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The Good News as told by Mark
PREPARATION AND PASSOVER
Week 7 | Mark 14:1-25 | Pip Miner
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Read Mark 14:1-25
14 It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, 2 for they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people.”
3 And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. 4 There were some who said to themselves indignantly, “Why was the ointment wasted like that? 5 For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given to the poor.” And they scolded her. 6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7 For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me. 8 She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial. 9 And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.”
10 Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. 11 And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to betray him.
12 And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 13 And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him, 14 and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 15 And he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; there prepare for us.” 16 And the disciples set out and went to the city and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
17 And when it was evening, he came with the twelve. 18 And as they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me.” 19 They began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another, “Is it I?” 20 He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the dish with me. 21 For the Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”
22 And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” 23 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. 24 And he said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. 25 Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
Watch Teaching: Preparation and Passover (Mark 14:1-25)
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Questions for Discussion
Discussion questions:
Can you think of examples from the Gospel of Mark that make it feel like an action movie or a drama? What difference does it make to read Mark as a theological story?
What types of sermons do you prefer to listen to and why? What do you think makes an effective sermon?
Reflecting on the series so far, can you see any 'signs of transformation' in yourself or others?
Please read Mark 14:1-25. What stands out to you?
If you were to ask the unnamed woman in Mark 14 a question, what would you like to ask her?
What can we learn from the woman who anointed Jesus as we follow Jesus today?
Have you ever eaten a Passover meal to learn more about it from a Christian perspective? If so, what stood out to you?
How does participating in the Lord’s Supper help believers remember Jesus?
The sermon finished with three points. (1. Remember Jesus’ Provision. 2. Remember God’s Promise. 3. Remember Our Purpose.) Which one of these do you most need to remember now? Why?
What is the good news in Mark 14:1-25? Is there someone you can share this good news with sometime this week?
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