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• Movements – Servant who was always moving in the will of His Master
• Ministry – came not to be ministered unto but to minister
• Motives – the welfare of others. No hidden agenda; not serving others to manipulate
something from them. He loved His neighbor as Himself.
• Message – always consistent, selfless. “Did not cause his voice to be heard in the
streets.”
• Morning – look at the morning scenes in Mark; servant is diligent in His Master’s
service. “Rising early a great while before day,” etc. Look also at the “even” scenes.
• Miracles – 18 in Mark’s Gospel (Public, Personal, Parabolic, Prophetic)
Special Highlights

• Translations (3:17; 5:41; 10:46; 14:36; 15:34)
• Emotions – sighs (7:34; 8:12; 14:33-34); anger (1:43; 3:5; 8:33; 10:14); compassion
(1:41; 6:34; 8:2; 10:16)
• “Look around about” (3:5,34; 5:32; 9:8; 10:23; 11:11)
• Hand of the Servant (1:31,41; 5:41; 6:5; 7:32; 8:23,25; 9:27; 10:16); see also touch (1:41;
7:33; 8:22; 10:13); “took by the hand” (1:31; 5:41; 9:27)
• Servant Sitting – Kathizo (9:35; 11:2,7; 12:41; 16:19); Katheemai (4:1; 13:3; 14:62); Kat-
akinai (2:15; 14:3)
• Seven “even” scenes (1:32; 4:35; 6:47; 11:11; 14:17; 13:25; 15:42)
• “Greatly amazed” (ekthmabeo) – only in Mark (9:15; 14:33; 16:5; 16:6)
• Look for “sandwich stories,” when stories or events are interrupted and completed
after the interruption
• Israel had four appointed offices (Prophet – John, Priest – Luke, King – Matthew,
Levite – Mark)

Outline of Mark
I. The Servant’s Credentials (1:1-13)
II. The Servant’s Capability (1:14-8:30)
III. The Servant’s Consecrated Service (8:31-13:37)
IV. The Servant Cast Out (14:1-15:47)
V. The Servant Continuing His Work (16:1-20)
Another Outline of Mark

I. His Fitness as a Servant (1:1-13)
II. His Faithfulness in Ministry – Galilee (1:14-13:37)
III. His Final Act of Service (14:1-15:47)
IV. His Fruitfulness in Resurrection (16:1-20)

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