1. Mark
Serve//Endure//Live

2. Author: John Mark

3. Author: John Mark
Jewish Son of Mary -- Wealthy Jewish Widow

4. Author: John Mark
Jewish Son of Mary -- Wealthy Jewish Widow
Nephew of Barnabass

5. Author: John Mark
Jewish Son of Mary -- Wealthy Jewish Widow
Nephew of Barnabass
**Close companion of Peter -- 12 years**

6. Author: John Mark
Jewish Son of Mary -- Wealthy Jewish Widow
Nephew of Barnabass
**Close companion of Peter -- 12 years**
Eyewitness to Christ -- “the certain young

7. Author: John Mark
Jewish Son of Mary -- Wealthy Jewish Widow
Nephew of Barnabass
**Close companion of Peter -- 12 years**
Eyewitness to Christ -- “the certain young
man,” (Mark 14:51)

8. Author: John Mark
Jewish Son of Mary -- Wealthy Jewish Widow
Nephew of Barnabass
**Close companion of Peter -- 12 years**
Eyewitness to Christ -- “the certain young
man,” (Mark 14:51)
Attendant of Paul & Barnabass (Acts 13:5)

9. Author: John Mark
Jewish Son of Mary -- Wealthy Jewish Widow
Nephew of Barnabass
**Close companion of Peter -- 12 years**
Eyewitness to Christ -- “the certain young
man,” (Mark 14:51)
Attendant of Paul & Barnabass (Acts 13:5)
With Barnabass on 2nd Journey (Acts 15:36)

11. Key Themes of Mark

12. Key Themes of Mark
Suffering Servant

13. Key Themes of Mark
Suffering Servant
Humanity & Servant Heart of Christ

14. Key Themes of Mark
Suffering Servant
Humanity & Servant Heart of Christ
Mark 10:45

15. Key Themes of Mark
Suffering Servant
Humanity & Servant Heart of Christ
Mark 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.

16. 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,

17. Isaiah 40:9
1 The beginning of the gospelway of of
A voice cries: In the wilderness prepare the
Jesus Christ, the
the Lord; make straight Son desert a highwayAs it
in the of God. 2 for
our God.
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,

18. Isaiah 40:9
1 The beginning of the gospelway of of
A voice cries: In the wilderness prepare the
Jesus Christ, the
the Lord; make straight Son desert a highwayAs it
in the of God. 2 for
our God.
is written in Isaiah the prophet,
Behold, I send my messenger before
your face,3:1 will prepare your
Malachi who
way, way before me. And the Lord whom you seek
Behold,the voice of one crying prepare
3 I send my messenger, and he will in the
the
wilderness: come to his temple; and the the
will suddenly Prepare the way of
messenger of the covenant in whom you delight,
Lord, makecomingpaths straight,
his
behold, he is

19. 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,

20. 4 John appeared, baptizing in the
wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of
repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5
And all the country of Judea and all
Jerusalem were going out to him and were
being baptized by him in the river Jordan,
confessing their sins. 6 Now John was
clothed with camel's hair and wore a
leather belt around his waist and ate
locusts and wild honey.

21. John the Baptist

22. John the Baptist
Baptism is found in Inter-Testament Literature

23. John the Baptist
Baptism is found in Inter-Testament Literature
Rite of passage for Jewish Converts, and the
Essenes adapted it to a rite of purity

24. John the Baptist
Baptism is found in Inter-Testament Literature
Rite of passage for Jewish Converts, and the
Essenes adapted it to a rite of purity
God spoke in the wilderness

25. John the Baptist
Baptism is found in Inter-Testament Literature
Rite of passage for Jewish Converts, and the
Essenes adapted it to a rite of purity
God spoke in the wilderness
John seemed similar to Elijah

26. John the Baptist
Baptism is found in Inter-Testament Literature
Rite of passage for Jewish Converts, and the
Essenes adapted it to a rite of purity
God spoke in the wilderness
John seemed similar to Elijah
Jordan River -- crossing to promised land

27. 7 And he preached, saying, After me comes
he who is mightier than I, the strap of
whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop
down and untie. 8 I have baptized you with
water, but he will baptize you with the Holy
Spirit.

28. 9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth
of Galilee and was baptized by John in the
Jordan. 10 And when he came up out of
the water, immediately he saw the heavens
being torn open and the Spirit descending
on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came
from heaven,You are my beloved Son; with
you I am well pleased.

30. Jesus enters the waters of baptism as an act
of relating to those he is here to serve

31. Jesus enters the waters of baptism as an act
of relating to those he is here to serve
In his purity, God the Father is pleased

32. Jesus enters the waters of baptism as an act
of relating to those he is here to serve
In his purity, God the Father is pleased
The descent is like a dove

33. Jesus enters the waters of baptism as an act
of relating to those he is here to serve
In his purity, God the Father is pleased
The descent is like a dove
First time we encounter the Trinity

34. 12 The Spirit immediately drove him out
into the wilderness. 13 And he was in the
wilderness forty days, being tempted by
Satan. And he was with the wild animals,
and the angels were ministering to him.

35. the good news is that the radical
call to Christian discipleship is
NOT a call to serve Jesus, but to
be served by Jesus as we serve
others, and to be ransomed by
him from death.

37. Service is Natural
We don’t need a Messiah to realize that
We don’t need another religious leader
to say “follow me”

38. Service is Natural
We don’t need a Messiah to realize that
We don’t need another religious leader
to say “follow me”
Jesus came to:

39. Service is Natural
We don’t need a Messiah to realize that
We don’t need another religious leader
to say “follow me”
Jesus came to:
1. be the ransom for our sin

40. Service is Natural
We don’t need a Messiah to realize that
We don’t need another religious leader
to say “follow me”
Jesus came to:
1. be the ransom for our sin
II. serve his disciples, who must be
humble like children and allow Christ to
free us from guilt, death & hell

42. Mark 10:45

43. Mark 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.

45. He came to Serve

46. He came to Serve
So that we may Endure

47. He came to Serve
So that we may Endure
And through Him, we Live