Mark 4 Resources

John Mark
Acts 12:12

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Chart from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission
Another Chart from Charles Swindoll-right side of page

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

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DANIEL AKIN - sermons

• Mark 4:1-20 Do You Have Ears That Hear?
• Mark 4:21-34 What Do We Learn About Jesus And His Kingdom From A Lamp, A Bunch of Seeds, And One Small Seed?
• Mark 4:35-41 The One Who Can Control The Storm

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)

• Introduction to Mark
• Mark 4 Commentary
• Mark 4 Commentary

W C ALLEN

• Mark Commentary

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.

• Commentary on the Gospel of Mark - 488 pages

PAUL APPLE Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

• Mark Commentary - 556 pages 

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".

• Mark 4 Commentary

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

• Mark 4 Commentary

BRIAN BELL Sermons on Mark

• Mark 4 -  sermon notes compiled

CHRIS BENFIELD SERMONS

• Mark 4:1-20 Sowing and Harvest 
• Mark 4:21-25 Responding to the Light
• Mark 4:26-29 Incapable, yet Faithful
• Mark 4:30-34 Little is Much
• Mark 4:35-41 The Master of the Storm

JOHANN BENGEL Gnomon of the New Testament

• Mark 4 Commentary

JOHANN BENGEL The Critical English Testament

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

• Mark 4 Commentary

JOSEPH BENSON

• Mark 4 Commentary

BIBLE.ORG RESOURCES Resources that Reference Mark

• Mark 3

BRIAN BILL Sermons on Mark

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

• Mark 4:1-20 Sowing the Seed
• Mark 4:26-29 God Brings Growth
• Mark 4:21-34 Unstoppable Growth
• Mark 4:35-41 Finding Peace in Storms

JIM BOMKAMP SERMONS

• Mark 4:1-20  The Parable Of The Sower
• Mark 4:21-34 Jesus Says To Let Our Light Shine
• Mark 4:35-41 Jesus Starts To Cross The Lake

HORATIUS BONAR - Light and Truth - Select passages

Click here for following chapters on Mark

• XXVII.      Relationship to Christ Mark 3:35
• XXVIII.      The Great Calm Mark 4:39

A B BRUCE The Expositor's Greek Testament Commentary

• Mark 4 Commentary

BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATOR Commentary

• Introduction
• Mark 4

WILLIAM BURKITT

• Mark 4  Expository Notes with Practical Observations

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.)

• Introduction
• Mark 4 Commentary

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

• Introduction
• Mark 4 Commentary

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

• Mark 4 Commentary

ALAN CARR Sermons on the Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4:1-20 The Parable Of The Soils
• Mark 4:21-25 You Can't Hide From The Light
• Mark 4:26-29 The Parable Of The Growing Seed
• Mark 4:26-29 Principles Of Kingdom Growth
• Mark 4:30-34 The Message Of The Mighty Mustard Seed
• Mark 4:34-41 Our Matchless Redeemer
• Mark 4:35-41 The Master Of The Deep
• Mark 4:35-41 One Night Upon The Sea
• Mark 4:35-41 Getting The Second Fear First
• Mark 4:36-41 What Manner Of Man Is This?

RICH CATHERS Sermons

• Mark 4:1-20
• Mark 4:21-41

D MARION CLARK Sermons - opens a Word Document

• Mark 4.1-20 Good Topsoil 
• Mark 4:14-20 The Good Soil
• Mark 4.21-25 A Time to Hear
• Mark 4.26-34 The Real Miracle-Grow
• Mark 4.35-41 The Terrifying Question
• Mark 4:35-41 Caught in a Storm

W A CRISWELL SERMONS ON GOSPEL OF MARK

• Mark 4:3-20 Bearing Much Fruit
• Mark 4:36 The Other Little Ships
• Mark 4:36 The Triumph Over Trouble

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

• Mark 4 Commentary

THOMAS CONSTABLE Expository Notes and Commentary

Conservative, Millennial

• Mark 4 Commentary

RON DANIEL Sermon Notes on the Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4

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

• Mark 4:2 parables doctrine
• Mark 4:12 not perceive
• Mark 4:13  this parable
• Mark 4:21 under a bushel
• Mark 4:25 to him shall be given
• Mark 4:26 And he said
• Mark 4:33 as they were able to hear it
• Mark 4:35 the same day

BOB DEFFINBAUGH

• The Meaning of the Miracles (Mark 4:35-41)

DICTIONARY ARTICLES

• Mark, theology of - Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Mark - Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament
• Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Mark (John)
• Mark, John - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia John mark
• The Nuttall Encyclopedia Mark, John
• Fausset Bible Dictionary Mark, John
• Holman Bible Dictionary Mark, John

DAN DUNCAN Gospel of Mark Sermons

• 8. The Parable Of The Sower Mark 4:1-20
• 9. Kingdom Parables And Calm Sea Mark 4:21-41

EARLY CHURCH

• Mark Commentary - 4 

J N DARBY

• Mark 4 Synopsis

JOHN DUMMELOW

• Mark 4 Commentary

EASY ENGLISH

• Mark: Mark's Good News

ALFRED EDERSHEIM - Jewish believer in Messiah

• What Messiah did the Jews Expect?
• The Baptism of Jesus: Its Higher Meaning  - Mt. 3:13-17; Mark 1:7-11; Luke 3:21-23; John 1:32-34
• The Temptation of Jesus - Mt. 4:1-11; Mark 1:12, 13; Luke 4:1-13.
• The First Galilean Ministry — Mt. 4:13-17; Mk 1:14, 15; Luke 4:15-32
• By the Sea of Galilee - the Final Call of the First Disciples, and the Miraculous Draught of Fishes - Mt. 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:1-11
• A Sabbath in Capernaum  (Mt 8:14-17;  Mark 1:21-34; Luke 4:33-41.)
• THE STORY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, FROM HIS LAST TESTIMONY TO JESUS TO HIS BEHEADING IN PRISON (1. St. John 3:25–30. 2 St. Matt. 9:14–17; St. Mark 2:18–22; St. Luke 5:33–39. 3. St. Matt. 11:2–14; St. Luke 7:18–35. 4. St. Matt. 14:1–12; St. Mark 6:14–29; St. Luke 9:7–9.)
• THE TWO SABBATH-CONTROVERSIES—THE PLUCKING OF THE EARS OF CORN BY THE DISCIPLES, AND THE HEALING OF THE MAN WITH THE WITHERED HAND (St. Matt. 12:1–21; St. Mark 2:23–3:6; St. Luke 6:1–11.)

CHARLES ELLICOTT

• Mark 4 Commentary for English Readers

DWIGHT EDWARDS - pithy and practical

• Mark Commentary 

EXPOSITOR'S DICTIONARY OF TEXTS Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4

EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE COMMENTARY Gospel of Mark G A Chadwick

• Mark 4 Commentary

DON FORTNER - 

Mark Sermon Outlines - 79 messages - available titles:

• Mark 4:35-41 A Parable Of Every Believer's Life
• Mark 4:35-41 The Voyage
• Mark 4:30-34 The Parable Of The Mustard Seed
• Mark 4:26-29 Spiritual Growth
• Mark 4:21-25 Some Matters Of Personal Responsibility
• Mark 4:1-20 The Parable Of The Sower

A C GAEBELEIN

• Mark 4 Commentary

GENE GETZ - short video emphasizing principles

• Mark 4:1-20;Being Faithful Witnesses: Although many will not respond positively, we are to communicate the message of the Bible faithfully, both by word and by example. Video
• Mark 4:21-34; God's Power: We must remember that salvation and spiritual growth are always a supernatural process.Video
• Mark 4:35-41; Trusting God: Regardless of the challenges we face as Christians, we are to trust God to deliver us. Video

JOHN GILL

• Mark 4 Exposition

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,

• A Teacher's Commentary on the Gospel of Mark 

WILLIAM GODBEY

• Mark 4 Commentary

DOUG GOINS  Sermons on the Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4:1-20 The kingdom Of God Is Mystery - Mp3 only
• Mark 4:21-34 The Kingdom Of God Is Hidden - Mp3 only
• Mark 4:35-41

GOSPEL COALITION

• Sermons on Mark - most Mp3 

GOTQUESTIONS - Related to the Gospel of Mark

• Gospel of Mark - Bible Survey
• Why did God give us four Gospels?
• What is the harmony of the Gospels?
• When were the Gospels written?
• Who was John Mark in the Bible?
• What can we learn from the life of John the Baptist?
• What were the key events in the life of Jesus Christ?
• Why did Jesus teach in parables?
• Mark 4:9, 23 What did Jesus mean when He said, “He who has ears to hear”?
• Mark 4:26-29 What is the meaning of the Parable of the Growing Seed?
• Mark 4:30-32 What is the meaning of the Parable of the Mustard Seed?
• Mark 4:13-20; What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sower?
• Mark 4:35–36 What is the significance of Jesus calming the storm?

L M GRANT - 

• Mark 4

SCOTT GRANT Sermons

• Mark 4:1-20 Seeds of Hope
• Mark 4:21-25 Into the Mystery
• Mark 4:26-34 Seeds of Significance
• Mark 4:35-41 Questions of Faith

JAMES GRAY

• Mark 4 - James Gray's Concise Commentary

DAVE GUZIK Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4 Commentary

RICHARD HAWKER

• Mark 4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

DANIEL HILL 

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.

• Mark 4

F B HOLE

• Mark 4 Commentary

DAVID HOLWICK SERMONS  Frequent illustrations.

• Mark 4:1-9 What's Your Yield?
• Mark 4:35-38 Jesus Does Not Care

MATTHEW HENRY 

• Mark 4 Commentary

HOLMAN STUDY BIBLE NOTES

• Holman Christian Standard Bible - Study Bible Notes 

H A IRONSIDE'S NOTES Gospel of Mark

• Introduction
• Mark 4 Commentary

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

• Mark 4 Commentary

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

Click here for following sermons all on one page

•  How Receptive Is Your Heart? Mark 4: 01-20
•  Faith In The Midst Of The Storm Mark 4: 35-41

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)

• Mark 4 Commentary

WILLIAM KELLY

• Mark 4 Commentary

STEVE KRELOFF

• Mark Sermons (100) - Messianic Believer

J P LANGE Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4 Commentary

JAMIESON, FAUSSET, BROWN Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4 Commentary
• Mark 4 Commentary - unabridged

HAMPTON KEATHLEY IV

• Mark 4:35-41 Stilling the Storm

PAUL KRETZMANN

• Mark 3 Commentary

DAVID LEGGE Sermons on the Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4:1-20 A Parable On Parables - Part 1
• Mark 4:1-20 A Parable On Parables - Part 2
• Mark 4:21-25 The Parable Of The Lamp And Its Stand
• Mark 4:26-29 The Parable Of The Growing Seed
• Mark 4:30-34 The Parable Of The Growth Of The Mustard Seed
• Mark 4:35-41 In The Same Boat

JOHN LIGHTFOOT Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4 Commentary

JOHN MACARTHUR Sermons on the Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4:1-20 A Survey of the Soils
• Mark 4:1-20 A Diagnosis of the Soils, Part 1
• Mark 4:1-20 A Diagnosis of the Soils, Part 2
• Mark 4:21-34 How to Listen to the Lord
• Mark 4:35-41 Calming the Storm

ALEXANDER MACLAREN Sermons on the Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4:10-20 Four Soils for One Seed
• Mark 4:21 Lamps and Bushels
• Mark 4:35-41 The Storm Stilled
• Mark 4:36, 38, The Toiling Christ

F B MEYER Our Daily Homily or Our Daily Walk

• Mark 4:19

H A W MEYER

• Mark 4 - Critical and Exegetical Commentary

J VERNON MCGEE 'Thru the Bible'

• Mark 4 Commentary

BRYN MACPHAIL SERMONS 

• Mark 4:1-20 Are We Hearing, But Not Hearing
• Mark 4:26-30 Healthy Things Grow
• Mark 4:26-35 God's Expanding Kingdom

THOMAS MANTON

• Sermon on Mark 4:24

JEFF MILLER Notes

• Mark 4:1-34 A Follower’s Influence
• Mark 4:35-5:43 A Follower’s Proof

J R MILLER - sermons and devotional

• Mark 4:14 and Mark 4:21 Devotionals - Aug 26

MONERGISM

• Mark Mp3 Messages

G CAMPBELL MORGAN

• Mark 4 Exposition (distinct from his commentary)

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.” 

• Or Download 239 Page Pdf
• Or Download 239 Page Pdf
• Mark 4:1-34 He Taught Them Many Things
• Mark 4:35-41 Who Then is This?

ROBERT MORGAN

• Mark 4:35-41 Oh Yes, He Cares! - illustrations, quotes

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.”

• A Practical Commentary on the Gospel According to St. Mark - introduction
• Mark Commentary

ROBERT NEIGHBOUR

• Mark 4 

NET BIBLE NOTES

• Mark 4 Commentary

JAMES NISBET Church Pulpit Commentary

• Mark 4

OUR DAILY BREAD Devotional and Sermon Illustrations

• Mark 4 - compilation
• Mark 4:8 Good Soil
• Mark 4:1-20 Corn Palace
• Mark 4:1-20 Sow What?
• Mark 4:1-9 Gardening Tips
• Mark 4:20 Weed Control
• Mark 4:20 Gardening Tips
• Mark 4:26-32 You Never Know
• Mark 4:28 You Never Know
• Mark 4:33-41 Christ In The Storm
• Mark 4:35-41 Terror Or Trust?
• Mark 4:35-41 Calming The Storm
• Mark 4:35–5:1 The Storms of Life
• Mark 4:35-41 The Perfect Storm
• Mark 4:35-41 Life’s Storm-Tossed Sea
• Mark 4:35-41 Perception Or Reality?
• Mark 4:35-41 In The Storm
• Mark 4:35–5:1 No Worries
• Mark 4:36–41 Growing in the Wind
• Mark 4:39 Lord, Don't You Care?
• Mark 4:39 Peace, Be Still

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

• Mark 4 Commentary

PASTOR LIFE

Celebrate God's Word - Act on It!	Mark  4 :1-2	Bible; God's Word; Faith	James H. Cook, Jr.
Harvest	Mark  4 :26-29	Soul Winning; Witnessing; Evangelism	Jerry N. Watts
Sailing Stormy Seas	Mark  4 :35-41	Storms of Life; Hardships; Faith; Jesus, Power of	J. Mike Minnix
A Storm and a Story of a Scarce Faith	Mark  4 :35-41	Faith	David E. Owen
The Storms of Life	Mark  4 :35-41	Problems; Troubles	J. Mike Minnix
The Unsinkable Ship	Mark  4 :35-41	Tragedy; Faith; Security	Franklin L. Kirksey
He Is In Your Storm	Mark  4 :35-41	Trouble; Faith; Hardships; Storms of Life	Johnny Hunt
Let Freedom Ring	Mark  4 :35-41	Freedom; Independence Day; America	Kenneth Hendricks

ARTHUR PEAKE

• Mark 4 Commentary

GENE PENSIERO - sermons

• Mark 4:1-20 – On With The Sow, This Is It!
• Mark 4:21-41 – The Wind And The Pillow

PETER PETT

• Mark 4 Commentary

J C PHILPOT

• Mark 4:28 The Earth Brings Forth Fruit - Go to Sept 15th
• Mark 4:34 When They were Alone - Go to April 4th

JOHN PIPER

• Mark 4:1-20 Satan Takes the Word Away

MATTHEW POOLE English Annotations on the Holy Bible

• Mark 4 Commentary

PREACHER'S COMPLETE HOMILETICAL COMMENTARY Gospel of Mark

• Introduction
• Mark 4 Commentary 

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

• Here is another source of the Homilies by Chapter - Mark 4 Pulpit Commentary Homiletics
• Introduction
• Mark 4 Commentary1

ROBERT RAYBURN SERMONS

• Mark 4:1-20 The Parable of the Sower
• Mark 4:21-25 Hidden, Only Then Disclosed
• Mark 4:26-34 The Growth of the Kingdom of God
• Mark 4:35-41 Christ Stilling the Storm

REFORMATION STUDY BIBLE STUDY NOTES

• Mark 4:2
• Mark 4:3–8
• Mark 4:9
• Mark 4:10
• Mark 4:11
• Mark 4:13
• Mark 4:14–20
• Mark 4:19
• Mark 4:22
• Mark 4:24
• Mark 4:25
• Mark 4:30–32
• Mark 4:32
• Mark 4:33–34
• Mark 4:35
• Mark 4:37
• Mark 4:38
• Mark 4:39

KIM RIDDLEBARGER - Downloads Pdf about 7 pages

• The Farmer Sows the Word -- Mark 4:1-20
• The Kingdom of God is Like . . . -- Mark 4:21-31
• Who Is This? -- Mark 4:35-41

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

• Mark 4 Commentary
• Studies in Mark’s Gospel  1919  134 pages
• The Teaching of Jesus in Mark’s Gospel

DON ROBINSON Sermons on Mark

• Mark 4:1-34 Exploring the Gospel of Mark, Part 2
• Mark 4:35-6:29 Exploring the Gospel of Mark, Part 3

J C RYLE  Commentary on the Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4 Commentary

ROB SALVATO SERMONS

• Mark 4:21-34 Pictures Of The Kingdom
• Mark 4:35-41 Who Is This Man?

JOHNNY SANDERS

• The Gospel of Mark Volume 1 - Bible Notebook
• The Gospel of Mark Volume 2 - Bible Notebook
• Mark - A Named Called Mark

PHILLIP SCHAFF

• Mark 4 Commentary

SERMON BIBLE

• Mark 4 Commentary

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

• Mark 4 Sermons

CHUCK SMITH Commentary and Sermon Notes

• Mark 4 Commentary
• Sermon Notes for Mark 4:13-21 - Mark 4:13-21 The Wayside

JAMES SMITH  HANDFULS OF PURPOSE

Click here for the following studies on the Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4:26-29.THE SECRET SEED.
• Mark 4:35-41.LET US PASS OVER.
• Mark 4:36-41.THE CRY OF THE PERISHING.

SPEAKER'S COMMENTARY

• Mark 4 Commentary

R C SPROUL - Devotionals from Ligonier Ministries

• Mark 4:35–41 The Holiness of Christ

C. H. SPURGEON 

• Mark 4 - Exposition
• Mark 4:24. — Hearing with Heed - sermon notes
• Mark 4:36 There were also with him other little ships - devotional
• Mark 4:5,6 Seed Upon Stony Ground
• Mark 4:17 No Root in Themselves
• Mark 4:24 Hearing with Heed
• Mark 4:26-29 What the Farm Labourers Can Do and What They Cannot Do
• Mark 4:33, 34 Teaching for the Outer and Inner Circles
• Mark 4:38 Christ Asleep in the Vessel
• Mark 4:40 Why is Faith So Feeble?
• Mark 4:40 A Painful and Puzzling Question
• Mark 4:41 Matthew 8:27, With the Disciples on the Lake of Galilee

CLAUDE STAUFFER 

• Mark 4:1-41

RAY STEDMAN Sermons on the Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4 Seed Thoughts
• Mark 4:1-34 The Dimming Of The Light
• Mark 4:35-5:20 Why Are You Afraid?

JOHN STEVENSON

• Mark 4:1-34 Stories to Live By

JOSEPH SUTCLIFFE

• Mark 4 Commentary

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." 

• Mark Commentary Main Page (heavy on Greek) -
• Enter page # in parenthesis to go to respective chapter
  Mark 1 (p1)

THIRD MILLENNIUM Notes on the the Gospel of Mark

• Parables of the Kingdom - Mark 4:1-34
• A farmer went out to sow his seed - Mark 4:1-9
• But to those on the outside everything is said in parables - Mark 4:10-13
• The farmer sows the word - Mark 4:14-20
• Whoever has will be given more - Mark 4:21-25
• A man scatters seed on the ground - Mark 4:26-29
• It is like a mustard seed - Mark 4:30-34
• The Parables of Jesus - Mark 4:34
• Jesus' Kingdom Ministry: Decapolis - Mark 4:35-5:20
• Even the wind and the waves obey him - Mark 4:35-41

DEREK THOMAS SERMONS

• Mark 4:1-20 Gardening Tips
• Mark 4:21-34 Speaking In Riddles
• Mark 4:35-41 God-Man - David Strain
• Mark 4:35-41 Master and Commander

GEOFF THOMAS SERMONS

• 4:1-20 The Parable of the Sower
• 4:21-25 Consider Carefully What You Hear
• 4:26-29 The Mysterious Growth Of The Kingdom
• 4: 30-34 The Mustard Seed
• 4:35-41 Master Of Ocean And Earth And Skies

DAVID THOMPSON Sermons

• Mark 4:1-20
• Mark 4:21-34
• Mark 4:35-41

TODAY IN THE WORD Devotionals

• Mark 4

JOHN TRAPP

• Mark 4 Commentary

BOB UTLEY

• Introduction
• Mark 4 Commentary

JAMES VAN DINE

• Analysis of Mark

MARVIN VINCENT New Testament Word Studies

• Introduction
• Mark 4 Commentary

OCTAVIUS WINSLOW

• Mark 3:5 The Emotion of Anger in Christ
• Mark 3:35 The Wondrous Relationship
• Mark 3:35 The Lord My Brother - scroll down to the 3rd major topic

STEVE ZEISLER Sermon on the the Gospel of Mark

• Mark 4:35-41 Why are Your So Afraid?

SERMONS BY VERSE - Older expositions

Divine Teaching from the Fisherman's Boat	A. Rowland	Mark 4:1
Christ Teaching	Expository Discourses.	Mark 4:1-2
The Nature-Preaching of Christ	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:1, 2
The Use and Abuse of Allegorical Instruction	S. Stennett, D. D.	Mark 4:1-2
Parabolic Teaching	J.J. Given	Mark 4:1-20
The Process of Truth in the Soul	E. Johnson	Mark 4:1-20
The Duty of Faithfully Hearing the Word	R. Green	Mark 4:1-25
Eastern Cornfields	J. Wells.	Mark 4:3
Force in the Seed	T. Guthrie, D. D.	Mark 4:3
Life in the Seed	T. Guthrie, D. D.	Mark 4:3
Likeness Between the Word and Seed	E. N. Packard.	Mark 4:3
Parable of the Sower	J. B. Mozley, D. D.	Mark 4:3
Propagation in the Seed	T. Guthrie, D. D.	Mark 4:3
The Duty of the Sower	Quesnel., H. M. Luckock, D. D.	Mark 4:3
The Effect of Divine Truth as Conditioned by the State of Men's Hearts	E. N. Packard.	Mark 4:3
The Four Kinds of Soil	W. M. Taylor, D. D.	Mark 4:3
The Leading Ideas of the Parable Explained	S. Stennett, D. D.	Mark 4:3
The Sower	Hugh Macmillan.	Mark 4:3
The Sower	A. G. Churchill.	Mark 4:3
Varied Soils	J. Wells.	Mark 4:3
Parabolic Teaching	J.J. Given	Mark 4:1-20
The Process of Truth in the Soul	E. Johnson	Mark 4:1-20
The Duty of Faithfully Hearing the Word	R. Green	Mark 4:1-25
Christ's Claim Upon the Attention of Men	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:3, 9
The Parable of the Sower	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:3-9, 18-23
The Parable of the Sower	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:3-9, 18-23
The Parable of the Sower	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:3-9, 18-23
Human Hearts Tested by Truth	A. Rowland	Mark 4:4-8
The Character of Inattentive Hearers Considered	S. Stennett, D. D.	Mark 4:4-15
The Devil a Great Traveller	T. Adams.	Mark 4:4-15
The Devil is an Inveterate Enemy to the Hearing of the Word	G. Petter.	Mark 4:4-15
The Plough Needed	Dr. McLaren.	Mark 4:4-15
The Satanic Hindering of the Word of God	M. F. Sadler.	Mark 4:4-15
Wasted Seed	C. J. Vaughan, D. D.	Mark 4:4-15
Excited But not Converted	J. Wells.	Mark 4:5
Fair-Weather Christians	Spencer.	Mark 4:5
Perfect Too Soon	A. Farindon.	Mark 4:5
Rapid Growth Means Rapid Decay	M. Dods, D. D.	Mark 4:5
Religion Genuine in Bad Times	T. Manton.	Mark 4:5
The Character of Enthusiastic Hearers Considered	S. Stennett, D. D.	Mark 4:5
The Seed Upon Stony Ground	C. H. Spurgeon.	Mark 4:5
Entering In	M. F. Sadler.	Mark 4:7
Gold a Destroyer	Secker.	Mark 4:7
Ill Effects of Prosperity	A. M. Toplady.	Mark 4:7
Prosperity a Trial	A. Raleigh, D. D.	Mark 4:7
Prosperity Causes Men to Forget God	Downame.	Mark 4:7
Prosperity Favourable to Deception	Brooks.	Mark 4:7
Remedies Against Immoderate Care for Temporal Things	G. Petter.	Mark 4:7
The Cares of Wealth	Brooks.	Mark 4:7
The Character of Worldly-Minded Hearers Considered	S. Stennett, D. D.	Mark 4:7
The Deceitfulness of Riches: Heathen Testimony to This		Mark 4:7
The Difficulty of Worldly Prosperity	Hall.	Mark 4:7
The Insinuating Destruction of Truth in the Soul	The Sword and Trowel.	Mark 4:7
The Lusts of Other Things	M. F. Sadler.	Mark 4:7
The Word Choked	T. Guthrie.	Mark 4:7
Worldliness Defined	F. W. Robertson.	Mark 4:7
Worldliness is the Spirit of Childhood Carried on into Ma	F. W. Robertson.	Mark 4:7
Favourable Moral Conditions	T. Maclaren.	Mark 4:8
Meditation	F. W. Robertson.	Mark 4:8
Patience	Eastern Proverb., Buffon	Mark 4:8
Some Thirty Fold	M. F. Sadler.	Mark 4:8
The Character of Sincere Hearers Considered	S. Stennett, D. D.	Mark 4:8
The Numerical Relations of Good and Evil	Thomas Fuller.	Mark 4:8
A Man Who Did not Wish to Hear the Sermon		Mark 4:9
Hearing the Gospel Constant	J. Howlett, B. D.	Mark 4:9
Hearing the Gospel not to be Vitiated by a Faulty Faculty	J. Howlett, B. D.	Mark 4:9
Hearing the Gospel not to be Vitiated by Moral Insensibility	J. Howlett, B. D.	Mark 4:9
Heedful Hearing	C. S. Robinson, D. D.	Mark 4:9
The Duty of Consideration Explained and Enforced	S. Stennett, D. D.	Mark 4:9
Four Soils for One Seed	Alexander Maclaren	Mark 4:10
Parables for Two Multitudes	J. Service, D. D.	Mark 4:11
The Reward of Discipleship	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:11
The Derelict	Quesnel.	Mark 4:12
From One Learn All	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:13
The Perils and the Prospects of the Good Seed of the Kingdom	A. Rowland	Mark 4:15-20
Lamps and Bushels	Alexander Maclaren	Mark 4:21
Sharing Our Light	R. Glover.	Mark 4:21
The Extension of the Kingdom	A. E. Dunning.	Mark 4:21
The Word not to be Hidden	G. Petter.	Mark 4:21
Revelation and not Concealment the Final Purpose of the Truth	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:21, 22
Light and Illumination	J.J. Given	Mark 4:21-25
The Use of the Spirit	E. Johnson	Mark 4:21-25
Immediate Revelation not Always Desirable	H. M. Luckock, D. D.	Mark 4:22
Secret Sin Comes Out At the Judgment		Mark 4:22
Things Brought to Light Sooner or Later	Quesnel.	Mark 4:22
A Spirit Susceptible to Saving Truth	W. L. Watkinson.	Mark 4:23-24
A Worldly Spirit Hinders the Saving Power of the Gospel	W. L. Watkinson.	Mark 4:23-24
Attention Given More to Worldly than Spiritual Things	John Bunyan.	Mark 4:23-24
Eclectic Hearers	R. Stock.	Mark 4:23-24
Feel the Vast Obligation of Hearing		Mark 4:23-24
Hearing But not Heeding	John Selden.	Mark 4:23-24
Heart-Memory Needed	De Sales.	Mark 4:23-24
Instruction from the Lord to Hearers	C. H. Spurgeon.	Mark 4:23-24
Light by Evangelizing	W. L. Watkinson.	Mark 4:23-24
Light by Hearing	W. L. Watkinson.	Mark 4:23-24
Light by Obeying	W. L. Watkinson.	Mark 4:23-24
Take Heed How Ye Hear	W. L. Watkinson.	Mark 4:23-24
Take Heed What Ye Hear		Mark 4:23-24
Take Heed What Ye Hear	C. Hodge, D. D.	Mark 4:23-24
The Gospel Demands and Deserves Attention	W. Jay.	Mark 4:23-24
The Pure Heart the Hearing Heart		Mark 4:23-24
Whom to Hear		Mark 4:23-24
Measure for Measure	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:24, 25
Addition Easy		Mark 4:25
Having Helps the Getting	R. Glover.	Mark 4:25
The Duty of Faithfully Hearing the Word of God	Studies	Mark 4:25
The Law and the Gospel	W. Gladden.	Mark 4:25
The Law of Increase	Quesnel.	Mark 4:25
Changes Incident to Christian Growth	R. Tuck, B. A.	Mark 4:26-29
Christian Life Long Invisible	H. W. Beecher.	Mark 4:26-29
Conversion Gradual	H. Allen.	Mark 4:26-29
God's Work in the Kingdom	A. E. Dunning.	Mark 4:26-29
Growth in the Natural and in the Spiritual World	A. B. Bruce, D. D.	Mark 4:26-29
Growth of Seed Mysterious	Josiah D. Smith.	Mark 4:26-29
Growth Through Change	R. Tuck, B. A.	Mark 4:26-29
Growth Unexplained	H. Melvill.	Mark 4:26-29
Hardihood of Character	F. W. Robertson.	Mark 4:26-29
Hope in Spite of Sight	J. Wells, M. A.	Mark 4:26-29
Human Agency Likened to a Growing Plant	J. H. Godwin.	Mark 4:26-29
Imperceptible Growth	H. W. Beecher.	Mark 4:26-29
Life Expansion	F. W. Robertson.	Mark 4:26-29
Man Used and Then Dispensed with	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:26-29
Moral Changes Sometimes Unconsciously Wrought	H. W. Beecher.	Mark 4:26-29
Moral Ripeness	F. W. Robertson.	Mark 4:26-29
Mysterious Growth	J. Vaughan, M. A.	Mark 4:26-29
On the Analogies Which Obtain Between the Natural and the Spiritual Husbandry	Dr. Chalmers.	Mark 4:26-29
Originality in Character	F. W. Robertson.	Mark 4:26-29
Progressive Religion	T. Kidd.	Mark 4:26-29
Seed Growing Though Unrecognized	Archibald Bennie.	Mark 4:26-29
Seed Never Idle	H. Harris.	Mark 4:26-29
Soul Life and Growth Imperceptible	H. W. Beecher.	Mark 4:26-29
Spiritual Growth	Henry Allon.	Mark 4:26-29
Spiritual Vegetation or Secret Growth	J.J. Given	Mark 4:26-29
Suffering Christians Spared	H. Melvill.	Mark 4:26-29
The Anxieties of Growth in the Ear	H. Melvill.	Mark 4:26-29
The Beauty of Growth	E. Johnson	Mark 4:26-29
The Blade, the Ear, the Fall Corn	A. Raleigh, D. D.	Mark 4:26-29
The Different Stages in the Growth of Christian Life	T. Hughes.	Mark 4:26-29
The Ear	F. W. Robertson.	Mark 4:26-29
The Growth of the Spiritual Life	F. W. Robertson, M. A.	Mark 4:26-29
The Helplessness of the Spiritual Husbandman	H. Melvill.	Mark 4:26-29
The Kingdom in the Heart	C. S. Robinson.	Mark 4:26-29
The Kingdoms of Grace and Glory	T. Watson.	Mark 4:26-29
The Law of Growth in the Kingdom of God	R. S. Storrs, D. D.	Mark 4:26-29
The Order of Growth	H. Harris.	Mark 4:26-29
The Patience of Hope	R. Glover.	Mark 4:26-29
The Power of Growth Inherent in Things Divine	R. Glover.	Mark 4:26-29
The Progress of Divine Life in the Soul	A. Rowland	Mark 4:26-29
The Religion of Christ	D. Thomas, D. D.	Mark 4:26-29
The Seed Cast Upon the Earth	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:26-29
The Seed Growing Mysteriously	E. Heath.	Mark 4:26-29
The Seed Growing Secretly	W. G. Barrett.	Mark 4:26-29
The Seed in the Heart	Daniel Moore, M. A.	Mark 4:26-29
The Soul's Restoration is Gradual	S. R. Hole, M. A.	Mark 4:26-29
The Truth is God's Seed	Archibald Bennie.	Mark 4:26-29
The Unfolding Seed	G. D. Boardman, D. D.	Mark 4:26-29
The Young Convert	H. Melvill.	Mark 4:26-29
What the Farm Labourers Can Do and What They Cannot Do	C. H. Spurgeon.	Mark 4:26-29
The Kingdom of God Further Illustrated by Parables	R. Green	Mark 4:26-34
Whereunto Shall We Liken It?	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:30, 31
All Great Movements have Had Trivial Commencements	Bp. Temple.	Mark 4:30-32
An Encouraging Parable	H. M. Luckock, D. D.	Mark 4:30-32
Building and Growing	Marcus Dods.	Mark 4:30-32
Christ's Religion a Refuge for All	J. Wells.	Mark 4:30-32
Fiery Energy	D'Herbelot.	Mark 4:30-32
Great Issues from Small Beginnings	A. Rowland	Mark 4:30-32
Little Seeds Soul Saving	H. Melvill.	Mark 4:30-32
Small Beginnings	S. Baring Gould, M. A.	Mark 4:30-32
Spiritual Growth	Anon.	Mark 4:30-32
The Church as an Organization	M. F. Sadler.	Mark 4:30-32
The Church Giving Rest and Shelter	M. F. Sadler.	Mark 4:30-32
The Gospel Originally Small and Ultimately Great	H. Melvill.	Mark 4:30-32
The Grain of Mustard Seed	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:30-32
The Growth of the Kingdom	Expository Discourses., James Hamilton, D. D.	Mark 4:30-32
The Growth of the Little Seed	James Hamilton, D. D.	Mark 4:30-32
The Maxims of Human Philosophy not So Productive as Divine Truth	H. Melvill.	Mark 4:30-32
The Mustard Plant	H. B. Hackett, D. D.	Mark 4:30-32
The Mustard Seed and Leaven	Archdeacon Farrar.	Mark 4:30-32
The Parable of the Mustard Seed	Dr. Calderwood.	Mark 4:30-32
The Parable of the Mustard Seed	R. Green	Mark 4:30-32
The Seedling of Iona	James Hamilton, D. D.	Mark 4:30-32
The Small Germ Expanded	James Hamilton, D. D.	Mark 4:30-32
The Visible Growth of the Gospel	J. Wells.	Mark 4:30-32
The Mustard Seed	J.J. Given	Mark 4:30-34
The Power of Ideas	E. Johnson	Mark 4:30-34
Christ Alone with His Disciples	A. J. Morris.	Mark 4:33-34
Christ's Economy of Teaching	T. Brooks.	Mark 4:33-34
Christ's Method of Teaching	T. Guthrie, D. D.	Mark 4:33-34
Illustrating	T. L. Cuyler.	Mark 4:33-34
Likes in a Sermon	Lord Bacon.	Mark 4:33-34
The Parable an Instrument of Mercy and Judgment	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:33, 34
Without a Parable Spake He not unto Them	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:34
The Storm Stilled	Alexander Maclaren	Mark 4:35
A Great Storm and a Great Calm	Joseph Hughes.	Mark 4:35-41
A Picture of the Christian Life	Dr. Tholuch.	Mark 4:35-41
Christ and His Disciples in the Storm	Expository Discourses.	Mark 4:35-41
Christ and His Disciples in the Storm	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:35-41
Christ Asleep	Dr. Bushnell.	Mark 4:35-41
Christ Asleep in the Vessel	C. H. Spurgeon.	Mark 4:35-41
Christ in the Storm	Canon Liddon.	Mark 4:35-41
Christ the Lord of Nature	C. J. Vaughan, D. D.	Mark 4:35-41
Consult the Chart in Fine as Well as in Stormy Weather	W. B. Philpot, M. A.	Mark 4:35-41
Distrust Rebuked by God's Constant Care		Mark 4:35-41
From One Fear to Another	R. Glover.	Mark 4:35-41
God's Storms	R. Glover.	Mark 4:35-41
Help in Answer to Prayer		Mark 4:35-41
In the Storm	R. A. Griffin.	Mark 4:35-41
Other Little Ships	C. S. Robinson, D. D.	Mark 4:35-41
Peace, be Still!	J. Vaughan, M. A.	Mark 4:35-41
Storm and Calm	E. Johnson	Mark 4:35-41
The Church in the World	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:35-41
The Disciples in the Storm	D. G. Hughes, M. A.	Mark 4:35-41
The Great Calm	H. Sonar, D. D.	Mark 4:35-41
The Hurricane	Dr. Talmage.	Mark 4:35-41
The Ruler of the Waves	J. C. Ryle, M. A.	Mark 4:35-41
The Ship of the World	G. F. Cushman, D. D.	Mark 4:35-41
The Stilling of the Storm: the Deliverance of the Church	R. Green	Mark 4:35-41
The Strange Inquiry Concerning Fear	R. Glover.	Mark 4:35-41
The Toiling Christ	Dr. McLaren.	Mark 4:35-41
Trust in God Often the Last Extremity		Mark 4:35-41
Utilizing Christ's Presence	W. B. Philpot, M. A.	Mark 4:35-41
The Toiling Christ	Alexander Maclaren	Mark 4:36
The Christian's Extremity Christ's Opportunity	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:37-39
Human and Divine Remonstrances	A.F. Muir	Mark 4:38, 40