A TEACHING OUTLINE OF THE GOSPEL OF MARK

DR. G. LACOSTE MUNN




I. PROLOGUE; EVENTS PRECEDING THE MINISTRY OF JESUS, 1:1-13


1. John the Baptist prepares the way for the ministryof Jesus by preaching in the wilderness, 1:1- 8

2. Jesus comes to John for baptism, 1:9-11

3. Jesus is tempted by Satan, 1:12,13


II. THE EARLY STAGES OF THE GALILEAN MINISTRY, 1:14-3:6


1. Jesus begins his ministry by preaching the gospel of the Kingdom of God, 1:14,15

2. Jesus calls four fisherman to become fishers of men, 1:16-20

3. Jesus heals a man with an unclean spirit, 1:21-28

4. Jesus heals Peter's mother-in-law, 1:20-31

5. Jesus heals many after sunset, 1:32-34

6. Jesus prays before day and then departs on a preaching tour, 1:35-39

7. Jesus heals a leper, 1:40-45

8. Jesus heals a man with paralysis, 2:1-12

9. Jesus calls Levi, 2:13-17

10. Jesus answers a question about fasting, 2:18-22

11. The disciples pluck grain on the sabbath, 2:23-28

12. Jesus heals a man with a withered hand on the sabbath, 3:1-6


III. THE LATER STAGES OF THE GALILEAN MINISTRY, 3:7-6:13


1. A multitude follows Jesus at the seaside, 3:7-12

2. Jesus chooses the twelve, 3:13-19

3. Jesus announces the unpardonable sin, 3:20-30

4. Jesus' mother and brothers ask for him, 3:31-35

5. The parable of the sower, 4:1-20

6. The parable of the hidden lamp, 4:21-25

7. The parable of the growing seed, 4:26-29

8. The parable of the mustard seed, 4:30-32

9. Jesus' use of parables, 4:33,34

10. Jesus calms a storm, 4:35-41

11. Jesus heals a Gadarene demoniac, 5:1-20

12. Jairus' daughter and the woman who touched Jesus' garment, 5:21-43

13. Jesus is rejected at Nazareth, 6:1-6

14. The mission of the twelve, 6:7-13


IV. THE MINISTRY OUTSIDE GALILEE, 6:14-8:26


1. Herod Antipas kills John the Baptist, 6:14-29

2. Jesus feeds the five thousand, 6:30-44

3. Jesus walks on the water, 6:45-52

4. Jesus heals the sick in Gennesaret, 6:53-56

5. The things that defile come from the heart, 7:1-23

6. Jesus heals the daughter of the Syrophoenician woman, 7:24-30

7. Jesus heals a deaf and dumb man, 7:31-37

8. Jesus feeds the four thousand, 8:1-10

9. The pharisees demand a sign, 8:11-13

10. Jesus warns about the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod, 8:14-21

11. Jesus heals a blind man at Bethsaida, 8:22-26


V. THE JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM, 8:27-10:52


1. Peter confesses Christ at Caesarea Philippi,

8:27-30

2. Jesus foretells his death the first time, 8:31-38

3. The transfiguration, 9:1-8

4. The coming of Elijah, 9:9-13

5. Jesus heals a boy with an unclean spirit, 9:14-29

6. Jesus foretells his death a second time, 9:30-32

7. Jesus explains wo is the greatest, 9:33-37

8. He that is not against us is for us, 9:38-41

9. Jesus warns about hell, 9:42-50

10. Marriage and divorce, 10:1-12

11. Jesus blesses the little children, 10:13-16

12. The rich young ruler, 10:17-22

13. Jesus warns about the dangers of riches, 10:23-31

14. Jesus foretells his death a third time, 10:32-34

15. The request of James and John, 10:35-45

16. Jesus heals blind Bartimaeus, 10:46-52


VI. THE MINISTRY IN JERUSALEM 22:1-13:37


1. The triumphal entry, 11:1-11

2. The cursing of the fig tree, 11:12-14

3. Jesus cleanses the temple, 11:15-19

4. The lesson from the withered fig tree, 11:20-26

5. Jesus's authority questioned, 11:27-33

6. The parable of the wicked husbandman, 12:1-12

7. Jesus questioned about paying taxes to Caesar, 12:13-17

8. Jesus questioned about the resurrection, 12:18-27

9. Jesus questioned about the great commandment, 12:28-34

10. Jesus asks a question about David's son, 12:35-37

11. Jesus denounces the scribes, 12:38-40

12. The widow's offering, 12:41-44

13. The destruction of the temple and signs before the end, 13:1-8

14. Tribulation foretold, 13:9-13

15. The abomination of desolation, 13:14-23

16. The coming of the Son of Man, 13:24-27

17. The lesson from the fig tree about the end time, 13:28-31

18. No one knows the day and hour, 13:32-37


VII. THE DEATH OF CHRIST, 14:1-15:47


1. The leaders plot against Jesus, 14:1,2

2. Jesus anointed at Bethany, 14:3-9

3. Judas agrees to betray Jesus, 14:10,11

4. The last supper, 14:12-25

5. Peter's denial foretold, 14:26-31

6. Jesus prays in Gethsemane, 14:32-42

7. The betrayal and arrest of Jesus, 14:43-50

8. An unnamed young man who fled, 14:51,52

9. Jesus is brought before the council, 14:53-65

10. Peter denies Jesus, 14:66-72

11. Jesus is brought before Pilate, 15:1-5

12. Jesus sentenced to die, 15:6-15

13. The soldiers mock Jesus, 15:16-20

14. The crucifixion of Jesus, 15:21-41

15. The burial of Jesus, 15:42-47


VIII. THE RESURRECTION, 16:1-8


IX. EPILOGUE: THE DISPUTED ENDING, 16:9-20


1. Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene, 16:9-11

2. Jesus appears to two disciples, 16:12,13

3. Jesus commissions the eleven, 16:14-18

4. The ascension, 16:19,20



   



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