When an outcast leper came to Jesus for healing in Mark 1:40-45, the leper was cleansed and ushered back into fellowship, while Jesus was forced to leave the city due to too much publicity. The Healer took on the leper's estrangement.
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Jesus is an authority that will not be controlled or managed. When Jesus' authority breaks into everyday life, exposes what we tolerate, re-orders what we value, and refuses to be controlled by our expectations, will we remain faithful?
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This class is designed to help you notice what happens inside you when Jesus acts with authority. Taking the text of Mark 1:21-34, we will observe the response of people who recognize Jesus' authority, holiness revealing what routine hides, Jesus' authority following Him from public worship into private life, and how the needs and expectations of the people grew as Jesus helped them.
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Now and then, there are statements that you hear in life that change everything. When Jesus called to Peter, Andrew, James, and John to follow Him, their whole life changed course. It's important when we study God's Word to focus on what God is calling us to do. (Mark 1:14-20)
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In Mark 1:14-20, we read how the promised kingdom of God was at hand, but many of the Jews were not ready for this moment. Jesus called men to follow Him, and to help Him prepare the way for others to answer the call.
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While John the Baptist and Jesus had a lot in common, there are numerous contrasts as well. Jason takes us on a study into the differences between the work of John and Jesus as seen in Mark 1:1-13.
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