2. Mark 1:9-13 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

3. Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him;

4. and a voice came out of the heavens: “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.” Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness.

5. And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.

6. Scripture Unfolds A new creation Genesis 1:1 -- In the beginning, God
Mark 1:1 – In the beginning, the Son of God

7. “For Mark the introduction of Jesus is no less momentous than the creation of the world, for in Jesus a new creation is at hand.” (Edwards, pg. 23)

8. Scripture Unfolds A continuation
“The New Testament is…not a breach with the Old Testament but a fulfillment of it.” (Cole, pg. 56)

9. Scripture Unfolds A Finalization
The inferior gives way to the superior
Hope gives way to the reality of promise

10. Scripture Unfolds
"The Spirit would bestow the grace that only God could give, working that inner, transforming reality which would make believers in Christ new creatures." (Hiebert, pg. 30)

11. Sinners Welcomed In regards to sin As the offering for sin
In taking God’s wrath for sin

12. Son of God Confirmed
By God’s declaration
By God’s affirmation

13. Satan Confronted
In obedience
In the wilderness
In a test

14. This incident, though treated with little fanfare by Mark, sets the tone for the life, ministry, and purpose of the Son of God. Simply put, He came to defeat the enemy and set the captives free.

15. Don’t miss the MARK Be assured, Jesus faced your enemy for you.
Have conviction, Jesus is on your side.

16. “Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future. It is a product of our imagination, causing us to fear things that do not…exist.” – Will Smith

17. Jude Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,

18. to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.