When Wind and Mind Connect

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Fresh Wind

• When Wind and Mind Connect
• Mk 827-33

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What is the Purpose of the Cross?

• Finding the Meaning of True Personhood in the
  Passion of Jesus

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Divisions in the Life of JesusPassion
Narratives with long introductions

• a) Infancy and Childhood (none here)
• b) Early Galilean Ministry (Mk 1-4)
• c) Later Galilean Ministry (Mk 5-8)
• Pivot at Mark 8/Matt 16/Lk 9
• d) Withdrawal and Special Training (8-10)
• e) Ministry in Perea and Judea (none here)
• f) Passion Week (Mk 11-16)

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Caesarea Philippi as Pivot114-830 Cause

• began to teach
• Once at 41
• And here
• 831-1620 Effect
• (cf. Mt 4171621-23Lk 920-22)

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Overview of Pivot in Mark
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Background Materials

• i) Galilee of the Gentiles
• ii) The Disciples in Context
• (1) Segregationists No one different
• (2) Haters of Rome
• (3) Some Wealthy
• (4) Apocalyptic Jews kingdom by power
• (5) Slow Learners

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The Via Dolorosa Begins

• i) Caesarea Philippi
• ii) Two-Part Exam
• (1) Pass Who am I to them?
• Who am I to you? Messiah
• And he began to tell
• (2) Fail - What He came to do

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Satan in Scripture

• Heb. satan opponent, adversary, enemy or
  accuser
• Applied to humans and even to God
• (Num 2222)
• Only in Job and I Chron 21 and Zech 3 does Satan
  appear as a proper noun
• No cosmic adversary until 2nd century BC

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Dealing with a satanic mind

• Mind (Phroneo) occurs in some crucial
  passages
• Perspective
• Mindset
• Direction mind takes
• To take someones side
• To think in a certain way
• Setting ones interest in a consuming direction
• Orientation, Way of thinking,

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What the Disciples Lack

• (1) Spiritual Understanding
• The Results of not being minded like God
• 834 Messiahship of Jesus
• 92-6 Mt. of Transfiguration
• 910 Meaning of rising again
• 911-13 Son of Man

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What the Disciples Lack

• The connection between Mind and
• (2) Spiritual Power Mk. 914-19
• 315 Appointed with Authority
• 613,30 Actually express that in ministry
• 919-29 How long must I be with you?
• put up with you?
• - 938-40 Jealous, envious of those who do

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What the Disciples Lackcontinued

• Is there a connection between Mind, Power and.
• (3) Love for Each Other
• Mk 831-32 merely bewildered? 95 good
  for us
• 931-34
• 1033-37

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iii) What the Disciples Lackcontinued

• Minded like God, Power, Love each other and
• (4) Love for Any One Else
• Mk.1048
• Lk 951-55
• Mk 1013 (Mt 1913) to the Rich Young Ruler!

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iii) What the Disciples Lackcontinued

• (5) Love for Jesus Mk.1431
• Mk. 1427-31? 50

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Structure Causation

• 831-33 Jesus teaches on his own death
• Cause Shock!
• 834-91 Jesus teaches on disciples cross
• Effect Shock!
• Effect of the person of Christ being revealed
• No Mind like His, No Spirit Like His

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Structure Constant Contrast

• 831-91 Jesus view of death vs. Peters
• 92-8 Jesus transfig. vs. disciple dullness
• 99-13 Jesus on resurrection vs. debate
• 914-25 Jesus power vs. disciple impotence
• 926-29 Jesus faith vs. faithlessness
• Etc.- are there any good stories??!!!
• It is a heart orientation, a perspectival flaw
  that affects everything it touches

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Two major Emphases 831-1620

• Passion and Resurrection
• The Focus, Center and Only Answer
• Implications of these on disciples
• Underlying theme throughout
• Both are tied to the purpose of the Cross

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Deny Yourself and Lose your Life

• Aorist tense do it immediately (crisis)
• Lk 923 daily (process)
• What must one do?
• v. 35 Inner life or self (figurative
  or physical)?
• v. 36-37 Not seeking material/physical gain
• v. 38 Not being ashamed

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The Meaning of the Son of Man831,38

• Daniel 7 apocalyptic figure
• Jesus seems to use it to focus his humanity
• It involves humiliation (31, no use of Christ by
  Jesus)
• It involves exaltation (31, 38, 91)
• These are not mutually exclusive to Jesus
• It explains Gods will and the atonement

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Principles of the Lost Life

• It is not selflessness of created personhood
• It is the refusal of the desires of the self
  when in conflict with the will of God
• It is a conscious decision
• It is a life which understands/ embraces
  suffering
• It produces life
• Saving life means that Jesus must lose His
• It is an act which arises out of the being of love

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When Mind and Spirit must meet

• Relationship between Justification and
  Sanctification
• Can Never Separate
• Jesus from the Holy Spirit
• Cross from Pentecost
• New Birth from New Mind and Spirit

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Purpose of the Cross cont.What Kind of Person
does the Passion and Pentecost produce?

• (1) New Spiritual Insight
• "Don't you understand"
• Acts 214ff. cf. to Mt.1617
• (2) New Spiritual Power "In the name of Jesus
  Christ"
• Acts 18
• Acts 243
• Acts 36,11
• Acts 512-17

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Purpose of the Cross continued

• (3) New Other Orientation "It seemed good to the
  Holy Spirit..."
• Acts 114
• Acts 244-46
• Acts 432-35
• Acts 61-7
• Acts 131ff
• Acts 151-21

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Purpose of the Cross continued

• (4) Boundary-Crossing Love "Of one accord"
• ch.8
• ch.10
• ch.11
• ch.28
• (5)Undying Commitment "They had been w. Jesus"
• Acts 413-20.
• Note the names, Stephen, Philip, Ananias (ch.9),
  Peter, Barnabas, and James.
• Acts 313-20 the Name

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Wednesday January 25 Session 4

• Prayer with the Passion of Jesus Mark
  1122-26

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Segments of Materials Outline of Thought

• The Coming of Jesus 11-13
• Jesus Presents His Claim in Galilee 114-36
• Jesus Presents His Claim to His Disciples
  313-1052
• Jesus Calls the Twelve 313-66Jesus Involves
  the Twelve 67-821
• Jesus Instructs the Twelve 822-1052
• Jesus Presents His Claim in Jerusalem
  111-1337Movement to His Goal!
  101,17,32,66

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Mark 11

• Context Passion Week (111-1620 8 days)
• Recurrence Three entries 1, (12),15, 27
• Triumphal Entry 1-11
• Barren Fig Tree 12-14
• Cleansing the Temple 15-19
• Power in Faithful Prayer 20-25
• Withered Fig tree
• Peters comment
• Jesus Statements on Faith and Prayer

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Is this a new facet of His Life?

• Go and take a colt!
• Receives messianic worship
• Goes to the temple and looks around
• He became hungry
• Curses a fig tree
• Casts out moneychangers and dove sellers
• Allowed no one to carry goods through
• Look at the fig tree! Have faith in God!

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Why so negative?

• Impotence of the Spirituality of the Temple
• Threat
• Foreshadows the destruction of the Temple
• This is not anger at a part of creation
• Cf. Storm and the real issue beneath
• Augustines insight
• Living life full of leaf

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Here is where Jesus teaches on Prayer

• (11 clear references using the actual word
  prayer)
• Jesus Prayer Life135 Jesus arose early and
  went to a lonely place
• 646 Bids disciples cross sea and He goes to
  pray
• Gethsemane1432 Sit here until I have prayed
• 1435 Fell to the ground and began to pray
• 1438 Keep watching and keep praying
• 1439 And again He went away and prayed

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Jesus on Prayer cont.

• Correction regarding prayer
• 929 Of demon poss. boy, this kind cannot come
  out by anything but prayer
• 1117 House of prayer
• Negative Uses
• 1240 For appearances offer long prayers
• 1318 Pray that it may not happen in winter

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Jesus on Prayer cont.

• Positive
• 1124 Pray and ask (once in Mk)
• 1125 Praying
• He does bless (641,87, 1016
• No Lords Prayer, or teach us how
• No Jn 14-17
• This is it in Mark
• Power of God behind the withered tree

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Structure of the Passage

• Recurrences
• Actions Rides, looks, curses, cleanses, teaches
• stumps
• Location Jerusalem, Bethany,
• Temple (11,15-17, 27)
• Horticulture 8,13,20,21

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Structure (cont.)

• Recurrence of Contrast
• Accepted 1-11
• Opposed 12-18
• Accepted 19-26
• Opposed 27-32

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Thursday, January 25 Session 4

• A Passion For Him and for His Mk 143-9

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What is the central meaning of the Cross?

• Themes thus far
• Person and Passion
• Absolute Trust in His Person
• Denial of Self-Person and Passion
• Belief in the Power of the Cross

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Bethany in the Life of Jesus

• i) Home of Lazarus, Mary, Martha
• ii) Passover
• iii) Triumphal Entry

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Women and Jesus

• i) Supporters (Lk. 83)
• ii) Improprieties for a Rabbi
• (1) Samaritan Woman
• (2) Syro-Phonecian Woman
• (3) Woman with Issue of Blood
• (4) Anointing in Lk 7
• (5) Passion Week
• Widow with Mite
• Anointing of Mary?
• Tomb/Appearance
• The Gender Contrast in Mark (7------14)
• Contrast of Chapters 14 and 15

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Comparison of Anointings A Rehearsal of the
Facts
Mark 143-9 Matt 266-13 John
12 1. Passover 1. Passover
1. Passover in in
in 2 days 2 days 6 days
2. After Entry 2. After Entry
2. Before Entry 3. Plot Kill
3. Plot Kill 3. Arrest 4.
Simons 4. Simons 4.
Martha/Lazarus 5. Reclining 5.
Reclining 6. Woman 6. Woman
6. Mary 7. Alabaster 7. Alabaster
7. Pint 8. Expensive 8.
Expensive 8. Expensive 9. Nard
9. Nard
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Broke Jar

• Mark 143-9 Matt 266-13 John 12
• Head Head Feet
• Wiped
• House Filled
• Some Disciples Judas
• Let Her Alone " " " " " "
• Beautiful Thing " "
• Poor Poor Poor

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Did What She Could

• Mark 143-9 Matt 266-13 John 12
• Anointed my Prepare Me Keep body it
  for for the day of my
• Beforehand
• for the burial Burial Burial
• Wherever...

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Unique Elements in Mark's Account Goal of the
Cross is not about me

• i) "Wherever the Gospel is Preached..."
• (1) "reproached her"
• (a) The typical value system 3,3-7.
• always viewed as a waste
• (b) A different value system
• Relation over/issue in/feeds Function
• "always have poor"

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The Goal of the Cross Involves All of Me

• "She Broke the Bottle"
• 1st Cent. Usages
• Perfume
• Embalming
• Jars in Tombs
• Defense is unusual - "let her alone
• "why trouble her?"
• Motive "a beautiful (good) thing on me"
• Manner "She has done what she could"
• Meaning Anointed my body

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The Goal of the Cross is to Identify me with the
Person and Passion of Jesus

• Unique Occurence
• Draw attention to it

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• She smashed it to smithereens!
• Symbol of something else?

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A comparison of two daysThe Goal of the Cross