A Story about a Farmer

(Mark 4.1-9; Luke 8.4-8)

That same day Jesus left the house and went out beside Lake Galilee, where he sat down to teach.

Why Jesus Used Stories

(Mark 4.10-12; Luke 8.9,10)

Jesus' disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you use stories to speak to the people?”

Jesus Explains the Story about the Farmer

(Mark 4.13-20; Luke 8.11-15)

Now listen to the meaning of the story about the farmer:

Stories about a Mustard Seed and Yeast

(Mark 4.30-32; Luke 13.18-21)

Jesus told them another story: The kingdom of heaven is like what happens when a farmer plants a mustard seed in a field.

The Reason for Teaching with Stories

(Mark 4.33,34)

Jesus used stories when he spoke to the people. In fact, he did not tell them anything without using stories.

The People of Nazareth Turn against Jesus

(Mark 6.1-6; Luke 4.16-30)

When Jesus had finished telling these stories, he left

The Death of John the Baptist

(Mark 6.14-29; Luke 9.7-9)

About this time Herod the ruler heard the news about Jesus

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

(Mark 6.30-44; Luke 9.10-17; John 6.1-14)

After Jesus heard about John, he crossed Lake Galilee to go to some place where he could be alone. But the crowds found out and followed him on foot from the towns.

Jesus Walks on the Water

(Mark 6.45-52; John 6.15-21)

At once, Jesus made his disciples get into a boat and start back across the lake. But he stayed until he had sent the crowds away.

Jesus Heals Sick People in Gennesaret

(Mark 6.53-56)

Jesus and his disciples crossed the lake and came to shore near the town of Gennesaret.

The Teaching of the Ancestors

(Mark 7.1-13)

About this time some Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses came from Jerusalem. They asked Jesus,

What Really Makes People Unclean

(Mark 7.14-23)

Jesus called the crowd together and said, “Pay attention and try to understand what I mean.

A Woman's Faith

(Mark 7.24-30)

Jesus left and went to the territory near the towns of Tyre and Sidon.

Jesus Feeds Four Thousand

(Mark 8.1-10)

Jesus called his disciples together and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been with me for three days, and they don't have anything to eat. I don't want to send them away hungry. They might faint on their way home.”

A Demand for a Sign from Heaven

(Mark 8.11-13; Luke 12.54-56)

The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tried to test him by asking for a sign from heaven.

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees

(Mark 8.14-21)

The disciples had forgotten to bring any bread when they crossed the lake.

Who Is Jesus?

(Mark 8.27-30; Luke 9.18-21)

When Jesus and his disciples were near the town of Caesarea Philippi, he asked them, “What do people say about the Son of Man?”

Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death

(Mark 8.31—9.1; Luke 9.22-27)

From then on, Jesus began telling his disciples what would happen to him. He said, “I must go to Jerusalem. There the nation's leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses will make me suffer terribly. I will be killed, but three days later I will rise to life.”

The True Glory of Jesus

(Mark 9.2-13; Luke 9.28-36)

Six days later Jesus took Peter and the brothers James and John with him. They went up on a very high mountain where they could be alone.

Jesus Heals a Boy

(Mark 9.14-29; Luke 9.37-43a)

Jesus and his disciples returned to the crowd. A man knelt in front of him

Jesus Again Speaks about His Death

(Mark 9.30-32; Luke 9.43b-45)

While Jesus and his disciples were going from place to place in Galilee, he told them, “The Son of Man will be handed over to people

Who Is the Greatest?

(Mark 9.33-37; Luke 9.46-48)

About this time the disciples came to Jesus and asked him who would be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Temptations To Sin

(Mark 9.42-48; Luke 17.1,2)

It will be terrible for people who cause even one of my little followers to sin. Those people would be better off thrown into the deepest part of the ocean with a heavy stone tied around their necks!

Teaching about Divorce

(Mark 10.1-12)

When Jesus finished teaching, he left Galilee and went to the part of Judea east of the Jordan River.

Jesus Blesses Little Children

(Mark 10.13-16; Luke 18.15-17)

Some people brought their children to Jesus, so he could place his hands on them and pray for them. His disciples told the people to stop bothering him.