1. The Gospel of Mark

2. The Gospel of Mark
A passion narrative with an introduction – mainly about His journey to the cross, His trial and execution
Key verse:
10:45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Records the humiliation of God’s Son (A cost of our Salvation)
A quest for the identity of Jesus. Who is Jesus????

3. 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,
“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way,
3  the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’ ”

4. The Gospel of Mark
A passion narrative with an introduction – mainly about His journey to the cross, His trial and execution
Key verse:
10:45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Records the humiliation of God’s Son (A cost of our Salvation)
A quest for the identity of Jesus. Who is Jesus????
The Messianic Secret – Jesus’ identity is being concealed
But to the reader, we are told ‘up front’, the identity of Jesus. (Christ; Son of God; Lord)
The Gospel is “Good news of a great victory”
Jesus – Greek (Iesous) – Hebrew (Yeho-sua) [Joshua] = YHWH Saves or The Lord Saves
Christ – Greek (Christos) – Hebrew (Messiah) = God’s anointed one
Son of God – To claim to be the Son of God was Blasphemy, for that is a claim to be God

5. Mark 1:2..... “Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
Exodus 23:20 Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you
Malachi 3:1 “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.
Isaiah 40:3 A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD;  make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Mark 1: “Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way,
3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’ ”

6. The Gospel of Mark
A passion narrative with an introduction – mainly about His journey to the cross, His trial and execution
Key verse:
10:45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
Records the humiliation of God’s Son (A cost of our Salvation)
A quest for the identity of Jesus. Who is Jesus????
The Messianic Secret – Jesus’ identity is being concealed
But to the reader, we are told ‘up front’, the identity of Jesus. (Christ; Son of God; Lord)
The Gospel is “Good news of a great victory”
Jesus – Greek (Iesous) – Hebrew (Yeho-sua) [Joshua] = YHWH Saves or The Lord Saves
Christ – Greek (Christos) – Hebrew (Messiah) = God’s anointed one
Son of God – To claim to be the Son of God was Blasphemy, for that is a claim to be God
The Lord – The Hebrews said “The Lord” where God’s personal name YHWH was written in the Scriptures. = Lord God Almighty
If Jesus is The Son of God / The Lord God almighty:
We can be for Him (Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, my Lord)
We can be Against Him (Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, but I reject His Lordship)
But we cannot be neutral toward Him