Introduction: Introduction to the Gospel According to St. Mark

Mark 1:1-20: Jesus' preparation for ministry and His preaching.

Mark 1:21-45: Jesus' authority over demons and disease.

Mark 2: Jesus' authority over religion.

Mark 3: Jesus calls the Twelve.

Mark 4: Parables of the sower, candle, growing seed, and the mustard seed.

Mark 5: Jesus exorcises demons and heals disease.

Mark 6:1-29: Jesus commissions the Twelve, and St. John the Baptist is beheaded.

Mark 6:30-56: Jesus feeds five thousand, walks on water, and heals the sick.

Mark 7: Jesus confronts the Pharisees and heals the sick.

Mark 8: Jesus feeds four thousand, heals a blind man, and prophesies His death and Resurrection.

Mark 9: The Transfiguration, Jesus heals a demoniac, prophesies His death and Resurrection, and speaks of the rewards of the righteous and of hell.

Mark 10: Jesus preaches in Perea.

Mark 11: Palm Sunday, the cleansing of the Temple, and Jesus' preaching.

Mark 12: Jesus preaches on such subjects as the Resurrection and His deity.

Mark 13: Jesus preaches about the future.

Mark 14:1-42: St. Mary anoints Jesus, He participates in the Last Supper, and prays in Gethsemane.

Mark 14:43-72: Jesus is arrested in Gethsemane and appears before Caiaphas, and is denied by St. Peter.

Mark 15: Jesus appears before Pilate, is abused by Roman soldiers, and is crucified, dies, and is buried.

Mark 16: The Resurrection.