This week, we are continuing our series through the Gospel of Mark in this 14-week series covering the Final Days of Jesus.
Since we haven't been in the Gospel of Mark for a few months, this week we cover a few overarching storylines and give a bit of background of the book which leads us up to the final days before Jesus' death.
Specifically, three things we need to know before we get into the passage:
1) Jesus is the Son of God, which is a claim at equality with God the Father
2) Nobody has the teaching authority of Jesus
3) Nobody had authority in miracles and power like Jesus
And we also look at three things that mark Jesus' ministry:
1) It would be primarily marked by preaching
2) It would include a great deal of secrecy
3) Jesus knows that He is headed towards the cross and tells the disciples that they will also face a similar fate
Then, we discuss Mark 1:1-11 and conclude by pointing out that four things about Jesus in these final days:
1) Jesus is brave
2) Jesus is humble
3) Jesus accepts suffering and trusts the plans and purposes of God the Father
4) Jesus loved sinners
