Mark 15 Resources


      John Mark
       Acts 12:12+

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THE LIFE OF CHRIST SHOWING COVERAGE BY MARK (SHADED AREA)


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DANIEL AKIN - sermons

HENRY ALFORD The New Testament for English Readers

James Rosscup writes that Alford's series on the New Testament "contains much that is valuable in the Greek New Testament...though all of the Greek New Testament words have been changed to English throughout." (Commentaries for Biblical Expositors: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works)

W C ALLEN

JOSEPH A ALEXANDER

Spurgeon's critique - Alexander expounds Mark as an independent record, and does not constantly tell us to “see Matthew and Luke.” Hence the book is complete in itself, and the author’s learning and care have made it invaluable.

Hiebert - A comprehensive, conservative interpretation of Mark's gospel by a New Testament scholar who was one of the greatest of his day. Based on sound scholarship, the volume offers a careful unfolding of the meaning of the gospel text. Surprisingly fresh in spite of its age.

PAUL APPLE Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

WILLIAM BARCLAY Commentary on the Gospel of Mark Daily Study Bible

D Edmond Hiebert - Prints the author's own translation.  Valuable for its numerous helpful word studies and background material. Barclay holds that Christ's descent into Hades gave those who there heard Him a second chance.

Comment: I appreciate Barclay's unique insights on Greek words, but clearly his teaching about a "second chance" is NOT sound doctrine! Be an Acts 17:11 Berean with Barclay. See discussion of his orthodoxy especially the article "The Enigmatic William Barclay".

ALBERT BARNES Commentary on the Gospel of Mark Notes on the New Testament

BRIAN BELL Sermons on Mark

  • Mark 15 -  sermon notes compiled

CHRIS BENFIELD SERMONS

JOHANN BENGEL Gnomon of the New Testament

JOHANN BENGEL The Critical English Testament

Combination of Gnomon above + Comments by other expositors [in brackets] (Recommended if not conversant with Greek)

JOSEPH BENSON

BIBLE.ORG RESOURCES Resources that Reference Mark

BRIAN BILL Sermons on Mark

Pastor Bill's sermons are recommended as they focus on Scripture with frequent illustrations, quotes and practical applications.

JIM BOMKAMP SERMONS

A B BRUCE The Expositor's Greek Testament Commentary

BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATOR Commentary

WILLIAM BURKITT

CAMBRIDGE GREEK TESTAMENT FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

Rosscup writes - "This is an excellent liberal study of the book from the standpoint of the Greek. There are excellent cross-references on key words, and usually serious efforts to explain the meaning." (Ed note: The word "liberal" is cause for considerable discretion if you use this work by Alfred Plummer.)

CAMBRIDGE BIBLE FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

JOHN CALVIN Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

Note: Calvin combines the synoptic Gospels and thus does not have a completely separate commentary on Mark

ALAN CARR Sermons on the Gospel of Mark - well done

RICH CATHERS Sermons

D MARION CLARK Sermons - opens a Word Document

W A CRISWELL SERMONS ON GOSPEL OF MARK

ADAM CLARKE Commentary on the Gospel of Mark Click for caveat on Clarke

THOMAS CONSTABLE Expository Notes and Commentary Conservative, Millennial

RON DANIEL Sermon Notes on the Gospel of Mark

DEFENDER'S STUDY BIBLE Notes on the Gospel of Mark Dr Henry Morris

DICTIONARY ARTICLES

DAN DUNCAN Gospel of Mark Sermons

EARLY CHURCH

  • Mark Commentary - 15 16

J N DARBY

JOHN DUMMELOW

EASY ENGLISH

CHARLES ELLICOTT

ALFRED EDERSHEIM

DWIGHT EDWARDS - pithy and practical

EXPOSITOR'S DICTIONARY OF TEXTS Gospel of Mark

EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE COMMENTARY Gospel of Mark G A Chadwick

FEFC WICHITA - sermons series, several pastors - audio and notes (usually several pages)

DON FORTNER - 

Mark Sermon Outlines - 79 messages - available titles:

  • Mark 15:39-47 The Savior's Burial
  • Mark 15:34 Christ Forsaken
  • Mark 15:33-39 What Convinced Him?
  • Mark 15:15-39 He Saved Others; Himself He Cannot Save.
  • Mark 15:1-15 Barabbas A Picture Of Substitution

A C GAEBELEIN

GENE GETZ - short video emphasizing principles

  • Mark 15:40-41; Godly Women: We must never overlook or take for granted the significant ministry contributions God designed for committed Christian women. Video

JOHN GILL

RICHARD GLOVER - "A Teacher's Commentary" - an older work (1884), but with excellent devotional comments

Review - Richard Glover (1837-1919) minister of Tyndale Baptist Church, Bristol has a very fine devotional commentary hidden under a bad title. “A Teachers Commentary on Matthew” (also a separate volume on Mark) is misleading, sounds D.O.A., and is easily passed over for something glossy. But as far as commentaries are concerned, Glover’s title is one of his only weaknesses. Glover writes with a deceptively simple style. He meditates on the text in front of him, looks for the heart, feeling, and experimental sense, gives instructive hints primarily for meditation but is wholly quotable. In a word, he is a fine example of expository writing,

WILLIAM GODBEY

GOSPEL COALITION

GOTQUESTIONS - Related to the Gospel of Mark

SCOTT GRANT Sermons

JAMES GRAY

STEVE GREEN

DAVID GUZIK Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

JAMES HASTINGS Great Texts of the Bible

RICHARD HAWKER

DANIEL HILL VERSE BY VERSE

This expositional Bible study of the Gospel of Mark was written by Dr. Daniel Hill when he was the Pastor of Southwood Bible Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He taught the complete book, verse by verse. These are well done and have frequent points of practical application.

F B HOLE

DAVID HOLWICK SERMONS  Frequent illustrations.

MATTHEW HENRY 

HOLMAN STUDY BIBLE NOTES

H A IRONSIDE'S NOTES Gospel of Mark

ICC NEW TESTAMENT COMMENTARY Commentary on the Gospel of Mark E. P. Gould

LOWELL JOHNSON - well-done sermons providing a good template for your sermon

Click here for following sermons all on one page

  1.  Life's Most Important Question Mark 15:1-15
  2. When He was on the Cross, You were on His mind Mark 15:15-41
  3. You! Carry His load Mark 15:21-22
  4. The Man who preached Christ's Funeral Mark 15:37-41
  5. And He was buried Mark 15:42-47

JOHN DANIEL JONES - Biography

Note - Has wonderful devotional and pragmatic flavor. 

Congregational preacher J.D. Jones brings out some of the most applicable lessons from Mark without dodging the difficult passages, and in doing so delivers what Warren Wiersbe calls “one of the best” commentaries on Mark." Now that is high praise! (from Logos.com)

WILLIAM KELLY

STEVE KRELOFF

J P LANGE Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

JAMIESON, FAUSSET, BROWN Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

PAUL KRETZMANN

J P LANGE Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

DAVID LEGGE Sermons on the Gospel of Mark

JOHN LIGHTFOOT Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

HERBERT LUCKOCK

Cyril J. Barber - “A suggestive, devotional commentary of real merit.” 

JOHN MACARTHUR Sermons on the Gospel of Mark

ALEXANDER MACLAREN Sermons on the Gospel of Mark

F B MEYER Our Daily Homily or Our Daily Walk

H A W MEYER

J VERNON MCGEE 'Thru the Bible'

BRYN MACPHAIL SERMONS 

JEFF MILLER Notes

J R MILLER - sermons and devotional

MONERGISM

DWIGHT L MOODY

G CAMPBELL MORGAN

G CAMPBELL MORGAN Mark Commentary

Cyril J. Barber - Emphasizes the concept of ‘service’ as the key to understanding this Gospel, and provides a fast-moving chronological exposition.  Morgan’s works should be in every preacher’s library.” 

JAMES MORISON

Spurgeon - “A deeply learned work; we know of none more thorough.  Differing as we do from this author’s theology, we nevertheless set a high price upon this production.”

Cyril Barber - A very full, devotional treatment.  The overall strength of this exposition far outweighs its syntactical deficiencies.”

ROBERT NEIGHBOUR

NET BIBLE NOTES

JAMES NISBET Church Pulpit Commentary

OUR DAILY BREAD Devotional and Sermon Illustrations

JOSEPH PARKER The People's Bible Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

PASTOR LIFE

The Tortures of His Tree Mark  15 :15-25 Cross; Crucifixion David E. Owen
Empty At Easter Mark  15 :42 Resurrection; Tomb, Empty Jerry N. Watts

ARTHUR PEAKE

GENE PENSIERO - sermons

PETER PETT

MATTHEW POOLE English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PREACHER'S COMPLETE HOMILETICAL COMMENTARY Gospel of Mark

RAY PRITCHARD

THE PULPIT COMMENTARY Gospel of Mark: Scroll Down Page for the Homilies

ROBERT RAYBURN SERMONS

REFORMATION STUDY BIBLE STUDY NOTES

KIM RIDDLEBARGER - Downloads Pdf about 7 pages

A. T. ROBERTSON Word Pictures on the Gospel of Mark

DON ROBINSON Sermons on Mark

J C RYLE  Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

JOHNNY SANDERS

PHILLIP SCHAFF

SERMON BIBLE

CHARLES SIMEON Sermons on the Gospel of Mark

NOTE: If you are not familiar with the great saint Charles Simeon see Dr John Piper's discussion of Simeon's life - you will want to read Simeon's sermons after meeting him! - click Brothers We Must Not Mind a Little Suffering

CHUCK SMITH Commentary and Sermon Notes

JAMES SMITH  HANDFULS OF PURPOSE

Click here for the following studies on the Gospel of Mark

SPEAKER'S COMMENTARY

R C SPROUL - Devotionals from Ligonier Ministries

C. H. SPURGEON 

DEVOTIONALS

JAMES STALKER - TRIAL AND DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST - read some reviews of this devotional book

CLAUDE STAUFFER 

RAY STEDMAN Sermons on the Gospel of Mark

JOHN STEVENSON

JOSEPH SUTCLIFFE

HENRY BARCLAY SWETE (1902)

Rosscup writes - "Swete’s work is one of the best older conservative commentaries on the Greek text. Swete was an Anglican minister and a scholar in Latin, Greek, and theology, and taught at Cambridge. He does a fairly good job on the Messianic character of the suffering Servant."

D A Carson says that Swete's commentary is "dull and stodgy, in spite of its thorough scholarship." 

THIRD MILLENNIUM Notes on the the Gospel of Mark

DEREK THOMAS SERMONS

GEOFF THOMAS SERMONS

DAVID THOMPSON Sermons

TODAY IN THE WORD Devotionals

JOHN TRAPP

BOB UTLEY

JAMES VAN DINE

MARVIN VINCENT New Testament Word Studies

STEVE ZEISLER Sermon on the the Gospel of Mark

SERMONS BY VERSE - Older expositions

Christ and Pilate: the True King and His Counterfeit Alexander Maclaren Mark 15:1
The Lamb of God S. Baring Gould, M. A. Mark 15:1
Jesus At the Bar of the Roman Power A.F. Muir Mark 15:1-5
Judicial Processes J.J. Given Mark 15:1-15
The Second Trial E. Johnson Mark 15:1-20
The Silence of Our Lord American Homiletic Review Mark 15:3
Barabbas or Christ C. S. Robinson, D. D. Mark 15:6
Barabbas Preferred to Christ Charles Stanford, D. D. Mark 15:6
Not Barabbas But Jesus Baxendale's Dictionary of Anecdote Mark 15:6
Barabbas; Or, the Evil Choice R. Green Mark 15:6-15
Christ or Barabbas A.F. Muir Mark 15:6-15
Envy and Malevolence   Mark 15:10
Envy and Malevolence   Mark 15:10
Envy in a Christian   Mark 15:10
Envy Punishes Itself   Mark 15:10
The Persecutors -- the Causes of Their Hostility J. J. Davies. Mark 15:10
The Foes of Jesus A. Rowland Mark 15:11, 12
Pilate's Question Charles Stanford, D. D. Mark 15:12
Christ Willing to be Crucified Handbook to Scripture Doctrines. Mark 15:15
Contrast Between a Scourged Christ and a Pampered Christian S. Baring Gould, M. A. Mark 15:15
Duty and Interest Oxford Lent Sermons Mark 15:15
Pilate S. Baring Gould, M. A. Mark 15:15
Pilate and Jesus C. H. Waller, M. A. Mark 15:15
Pilate's Weakness and the Chief Priests' Guilt R. Glover. Mark 15:15
The Scourging S. Baring Gould, M. A. Mark 15:15
Triumph of Evil Only Apparent C. M. Southgate. Mark 15:15
The Crucifixion: the Human Deed R. Green Mark 15:16-32
The Mockery of Jesus A.F. Muir Mark 15:16-20, 29-32
The Closing Scene J.J. Given Mark 15:16-41
A Crown of Thorns H. M. Luckock, D. D. Mark 15:17-19
A Crown of Thorns Mother's Treasury Mark 15:17-19
Mock Dignity S. Baring Gould, M. A. Mark 15:17-19
Symbolism of the Crown of Thorns S. Baring Gould, M. A. Mark 15:17-19
The Coronation of Christ C. H. Spurgeon. Mark 15:17-19
The Cruel Coronation J. Irons, M. A. Mark 15:17-19
The Curse and Crown of Thorns Hiller. Mark 15:17-19
The Thorn Crown a Shelter C. H. Spurgeon. Mark 15:17-19
The Thorn Crown a Stimulus C. H. Spurgeon. Mark 15:17-19
An Indictment Against Man C. H. Spurgeon. Mark 15:18
Fickleness of the Populace Dictionary of Anecdote Mark 15:18
The World's Treatment of Christ   Mark 15:18
The World's Treatment of Christ   Mark 15:18
Preparations for Crucifixion Charles Stanford, D. D. Mark 15:20
The Scene At Calvary C. S. Robinson, D. D. Mark 15:20
The Way to the Cross S. Baring Gould, M. A. Mark 15:20
A Strange Episode R. Glover., J. Morison, D. D. Mark 15:21
Bearing the Cross Charles Stanford, D. D. Mark 15:21
Carrying the Cross for Christ C. H. Spurgeon. Mark 15:21
Shape of the Cross H. M. Luckock, D. D. Mark 15:21
Sharing the Cross with Jesus Bishop Jeremy Taylor. Mark 15:21
Simon Bearing the Cross T. De Witt Talmage, D. D. Mark 15:21
Simon Helping Jesus A. Maclaren, D. D. Mark 15:21
Simon Helping Jesus S. Baring Gould, M. A. Mark 15:21
Simon the Cyrenian Alexander Maclaren Mark 15:21
The Compulsion of Simon S. Baring Gould, M. A. Mark 15:21
The Death Which Gives Life Alexander Maclaren Mark 15:21
The Crucifixion E. Johnson Mark 15:21-32
Golgotha. -- the Place of Execution S. Baring Gould, M. A. Mark 15:22
Christ Refusing Any Alleviation of His Suffering E. L. Hull, B. A. Mark 15:24
Christ Refusing the Stupefying Draught Seeds and Saplings. Mark 15:24
Stripped of His Raiment Norman Macleod. Mark 15:24
The Hardened Gamester Robert Robinson. Mark 15:24
The Soldiers J. J. Davies. Mark 15:24
Wine Mingled with Myrrh. -- the Stupefying Potion S. Baring Gould, M. A. Mark 15:24
Crucifixion of Christ F. B. Proctor, M. A. Mark 15:25
Jesus Crucified E. B. Mason. Mark 15:25
Lessons At the Cross C. S. Robinson. Mark 15:25
Our Part in Christ's Crucifixion G. Calthrop, D. D. Mark 15:25
The Mystery of Eternity R. Glover. Mark 15:25
The Sufferings of Christ Thos. McCrie, D. D. Mark 15:25
Whitfield and the Execution   Mark 15:25
Christ the King of Kings Foster's Cyclopaedia Mark 15:26
Jesus Mocked and Crucified P. B. Davis. Mark 15:26
The Malefactors J. J. Davies. Mark 15:27
A Glorious Reproach Homilist Mark 15:31-32
The Demand of Sinners Unreasonable S. Harris. Mark 15:31-32
The Heroism of the Crucified W. H. Aitken, M. A. Mark 15:31-32
The Savior's Helplessness A.F. Muir Mark 15:31, 32
The Sight of the Saviour's Suffering Dr. Talmage. Mark 15:31-32
Darkness Around the Cross A. Rowland Mark 15:33
The Three Hours' Darkness C. H. Spurgeon. Mark 15:33
Total Eclipse of the Sun Christian Age Mark 15:33
Death of Jesus E. Johnson Mark 15:33-39
The Crucifixions: the Divine Words R. Green Mark 15:33-41
Eclipse of the Face of God J. Black. Mark 15:34
Forsaken of God Henry S. Miles, M. A. Mark 15:34
Jesus Implores Consolation Thomas Ward, M. A. Mark 15:34
The Cry of the Forsaken C. J. Proctor, B. A. Mark 15:34
The Dying Saviour Our Example Friedrich Schleiermacher Mark 15:34
The Presence of God the Support of the Martyrs J. Black. Mark 15:34
The Acids of Life Dr. Talmage. Mark 15:36
Christ Died as a Substitute W. Birch. Mark 15:37
The Death of Death J. Kogel, Greenland. Mark 15:37
Vicarious Dying Dr. Talmage. Mark 15:37
The Rent Veil H. Melvill, B. D. Mark 15:38
Converting Power in the Sight of Christ R. Glover. Mark 15:39
Involuntary Testimony to the Divinity of Jesus   Mark 15:39
The Believing Centurion E. S. Atwood. Mark 15:39
The Centurion J. J. Davies. Mark 15:39
The Centurion's Confession L. H. Horne, B. D. Mark 15:39
The Evidence Which Arises from the Nature and Character of the Gospel A. Alison, LL. B. Mark 15:39
The Risen Lord Divine D. C. Hughes, M. A. Mark 15:39
Women Watching the Cross A.F. Muir Mark 15:40, 41
The Burial E. Johnson Mark 15:40-47
An Honourable Man E. S. Atwood. Mark 15:42-47
Burial of Christ Dr. Talmage. Mark 15:42-47
Great Occasions Discover Great Qualities   Mark 15:42-47
Joseph of Arimathaea T. M. Macdonald, M. A. Mark 15:42-47
Joseph's Position and Character Ed. White. Mark 15:42-47
Legend Respecting Joseph H. M. Luckock, D. D. Mark 15:42-47
On the Crucifixion, Death, and Burial, of Christ G. Clayton, M. A. Mark 15:42-47
Secret Discipleship Dr. Davies. Mark 15:42-47
The Burial J.J. Given Mark 15:42-47
The Burial of Jesus C. S. Robinson, D. D. Mark 15:42-47
The Burial of the Crucified A.F. Muir Mark 15:42-47
The Buriers J. J. Davies. Mark 15:42-47
The Character of an Honourable Counsellor The Pulpit Mark 15:42-47
The Crisis in Joseph's Life R. Glover. Mark 15:42-47
The Entombment R. Green Mark 15:42-47
Went in Boldly. -- Moral Courage Sydney Smith. Mark 15:42-47
Joseph of Arimathaea A. Rowland Mark 15:43

 

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