Lent Gospel is a campaign for people to read through the whole of Mark’s Gospel during Lent, in 40 short readings. Helpful notes on each day's reading are available from www.usefulbible.com/lent-gospel; and you can download the whole series in PDF or Kindle format (it's free - just right-click on the links then select ‘save as...’ to download). Of course, it doesn’t have to be for Lent... why not begin now?
Last part: Celebrity Day 1 - Mark 1:1-13
· Read: Mark 1:14-28
When Jesus spoke, what impressed people most was not his eloquence or his appearance. It was his authority. His words had power like the words of a king or ruler. In fact, like the words of God.
True, Jesus was just a carpenter. He was very much like the people to whom he spoke. His upbringing and his education were very similar to theirs. But he knew the Scriptures. He knew his Father. And he knew what he was saying.
And then suddenly there was a challenge to his authority. In the middle of Jesus sermon, a man controlled by evil forces shrieked out. The people saw the intense disturbance of the mans mind and body. They heard his words, which seemed to come from the dark forces within him. And they witnessed Jesus, as he spoke his words of authority to the man.
Jesus spoke and the man was well again. He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey him. No wonder the news spread.
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