Mark 1: Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry
What is the greatest of all the good news concerning Jesus?
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How did Mark know that John the Baptizer was the fulfillment of prophecy?
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In John’s preaching repentance and forgiveness, why was the wilderness worth mentioning?
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What reasons did people have for coming to John’s baptism?
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Where did John’s baptisms take place?
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What was unusual about John’s apparel?
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How did John know about the one who would follow him?
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Where was John when Jesus came to be baptized?
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What did John see and hear when Jesus rose from the water?
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Why didn’t Jesus begin his ministry immediately after baptism?
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In caring for Jesus, what did the angels do?
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What were the main parts of Jesus’ good-news message?
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What motivated Peter and his brother, and John and his brother, to immediately leave their fishing businesses and follow Jesus?
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How did Jesus have the opportunity to teach at the Capernaum synagogue? What distinguished his teaching from others?
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Why did the man with an evil spirit scream at Jesus? How did he know who Jesus was?
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If the Pharisees cast out evil spirits, why were the people amazed when Jesus delivered the possessed man in the synagogue?
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How many people were living at Peter’s house?
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Why did people bring the sick and possessed “after sunset”? How many were there?
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If Jesus healed “many,” does that mean that some were not made well or delivered? Why?
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Why didn’t Jesus allow evil spirits to speak? Where did he command them to go?
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Why did Jesus need a secluded place to pray?
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How difficult might finding Jesus have been? Why were they looking for him?
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Why did Jesus say he needed to go to other towns?
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Did Jesus heal everyone he wanted to? Why?
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Why did Jesus command the leper not to tell anyone but see the priest?
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Why didn’t the leper do what Jesus commanded?