Mark 1

John’s Basic Message
1. You are a sinner
2. You need to
3. You should be baptized
4. Someone greater is coming
5. He will baptize with the Holy Spirit

Why Jesus was baptized by John
1. It was a sign that his ministry was beginning
2. It was an endorsement of John’s ministry
3. It was an identification with humanity
4. It was an example for us to follow
5. It was a demonstration of God’s nature

Why did the Spirit send Jesus into the desert?
1. To allow Christ to win where Adam lost
2. To demonstrate Christ’s sinlessness
3. To allow Christ to become our sympathetic High Priest
4. To allow Christ to become our example for victory (Heb. 2:17-18, 4:15)

The 5 Phrases That Started it All

THE TIME HAS COME
Five Reasons Why the Time was Right (Galatians 4:2, 4)
1. The LAW had made it’s point (Galatians 3:19, 24)
2. Rome was an EMPIRE
3. Koine GREEK was the language
4. There were JEWISH Synagogues in nearly every city
5. The life of King HEROD was almost over

THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NEAR
Jesus’ View vs. the Jewish View of the Kingdom
1. The Jews were looking for a POLITICAL kingdom
2. The Jews were looking for nearness in TIME
3. Jesus meant a SPIRITUAL kingdom
4. Jesus meant near in TIME

REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOOD NEWS
What IS the good news?
1. The good news is that JESUS is the Messiah (Acts 5:42)
2. The good news is that salvation is available to ALL people (Ephesians 3:6)
3. The good news is the COMING of the Holy Spirit (1 Thessalonians 1:5)
4. The good news is the RESURRECTION (2 Timothy 2:8)
5. The good news is that we may have ETERNAL life (2 Timothy 1:10)

How do we know that we have RECEIVED the good news?
1. The good news is found through REPENTANCE (Mark 1:15)
2. The good news was delivered to a POOR people (Matt. 11:15, Luke 4:18)
3. The good news must be met by FAITH (Hebrews 4:2, 6)

How do we show that we have BELIEVED the good news?
1. The good news is the MESSAGE we are commanded to share (Mark 16:15)
2. The good news needs to be DEFENDED (Philippians 1:16, 1 Thess. 2:2)
3. The good news provokes a particular CONDUCT (Philippians 1:27)


COME, FOLLOW ME
How do we follow Jesus?
1. We OBEY His teachings (John 14:15-24)
2. We TRUST His Word (Luke 5:5)
3. We LISTEN to His voice (John 10:27)

AND I WILL MAKE YOU FISHERS OF MEN

“They went to Capernaum” (Mark 1:21-28)
What makes the teachings of Jesus different?
1. Only He claimed to have an eternal home in Heaven
2. Only He fully verified His claims
3. Only He offers fulfillment to body and soul
4. Only He responds fully to the problem of pain
5. Only He made His kingdom through hearts, not hands
6. Only He rose from the dead and is alive in our lives

“To the home of Simon and Andrew” (Mark 1:29-34)
What was the purpose of Jesus’ healing ministry?
1. To heal people
2. To validate His teaching ministry
3. To validate His identity
4. To illustrate greater truths
5. To glorify God

“Went off to a solitary place” (Mark 1:35-39)
What can we learn from Jesus’ desire for time alone with God?
1. It’s possible to have too much of a good thing
2. A perfect life is a balanced life
3. If Jesus needed time alone, so do we
4. Time alone with God has to be a chosen
5. A place alone with God has to be found
6. Time alone empowers us for ministry

“He traveled throughout Galilee” (Mark 1:40-45)
What can we learn from Jesus’ encounter with the leper?
1. Jesus is filled with compassion
2. It is the Lord’s will that we be clean
3. Obedience is the most important response to God
4. The law was important to Jesus
5. One act of disobedience can hinder a whole ministry