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I have recently concluded preaching through the Gospel of Mark. I started the study before the COVID-19 pandemic. It took me a few years to get back to it, preaching it in sections, as I preached other short series. The series consisted of eighty-seven sermons.

I have around fifty commentaries on Mark’s Gospel. I have read through each of them in my preparation for every message. That list of Mark-specific commentaries does not include study Bibles, multi-book commentaries, and other Bible study resources. (Yes, I read too much commentary. It is the way I have studied the Bible for years, and, at this point, I’m not sure this old dog can learn new tricks.) The following are a few of the commentaries that I have found to be useful tools during my studies.

1. New Testament Commentary: Exposition of the Gospel According to Mark | William Hendriksen
2. Exploring the Gospel of Mark | Jerry Vines
3. New American Commentary: Mark | James Brooks
4. Pillar Commentary Series: Mark | James R. Edwards
5. The Gospel of Mark | D. Edmond Hiebert
6. The Gospel According to St. Mark | J.D. Jones
7. Zondervan Exegetical Commentary (NT): Mark | Mark L. Strauss
8. IVP New Testament Commentary: Mark | Ronald J. Karnaghan
9. What the BIble Teaches: Ritchie NT Commentary: Mark | H. Paisley
10. Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark | J.C. Ryle
11. Expository Reflections on the Gospel of Mark | Douglas Sean O’Donnell
12. Preaching The Word: Mark | R. Kent Hughes
13. Mark | John F. MacArthur Jr.
14. Mark: A Theological Commentary for Preachers | Abraham Kuruvilla

HBC2 RESOURCES: 

• On Preaching by H.B. Charles Jr. 
• On Pastoring by H.B. Charles Jr. 
• On Worship by H.B. Charles Jr. 
• It Happens After Prayer by H.B. Charles Jr. 
• The Difference Jesus Makes by H.B. Charles Jr.
• Treasures of Truth by H.B. Charles Jr.

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