Mark recounts the pivotal moments of Jesus's ministry - the baptism, the miracles, the parables, the transfiguration, the passion, the crucifixion and the resurrection - and a preacher has to both understand the text and deliver it.

Douglas Sean O'Donnell's accessible homiletical commentary is built for that second task as well as the first, drawing on years of preaching to supply engaging illustrations and relevant application alongside the exegesis. Volume 3 in the Expository Reflections on the Gospels series, and usable by a teacher as readily as a pastor.