Mark 9

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Mark 8

1 - 10 Second Miracle of the Loaves

11 - 21 The Leaven of the Pharisees and Herod

22 - 26 Curing of a Blind Man at Bethsaida

27 - 30 Peter's Profession of Faith

Part Two: Jesus's Ministry on the Way to Jerusalem

31 - 38 Jesus Foretells his Passion & Resurrection. Christian Renunciation

Mark 7

1 - 23 The Traditions of the Elders. What Defiles a Man

24 - 30 The Syrophoenician Woman

31 - 37 Caring of a Deaf Man

Mark 6

1 - 6 The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth - When Jesus preaches at the synagogue in his hometown, he is rejected. I just went to my 20th high school reunion, and I saw how hard it is for people (myself included) to break free of their preconceived notions of people.

6 - 13 The Mission of the Twelve - Jesus sends his disciples out two by two & gives them authority over unclean spirits. They should take nothing except for a staff (no bread, no bag, no money in their belts) Wear sandals & 2 tunics. If anyone refuses to see them, "shake the dust off your feet" as a testimony against them. They went out and cast out many demons and annointed the sick.

14 - 29 The Death of John the Baptist - King Herod hears of Jesus. He had imprisoned John because John had told him it was unlawful for Herod to have marry his sister-in-law Herodias. On Herod's birthday, he had given a party and Herodias's daughter (Salome, according to Josephus) danced. Herod tells the girl, "Ask me for whatever I want, and I will give it). She asks her mom, Herodias, who wants the Head of John the Baptist on a platter. This upsets Herod, but he is too weak to protest. He gives the girl the head and the girl gives it to her mother.

30 - 44 Feeding the Five Thousand - Jesus shares 5 loaves and 2 fish with 5000 people.

45 - 52 Jesus Walks on Water - That night they are crossing the sea to Bethsaida. In the evening his disciples see him walking on the sea in a bad wind. He tells them not to be afraid, gets in the boat and the wind ceases.

53 - 56 Healing the Sick in Gennesaret - He is recognized and many rush out to be healed. All who touch his cloak are healed.

Mark 5

1 - 20 - The Gerasene Demoniac - On the other side of the sea, an unclean man who had been dwelling in the tombs and tormented by spirits ran to Jesus and prostrated himself before him. Jesus demands the unclean spirit leave the man. He asks the spirits name, and the spirit replies, "Legion is my name. There are many of us." Jesus sends the spirits into a herd of swine who run into the sea and drown. The man wants to join Jesus, but Jesus tells him to go home and tell his family.

21 - 43 Jairus' Daughter & Woman with a Hemorrhage - They return to the other side of the sea and a synagogue official named Jairus pleads with Jesus to lay his hands on his daughter who is dying. On their way, a woman who had been suffering hemorrhages for 12 years, touches his clothes and is healed. Upon arriving at Jairus' house, it is discovered that his daughter had died. Jesus says that the 12 years old girl is only sleeping. (it's interesting that the number 12 is in this story twice) Jesus says "Talitha koum" - "Little girl, I say to you, arise!" She wakes up and walks around. Jesus tells them not to tell anyone and to get the girl something to eat.