Bible Study (Online): Gospel of Mark ~ Study Four

Getting to Know Jesus in the Gospel of Mark

Study Four: Mark 1:14-15

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14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

1.  Mark introduced his record with the declaration: “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (vs 1). What does it mean that he now adds the description, “the gospel of God” (vs 14)? 

 

2.  What connection do you see between Mark’s reference to Isaiah’s prophecy about someone who would come and prepare the way for the Lord (vss 2-3; see study one), and Jesus’ reference to, “the time is fulfilled”? 

 

3. Since the nation of Israel at that time thought that they were the kingdom of God, what was Jesus’ declaring in his announcement that “the kingdom of God is at hand”? 

 

4. How does the partnership between “repent” and “believe in the gospel” prepare people for life in God’s kingdom? 

 

5. If this were a personal conversation between you and Jesus, how would the rest of the conversation go? 

 

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