The Difference the Resurrection Makes!
Mark 16:1-20

I) The reaction to the announcement is a _________ of the resurrection

     A) The women are coming to _________ the body

     B) They come as ________ as possible

     C) They find the grave ______________

     D) They hear the _____________ announcement

     E) __________ expected the resurrection!

II) The continuation of __________ is a testament to the resurrection

     A) The long ending is found in over _________ Greek 
        manuscripts

     B) It’s only missing in _________

     C) It’s quoted in the _______ century

     D) The events described actually happen in __________

III) The _________ resurrection appearances testify to the resurrection

     A) Jesus appears to _________ Magdalene

     B) Jesus appears to the disciples on the road to 
        ____________

     C) There are _______ additional appearances

IV) The resurrection shows us the ______________ of the great commission

     A) Jesus’ resurrection is proof of His ____________

     B) Jesus’ resurrection is proof that we need to __________

     C) Belief is necessary for salvation; baptism is a ________

     D) Even if these words are for a few, we are all called to 
        ________

The Agony of the Cross
Mark 15:33-41

I) The _____________ recognizes the agony of the cross

II) Jesus’ ____________ relate the agony of the cross

     A) The agony was ____________

     B) The agony was ____________

     C) Was the agony ____________?

     D) We shouldn’t __________________ the agony

III) Some _________________ Jesus’ agony

IV) While others ____________ His agony

V) Some express _____________ because of His agony

VI) The centurion glimpses the _________ behind His agony

VII) His agony make is possible for us to _________ God!

     A) The veil was in the most _________ place in the temple

     B) The high priest could only go in _________ a year

     C) But the veil is now __________

     D) Which means we have access to forgiveness through
        ________!

He Won’t Save Himself
Mark 15:16-32

I) A _____________ perspective

     A) The _______________ mock Him

     B) The _______________ mocks Him

     C) The _______________ mocks Him?

     D) The _______________ mock Him

     E) The _______________ leadership mocks Him

     F) The _______________ mock Him

II) The ______________ perspective

     A) The soldiers inadvertently give Him the ___________ 
        He is due

     B) The situation confirms that God has a __________ 

     C) Jesus’ death does actually ____________ the need for a
        temple

     D) Jesus’ death on the __________ confirms that He is the
        Christ

          1) Coming off the cross would be giving in to
             __________

          2) Coming off the cross would mean thwarting God’s
             ________

          3) Coming off the cross would mean we are dead in our
             ________

          4) Coming off the cross would mean we are all under
             ________

          5) Coming off the cross wouldn’t be an act of
             __________

          6) Coming off the cross would mean Jesus was a
             ____________

The Just for the Unjust
Mark 15:1-15

I) Jesus is brought before _______________

     A) The question of ______________

     B) The need for _____________ intervention

     C) The false _______________

     D) Jesus refuses to _______________

II) Jesus is brought before Pilate ______________!

     A) The full _____________

     B) The customary ____________ release

     C) The prisoner -- ______________

     D) __________ on display

     E) The _______________ situation

     F) The verdict: _____________

III) Lesson #1: The danger of ___________ ______________

     A) The ____________ is often wrong

     B) Choose _______________ wisely

     C) We should be ________________

     D) Seek God’s _______________

IV) Lesson #2: We are __________________

     A) We are _______________

     B) Sinners need _________________

     C) Forgiveness comes through __________________

     D) ____________ is our sacrifice

Remaining Faithful
Mark 14:66-72

I) Why do the gospels have different _________________?

     A) Writers wrote from their ____________ and research

     B) Superintended by the ________________

     C) The gospels are __________________, not contradictory

     D) Explanations have _______________ information

     E) Some accounts may be tailored to the _______________

II) Mark really provides a ______________ contrast

III) Peter’s situation serves as a ______________ for us

     A) ______________ can cause us to deny Jesus

     B) ______________ can cause us to deny Jesus

     C) ______________ can cause us to deny Jesus

     D) ______________ can cause us to deny Jesus

     E) Denial can lead to ______________

IV) How do we stay ______________?

     A) _____________

     B) Godly ____________

     C) __________ that God’s way is best

     D) Knowing the ____________

     E) Yielding to the ___________

     F) ____________

     G) Participation in the _______________ of faith

V) Peter ___________ his lesson!

Jesus Before the Council
Mark 14:53-65

I) Understanding the _________________

     A) The council is the _______________

     B) Peter’s _____________ is foreshadowed

     C) People provide _______________ testimony about Jesus

     D) Jesus is challenged to ____________ Himself

     E) The high priest asks if He is the __________

     F) Jesus reveals His true __________

     G) They accuse Him of _______________

     H) They ___________ Him

     I) Was the trial even ___________?

II) Understanding the __________________

     A) We can trust __________________

          1) Jesus’ ________________ by the leadership foretold

          2) Jesus’ ________________ by the leadership foretold

          3) Being betrayed by a ____________ foretold

          4) His disciples _____________ Him foretold

          5) His patience and __________ when suffering foretold

          6) His ____________ foretold

     B) We should ____________ Jesus

          1) He ____________ us what would happen

          2) He _________ us how to react          

          3) What are some _____________ that challenge us?

Jeremiah’s Seventh “Confession”
Jeremiah 17:14-18

I) ______________

     A) God punishes _______________ 

          1 Corinthians 10:14

     B) God punishes _______________ 

          John 3:36; Hebrews 11:1

     C) God punishes _______________

          1 Thess 5:22; 1 Timothy 6:10

     D) Worshipping God is our only __________!

          Hebrews 10:23

II) Jeremiah’s ______________

     A) I _____________

     B) I _____________

     C) I _____________

     D) I’m not like the _______________!

     E) Be my ___________ in the day of disaster

     F) Bring the ungodly to _________, not me

     G) ____________ them completely

III) Final lessons about  _____________

     A) Lament should lead us to ______________

          1) We recognize _________

          2) We recognize His ___________

          3) We recognize His _____________

          4) We _____________ our hearts

     B) Lament should lead us to ______________

          1) God is in ____________

          2) God has a __________

          3) Evil doesn’t ________!

Jeremiah’s Sixth “Confession”
Jeremiah 20:15-18

I) Why were we ___________?

     A) To _____________ God

     B) To _____________ God

     C) To _____________ God

     D) To _____________ God

     E) To _____________ God

          1) Through ______________

          2) Through ______________

          3) Through ______________

     F) To _____________ for God

     G) To _____________ God

          1) Because He ____________ us

          2) Because He gives us His ____________

          3) Because He gives us an ________________

          4) Because we have an eternal ____________

II) Which all means that life is ______________

     A) God __________ us

     B) We are unique from ______________!

     C) We are ____________!

     D) We have a _____________!

     E) We should ___________!

Jeremiah’s Fifth “Confession”
Jeremiah 20:7-18

I) Jeremiah’s _____________

     A) He accuses God of ____________ to him!

     B) Which is __________

     C) But it’s a cry of ___________

          1) The __________ is hard

          2) And people __________ him

     D) He’d like to _________, but he can’t!

     E) He finally returns to God’s promises and ___________

     F) Which results in ___________!

     G) But he ___________ to God again

II) What does ______________ look like?

     A) We are __________

     B) We feel ______________

     C) We may __________

     D) We can experience a loss of ____________

     E) We feel ___________ inside

     F)  We can feel ______________

III) How can we ________ with depression?

     A) We need to ____________ it

     B) We need to embrace getting ___________

     C) We need to remember that it’s _____________

     D) We need to remember that God ________ us

     E) And we need to ________ Him

          1) Through ___________

          2) With ___________

Jeremiah’s Fourth “Confession”
Jeremiah 18:18-23

I) Imprecatory prayers are prayers for God’s _______________

II) Jeremiah’s confession is an ___________ of imprecatory prayer

     A) Jeremiah recounts his enemies __________

     B) Jeremiah reminds God of his ________________

     C) Jeremiah asks for God’s ________________

III) _____________ examples of imprecatory prayers

     A) In the ___________

     B) By ___________

     C) By ___________?

IV) Can we ________ imprecatory prayers?

     A) We are called to be ______________

     B) We are not supposed to seek out personal ________________

     C) We are supposed to let ________ seek vengeance for us

     D) We are allowed to be angry at ___________

     E) We are not allowed to let that anger ___________ us

     F) We should want to see ________ punished

     G) Which we do when we pray for Jesus’ __________

     H) It’s right to pray for __________, even as we try to be 
        merciful