EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE FOR ONE WHO BELIEVES
Mark 9:14-29
Key Verse: 9:23
“‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”
- What did Jesus find at the foot of the mountain (14-15)? How did Jesus intervene (16)? How had an evil spirit affected a boy (17-18)? Why do you think the other disciples failed to drive out the demon?
- How did Jesus diagnose the problem of those times (19a)? Why is unbelief still such a serious problem today? What do Jesus’ words “Bring the boy to me,” mean to us (19b)? How did Jesus engage the problem (20-22a)?
- What does the father’s desperate plea show about him (22b)? How did Jesus challenge him and teach him about faith (23)? What does the man’s response teach us about how to overcome unbelief (24)? What can we learn here about the power of faith?
- How did Jesus set the boy free from the evil spirit (25-27)? What do you learn about Jesus who commanded the evil spirit and took the boy by the hand?
- What motivated the disciples’ question (28; Mk 6:7, 13)? What did Jesus teach them about prayer (29)? How is prayer related to faith?