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Mark's Gospel

Mark 1:1–8 Foundational truths: Deity of Christ, Humanity of Christ, The Good News, Repentance, Transformation, The perfection of Christ, He will baptize you.
Mark 1:9–28 The anointing: Baptism, Immersion not sprinkling, Power, Temptation, Angels, The cost of following Jesus, Authority, Casting out demons.
Mark 1:29 – Mark 2:12 Healing the sick: Rebuking a fever, Sickness should be resisted, Jesus' popularity, Radiating his glory, Jesus is willing, The importance of the Word, Faith in action, Saved and healed.
Mark 2:13–17 The worst sickness of all: The extent of our Lord's forgiveness, Power in the blood, Sin is a sickness, God's remedy.
Mark 2:18–20 Fasting: Is fasting obligatory? Reasons for fasting, Practicalities of fasting.
Mark 2:21–22 New wine into new wineskins: Tradition, Flexibility, Change, The Church, The believer, Patching up the old, Rules for meetings, Remain flexible.
Mark 2:23–28 Lord of the Sabbath: A day of rest, A picture of Christ, Let no one judge you, He is Lord.
Mark 3:1–6 The wrath of God: Jesus the image of God, God's wrath, Salvation through Christ alone, Sorrow and pain.
Mark 3:7–12 The popularity of Jesus: From every direction, Followers of Christ, You are the Son of God, The sovereignty of God, Demons forbidden to tell.
Mark 3:13–19 Church leadership: Twelve apostles, Judas Iscariot, Elders in the Old Testament, Elders in the New Testament, Qualities required of elders, Leadership is male, Choosing elders, Obey your leaders.
Mark 3:20–30 Blasphemy against the Spirit: Beelzebub, A strong man, An eternal sin, God's grace, Hardened hearts.
Mark 3:31–35 Jesus' mother and brothers: Prophecy, Opposition, Confessing Christ, Confession is essential, The family of God, A happy ending.
Mark 4:1–20 The Parable of the Sower: Why Jesus spoke in parables, The seed is the Word, Scattering the seed, The seed along the path, The seed on rocky places, Rooted in him, The seed among thorns, The seed on good soil, Unfruitful, Predestination or freewill.
Mark 4:21–23 Let your light shine before men: The light of the world, The fruit of the light, Living to please God, Exposing darkness, Drawn by the light.
Mark 4:24–25 Consider carefully what you hear: The way of salvation, Symbolism, With the measure you use, Do not lose what you have.
Mark 4:26–34 Parables of the kingdom: Parable of the growing seed, The living Word, With man's help, The harvest of the earth, The Parable of the Mustard Seed, Other parables.
Mark 4:35–41 How big is your God?: Who is this man? The Incarnation, How big is your God?
Mark 5:1–20 The men from the Gerasenes: Satan is a robber, Jesus Christ is Lord, Territorial spirits, Dressed and in their right minds, The power of testimony, By the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Mark 5:21 – Mark 6:6a Your faith has healed you: An incurable disease, Who touched me? Do not doubt, The resurrection of the dead, A prophet without honour, Lack of faith.
Mark 6:6b–13 The testing of your faith: The need for apostles today, Judas loved money, Elijah needed encouragement, Paul needed encouragement, Encourage one another, Trials and testings.

Money, Wealth and Possessions

Part 1 Abraham, Isaac and Jacob: To know fully, Only one master, God haters, The blessing of God, A tithe.
Part 2 Melchizedek: Mysterious Melchizedek, Abraham and Jesus, A tenth.
Part 3 The Atonement Money: One price for all, Ransomed lives, Protection from the plague, Used in his service.
Part 4 Offerings for the tabernacle: More than enough, The cost of giving, Offerings for the temple, Solomon a type of Christ, Everything comes from God, God tests the heart.
Part 5 The feasts of the Lord: The Feast of Unleavened Bread, The Feast of Harvest, The Feast of Ingathering, Give and it will be given to you, God wants lambs not donkeys, Offerings for priests and Levites.
Part 6 Tithing in the Old Testament: Support for the Levites, The Lord's offering, Eat and rejoice, The poor tithe, Righteous acts.
Part 7 Borrowing: Facts and figures, Owe no man anything, Be willing to lend, Reasons for borrowing, Return what you borrow, Lordship, Borrow as little as possible, Be led of the Spirit.
Part 8 The Christian's attitude to money: A rich ruler, Hidden treasure and a pearl, Zacchaeus, The love of money, Godliness with contentment.
Part 9 Rich Christians: Warning against greed, The rich fool, Treasure in heaven.
Part 10 Doing good to all people: Faith and works, The good Samaritan.
Part 11 Sharing with the saints: Providing for our natural families, Providing for the family of God, Collection for God's people, Give God the first fruits, Each one of you, As the heart leads, Giving is godly, That there might be equality, No needy people, Importance of sharing, Generosity encouraged.
Part 12 Supporting full-time ministry: It's God who chooses, It's God who anoints, Full-time for God, Importance of the Word, Paul's tent making, The preacher's rights, The Word is free, Ways to support, Conditional promises.
Part 13 Beyond tithing: Correctly handling the Word, Tithing not taught in the New Testament, Arguments for tithing from the Old Testament, Reasons for tithing in the Old Testament, Disputable matters, The Spirit-led life.

The Fear of God

Part 1 Political correctness, The reality of hell, Punishment on earth, Perfect love drives out fear, Redressing the balance.
Part 2 Adam's fear, Moral uprightness, See and fear, Reverential fear, Insights from Isaiah, Holy fear.
Part 3 Revival, Hypocrisy, Everything hidden will be exposed, Persecution, Acknowledging Jesus Christ, Blasphemy against the Spirit, Martyrdom, Perfect in weakness.

Prayer

Part 1 Prayer reminders: Spiritual warfare, Praying for the saints, Praying for governments, Praying for ourselves, The peace of God, A warning from Jesus.
Part 2 Praying with confidence: Salvation through the name, Praying according to God's will, Praying for healing, Praying for people to be saved, Conclusion.
Part 3 Unanswered prayer: Praying outside of God's will, Praying without faith, Delayed answers, Sin in our lives, Satanic opposition.

Other Studies

The vine and the branches Chosen to bear fruit, The true vine, Fruitless branches, Pruning, Cleansing through the Word, Remain in Jesus, Discarded branches, A divine promise, Glorifying the Father, Remain in his love, Fruit that will last, True fruit, Christian maturity.
David's mighty men Kingship, Spiritual warfare, Brotherhood of believers, Defence, Shedding our blood, Strategic warfare, Room for more, Final word.
Obedience, holiness, trust and service Obedience, Holiness, Trust, Service, Tasks and rewards, Natural abilities, The Body of Christ, God empowers, Spiritual gifts.
Solomon and the Word An acrostic poem, Born sinners, Resisting sin, Loved by the Lord, Solomon's sin, Conclusion.
Lessons from Jonah Sin and judgement, Jonah tries to flee, A miracle happens, Jonah's second chance, The heart of God revealed, Getting our priorities right, God's concern for the lost.
Be filled with the Spirit Springs in the desert, Be filled!, Ask and you will receive, Visible signs, Aids to being filled, Final word.
The heart of the matter God looks at the heart, What the heart represents, After God's own heart, Heart attitudes, His Spirit in our hearts, His laws in our hearts, Guard your hearts.
The glory of God God is light, The radiance of God's glory, The light of the world, Transformation, Unveiled faces, Importance of the Word.
The world and its ways Called out from the world, Not of this world, Deliverance, Baptism, Do not go back, Jesus in Egypt.
Worldwide deception A spiritual problem, Look up at the stars, Blinded minds, The deceiver, Examples of deception, The father of lies.
Spiritual blindness An unusual healing, Power in prayer, Born blind, Spiritual pride, Blind guides, God has deadened their hearts, God's sovereign choice.
The second coming Jesus is coming back, His resurrection body, The return, An important subject.

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