45 Days To Read The Gospel Challenge – The Gospel of Mark Chapter Five: Blessings Come by Faith and Grace: Only Believe

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How to Get the Most Out of The Challenge

The Gospel consists of four books in the New Testament—Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John—that share the teachings of Jesus Christ. You can start the FREE “45 Day Challenge” at any time by visiting the ePrayer Circle homepage and selecting the “45 Day Challenge” menu option. Feel free to share these lessons and print them for use in your Bible study groups. You can also translate the content into multiple languages using the Google Translate menu bar on the homepage.

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Transcript:  HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS CHALLENGE

Step One.  Start in the order of: the Gospel of John, Luke, Mark and Matthew for understanding.

The instructions are designed for accessibility and ensures the learner is not overwhelmed and confused. Post your questions in the comment section and the author will answer you. Please share your experiences and opinions.

Step Two.  Each lesson takes about 35 minutes to complete: 20 min to study the lesson and take the quiz. 15 minutes to read the Bible resource

It is recommended to read the entire post and then take the quiz before reading or listening to the bible resources. Each lesson is self-contained and includes all resources needed.

Step 3:  You should complete two lessons a day.  5 Days a week in order to complete the “45 Days to Read The Gospel Challenge in 45 days”.

There is no law that says you have to complete these lessons in 45 days. You are free to work at your own pace. Study the lesson and take the quiz in the morning, and later listen to or read the bible resources.

Step 4: Get organize with pen and paper.  Take notes.  Each lesson contains: Header Sections (Table of Contents): (1) chapter summary, (2) objectives, (3) outline, (4) reflection question,  (5) chapter highlights, (6) resources, (7) interactive quiz, and (8) a call to salvation.

Step 5: Enjoy.  The Gospel Changes Lives.  Get active and communicate with others. Share the lessons with friends. No stress. Work at your own pace.

Isaiah 9:6 KJV“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son, is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”

 

 

Before Starting this Course: 

 

 

Overview of The Gospel of Mark

The Gospel of Mark, written by Mark John (also known as “John” in the Book of Acts), is one of the four Gospels in the New Testament. Mark was a close companion of the disciple Peter, who referred to him as his spiritual son. Although Mark did not walk with Jesus personally, he closely followed Peter and recorded much of what Peter witnessed during Jesus’ ministry. This Gospel is often called the “Memoirs of Peter” because of Mark’s close relationship with him. It was written between A.D. 50-70, before the Book of Acts, and is thought to have been written in Italy.

Mark’s Gospel focuses heavily on the miracles that Jesus performed throughout His ministry in Galilee, showing Jesus’ power over sickness, demons, and nature. Unlike other Gospels, Mark emphasizes Jesus’ human nature, highlighting His emotions and physical limitations. This portrayal of Jesus helps believers understand that He is familiar with the struggles and challenges of being human and can fully sympathize with our problems and situations.

Mark’s work was an important source for the Gospel of Luke, as Luke borrowed many notes from it. Overall, the Gospel of Mark presents a powerful narrative of Jesus’ ministry, filled with miracles and moments that reveal both His divinity and humanity.

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45 Days To Read The Gospel Challenge – The Gospel of Mark Chapter Five: Blessings Come by Faith and Grace: Only Believe

 

OVERVIEW OF  THE GOSPEL OF MARK CHAPTER FIVE KJV

Note: When you are blessed by God, you are supposed to bear witness to that blessing. Your testimony will help others believe and know that God is still alive today and capable to help them with their troubles.  There is one message that is consistent in all three events in this chapter, Jesus healed people who believed in him.  God (the Word) came in the flesh as the Son of God. They believed that he could heal them and it was so.   

That is the same requirement today.  If you pray for yourself or someone else for anything within his will, believe he can and will do it. It is so important to read your bible so that you will know “the will” of God. Knowing this will help you develop a better relationship with God because you will know right from wrong and be able to agree with him in repentance.  The Holy Spirit will help you with this as you mature in the spirit. No one can ask sincerely for forgiveness if they do not reveal to God they were wrong. Repentance is necessary.

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Time: 35 minutes to complete lesson: 20 minutes to read the entire post and take the interactive quiz, additional 15 minutes to view video resource and comment on social media

 

Objective Chapter Five – You will learn:

A. Understand how Jesus restored a man to his “right mind”

B. Identify the actions of a woman with great faith that led to her healing

C. Recognize what Jesus requires for performing miracles

 

 

Outline for Chapter Five of the Gospel of  Mark

1   Jesus casts out legions of devils from one person.

2.  Jesus heals a woman with an issue of blood.

3.  Jesus raises the daughter of Jairus from the dead.

 

 

Reflection and Discussion: Something to think about.

Can you think of a situation that might have turned out differently if you had believed without doubting? Do you ever give your worries to God, only to take them back by thinking, “just in case” or “what if”?

 

 

Resources For This Lesson

Click here for the King James Bible version in the text (pdf), mobile viewing on the web (KJV), YouTube audio, and video version Chapter 5 (total time:  8 minutes) Part One and Part Two.

 

 

See “Chapter Five Highlights” below for scriptures and help with the quiz. If needed, refresh the screen to retake the quiz.

 

 

 You will learn what Jesus said and did to restore mental health “right mind” to a man. Mark 5: 1- 6 KJV

¹And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 

²And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 

³Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

 ⁴Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. 

⁵And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

 ⁶But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,

 ⁷And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torments me not.  

8 He said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. 

⁹And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

 ¹⁰And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. 

¹¹Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. 

¹²And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. ¹

¹³And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. 

¹⁴And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. 

¹⁵And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

 ¹⁶And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.

 ¹⁷And they began to pray for him to depart out of their coasts.

¹⁸And when he came into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.  

 ¹⁹Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

²⁰And he departed and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

Note: When you are blessed by God, you are supposed to bear witness to that blessing. Your testimony will help others believe and know that God is still alive today and capable to help them with their troubles.  

 

 

You will learn which actions of a woman with great faith in Jesus caused her to be healed.  Mark 5: 25-33 KJV

 ²⁵And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, 

²⁶And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 

²⁷When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind and touched his garment.

 ²⁸For she said If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

²⁹And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. 

³⁰And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

³¹And his disciples said unto him, Thou see the multitude crowding thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? ³

³²And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 

³³But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 

³⁴And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace and be whole of thy plague.

Note: She believed and it was given.

 

You will learn what Jesus requires to perform miracles. He resurrected a young girl from the dead. Mark 35-47 KJV

³⁵While he yet spoke, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why trouble  thou the Master any further?

³⁶As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

 ³⁷And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. 

³⁸And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and see the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.

³⁹And when he came in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleep.

⁴⁰And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and enters in where the damsel was lying.

 ⁴¹And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. 

⁴²And straightway the damsel arose and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.

 ⁴³And he charged them straitly that no man should know it, and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

Note: There is one message that is consistent in all three events in this chapter, Jesus healed people who believed he came in the flesh as the Son of God. They believed that he could heal them and it was so.   Believe is the same requirement today. 

 

 

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Call to salvation:

John 3:16  “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Romans 10:9-10  9That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation. 

John 3:5-6  5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is the Spirit.