Mark 1:14-20

Mark 1:14-20

1. Position yourself to hear God

2. Pore over the passage and paraphrase the main points

3. Pull out the spiritual principles

4. Pose the question

5. Plan obedience and pin down a date

Mark 1:14-20(NIV)

Jesus Announces the Good News

14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”

Jesus Calls His First Disciples

16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 17 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 18 At once they left their nets and followed him.

19 When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. 20 Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

Paraphrase

• John was put in prison (see Mark 6) and Jesus went to Galilee preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of God.  He called men and women to repent and believe the Gospel.
• Jesus picked ordinary men doing an ordinary job to follow Him
• They left their fisherman jobs immediately to follow Jesus, there was no delay
• These men were going to be fishers of men not fishers of fish from now on

Principles

• I am an ordinary person also but God works through the ordinary person if they are willing to be submissive to His will
• I need to be obedient to His calling and act on it.  This is not passive but active.
• Jesus would train the fishermen to be fishers of men and He trains us throughout our life if we seek to live a life for Him

Pose the Question

• Do I have an urgency to share the Gospel and teach truth about Jesus to those who don't know Him
• Do I respond immediately to God's calling on my life?
• Do I truly believe that God will work in and through me for the extension of His Kingdom

Plan Obedience

• Praying that I will be truly obedient no matter the cost.