Category: Mark

The beginning of Chapter 2 opens up with Jesus’ return to Capernaum after spending some time travelling. It is not directly said how long Jesus was gone preaching the gospel, other than he was gone “some days”. But we can see that Jesus’ ministry has exploded across Galilee. Thus far, Jesus has healed people and…

Jesus’ ministry expands after healing Simon’s mother-in-law and he begins to teach throughout all of Galilee.

After John is arrested, Jesus begins to travel and preach the gospel. Jesus calls his first disciples and casts out a demon.

Jesus is led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness. There Christ is met with temptations as He fasts and prays for forty days.

Christ travels from Nazareth in Galilee to be baptized in the Jordan River. Here, we see deep theological truths about Christ’s divinity and a picture of the Trinity on display.

Mark’s Gospel opens with a prophetic foundation for Christ’s ministry that is preceded by a forerunner named Johh.

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