ST. MARK
EXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
CONTENTS
ST. MARK 10
Mark i. 1--WHAT 'THE GOSPEL' IS 10
Mark i. 1-11--THE STRONG FORERUNNER AND THE STRONGER SON 20
Mark i. 21-34--MIGHTY IN WORD AND DEED 27
Mark i. 30, 31--HEALING AND SERVICE 35
Mark i. 40-42--A PARABLE IN A MIRACLE 41
Mark i. 41--CHRIST'S TOUCH 50
Mark ii. 1-12--CHRIST'S AUTHORITY TO FORGIVE 59
Mark ii. 13-22--THE PUBLICANS' FRIEND 66
Mark ii. 19--THE SECRET OF GLADNESS 70
Mark ii. 23-28--WORKS WHICH HALLOW THE SABBATH 80
Mark iii. 5--THE ANGER AND GRIEF OF JESUS 86
Mark iii. 6-19--AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST 95
Mark iii. 21--'HE IS BESIDE HIMSELF' 101
Mark iii. 22-35--THE MISTAKES OF CHRIST'S FOES AND FRIENDS 109
Mark iii. 31-35--CHRIST'S KINDRED 115
Mark iii. 35--CHRIST'S RELATIONS 122
Mark iv. 10-20--FOUR SOILS FOR ONE SEED 123
Mark iv. 21--LAMPS AND BUSHELS 131
Mark iv. 35-41--THE STORM STILLED 139
Mark iv. 36, 38--THE TOILING CHRIST 142
Mark v. 1-20.--THE LORD OF DEMONS 154
Mark v. 18,19--A REFUSED BEQUEST 162
Mark v. 22-24, 35-43--TALITHA CUMI 169
Mark v. 25, 27, 28--THE POWER OF FEEBLE FAITH 173
Mark v. 28,34--TOUCH OR FAITH? 184
Mark v. 32--THE LOOKS OF JESUS 186
Mark vi. 1-13--THE MASTER REJECTED: THE SERVANTS SENT FORTH 196
Mark vi. 5,6--CHRIST THWARTED 204
Mark vi. 16--HEROD—A STARTLED CONSCIENCE 212
Mark vi. 17-28--THE MARTYRDOM OF JOHN 219
Mark vi. 30-44--THE WORLD'S BREAD 225
Mark vii. 24-30--CHILDREN AND LITTLE DOGS 230
Mark vii 33, 34--THE PATTERN OF SERVICE 234
Mark viii. 17,18--THE PATIENT TEACHER, AND THE SLOW SCHOLARS 258
Mark viii. 18--THE RELIGIOUS USES OF MEMORY 264
Mark viii. 22-25--THE GRADUAL HEALING OF THE BLIND MAN 271
Mark viii. 27-ix. 1--CHRIST'S CROSS, AND OURS 280
Mark ix. 2-13--THE TRANSFIGURATION 289
Mark ix. 7--'THIS IS MY BELOVED SON: HEAR HIM' 294
Mark ix. 8--JESUS ONLY! 297
Mark ix. 19--CHRIST'S LAMENT OVER OUR FAITHLESSNESS 299
Mark ix. 23--THE OMNIPOTENCE OF FAITH 306
Mark ix. 24--UNBELIEVING BELIEF 315
Mark ix. 33-42--RECEIVING AND FORBIDDING 324
Mark ix. 33--AN UNANSWERED QUESTION 332
Mark ix. 49--SALTED WITH FIRE 332
Mark ix. 50--'SALT IN YOURSELVES' 339
Mark x. 13-15--CHILDREN AND CHILDLIKE MEN 344
Mark x. 17-27--ALMOST A DISCIPLE 348
Mark x. 32--CHRIST ON THE ROAD TO THE CROSS 353
Mark x. 35-45--DIGNITY AND SERVICE 361
Mark x. 46--BARTIMAEUS 364
Mark x. 50--AN EAGER COMING 373
Mark x. 51--LOVE'S QUESTION 374
Mark xi. 2--A ROYAL PROGRESS 375
Mark xi. 3--CHRIST'S NEED OF US AND OURS 384
Mark xi. 13, 14--NOTHING BUT LEAVES 389
Mark xii. 1-12--DISHONEST TENANTS 397
Mark xii. 6--GOD'S LAST ARROW 403
Mark xii. 34--NOT FAR AND NOT IN 406
Mark xiii. 6--THE CREDULITY OF UNBELIEF 409
Mark xiii. 34--AUTHORITY AND WORK 414
Mark xiv. 6-9--THE ALABASTER BOX 419
Mark xiv. 12-16--A SECRET RENDEZVOUS 426
Mark xiv. 12-26--THE NEW PASSOVER 430
Mark xiv. 19--'IS IT I?' 436
Mark xiv. 32-42--'STRONG CRYING AND TEARS' 440
Mark xiv. 37--THE SLEEPING APOSTLE 446
Mark xiv. 43-54--THE CAPTIVE CHRIST AND THE CIRCLE ROUND HIM 453
Mark xiv. 55-65--THE CONDEMNATION WHICH CONDEMNS THE JUDGES 460
Mark xv. 1-20--CHRIST AND PILATE: THE TRUE KING AND HIS COUNTERFEIT 467
Mark xv. 21-39--THE DEATH WHICH GIVES LIFE 474
Mark xv. 21--SIMON THE CYRENIAN 482
Mark xvi. 1-13--THE INCREDULOUS DISCIPLES 491
Mark xvi. 5--PERPETUAL YOUTH 499
Mark xvi. 5,6--THE ANGEL IN THE TOMB 511
Mark xvi, 7--LOVE'S TRIUMPH OVER SIN 520
Mark xvl. 9--'FIRST TO MARY' 534
Mark xvi. 15--THE WORLD-WIDE COMMISSION 539
Mark xvi. 19--THE ENTHRONED CHRIST 543