2. * Describe the change in the disciples behavior in the account of vs.35-40. How would you explain this? How does this capture the theme for this whole passage?
3. * What does this passage tell us about faith - what is it, how is it built, and why is it so important?
4. * To what does Mark draw our attention in order to communicate how desperate is the state of the demon possessed man?
5. * What is the response of the former demoniac and the response of the crowd to the exorcism that Jesus performs and why do they respond in those ways?
6. How do these two accounts effect your view of Jesus and your response to him?
7. * Mark weaves two stories together in vs. 21-43. Why do you suppose he does that? * What are the similarities between the stories? What is the relationship between them?
8. * What authority does Jesus display here which we had not yet seen? Why is knowledge of his authority over death crucial to our lives?
9. * What has been communicated throughout this passage about appropriate and inappropriate fear? /·* Do you recognize any fears in your own life that keep you from doing some of the things you are made for? How does what is taught here enable you to deal with those fears?
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3. * What does this passage tell us about faith - what is it, how is it built, and why is it so important?
4. * To what does Mark draw our attention in order to communicate how desperate is the state of the demon possessed man?
5. * What is the response of the former demoniac and the response of the crowd to the exorcism that Jesus performs and why do they respond in those ways?
6. How do these two accounts effect your view of Jesus and your response to him?
7. * Mark weaves two stories together in vs. 21-43. Why do you suppose he does that? * What are the similarities between the stories? What is the relationship between them?
8. * What authority does Jesus display here which we had not yet seen? Why is knowledge of his authority over death crucial to our lives?
9. * What has been communicated throughout this passage about appropriate and inappropriate fear? /·* Do you recognize any fears in your own life that keep you from doing some of the things you are made for? How does what is taught here enable you to deal with those fears?
Do you think reflecting on death is healthy or morbid? Why?
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