- He was with the wild animals and angels attended him
Caesarea Phillipi (Mark 8:27-33)
- Jesus asked the disciples ‘Who do people say that I am?’
- They replied, ‘Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.’
- Jesus asked Peter ‘Who do you say that I am?’
- Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah.’ and Jesus warned them to keep it a secret (Messianic Secret)
The Transfiguration (Mark 9:2-8)
- Jesus led Peter, James and John up a high mountain
- Jesus clothes went bright white, brighter than anyone could bleach them
- Elijah and Moses appeared for them, Moses representing the laws and Elijah the Prophets
- Peter said to Jesus ‘Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah’
- A voice came down from heaven ‘This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!’
- Suddenly they looked around to find only Jesus with them
Entry into Jerusalem (Mark 11:1-11)
- On approaching Jerusalem, Jesus sent two disciples to fetch a colt, and told them to clarify that Jesus asked for this if anyone asks
- Jesus entered on the colt, and many of the crowd laid down there cloaks and waved palm branches, exclaiming ‘Hosanna!’
Arranging the betrayal (Mark 14:1-2; 10-11)
- Chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest and kill Jesus, making sure to avoid a riot by doing it after the Passover festival
- Judas, one of the disciples, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus, and they promised him 30 pieces of silver
The anointing at Bethany (Mark 14:3-9)
- A woman came in with an alabaster jar into the home Jesus was in and poured it over his head
- The people were around were furious, claiming it was worth ‘More than a years wages’ and they rebuked her harshly
- Jesus said to leave her alone, as she did what she could and said that what she had done will be told in the gospel in memory of her
The Last Supper
-Jesus sent two disciples into the city to meet a man carrying a jar of water, so they may get to the room for the Passover
-While they were at the table, Jesus said ‘Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.’
-The disciples all were asking ‘Surely not I?’
‘It is one of the Twelve,’ he replied, ‘one who dips bread into the bowl with me’ And goes onto say it would be better if they weren’t even born
Jesus in Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-42)
- Jesus and the disciples went to Gethsemane, and told the disciples to sit while he prayed
- Jesus begged his father to change his fate of completing his mission, saying ‘Everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.’
- Jesus got back to the disciples and said to Peter ‘Could you not stay awake for one hour?’ and told them to watch and pray
- The second and third time Jesus returned they fell asleep and Jesus told them to awaken as his betrayer was coming
Jesus’ Arrest (Mark 14:43-52)
- Judas came with a crowd of guards with weapons and said that he will kiss the one to seize on the cheek
- He went over to Jesus and kissed him, and the guards seized him
- One standing with Jesus cut a servant of the high priests ear off
- ‘Am I leading a rebellion,’ said Jesus, ‘that you have come out with swords and clubs to capture me? 49 Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled’
- Everyone fled, including a naked young man who was seen running
Jesus’ trial before the Sanhedrin (Mark 14:53-65)
- Jesus was taken to all the priests, and many attempts at false testimony were made
- They asked him ‘Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?’
- Jesus replied ‘I am’ and they confirmed to sentence him to death, then some struck and beat him.
Jesus’ trial before Pilate (Mark 15:1-20)
- Pilate asked Jesus ‘Are you the king of the Jews?’
- Jesus replied ‘You have said so.’
- Pilate asked the crowd to release Jesus or Barabbas, and they chose Barabbas
- He also asked what they want him to do with Jesus, and they exclaimed ‘Crucify him!’
- Although Pilate did not believe this as right, he had Jesus sent to be crucified
- The guards mocked him, gave him a purple robe and a crown of thorns, shouting ‘All hail the king of the Jews!’
The crucifixion of Jesus (Mark 15:21-41)
- When there, Jesus was offered wine mixed with myrrh, but declined
- The guards divided up his garments, casting lots
- Jesus was heavily insulted by passers-by
The death of Jesus (Mark 15:34-41)
- Once Jesus ‘breathed his last’, the temple curtain tore in two
- The centurion exclaimed, ‘Surely this man was the son of God!’
The burial of Jesus (Mark 15:42-47)
- Joseph of Arimathea went to Pilate, boldly asking for Jesus’ body for it to be wrapped in linen
- He placed Jesus’ body in a stone tomb, and rolled a stone in front of the tomb