Today’s passage: Mark 1:9-20
Helpful thoughts:
- Jesus had no sin for which to repent, but he was baptized “to fulfill all righteousness” (Matthew 3:15).
- Jesus was tempted, yet without sin (Hebrews 4:15).
- These fishermen were called by God to be fishers of men (Jeremiah 16:15-17). God had promised the day would come when He began gathering His people away from their idolatry and to Himself.
Questions to consider:
- What truth claim from Mark 1:1 did God the Father confirm at Jesus’ baptism? Why is this important?
- What was the summary of Jesus’ preaching? What was He telling the people to do? How is this message continuing to be proclaimed today? What will be it’s conclusion?
- If James’ and John’s father was left in his boat with their servants, they probably had a successful business! What might it have been like for these men to leave everything behind immediately to follow Jesus? What is the picture then for followers of Christ today? How does the Christian view their job, their relationships, their possessions, etc. in a way that shows we have “left everything” to follow Christ? (1 Corinthians 10:31, Colossians 3:23-24)