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Mark 1:1 – The beginning of the good news about Jesus
EU•AN•GE•LION (YOO-AN-GEL-EE-ON) · εὐαγγέλιον — Good News
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DAY 1
Mark 1:1
The beginning of the good news about Jesus
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DAY 3
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DAY 4
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DAY 5
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DAY 6
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The beginning of the good news about Jesus
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ABOUT THIS SERIES
The word ‘gospel’ gets thrown around a lot. But what does it actually mean? This series goes back to the source.
Mark’s Gospel opens without preamble. No genealogy, no birth narrative. Just a voice in the wilderness and the beginning of the good news.
SCRIPTURE ANCHOR
Mark 1:1 – The beginning of the good news about Jesus
VOICES IN THIS SERIES
John Mark
THE GOSPEL WRITER
“The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.”
John Mark wasn’t one of the twelve apostles, but he had remarkable access to eyewitness testimony. He served as Peter’s interpreter and recorded Peter’s preaching about Jesus. He also traveled with Paul and Barnabas on missionary journeys.
DAY 1
Isaiah
THE PROPHET
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord.’”
Isaiah prophesied during the Babylonian exile around 550 BC, promising that God would make a way for the exiles to return home—a highway through the wilderness.
DAY 2
John the Baptist
THE FORERUNNER
“After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.”
John appeared in the wilderness dressed like Elijah, calling people to repentance and baptizing Jews—a revolutionary act that implied they needed the same cleansing as Gentile converts.
DAY 3
The Coming One
THE MIGHTIER ONE
“I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
John pointed beyond himself to someone whose power to transform would be qualitatively different. This ‘mightier one’ would baptize not with water but with the Holy Spirit—transformation from the inside out.
DAY 4
The Crowds
THE RESPONDERS
“Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.”
The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to John, confessing their sins and being baptized. They represent those who responded to spiritual conviction with action rather than mere curiosity.
DAY 5
The Prepared Ones
THOSE WHO PREPARE THE WAY
“Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.”
Throughout Scripture, God has called people to prepare the way—whether building an ark, leading through the wilderness, or announcing the Messiah. We continue this tradition when we create space in our lives for God’s transforming work.
DAY 6
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