1. The Essential Jesus as
Revealed in the Gospel of Mark

2. Life is like a journey
And like a journey
our lives are marked
by significant
milestones

3. Gospel of Mark: Theme
Verse and Structure
Mark 10:45
“For even the Son of Man came not to be
served but to serve, and to give his life as
a ransom for many.”

4. Mark
1:1-14
Mark
1:15-10:52
Mark
11:1-15:47
Mark
16:1-20
ACT 1
ACT 2
An
“Even the and to give
An
informative Son of Man
incredible
His life
PROLOGUE did not
FINISH
ransom for
come to be
many.”
served, but
(10:45)
to serve. . .
The
The
The
The
Servant’s
Servant’s
Servant’s
Servant’s
revelation
resurrection
serving
sacrifice
to the world
from the tomb

5. Yr of Obscurity
(Early Judean)
Yr of Popularity
(Early and
Middle Galilean)
Yr of Opposition
(Later Galilean,
Later Judean,
Perean)

6. Mark
1:1-14
Mark
1:15-10:52
Mark
11:1-15:47
Mark
16:1-20
ACT 1
ACT 2
An
“Even the and to give
An
informative Son of Man
incredible
His life
PROLOGUE did not
FINISH
ransom for
come to be
many.”
served, but
(10:45)
to serve. . .
The
The
The
The
Servant’s
Servant’s
Servant’s
Servant’s
revelation
resurrection
serving
sacrifice
to the world
from the tomb

7. His final eight days!
Sunday – Triumphal Entry
Monday – Cursing and Cleansing
Tuesday – Conversations, Confrontations,
Predictions and Conspiracies
Wednesday – no events reported (Judas
agreement with chief priests?)

8. His final eight days!
Thursday – Last Supper, Prayer, Betrayal,
Denial, Trial
Friday – Trial, Sentencing, Scourging and
Mocking, Crucifixion, Burial
Saturday – No events
Sunday – Resurrection!

9. The Triumphal Entry (Mk. 1-11)
The Preparation of the King (vv. 1-6)
The Celebration of the People (vv. 7-10)
The Compassion of the King
(Luke 19:41-44)
A Brief Post Script (v. 11)

10. The Preparation of the King (vv. 1-6)
Mark 11:1a
Now when they drew near to Jerusalem,
to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount
of Olives,

11. ?
Bethphage
To Bethany
Jerusalem in Jesus’ Time

12. The Preparation of the King (vv. 1-6)
Mark 11:1b-3
Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to
them, “Go into the village in front of you,
and immediately as you enter it you will
find a colt tied, on which no one has ever
sat. Untie it and bring it. If anyone says
to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say,
‘The Lord has need of it and will send it
back here immediately.’”

13. The Preparation of the King (vv. 1-6)
Matthew 21:2
“Go into the village in front of you, and
immediately you will find a donkey tied,
and a colt with her.”

14. The Preparation of the King (vv. 1-6)
Mark 11:1b-3
Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to
them, “Go into the village in front of you,
and immediately as you enter it you will
find a colt tied, on which no one has
ever sat. Untie it and bring it. If anyone
says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’
say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send
it back here immediately.’”

15. The Preparation of the King (vv. 1-6)
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey, on
a colt, the foal of a donkey.

16. The Preparation of the King (vv. 1-6)
Revelation 19:11
Then I saw heaven opened, and behold,
a white horse! The one sitting on it is
called Faithful and True, and in
righteousness he judges and makes war.

17. “Jesus is unlike any other king who
ever lived. How unlike he is to the
Alexanders, Caesars and Napoleons
of this world. What a contrast to the
triumphal entry of ancient kings on
their war-horses, riding proudly
through the gates, cruel-lipped,
swords held high, trailed by captive
kings and princes in chains. Jesus
slowly, purposefully came riding the
colt of a donkey.” (R. Kent Hughes)

18. The Preparation of the King (vv. 1-6)
Philippians 2:8
And being found in human form, he
humbled himself by becoming obedient
to the point of death, even death on a
cross.

19. The Preparation of the King (vv. 1-6)
Mark 11:4-6
And they went away and found a colt
tied at a door outside in the street, and
they untied it. And some of those
standing there said to them, “What are
you doing, untying the colt?” And they
told them what Jesus had said, and they
let them go.

20. The Celebration of the people (vv. 7-10)
Mark 11:7-8
And they brought the colt to Jesus and
threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on
it. And many spread their cloaks on the
road, and others spread leafy branches
that they had cut from the fields.

21. The Celebration of the people (vv. 7-10)
2 Kings 19:13
Then in haste every man of them took
his garment and put it under him on
the bare steps, and they blew the
trumpet and proclaimed, “Jehu is king.”

22. The Celebration of the people (vv. 7-10)
Mark 11:9-10
And those who went before and those
who followed were shouting,
“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in
the name of the Lord! Blessed is the
coming kingdom of our father David!
Hosanna in the highest!”

23. The Celebration of the people (vv. 7-10)
Halell Psalms (Psalms 113-118)
Psalm 118:25-26a
Save us, we pray, O Lord! O Lord, we
pray, give us success! Blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord!

24. The Compassion of the King
(Luke 19:41-44)
Luke 19:41-42
And when he drew near and saw the
city, he wept over it, saying, “Would
that you, even you, had known on this
day the things that make for peace! But
now they are hidden from your eyes.

25. The Compassion of the King
(Luke 19:41-44)
Luke 19:43-44
For the days will come upon you, when your
enemies will set up a barricade around you
and surround you and hem you in on every
side and tear you down to the ground, you
and your children within you. And they will
not leave one stone upon another in you,
because you did not know the time of
your visitation.”

26. The Triumphal Entry (Mk. 1-11)
The Preparation of the King (vv. 1-6)
The Celebration of the People (vv. 7-10)
The Compassion of the King
(Luke 19:41-44)
A Brief Post Script (v. 11)

27. A Brief Postscript (v. 11)
Mark 11:11
And he entered Jerusalem and went into
the temple. And when he had looked
around at everything, as it was already
late, he went out to Bethany with the
twelve.

28. Today’s Takeaway
Up to this point, when it
came to “publicity,”
what was Jesus’ M.O.
(modus operandi or
method of operation)?

29. Today’s Takeaway
- To a leper he had healed Jesus said ...
Mark 1:43-44
And Jesus sternly charged him and sent
him away at once, and said to him, “See
that you say nothing to anyone...”

30. Today’s Takeaway
- To evil spirits...
Mark 3:12
And he strictly ordered them not to
make him known.

31. Today’s Takeaway
- To the people who witnessed Jesus
raising Jarius’ daughter from the dead...
Mark 5:43
And he strictly charged them that no one
should know this, and told them to give
her something to eat.

32. Today’s Takeaway
Luke 19:39-40
And some of the Pharisees in the crowd
said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your
disciples.” He answered, “I tell you, if
these were silent, the very stones
would cry out.”

33. Today’s Takeaway
Matthew 21:10
And when he entered Jerusalem, the
whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who
is this?”

34. Today’s Takeaway
John 12:19
So the Pharisees said to one another,
“You see that you are gaining nothing.
Look, the world has gone after him.”

35. Today’s Takeaway
Jesus was not a victim as he walked the
path to the cross. He was going willingly
and intentionally. The cross was God’s
plan. And in moving toward it with such
courage, Jesus demonstrates for us . . .
 His desire to honor his Father!
 His determination to redeem
sinners like us!