Part 52 of the Sermon Series: On the Road with Jesus | A Study in the Gospel of Mark Community Group Questions | Mark 13:32-37 1. In verse 32, Jesus uses the pronoun ‘that’ “concerning that day, or that hour…” What day and what hour is he talking about? cf. Mark 13:24, where Jesus used the word ‘those;’ “but in those days, after that tribulation…” 2. When Jesus says that only the Father knows the day or the hour, Jesus, the Disciples, and even Mark in writing this, don’t seem to be alarmed or concerned that only he knows. What comfort should we take from both the sovereignty of God the Father and Jesus’s trust in the Father in this? 3. Rev. 5:1-5. Even though Jesus does not know the day or the hour, we see in Rev. 5 that Jesus is the one who is worthy to open the scroll and execute the Father’s plan. Talk about the worthiness of the Son who has redeemed a people and is now seated at the right hand of the Father. 4. Why do you think no more detail about Christ’s return is given? What would likely happen if we knew exactly when? 5. The imperative (command) in Mk. 13:32-37 is ‘stay awake’. Jesus describes the time we are in now as a time of servants stewarding the property of the master. What does this imply about discerning God’s will for our lives? SERMON NOTES: 1. WHAT DAY? WHAT HOUR? 2. v32b - NO ONE KNOWS 3. v33 - KEEP AWAKE 4. v34 - EACH HAS WORK 5. v35-36 - LEST HE FIND YOU ASLEEP 6. v37 - A CALL TO ONE AND ALL Study Guide from Redeemer Presbyterian in New York _There is little consensus among Christians with regard to the details of what the Bible teaches about the ‘end times’ (The theological term for this area of inquiry is eschatology). On the one hand, we must remember that the basic teaching of the New Testament on this could not be clearer: Jesus Christ will return visibly and personally at the end of time to judge and renew the whole world._ Revelation 5:1–5 (ESV) _Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”_ Psalm 16:1–2 (ESV) _Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”_ Psalm 16:11 (ESV) _You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore._ Stay Awake means: * Prayerful Dependence * Faith-filled Obedience * Worshipful Proclaimation