Mark 9-16: The Servant King
Description
Have you ever arranged to meet someone for the first time, only to miss them because you expected someone who looked quite different? But more serious would be to miss God Himself, just because He didn't look like we expected...
This is exactly what happens in the second half of Mark's Gospel. Jesus is the King. But He comes to serve and suffer, not to fight political battles. He is Israel's Messiah. But He comes to judge those who believe they are already God's people. He is the promised Rescuer, but He can't even seem to save himself. Rejected by religious leaders, deserted by His followers, it seems everyone is missing who He really is.
Could we make the same mistake as the people of Jesus' day? This Good Book Guide will help you to know and understand Jesus, just as Mark knew Him - nothing that people expected, but more than any of us could hope for.
This is exactly what happens in the second half of Mark's Gospel. Jesus is the King. But He comes to serve and suffer, not to fight political battles. He is Israel's Messiah. But He comes to judge those who believe they are already God's people. He is the promised Rescuer, but He can't even seem to save himself. Rejected by religious leaders, deserted by His followers, it seems everyone is missing who He really is.
Could we make the same mistake as the people of Jesus' day? This Good Book Guide will help you to know and understand Jesus, just as Mark knew Him - nothing that people expected, but more than any of us could hope for.
Other information
The Good Book Guides have been developed to ensure that each session not only seeks to uncover the meaning of the passage and see how it fits into the big picture of the Bible, but also leads people to apply what they have learnt to their lives. Flexible and practical, the Good Book Guides are ideal for small groups, or individual study.
Table of contents
- Introduction
- 1. The example of the King (Mark 8:31-9:50)
- 2. The way of the King (Mark 10)
- 3. The judgement of the King (Mark 11-12)
- 4. The coming of the King (Mark 13)
- 5. The betrayal of the King (Mark 14)
- 6. The abandoned King (Mark 15:1-39)
- 7. The risen King (Mark 15:40-16:8)
- Leaders' Guide
Additional Information
| Author | Tim Chester |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781904889519 |
| Pages | 64 |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company/GBG |
| Table of contents | Introduction 1. The example of the King (Mark 8:31-9:50) 2. The way of the King (Mark 10) 3. The judgement of the King (Mark 11-12) 4. The coming of the King (Mark 13) 5. The betrayal of the King (Mark 14) 6. The abandoned King (Mark 15:1-39) 7. The risen King (Mark 15:40-16:8) Leaders' Guide |
| Other info | The Good Book Guides have been developed to ensure that each session not only seeks to uncover the meaning of the passage and see how it fits into the big picture of the Bible, but also leads people to apply what they have learnt to their lives. Flexible and practical, the Good Book Guides are ideal for small groups, or individual study. |
Customer Reviews
9 out of 10
Good study material. However I felt study 4 was unhelpful and I rewrote the material under the heading of the Hidden Kingdom rather than the Hidden King. The passage raises some really difficult issues and I thought the set study didn't really tackle them in the best way; indeed Jesus isn't a hidden king, but the coming of it could be described as secret. Happy to let you have my study questions and notes if that would help if you thought to rewrite that one. 
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