Mark 3

Who Understands?

Mark 3

Mark 3:5

And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. (use)

Exodus 20:8

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. (use)

Mark 3:3

And he said to the man with the withered hand, "Come here." (use)

Psalm 66:5

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man. (use)

Mark 3:4

And he said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent. (use)

Revelation 6:17

for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand? (use)

We have so elevated the love of God beyond His holiness and wrath that we have air conditioned hell.

Lawson, S. 2018. We have so elevated. Twitter. (use)

John 15:18

If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. (use)

It {Exodus} is the story of two very different nations coming into close contact with the one living and true God. For one of those nations, that encounter becomes a shattering experience—Pharaoh’s crowned head is bowed low, Egypt’s gods are defeated, and the nation experiences the wrath of God Almighty. For the other nation, though—for Israel—this encounter with God becomes an exhilarating experience of deep love from—and dramatic rescue by—a God of unimaginable power.

Gilbert, G., 2018. The Story of Redemption: How Each Book of the Bible Relates to the Unfolding Promises of God. Crossway Books. (use)

Mark 3:13

And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. (use)

Mark 3:14

And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach (use)

We are, after all, sinners preaching to other sinners, a fact that should humble us before God.

Castaldo, Chris. 2019. Courage to Preach. (use)

If God calls you to be a preacher don't stoop to be a king.

Spurgeon, C. H (use)

One God-called man armed with one God-sent message, committed to one God-prescribed method-preaching- is always sufficient for any situation.

Lawson, S.J., 2003. Famine in the Land: A Passionate Call for Expository Preaching. (use)

Mark 3:15

and have {the apostles} authority to cast out demons. (use)

Fear not, I have redeemed thee. I have called thee by My name; thou art Mine.

Bonar, A. 2016. Memoir and Remains of the REV. Robert Murray M'Cheyne. (use)

Love has spoken, you are chosen

Sidewalk Prophets. 2020. Chosen. (use)

Mark 3:19

and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. (use)

Mark 3:21

And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, "He is out of his mind." (use)

If his family thought he was setting up a new regime, then from a certain point of view their conviction that he was out of his mind was understandable. What Jesus did went well beyond the boundaries of safe and socially acceptable behavior.

Kernaghan, R., 2007. NT Commentary Series. (use)

Mark 3:22

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "by the prince of demons he casts out the demons." (use)

Miraculous Signs

Exodus 7:11

Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts. (use)

Matthew 24:24

For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. (use)

Revelation 13:13

It {the second beast} performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people, (use)

1 John 4:1

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. (use)

1 John 4:2

By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, (use)

Mark 3:11

And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God." (use)

Mental Health

1 Corinthians 1:18

For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (use)

Deuteronomy 28:28

The LORD will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of mind, (use)

1 Samuel 21:13

So he {David} changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands and made marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down his beard. (use)

Judges 9:23

And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech, (use)

1 Samuel 16:14

Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the LORD tormented him. (use)

I need medication AND scripture memorization.

I need medication AND scripture memorization. (use)

Demon Possession

Mark 3:23

And he called them to him and said to them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan? (use)

...the term "demon possession" implies ownership, and Christians cannot be owned by demons since they have been purchased by the blood of Christ and belong to the Lord.

Arnold, C., 1997. 3 Crucial Questions about Spiritual Warfare. (use)

John 14:17

even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. (use)

Mark 3:29

but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin (use)

Mark 3:35

For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother." (use)

Exodus 20:12

Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. (use)

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. (use)

Mark 13:12

And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death. (use)

Luke 14:26

If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. (use)

Mark 10:29

Jesus said, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, (use)

For the long story of the Gospel tells how man learns to live not in isolation but in community of mind and heart, with his fellows and with the God for whom he was made.

Frost, S.B., 1960. The Beginning of the Promise: Eight Lectures on the Book of Genesis. (use)

Matthew 22:37-39

[37] And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. [38] This is the great and first commandment. [39] And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. (use)

Topics and Themes

About Jesus

Who understands?

Mark 3:6

The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him. (use)

Mark 3:11

And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God." (use)

Mark 3:19

and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. (use)

Mark 3:21

And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, "He is out of his mind." (use)

Mark 3:22

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and "by the prince of demons he casts out the demons." (use)

Key Verse

Mark 3:11

And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God." (use)