Mark 3 and 4

1. 3:1-6 In this account of a Sabbath healing, how does Jesus respond emotionally to the hardness of the Pharisees’ hearts? How does He respond physically?
2. 3:7-12 From what parts of Israel did the multitude come? Find the places on the map.
3. 3:13-19 What did Jesus call the apostles to do? Which ones had He already called (as recorded in Mark 1:16-20 and 2:13-14)?
4. 3:20-30 Had the scribes blasphemed against the Holy Spirit? How?
5. 3:31-35 What relationship do we have with Jesus when we do God’s will?
6. 4:1-20 What keeps us from bearing fruit?
7. 4:21-25 What is the “lamp”?
8. 4:26-29 What is the lesson of the Parable of the Growing Seed? How does it complement the Parable of the Sower?
9. 4:30-34 How do we plant the seed of the kingdom? How does it grow? (See also 1 Corinthians 3:5-7.)
10. 4:35-41 In this incident, how does Jesus both calm and cause fear?