Drop Everything - The Gospel According to Mark [Ryan Ashley]

Mark 1:1; 1:10

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Mark 1:1

“Augustus was sent as Savior…the birthday of the son of the god Caesar was the beginning of his good news.”

Roman Inscription

“Gospel refers to the story about Jesus narrated in the text. It comprises Jesus’ words, deeds, death and resurrection as God’s direct intervention into human history. It challenges and imperial cult propaganda that brings messages of good tidings and a new age of peace through the Roman Empire.”

Robert Gundry

“Mark titles his book “The Gospel” because he is gospeling in this book. What does that mean? That Mark is narrating the saving story of Jesus.”

Elizabeth Shively

Eden, Israel, and Rome

Mark 1:10

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth and the earth was uninhabitable and like a wasteland. The Spirit of God flapped his wings over the waters like a dove.”

“For Mark the actual introduction of Jesus is not less momentous than the creation of the world. For in the person of Jesus, new creation is at hand.”

Nt. Wright

Creation

De-creation

Recreation

Mark 1:1

“Mark’s gospel is an apology for a crucified Messiah and a polemic against the imperial power of Rome.”

N.T. Wright, The New Testament in It’s World

Are we people of the future?

Are we people of the resurrection?

Are we announcing with our lives and our money and our time and our allegiances… are we announcing the good news that Jesus is Lord?