Preaching The Gospel of The Kingdom
1:14-15 – After the temptation, we find Jesus beginning His ministry.
The important thing is for the people to believe in the gospel.
We are seeing fast action here, but, remember, this gospel is written for the Romans who were men of action. They were men of power who ruled the world. Matthew is directed to the religious man. Mark was written to the strong man. Luke is addressed to the thinking man. The Gospel of John is directed to the wretched man, the man who needs salvation.
Call of Disciples
1:16-20 – There were three separate and distinct calls made to the apostles:
1. In John 1:35-51 we are told that when Jesus went up to Jerusalem He met these men and gave them a general call, informal and casual.
2. Now, we find here in Mark that at the beginning of His ministry, He walks along the sea and finds the disciples fishing, and He calls them to discipleship. They are to be “fishers of men.”
3. The final call was a call to apostleship. It is recorded in Mark 3; Matthew 10; and Luke 6.