Seeing Jesus in the Gospel of MarkSample

PREPARATION AND BETRAYAL

Look Closely:

- From the beginning of today's reading, we see that Jesus is aware that His betrayal and death are near. Every action He takes, and every word spoken is with that awareness.

- What can I learn about the character, power, and love of Jesus?

- Think about the woman who anointed Jesus. The ointment she poured out was worth a year’s wages. What could have motivated her to do this? Why do you suppose she knew this was right when all others thought it was wasteful? (14: 3-9)

- Jesus told the disciples that all would abandon Him. These words came after three years of developing a close bond, His many affirming words, and many days of their proven loyalty. How would the disciples have felt?

- What mood would these words have placed them in? “The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Verse 14:38).

Bonus: Journal as if you were one of those disciples starting with, “Jesus just told us that we were all about to abandon Him...” (Mark 14:26-31)