Mark 10: 13-31 - “WHAT’S SO AMAZING ABOUT GRACE?”
- When you hear the word “amazing”, what first comes to your mind? What has amazed you recently? How were you surprised by what you discovered?
- Why is grace so amazing? How is grace counterintuitive to the law of cause and effect?
- Mark’s gospel places two events back to back for effect. How does Jesus’ response to the children (see 10:13-16) surprise the disciples? How does Jesus’ response to the wealthy young man (10:17-27) surprise the disciples?
- How do you spot the sacred in everyday life? Why are we often too busy to embrace the grace that comes our way each day?
- What characteristics does Jesus look for in the life of a disciple? Why does the rich young man not qualify in Jesus’ eyes? What was the central issue in his life?
- In the response of Jesus, the young man was told to give away his money to the poor. Is Jesus making this a requirement for all Christ-followers? Why or why not?
- This man also had moral wealth. He was a good person, cared for his mother, and fulfilled a majority of the Ten Commandments. Why does Jesus connect the last six commands with the first four commands of the Decalogue? What’s at the heart of this connection?
- How does grace threaten us? How does Jesus smash our cherished assumptions and practical righteousness?
- Study the interaction of Jesus with the young man. Why is verse 21 one of the greatest verses in the Bible? What does this tell us about Jesus?
- If grace is so amazing, why don’t we like it? If we are offended by Jesus use of grace, what does that tell us about our hearts? If we take grace for granted, what does that tell us about our hearts?
- Think about 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20. How do these verses apply to Mark 10:13-31? Why must we remember that Jesus became poor that we might become rich in him?
Ask the Lord to use this meditation on His Word to increase our love for Him and for each other as we seek to live daily by the grace of God.
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