Discipleship Questions:
1. The Gospel of Mark confronts us with the reality of Jesus as King. In what ways does King Jesus challenge you or challenge the way that you approach life by default?
2. When the Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign, they are not coming to Jesus for help in their faith but rather are confronting Jesus with the challenge that he prove himself to them. This kind of approach to God assumes a position towards God in which we are the judge and God is on trial. In what ways are you prone to such a a disposition?
3. Idolatry, placing our ultimate hope in anything other than God, has a way of making us deaf and blind to the beauty of the Gospel. What are you prone to make into an idol? How do we keep on guard against idols?
