This is the beginning of the story of how Jesus Christ, the Son of
God, brought the good news to men. There is a passage in Isaiah the
prophet like this--"Lo! I send my messenger before you and he will
prepare your road for you. He will be like a voice crying in the
wilderness, 'Get ready the road o... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY (Mark 1:1-4)... [ Continue Reading ]
And the whole country of Judea went out to him, and so did all the
people of Jerusalem, and they were baptized by him in the River
Jordan, while they confessed their sins. John was clad in a garment of
camel's hair, and he had a leather girdle round his waist, and it was
his custom to eat locusts an... [ Continue Reading ]
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by
John in the Jordan; and as soon as he came up out of the water he saw
the heavens being riven asunder and the Spirit coming down upon him,
as a dove might come down; and there came a voice from heaven, "You
are my beloved Son; I a... [ Continue Reading ]
And immediately the Spirit thrust him into the wilderness. He was in
the wilderness forty days, and all the time he was being tested by
Satan. The wild beasts were his companions, and the angels were
helping him.
No sooner was the glory of the hour of the Baptism over than there
came the battle of... [ Continue Reading ]
After John had been committed to prison, Jesus came into Galilee,
announcing the good news about God, and saying, "The time that was
appointed has come; and the Kingdom of God is here. Repent and believe
the good news."
There are in this summary of the message of Jesus three great,
dominant words o... [ Continue Reading ]
While he was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and
Andrew, Simon's brother, casting their nets into the sea, for they
were fishermen. So Jesus said to them, "Follow me! and I will make you
fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed
him. He went a little farther... [ Continue Reading ]
So they came into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath day Jesus
went into the Synagogue and began to teach; and they were completely
astonished at the way he taught, for he taught them like one who had
personal authority, and not as the experts in the law did.
Mark's story unfolds in a series... [ Continue Reading ]
There was in the synagogue a man in the grip of an unclean spirit.
Immediately he broke into a shout. "What have we to do with you, Jesus
of Nazareth?" he said. "Have you come to destroy us? I know who you
are you are The Holy One of God." Jesus spoke sternly to him. "Be
silent, he said, "and come o... [ Continue Reading ]
And immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they went,
along with Peter and John, into the house of Simon and Andrew. Peter's
mother-in-law was in bed with an attack of fever. Immediately they
spoke to Jesus about her. He went up to her and took her by the hand
and raised her up, and t... [ Continue Reading ]
When evening had come and when the sun had set, they kept bringing to
him all those who were ill and demon-possessed. The whole city had
crowded together to the door; and he healed many who were ill with
various diseases and cast out many demons; and he forbade the demons
to speak because they knew... [ Continue Reading ]
Very early, when it was still night, Jesus rose and went out. He went
away to a deserted place and there he was praying. Simon and his
friends tracked him down and said to him, "They are all searching for
you, Jesus said to them, "Let us go somewhere else, to the nearby
villages, that I may proclaim... [ Continue Reading ]
A leper came to him, asking him to help him and kneeling before him.
"If you are willing to do so, he said, "you are able to cleanse me."
Jesus was moved with pity to the depths of his being. He stretched out
his hand and touched him. "I am willing, Jesus said, "be cleansed."
Immediately the leprosy... [ Continue Reading ]