THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
MARK
CHAPTER 1 the way of the Lord, make his a. To be a voice: “Pre-
paths straight. pare”
DS3
THE BEGINNING OF 4 John did baptize in the b. To baptize
THE GOSPEL: JESUS wilderness, and preach the c. To preach repentance
CHRIST, THE SON OF baptism of repentance for the & forgiveness
GOD, 1:1-20 remission of sins.
5 And there went out unto d. The impact: Many
him all the land of Judaea, respond
A. The Good News & and they of Jerusalem, and
The Messenger, 1:1-8 were all baptized of him in
(Mt.3:1-12; Lk.3:1-18; the river of Jordan, confess-
Jn.1:19-28) ing their sins.
6 And John was clothed with 4 The spirit of God’s mes-
camel’s hair, and with a gir- senger: Self-denial
dle of a skin about his loins;
1 The gospel of God
The beginning of the gospel and he did eat locusts and
a. Concerns Jesus
DS1
of Jesus Christ, the Son of wild honey;
Christ,
DS2
the Son of God God; 7 And preached, saying, 5 The message of God’s
b. Began long ago: The 2 As it is written in the pro- There cometh one mightier messenger
prophets foretold it phets, Behold, I send my than I after me, the latchet of a. The preeminence of
2 The promise of God to messenger before thy face, whose shoes I am not worthy Christ
send a messenger: To which shall prepare thy way to stoop down and unloose.
prepare for His Son before thee. 8 I indeed have baptized you b. The power of Christ
3 The mission of God’s 3 The voice of one crying with water: but he shall bapt-
messenger in the wilderness, Prepare ye ize you with the Holy Ghost.
SALVATION: MAKING THE GOOD NEWS KNOWN
A. The Good News and The Messenger, 1:1-8
(1:1-8) Introduction: Mark begins his writing with the simple words “the beginning of.” But the words that follow are not
simple. They are profound and astounding: “the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” The heart of man leaps (or
should leap) with a grasping, vibrant joy: for God is, and God has sent a glorious message to mankind through One who is
the Son of God.
Mark wastes no time in sharing the good news about the coming of God’s Son into human history. He jumps right to the
subject of God’s messenger whom God sent to prepare the way for His Son.
1. The gospel of God (v.1-2).
2. The promise of God to send a messenger: to prepare for His Son (v.2-3).
3. The mission of God’s messenger (v.3-5).
4. The spirit of God’s messenger: self-denial (v.6).
5. The message of God’s messenger (v.7-8).
1
(1:1-2) Gospel—Jesus Christ, Deity: Mark says two things about the beginning of the gospel or good news.
1. The gospel concerns “Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” Note Mark’s exact words: “the gospel of Jesus Christ.” It
is not the “gospel of Mark,” but “the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
a. Jesus Christ is the Subject of the gospel.
b. Jesus Christ is the Author of the gospel. By Him and through Him the gospel is created and written. He brings
the good news of God to man. He embodies and He proclaims the good news about God to man.
c. Jesus Christ is the Son of God as seen in the following notes from John1:34.
What did John mean by “the Son of God”? Note the definite article. Christ is the Son, not a son of God. He is...
• the only Son.
• the only begotten Son.
• the only begotten Son who came from the very bosom of God, that is from the deepest part, from the most
intimate place, from the most honorable fellowship of God.
(1.) The gospel writers say that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Matthew Mark Luke John
1:21 1:1 1:31-32 1:18, 34, 45
2:15 3:11 1:35 3:16-18, 35-36
3:17 13:32 3:38 5:19, 21-23, 25-26
4:3 14:61 4:3, 9 6:40, 42
1
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38