Mark opens with urgency: the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Through a mashup of prophecies (Exodus 23, Malachi 3, Isaiah 40), he portrays Jesus as Yahweh the Lord himself, the divine warrior ...
Our sermon text this morning is found in Mark one versus one through 13.
Give ear to the word of the Lord.
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
As it is written in the prophets, behold, I send ...