Sundays After Pentecost

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Sundays after Pentecost

“The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.”

Not “story,” “information,” or “doctrine” Continuity and newness

Isaiah 40:9-11; Isaiah 52:7-10

present participle; the one who brings good news Exile; sentinel; news

from the front; God is here, God is victorious

Romans 1:1-6; 1 Thess 2:1-2; 3:2

At the heart ofwho God is

The Gospel of God

In the wilderness Decentering of God’s good news

Found on the edge and also belongs there Goes beyond the boundaries of where we thought

God was supposed to be

Cosmic: separating humanity from God Religious or Ceremonial: separating

unacceptable from acceptable Political: separating oppressed from powerful Ethnic and Geographic: separating peoples Ultimate or Existential: separating life and

death

They said nothing to anyone for they were

afraid… Additional Endings A new beginning? Not tidy, no tying up

loose ends

Endings

KJV Mark 1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. NAS Mark 1:10 And immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him.NRS Mark 1:10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. NIV Mark 1:10 As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. NKJ Mark 1:10 And immediately, coming up from the water, He saw the heavens parting and the Spirit descending upon Him like a dove.

Mark 1:10

Mark 1:10 kai. euvqu.j avnabai,nwn evk tou/ u[datoj ei=den

scizome,nouj tou.j ouvranou.j kai. to. pneu/ma w`j peristera.n katabai/non eivj auvto,n\

And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom.

Kai. to. katape,tasma tou/ naou/ evsci,sqh eivj du,o avpV a;nwqen e[wj ka,twÅ

Mark 15:38

The Lonely Places

12 And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness.

40 A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." 41 Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" 42 Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured. 43 Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: 44 "See that you don't tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them." 45 Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere. (Mar 1:40-45 NIV)

Mark 1:40-45

All of them deserted him and fled.

Mark 14:50

Outline of Mark’s Gospel Mark 1:1-8:21 Jesus’ Public Ministry Mark 8:22-10:52 The Central Section Mark 11:1-14:42 Jesus In Jerusalem Mark 14:43-15:47 The Passion Mark 16:1-8 The Empty Tomb

Mark 1:21-27 The Man with an Unclean Spirit

Public Ministry

Four exorcisms Intrusion Disturbs people What binds people

and frees them Divine authority over

all other authorities

Framed by healings of blind

men Caesarea Philippi Three Passion predictions The Transfiguration

The Central SectionMark 8:22-10:52

Jesus Cures a Blind Man at

Bethsaida

22 They came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to him and begged him to touch him. 23He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; and when he had put saliva on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, ‘Can you see anything?’ 24And the man looked up and said, ‘I can see people, but they look like trees, walking.’ 25Then Jesus laid his hands on his eyes again; and he looked intently and his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26Then he sent him away to his home, saying, ‘Do not even go into the village.’

The Healing of Blind

Bartimaeus

10:46 They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was

sitting by the roadside. 47When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’

48Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!’ 49Jesus stood still and said,

‘Call him here.’ And they called the blind man, saying to him, ‘Take heart; get up, he is calling you.’ 50So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51Then Jesus said to him, ‘What do you want me to do

for you?’ The blind man said to him, ‘My teacher, let me see again.’ 52Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your faith has made you well.’ Immediately he

regained his sight and followed him on the way.

Caesarea Philippi

“Who Do You Say That I Am?”

The Christ

First time since 1:1