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Mark and Luke 1-14

Mark and Luke 1-14. Mark. A Jew writing to the Gentiles! Mark was a scribe for Peter and a missionary companion for Paul. Material exclusive to Mark : 1. One parable - Mark 4:26-28 “Preach the Gospel” (It’s a simple analogy!). Mark 1:35 “ A Solitary Place ”.

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Mark and Luke 1-14

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  1. Mark and Luke 1-14

  2. Mark A Jew writing to the Gentiles! Mark was a scribe for Peter and a missionary companion for Paul. Material exclusive to Mark: 1. One parable - Mark 4:26-28 “Preach the Gospel” (It’s a simple analogy!)

  3. Mark 1:35 “A Solitary Place” Elder Boyd K. Packer commented on the example set by the Savior: “I have learned that the best time to wrestle with major problems is early in the morning. Our minds are fresh and alert. The blackboards of our minds have been erased by a good night’s sleep. The accumulated distractions of the day are not in our way. Our bodies have been rested also. That is the time to think something through carefully and to receive personal revelation…

  4. “I heard President Harold B. Lee begin many a statement about matters involving revelation with an expression something like this, ‘In the early hours of the morning, while I was pondering upon that subject…’ He made it a practice to work in the fresh, alert hours of the early morning on the problems that required revelation (D&C 88:124, Teach Ye Diligently, 1975, 204-5).

  5. Mark 6:3Jesus Christ Brothers and Sisters James, Joses, Juda, Simon and his sisters! Other unique insights: Mark 14:33 “Sore amazed and very heavy” “Terrified and affrighted!”

  6. Luke 22:43 It appeared to be worse than even He imagined it would be! Mark 14:36 “Abba” means “daddy” or “papa” in Aramaic. Mark 16:17-18 “Drink any deadly thing” Mission story! (Elder Condry)

  7. Luke A physician and companion to Paul. Not one of the twelve. A legal administrator who held the Melchizedek Priesthood. A gentile writing to gentiles. He presented Jesus Christ to the Gentiles. He seemed to intend for us to read the Book of Acts with the book of Luke. He authored both books. Probably never met the Lord personally.

  8. Material exclusive to Luke • Gabriel’s visit to Zacharias and to Mary (Luke 1:11-46). • Births of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ (Luke 1 & 2). • Jesus’ circumcision, Simeon’s prophecies, Anna (Luke 2:21, 25-39). • Jesus at the age of 12 in the temple (Luke 2:44-51).

  9. Mention of the Seventy (Luke 10:1). • Jesus Christ Blood Atonement (Luke 22:42-44). • Discussion with the thief, “Today thou shalt be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43). Joseph taught that “paradise” referred to the “spirit world” (Teachings, 309). • The Savior eating fish and honey-combs after His resurrection (Luke 24:42-43).

  10. Luke was the writer most favorable with the Gentiles. • He recorded many long parables and emphasized individual salvation. • He gave much more attention to women and recounted stories about them. • Luke made more mention of prayer than the other three Gospel writers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE

  11. President Benson said that this one verse (Luke 2:52) “covers everything – physical fitness, mental [or intellectual fitness], social fitness, emotional fitness, and spiritual fitness” (So Shall Ye Reap, 140; TETB, 555-56).

  12. Luke 2:52 “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. (find a balance!) Wisdom = mind and understanding Stature = strong body Favor with God = spiritual Favor with man = social

  13. Luke 7:39 This is a really bad lady! (She is a sinner with three n’s)

  14. Luke 10:25-37 “Parable of the Good Samaritan” Four types of people: • Thieves: they take what they want. • Levite priests: they have what they want and don’t want to be bothered. • Inn Keeper: I’ll help you if you pay me for it. • Samaritan: Everything is God’s, and I will help others every chance I get.

  15. Luke 10:29And who is thy Neighbor? C.S. Lewis wrote: It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship… It is in light of these overwhelming possibilities, it is with the awe and circumspection proper to them, that we should conduct all our dealings with one another, all friendships, all loves, all play, all politics.

  16. There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations --- these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit --- immortal… everlasting splendors… Your neighbor is the holiest thing presented to your senses (The Weight of Glory, 210).

  17. Man gives up Everest climb for rescue! Katmandu, Nepal – Just days after a British climber was left to die near Mount Summit, and American guide abandoned his second bid to stand on top of the world so he could rescue a mountaineer mistakenly given up for dead. Not only did Daniel Mazur not scale the world’s highest peak from the northern side, he also failed to get his two paying clients to the top.

  18. “It was very disappointing for me to miss my chance at the summit, but even more than that I could not get my job done, “Mazur, of Olympia, Washington, told The Associated Press upon returning to Nepal’s capital, Katmandu, on Thursday. Mazur, his two clients and a Sherpa guide were just two hours from the 29,035 – foot peak on the morning of May 26 when they came across 50 – year-old Lincoln Hall, who was left a day earlier when his own guides believed he was dead.

  19. “I was shocked to see a guy without gloves, hat, oxygen bottles or a sleeping bag at 28,200 feet height, just sitting up there,” said Mazur, who scaled Everest once before from the southern side, in 1991. Mazur said Hall’s first words to him were: “I imagine you are surprised to see me here. Mazure said he knew Hall was okay because he was not crying for help and still had a sense of humor. Mazur’s team spent the next four hours pulling Hall away from the slopes, giving him oxygen, food and liquids.

  20. While Mazur’s team was busy assisting Hall, two Italian climbers walked past Hall and on to the summit. When asked to help, they claimed they did not understand English. Only later did Hall learn that both Italians spoke English. I don’t know why they didn’t want to stop to help,” Mazur said. “I hope when I am in that state, and someone passes me, I hope it is someone like me.”

  21. Hall’s rescue came just days after David Sharp, 34, died May 15, about 1,000 feet from the descent from the summit. Dozens of people walked right past him, unwilling to risk from the ascents. By the time some Sherpas showed up to help get Hall back to base camp, Mazur and his own Sherpa were too exhausted to attempt the peak. They had no choice but to return without completing their climb. “We all looked at the summit and then returned,” he said. “We all agreed there was no other choice.”

  22. But Mazur had no regrets. “Oh yeah, it was worth it,” he said. “You can always go back to the summit but you can’t always help one life to live. If we had left the man to die, that would have always been on my mind and I could not have lived with myself” (Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press Writer, Thursday June 8, 6:11 PM ET).

  23. Luke 10:38-42 “Priorities” President David O. McKay told a story of a young man killed in an accident. His mother grieved intensely. She yearned and prayed for peace and understanding. One afternoon, as she rested while her husband was at his office fulfilling his duties as a member of the Presiding Bishopric her son appeared and said, “Mother, you needn’t worry. That was merely an accident…my foot got caught in sagebrush, and I fell under the wheel. I went to Father soon after that, but he was so busy in the office I couldn’t influence him--- I couldn’t make any impression upon him, and I tried again. Today I came to you to give you that comfort and tell you that I am happy” (Gospel Ideals, Deseret Book Co., 1976, 525-26).

  24. Who are you more like? Mary or Martha! (Both are outstanding!) He had more to give them than they could possibly provide for him. Mary, contemplative and more spiritually inclined, showed of her detention through the service of companionship and appreciation (Jesus the Christ, Talmage, 433). Ritual vs. Mercy Both the parable of the Good Samaritan and the story of Mary and Martha teach this principle!

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