Mark's inspired account of the life of Christ makes a significant transition in chapter 11.  Jesus has previously been quiet about his identity, choosing to prepare his disciples before revealing himself to others.  With his entrance into Jerusalem Jesus begins to declare his identity, knowing it will result in his death... and also knowing it is the only way for God's plan for man's salvation to be realized. 

12 Palms, Whips, and No Figs (Mark 11:1-26)
13 Question of Authority (Mark 11:27-12:44)
14 How Should We Then Live? (Mark 13:1-37)
15 Failure Is Not Fatal (Mark 14:1-52)
16 Confirmation and Denial (Mark 14:53-15:15)
17 The Day God Cried (Mark 15:16-41)
18 The End That Wasn't (Mark 15:42-16:20)

(March 15, "Casting Your Nets" Seminar with Tom Butterfield)

Mark provides an fast paced account of the lilfe of Jesus.  The first ten chapters reveal a Messiah who is quite different than what was expected.  The "beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God" (Mark 1:1), especially in the first ten chapers, has much to say about the nature of the Messiah and what it means to be his disciples.  Before he was revealed to others, Jesus devoted much of his time to slowly revealing himself to his disciples.

01 Discipleship's Cost
02 Jesus: The Messiah
03 That's Why I Came
04 Good and Angry
05 Who Is My Family?
06 Who IS Jesus?
07 Clean & Unclean
08 Understand?
09 Receiving Sight
10 Jesus’ Path
11 Down Is Up