The Gospel of Mark

The Gospel of Mark — Introduction

It was not Mark that brought me here. It was Daniel. This is the introduction to the Berean Post series on the Gospel of Mark — why we study it, how we read it, and what the first readers would have understood.

The Gospel of Mark — Background & Distinctives

In this episode of Studies in the Gospel of Mark, we step back to look at the unique shape and voice of Mark’s Gospel. Who was John Mark? Why does this Gospel read so urgently compared to Matthew, Luke, or John? And what would the first readers — especially in a Roman context — h

Mark 1:1 — The Beginning of the Gospel

Mark 1:2 — The Jewish Expectation of the New Covenant

Mark 1:2–8 — John the Baptist: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness

Mark 1:9–11 — The Baptism of Jesus

Mark 1:12–13 — The Temptation of Jesus

Mark 1:16–20 — Jesus Didn't Start With a Stage

Mark 1:21–22 — When Truth Walked Into the Synagogue

Mark 1:21–28 — When the Kingdom Broke the Silence

Mark 1:29–31 — Synagogue to Sickroom

Mark 1:32–39 — When the Sun Went Down

Mark 1:35–39 — Mission Over Momentum

Episode Notes The night before, Jesus’ ministry looks unstoppable — crowds pressing, healings flowing, demons shrieking. By any measure, this is “momentum.” But at daybreak, He does something shocking: He walks away.In Mark 1:35–39, Jesus trades applause for prayer, success for s

Mark 1:40–45 — When Clean Hands Touch the Cursed

Mark 2:1–12 — Breaking Through the Roof

Mark 2:13–17 — The Call No One Saw Coming

Mark 2:18–22 — The Bridegroom, the Fast, and the Wineskins

Mark 3:1–6 — Stretch Out Your Hand

Mark 3:6–13 — The Nations at the Shore

Mark 3:13–19 — The New Sinai

Mark 3:20–21 — When Family Thinks You've Lost Your Mind

Mark 3:22–27 — How Can Satan Cast Out Satan?

Mark 4 — From Miracles to Parables

Mark 4:1–9 — The Parable of the Sower

Mark 4:10–12 — Why Parables?

Mark 4:13–20 — The Parable Explained

Mark 4:21–34 — The Parables of the Kingdom: An Overview

Mark 4:21–23 — The Lamp

Mark 4:24–25 — The Measure You Use

Mark 4:26–29 — The Parable of the Seed

And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the fu

Mark 4:30–34 — The Parable of the Mustard Seed

Then He said, “To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and sho

Mark 4:35–41 — Jesus Calms the Storm

Mark 5:1–20 — Chains Can't Hold Him

Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains, beca

Mark 5:21–24 — Falling at His Feet

“Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet and begged Him earnestly, saying, ‘My little d

Mark 5:25–34 — Who Touched Me?

Mark 5:35–43 — Do Not Be Afraid, Only Believe

Do Not Be Afraid, Only Believe | Mark 5:35–43 | Studies in the Gospel of Mark (Ep. 14) The house was chaos. Mourners filled the air with wailing. Neighbors pressed in. Death had taken Jairus’ daughter. But when Jesus walked in, everything changed. In this episode, we continue the

Mark 6:7–13 — Sent With Nothing but Authority

Mark 6:14–29 — A Party of Death

Mark 6:30–44 — The Feeding of the Five Thousand

Welcome to The Berean Post, where we take Bible study seriously — just like the Bereans Paul commended in Acts 17:11. In today’s study, we’re looking at Mark 6:30–44, the miraculous feeding of the five thousand — a moment that reveals Jesus as the true Shepherd who both teaches a

Mark 6:45–56 — Lord of the Storm

Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He sent the multitude away. And when He had sent them away, He departed to the mountain to pray. Now when evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He wa

Mark 7:1–13 — Corban, Clean Hands, and the Heart

Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem. When they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled hands, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hand