1. According to John 18:36, there is something that Christ’s kingdom is not. What is that “something”?
2. Mark 9:2-5 records the transfiguration of Christ. What is the main message of the transfiguration?
3. What one thing about Christ’s teaching caused the people to be “astonished”?
4. If Jesus told the people of His day that some of them would still be alive when His kingdomcame, what is the implication of His statements for those today who teach that Christ’s kingdom has not yet arrived?
5. In Mark 9:43-39, Jesus said that it would be better for one part of the body to be lost than for the entire body to be lost. What was the spiritual teaching He was offering?
6. Mark 10:11-2 and Matthew 19:1-2 are parallel passages. What is their main thrust?
7. Paul taught in Philippians 2:6-9 that Christ came as a “bondservant.” What is the implication of that for Christians today?
8. What was Jesus’ point when He said that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter Heaven?
9. In Mark 10, Christ had to deal with a specific problem that had arisen among His own followers. What was that problem?
10. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:58: “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” Why is our work not in vain?
11. Using Mark 11 and Mark 16, discuss how people can be “spiritually fickle.”
12. If someone sins against us, and we do not forgive them, what implication does that have in regard to God forgiving us when we sin against Him?
13. In Mark 12:26-27, how did Jesus refute the false view of the Sadducees on the resurrection?
14. According to Mark 12:19-25, what will not exist in Heaven?
15. Paul, writing in 1 Thessalonians 5:2, said that when the Lord’s Second Coming occurs, it will be sudden and without warning. He compared it to something that we might experience here on Earth during our everyday lives. What was that “something”?
16. What did Peter tell us to be ready to do (1 Peter 3:15)?
17. Who is the “greatest” in the kingdom of God?
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST,