Mark 3:7-19

I. The engaged (3:7a, 9, 13-19)

A. The disciples – genuine followers (3:7a)
B. Willing to help any way they could (3:9, 13-15)
C. From all walks of life: fishermen, tax collectors, political radicals, and several others about whom we know nothing but their names (3:16-19)

II. The examiners (3:7b-8, 10-12) – these were the “great multitude” drawn by what they have heard

A. Different motivations (3:6, 7b-8, 10)
B. Others already had their chance, but rejected God during their lifetime (3:11-12; cf. Hebrews 9:27-28)