This is the start of our new Bible Study Reading Club and
Discussion Group! I'll suggest a Bible passage to read, and ask some questions,
just to get the thought process going. I hope you will all read the passage and
make comments. Offer ideas, questions, or memories that are triggered by the
reading. Let's have a real conversation! To start, why don't we read Chapter 1
of the Gospel According to Mark? Mark is almost certainly the first of the
gospel accounts to have been written, and it's the shortest. In Chapter 1, Mark
just launches into a description of the ministry of John the baptizer. Why is
there no account of the birth of Jesus? He just arrives as an adult from
Nazareth, to be baptized by John. What does it mean for John to describe
himself as "not worthy to untie the sandals" of the one who will
follow him? Why should Jesus present himself for baptism? Why does Mark start
so many sentences with the word "And" or the phrase "And
immediately..."? What did Jesus mean in proclaiming that "The kingdom
of God is at hand"?
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