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Mark's gospel reveals the exhilarating highs and lows of what it would have felt like to be one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.
Mark listened to Peter as he preached the story of Jesus throughout the Roman Empire, then he wrote it down. Mark wants the reader to experience what it was like for Peter and his friends when Jesus called them to leave their old lives behind and step into His story.
Mark 1:1 to 7:23 is set in Galilee and it recounts the early days after Peter was invited to play a part in the Messiah's story. Mark 7:24 to 9:29 is set amongst the pagans and it chronicles Peter's growing realisation that what is happening in Israel is the world's story. Mark 9:30 to 10:52 takes place on the road to Jerusalem and charts Peter's growing awareness that it is going to be a costly story. Mark 11 to 15 records the week leading up to Jesus' death and marvels at the fact that this is a surprising story. Mark 16 is the grand finale of the gospel, describing Peter's mixture of fear and delight as he finds Jesus' tomb empty and realises that he has been called to continue an unfinished story.
Straight to the Heart of Mark is one of a series of devotional commentaries which allows people to get to grips with each book of the Bible one bite at a time. Each book contains 60 punchy and relevant chapters, crammed with fascinating and accessible scholarship.
CONTENTS
About the Straight to the Heart Series 9
Introduction: Step into the Story 11
PART ONE: THE MESSIAH'S STORY
Journey's End (1:1-8) 16
A Single Step (1:9-20) 20
Man of Woman Born (1:21-39) 24
Where's the Line? (1:40-45) 28
Friends, Romans, Countrymen (2:1-12) 32
Runaway (2:13-17) 37
Black Cabs and Bales of Hay (2:18-3:6) 41
Quick Step (3:7-13) 45
School of Rock (3:14-19) 49
Mad, Bad, God (3:20-35) 53
How to Grow as a Believer (4:1-20) 58
How to Spread the Gospel (4:21-34) 62
The Perfect Storm (4:35-41) 66
Too Strong (5:1-20) 70
Twelve Add Twelve (5:21-43) 74
Compartments (5:21-43) 79
When Jesus Couldn't Heal (6:1-6) 83
What to Expect When You're Expecting (6:6-29) 87
Send Them Away (6:30-44) 91
Refuel (6:45-56) 95
Goodbye, Galilee (7:1-23) 99
PART TWO: THE WORLD'S STORY
Breadcrumbs (7:24-30) 104
Spit on a Foreigner (7:31-37) 108
Deja Vu (8:1-10) 112
Bad Bread (8:11-21) 116
Yeast Extraction (8:22-26) 120
Mystery Story (8:27-30) 124
Speaking for Satan (8:31-38) 128
The Holy Mountain (9:1-13) 133
Why Doesn't God Heal? (9:14-29) 138
How to Pray for Healing (9:28-29) 142
PART THREE: THE COSTLY STORY
Road Trip (9:30-50) 148
What Costs More (9:42-50) 152
Invisible Gods (10:1-16) 156
Respectable Idols (10:13-27) 161
Back to Front Story (10:28-45) 165
Throw It All Away (10:46-52) 169
PART FOUR: THE SURPRISING STORY
A Different Type of King (11:1-11) 174
On God's Team (11:11-23) 178
More Than Words (11:20-26) 182
Eviction Notice (11:27-12:12) 186
Revolution (12:13-17) 191
Dead Poets (12:18-37) 195
Cinderella at the Ball (12:38-44) 200
The Surprise of All History (13:1-37) 204
Christians Die (13:9-13) 209
Riches to Rags (14:1-11) 214
There Will Be Blood (14:12-31) 218
The Cup (14:32-42) 222
Show Trial (14:43-65) 226
God Accepts Rejects (14:51-52, 66-72) 230
Rome on Trial (15:1-20) 234
The End of the Road (15:21-37) 238
Surprising Cry (15:34) 242
Surprising Response (15:38-47) 246
PART FIVE: THE UNFINISHED STORY
It's Your Move (16:1-8) 252
Write This (16:9-20) 256
Go Out (16:9-20) 261
Conclusion: Step into the Story 265