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Weekly Guide：2022-2023 Week 4
January 30, 2022
Week 4 Day 1: Start of Gospel ⇧ ⇩
Question
How does the Gospel of Mark start?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The Gospel of Mark starts with Jesus’ identity and the events while He preached.
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John the Baptist proclaimed Jesus’ mission which was already written in the Book of Isaiah.
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God’s voice from heaven proclaimed Jesus as His son. Jesus withstood the temptations from Satan.
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In Capernaum, Jesus drove out the impure spirit, healed the sick, and cleansed the leper.
Meditation: My Story
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Identity – The leper said to Jesus: “If you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus cleansed him. Do I have faith in God where if He is willing He shall accomplish? Is there anything I need to pray to God with this kind of faith? Let me pray and thank God for His grace and ask for His mercy.
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Fidelity – They left their nets and followed Jesus right away when He called Peter and Andrew. Do I often follow Jesus’ calling and will? Is there anything I still have a firm grip on and unable to let Jesus take control?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 4 Day 2: Power of Jesus ⇧ ⇩
Question
What power did Jesus display and what were the Pharisees’ hostilities against Jesus?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Five incidents and the hostilities from Pharisees and teachers of the law are depicted in this section.
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The events are not in chronological order and each contains an important message from Jesus.
Meditation: My Story
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Identity – As the Pharisees were hostile against Jesus, I might encounter in my service those who are hostile and have to take a stance for my belief. What can I learn from Jesus’ attitude and His way of treating those who were against Him?
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Fidelity – Jesus said He did not come to call the righteous but the sinners. What does this reveal to me? How am I treating the sinners around me? Am I capable of loving them as Jesus does? Why?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 4 Day 3: Listen and Act ⇧ ⇩
Question
What were people’s reactions to Jesus?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Jesus appointed the twelve to be with Him and to be sent out to preach.
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Whoever does God’s will is His brother and sister.
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The parable of sower is to teach all to listen and to act.
Meditation: My Story
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Identity - Jesus said those who do God’s will are His brothers, sisters, and mother. We are a member of Jesus’ family for our faith in Him. Am I living a life as God’s children? What is impeding my being identified as such?
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Integrity - Are the troubling thoughts of worldly worries, deception of money, or personal desires blocking the way of God to make my life unfruitful? Pray and ask God to help me remove the thoughts of these troubling matters.
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 4 Day 4: Lord of Heaven and Earth ⇧ ⇩
Question
What are Jesus’ true identity and capability?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Jesus is the Lord of Heaven and Earth.
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He calms storm and sea and controls the demons of the spiritual world.
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He healed woman who bled for twelve years and brought back to life Jairus’s daughter.
Meditation: My Story
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Identity - Are we scared like the disciples in the storms of life? Pray and ask God to strengthen my faith to face the challenge and ride the tempest of the day.
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Integrity - When she realized what was done on her, the woman who suffered bleeding came fell in front of Jesus trembled with fear, told Him the truth. Do I fear God and being humble in front of Him? Is there anything I shall give thanks to Him today?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 4 Day 5: Lack of Faith ⇧ ⇩
Question
What did the disciples not understand about Jesus?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Jesus sent out the twelve to preach. Jesus had compassion on the crowd as sheep without shepherd.
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The disciples still did not understand and had doubt about Jesus’ identity and the miracles He performed.
Meditation: My Story
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Walking with God - The disciples cried out and thought He was a ghost when they saw Jesus walking on the lake. Do I know my savior Lord Jesus Christ? Do I still doubt His ability?
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Integrity - Jesus said, “It is what comes out of a person that defiles them.” Do I have any evil thoughts that need to be extinguished by God? Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to light up every nooks and crannies of my heart.
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 4 Day 6: Jesus Is Messiah ⇧ ⇩
Question
How did Jesus reveal His identity?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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In Caesarea Philippi, Peter said to Jesus “You are the Messiah.” Jesus predicted His death and resurrection for the first time.
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The price to pay for being a disciple is to deny themselves and take up their crosses and follow Jesus.
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Jesus went up to a high mountain and transfigured. He stood with Moses and Elijah.
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Disciples couldn’t drive out the demon from a possessed boy revealed the unbelieving generation.
Meditation: My Story
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Identity - Peter’s spiritual life seemed to have fallen to bottom of the valley when Jesus predicted his denials compared to the time he proclaimed Him as the Messiah. Is my spiritual life high on the peak of the mount or in the bottom of the valley? Am I following God’s will or my own desires?
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Identity - Jesus taught us to deny ourselves and take up our crosses to follow Him as the only way to receive true life. That is, we need to give up ourselves to gain ourselves. What do I need to give up today? What have I received already?