Power to Persevere 5 Lessons - Mark

7/26/2019 Power to Persevere 5 Lessons - Mark

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Power to Persevere

When the Going Gets Tough - Understand the CostWhy should I expect following Jesus to be costly?

Just for fun: What do you do when someone says something you do not want to hear?

Read Mark 8:27-38

When the Going Gets Tough - Remember WHO You Are o!!o"ing(Mark 8:27-30)

! "eo#$e %an get $ured into fo$$owing the wrong &oi%e! Jesus asked' Who do you say that am?* What answers had +een gi&en u# to this #oint in ,is ministry and %onsidering thoseres#onses' who shou$dn.t we +e $ooking to fo$$ow?

/ook u#: Mark 3:2-22 not someone who : not 1ust +e%ause someone does :3 not a mere :- not

2! 4is%uss how 5hristians %an get %aught u# in fo$$owing the wrong &oi%e(s)* instead of 5hrist?(share from #ersona$ e6#erien%es if you %an)

When The Going Gets Tough - Remember #hrist$s %&am'!e

uffering or &er%oming (9ead Mark 8:3)

Jesus said ,e must suffer many things and +e and that ,e must +e and after three days !*

! n what ways do we;you share in 5hrist.s sufferings today +e%ause of our;your %ommitmentto Jesus? (among fami$y' at work' a%


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#ommitment or #om'romise(9ead 8:32-33)

! What are the %han%es that 5hrist was resisting atan.s tem#tation to compromise doing theFathers willwhen ,e re+uked "eter? 4o you think this statement was addressed to atanand;or "eter?

2! =rom #ersona$ e6#erien%e' %an you share a time when you were tem#ted to%om#romise what you knew was >od.s wi$$ for your $ife?

"resent$y' are any of us fa%ing a tem#tation to %om#romise doing what we know to +e >od.swi$$ ! ! ! something that we might #ray a+out?

When the Going Gets Tough - (a) *o to (e!+ and Yes to God (Mark 8:3-38)

! What do you stand to $ose +y fo$$owing 5hrist? What do you stand to gain?

2! 4is%uss how missionaries ha&e had to a##$y today.s $esson to their $i&es!

Re,ie".ersona! A''!i/ation

What en%ouraged you most from this $esson?

#are and .ra)er: ,ow %an we he$# one another through #rayer?

s there any as#e%t(s) of se$f that you are strugg$ing to o&er%ome or die to?

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3/10

Power to Persevere

Remember the Cross - The Anchor of Our DevotionWhat did Jesus do for me by dying on the cross?

Just for fun: What.s something signifi%ant that you o&er$ooked? e!g! a +-day' anni&ersary

9@A4 Mark :-

0esus A//e'ted a 1eath senten/e (reread :2-2)

! Why is imon needed to %arry Jesus. %ross (see :B :'C)?

,ow might that ha&e affe%ted imon?

"ut yourse$f in imon.s sanda$sB how might you ha&e fe$t?

2! 4id Jesus ha&e to die on the %ross?

3! Why do you think Jesus may ha&e refused to du$$ ,is senses as ,e #aid the #ri%e for oursa$&ation?

! ,ow do you think Jesus fe$t as ,e saw #ro#he%y +eing fu$fi$$ed +efore ,is &ery eyes? (seesaiah 3:2)

0esus %ndured nsu!ts (reread :2-32)

! dentify those who mo%ked Jesus at the site of ,is %ru%ifi6ion? ,ow did they mo%k ,im? (seea$so /uke 23:3C-3)

hare an o%%asion when you were insu$ted or ridi%u$ed +e%ause of your fo$$owing 5hrist?,ow did you fee$?

2! What %an we $earn from Jesus. refusa$ to e6er%ise ,is #ower in the fa%e of su%h &i%iousinsu$ts and hosti$ity?


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0esus e&'erien/ed orsakenness (reread :33-3)

! 4es%ri+e in your own words what was ha##ening at this moment!! the darkness' Jesus.emotions' what #eo#$e were thinking et%!!

2! Dhere are many #eo#$e who ha&e e6#erien%ed #ainfu$ a+andonment in $ife! ,ow %an Jesus

re$ate what does this mean for +e$ie&ers (and un+e$ie&ers) today?

0esus (ho"ed He is God$s (on (reread :37-3C)

! What do you think >od.s a%tion of tearing the tem#$e &ei$ in two from to# to +ottom meant?

,ow shou$d this affe%t our &iew of #rayer' the ro$e of the tem#$e and the sa%rifi%ia$ system'our re$ationshi# with >od?

.ersona! A''!i/ation:

What stands out most to you #ersona$$y from this $esson?


Who in your $ife most needs to hear that a$$ #eo#$e ha&e a%%ess to >od through 5hrist?

- A fami$y mem+er?- A neigh+or?- A %oworker?- A friend?

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5/10

Power to Persevere

Without Compromise - Trust God to Help ouHow can I avoid compromising my commitment to Jesus?

EJust for fun - f you %ou$d ha&e any 1o+ in the wor$d' what wou$d it +e?F

E9@A4 Mark 0:7-3F

%,a!uate Your #ommitment (urrender That Whi/h (tands in the Wa) (9eread 0:7-2)

! ,ow does the man.s


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2! Jesus $ooked at him and $o&ed him* and in&ited the man to fo$$ow him! ,a&e you e&er had to%hoose +etween materia$ %omforts and 5hrist.s $o&e? f so when?

3! Are you more $ike the ri%h young man or the %hi$dren (&&!3-) in terms of the way youa##roa%h >od? Why?

! ,ow is the #romise (&&! 2C-30) to %ome true for +e$ie&ers?

,ow ha&e you e6#erien%ed the gift of the kingdom as des%ri+ed in these &erses?

Re,ie".ersona! A''!i/ation

What did $earn that %an use today?


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7/10

Power to Persevere

!igns of the "nd Times - !ta# $ocusedWhats so important about the end times?

Hi+$e truth: Jesus %a$$s +e$ie&ers to fo$$ow ,im +o$d$y e&en when their faith is tested +yunsett$ing e&ents

Just for fun: f you %ou$d take 2 things with you to hea&en' what wou$d they +e?

R%A1: Mark 43:3-43: 32-37

1on$t e oo!ed b) 5nsett!ing %,ents (reread Mark 3:-8)

! What e&ents are $isted that te$$ of the end times?

2! Why do you su##ose Jesus warned ,is dis%i#$es a+out diffi%u$t times ahead?

3! ,ow does a$arm o&er wor$d situations and tragedies manifest itse$f in your life?

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4 Why do you think Jesus te$$s us not to +e a$armed*?

1e'end on the Ho!) ('irit (reread 3:C-)

! Why do you think >od a$$ows ,is #eo#$e to e6#erien%e the em+arrassment ' #ain' andsuffering of #erse%ution?

What do you think is the signifi%an%e of Jesus. statement in &erse 0?

4o you think it is #ossi+$e that +e$ie&ers %ou$d hasten the %oming of 5hrist +y +eing morea%ti&e in #rea%hing the gos#e$ to a$$ nations? Why or why not?

2! What %omfort and ad&o%ate wi$$ aid them (us) to endure their (our) tria$s? ,ow ! ! ! share ane6#erien%e!

,ow %ou$d this #romise (&! ) %ause %are$essness* in our 5hristian tria$s;witness?


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6i,e in 6ight o+ the 6ord$s .romise (reread 3:2-3)

! What %omfort and %onfiden%e %an you draw from this #romise?

2! ,ow shou$d +e$ie&ers re$ate to fami$y mem+ers who are o#en$y hosti$e to them +e%ause oftheir %ommitment to 5hrist?

(ta) A!ert (reread 3:3-37)

! Why do you su##ose the =ather has ke#t the time of 5hrist.s return a se%ret (&!32)?

2! What is the #oint of staying a$ert* what is Jesus trying to %ommuni%ate through this

e6am#$e?

Re,ie".ersona! A''!i/ation:

What are some ways that +e$ie&ers %an remain a$ert for the %oming of the /ord?


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9/10

Power to Persevere

%esus &ivesHow should that mae a difference in my life?

Ice Breaker: hare the most im#ortant thing that has ha##ened to you this week!

!"#$ % &orinthians %'(%)*+

%aster s About (a!,ation 0esus .a,ed The Wa) (reread :-8)

! "au$ assures us that many #eo#$e saw Jesus after ,is resurre%tion! Who were they? ,owwere they affe%ted +y ,is rising from the dead?

! 4is%uss what im#ortan%e the resurre%tion of Jesus has when %om#aring 5hristianity withother re$igions!

7! Why is it im#ortant that we ha&e regu$ar reminders* of the truths of the >os#e$?

8! What are some of the strugg$es or %ha$$enges we are dea$ing with? ,ow %an we en%ourageone another through the rea$ity of the resurre%ted 5hrist $i&ing in you*?

%aster s About Ho'e (reread :C-20)

! Dhere are those in 5orinth who were tea%hing that there is no resurre%tion! /ist the%onse


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2! ,ow might we use these s%ri#tures to minister to an un+e$ie&er?

3! n &erse 20 5hrist is referred to as the first fruits*' i!e! 5hrist.s resurre%tion is re#resentati&e

of +e$ie&ers. future resurre%tion! =rom what we know' what wi$$ it +e $ike?

Wra' 5':

Are there any needs you ha&e not mentioned that we %an take in #rayer to the >od of ho#etoday?

What un+e$ie&er has >od #ut on your heart to $ift u# in #rayer today?

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