Mark's Gospel (Page 8)

Mark 1:29-31 There are two principles – service and selfishness – that will either open the kingdom of heaven or condemn us on the Day of Judgment. Jesus is able to give us grace that we might become His servants and enter the kingdom of heaven.

Mark 1:23-27 We consider who Jesus actually is – the Holy one of God. We see three things: *Who Jesus is *The warfare going on between God and Satan and his angels *The outcome of this warfare

Mark 1:21-28 Jesus’ work leading up to His crucifixion consisted mainly of four things: *His preaching, *His obedience, *His teaching, and *His miracles.

Mark 1:14-15 We see the beginning of Jesus’ public preaching ministry. John’s ministry comes to an end when he is arrested by Herod. With John now gone, Jesus takes up where he left off in preaching the kingdom.

Mark 1:12-13 Immediately following Jesus’ baptism, the Spirit compelled Him to go into the wilderness, where He fasted for forty days and was tempted by the enemy. There He overcame our enemy, that we might overcome him as well.

Mark 1:9-11 We focus on Jesus’ anointing by the Spirit and how it affects us. We consider two things: *First, that He was anointed for ministry at this time, and *Second, He was anointed that He might become the source of this same anointing for us.

Mark 1:1-8 This morning we begin a new series on the Gospel of Mark. We start by looking at the author and audience of the book, and then see why Mark deals first with the ministry of Christ’s forerunner, John the Baptist.