Week Three:

Monday Matthew 26-27
Tuesday Matthew 28 – Mark 1
Wednesday Mark 2-4
Thursday Mark 5-6
Friday Mark 7-8

The Big Ideas”
What religious feast was Jesus celebrating with his disciples when he instituted the “Lord’s Supper”?
How did Jesus give new meaning to the bread and the cup as a part of the “Lord’s Supper” meal?
How many times did Jesus say Peter would deny him?
Where did Jesus take his disciples after the final supper? What did he go there to do?
Who betrayed Jesus? How? For what?
What became of Judas?
What was the Sanhedrin?
Why did Pilate send Jesus to Herod?
Who did Pilate offer up for release with Jesus? Who did the crowds choose?
What is ‘crucifixion’? How was it a particularly painful method of execution?
How long did Jesus hang on the cross?
How long did Jesus stay in the tomb?
Who donated his tomb for Jesus’ body?
What is the “Great Commission”?
Mark: Introductories
Who was Mark?
Who was Mark’s primary audience?
How is Mark’s gospel different from Matthew’s?
In Mark’s early chapters, Jesus’ healings & miracles are emphasized. Name 3 such occasions
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Who is Levi?
How did Jesus respond when his mother and brothers came to see about him in ch. 3?
What is the lesson of the parable of the mustard seed?
How does Jesus demonstrate his power over nature? … over the supernatural?
What did Jairus ask of Jesus?
Who interrupted Jesus on the way to see about Jairus’ daughter?
How was Jesus received in his hometown?
Why did some believe that Jesus was John the Baptist “returned from the dead”? What had happened
to John?
What did Jesus use to feed the crowd of 5,000 who had gathered to hear him speak?

Journal Thoughts:
• Have you ever been in a situation where you felt awkward being a believer or almost
embarrassed to be a Christian? Describe…
• How does the Lord’s Supper help you focus on who Jesus was and what he did for you? Can
you think of a time when the supper has been especially meaningful for you?

Memory Verse:
Matthew 28:19-20