What is the meaning of the ancient story of Jacon and Esau's difficult birth, and their later struggle over their father's blessing? The answer still affects world history, and demands a response from whomever hears it.
Luke has a special understanding of Christians as Jesus' disciples. Foundational is the idea of a Christian as a serious student.
Sermons from the Oldest Gospel Citizens and Critics: Mark 2.13-22 Jesus came to build a kingdom. That is very clear at the beginning of his ministry: he came into Galilee announcing the gospel of God and saying the time…
Mark tells us what happened on a Sabbath day in Capernaum early in Jesus' ministry. We see the first impression Jesus made on people and the indication it gives of the kind of leader he will be.
Moderns want proof and what God offers us is Jesus. Mark was the first to record his story. He sets out the beginning of the gospel from the mission of John the Baptist to Jesus' entry into Galilee.