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Number one.

Begin, a new study and that is preaching Through The Book of Mark, The Gospel According to Mark and looking at just one verse this morning.

Mark chapter 1 verse number 1.

Mark rice and says the beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the son of God, The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

The son of God was pretty good are great in my father Lord, what a blessing.

It has been already lured just to be reminded of your character and your nature and your love has weed.

I've sung about those things.

And all those things have caused just to remember Lord the goodness that you have show to us.

Not just in the past.

But Here and Now But also reminds us.

Of the blessings that you shall bestow upon us in the future.

We look forward to that day.

Father phrase.

We go through this time of preaching.

Lord, I pray that you bless the preaching of your word.

I pray that your word would have full rein in our hearts and our lives that we would hear it, but then we would apply it to our heart and life.

That we would leave here differently.

Then the way we came into this place.

Father, we love you.

We give you all the glory.

That is due unto your name.

We thank you, Lord, for the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we ask all of all of these things in Christ name, amen.

There is not a story more compelling.

Nor is there a message that is more essential than the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

There is not a r.

Let me just say this way, it truly is.

The Greatest Story Ever Told because it centers on the greatest person who ever walked on the face of this Earth, the Lord Jesus Christ.

And God in his infinite grace.

Has chosen to share the history of Christ with us. he did so by perfectly recording for us, four gospels written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John The ridings known collectively, as the four gospels, provide a factual record for us of Jesus life.

His dad.

His resurrection.

And it all starts with a gospel of Mark, as it is the oldest of the Gospels.

It was the first written.

Gospel.

Until we see first of all, the pronouncement is given to us in, Mark 1:1.

The pronouncement the beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the son of God, that is the pronouncement, the beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the son of God.

Now, the word gospel to a very familiar word is frequently used to designate the first four books of the New Testament.

But that is not how the biblical writers use the term.

Nor is it how Mark uses it here in the opening verse of this historical account?

You seen the new testament.

The gospel is never a reference to a book, rather.

It is all way.

It always refers to the message of salvation.

And this is Mark's intended, meaning here.

it's very interesting to note that marks first century audience, Would have understood the word gospel to mean, the good news are Glad Tidings of salvation.

But it was typically used that was tipped that phrase, the good news of Salvation are, the Glad Tidings of Salvation was typically used in the secular sense.

Speaking of a Roman Emperor, specifically Caesar Augustus, The Mark is riding to specifically the Believers in Rome, those who lived in Rome.

And so, those who saw the word gospel, there saw that.

It had also this specific meaning.

Speaking of a Roman, a specifically Caesar Augustus, Caesar, Augustus was one of Rome's, most successful leader.

His Reign was a rain of prosperity.

His Reign was a reign of peace and so the inscription speaks of the good news to describe the reign of Caesar Augustus.

The great-nephew of Julius Caesar a ruler, whom the Romans regarded, as their Divine deliver, and so the word gospel, functioned as a technical term in secular society, to refer, to the arrival, to the Ascension, in Triumph of an emperor to the throne Until the 1st Century readers of Mark's account would have understood the gospel to be a royal announcement.

One, that would declare that a powerful Monarch had arrived one who would usher in a new order of Salvation and a peace and blessing.

So we see under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, March Jose word in order to effectively communicate to those in Rome that he was presenting the good news of a Divine King.

So Mark opens his account by noting that this is the beginning of his Royal declaration.

Is that a new King has come and one that is far glorious than any other Earthly King.

And so in this way, Mark's record of the of the life of the Lord, Jesus Christ opens with language that was signal to his original readers.

That the most glorious King has come and it is not Caesar.

in fact, this Divine Monarch sets himself against all other Earthly Rivals, including Caesar, Marcus saying that Christ is the theme, not only in Mark's history but all of history, Who says in the beginning of the Gospel, in the beginning of the good news of salvation.

Who is it?

What is his name?

Well, Mark waste, no time in declaring who he is.

He is Jesus Christ, the son of God.

The name Jesus is the human name.

It is.

His human name is the Greek word, Greek form of the name.

Joshua are the Hebrew word Yeshua which means Yahweh is salvation.

Remember in the Book of Matthew When the angel explain to Joseph, you shall call his name Jesus for he will save his people from their sins.

So we see the name Jesus.

And then we see the term Christ.

The term Christ is not a name.

Is a title.

The term price is not the last name of Jesus.

It is the title.

It means the anointed one.

He is the Messiah, the chosen one of God.

Jesus Christ, then we see the name.

Son of God, the speaks of Jesus lineage it speaks up his right to rule.

It speaks of this fact that he Jesus is one in nature with God.

He is one in essence with God.

He is Cole Eternal equal with God.

The Father so for those Roman pagans who wrongly regarded, Caesar as a god, I'll hear Mark introduces them to the True Divine King, the Lord Jesus Christ.

And this is not only affirmed in the opening statement.

At Mark's gospel.

But it's also seen in Mark 1:11 when God the Father and self-affirmed.

Jesus did see at Jesus baptism.

God, the Father affirm that Jesus is the son of God.

The demons themselves and Mark 1:24 the demons declare him declare Christ.

And they say to him, you are the Holy One of God.

And then in Mark chapter 15, the Roman Centurion, the Roman soldier.

Admitted, Jesus was truly the Son of God as he stood at the foot of the cross.

Now listen, there are some basic presuppositions that we must take as we read the gospels, or for any book for that matter.

Number one, notice do schools are historical fact.

They are not, they're not mythological accounts.

What they record really did happen.

These are historical facts, wolf accounts.

I think gospels are more concerned about Christ death than they are about Christ.

I say that because more than one for that, each of the Gospel deals with a final week of his life.

So they're more concerned about the fact that you understand that Christ died for sinners.