Who Is Mark?

Today’s Feast May 19, 2015 – Mark 1 Who Is Mark? clic aquí en español Please join with us sharing God’s Word daily. We will spend about fifteen minutes a day praying and reading every word in God’s Word in approximately three years. “34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God."” John 1:34 New King James Version (NKJV). Return to Admenu – Admenu’s Alternate Site Dear Saints, Thank you for joining us, as we prayerfully continue the Feast in Mark Chapter 1; “Mark was a sister's son to Barnabas, ( Colossians 4:10 and Acts 12:12 ) shows that he was the son of Mary, a pious woman of Jerusalem, at whose house the apostles and first Christians ( 1 Peter 5:13 ) evangelist is supposed to have been converted by that apostle. Thus Mark was closely united with the followers of our Lord, if not himself one of the number. Mark wrote at Rome; some suppose that Peter dictated to him, though the general testimony is, that the apostle having preached at Rome, Mark, who was the apostle's companion, and had a clear understanding of what Peter delivered, was desired to commit the particulars to writing. And we may remark, that the great humility of Peter is very plain where any thing is said about himself. Scarcely an action or a work of Christ is mentioned, at which this apostle was not present, and the minuteness shows that the facts were related by an eye-witness. This Gospel records more of the miracles than of the discourses of our Lord, and though in many things it relates the same things as the Gospel according to St. Matthew, we may reap advantages from reviewing the same events, placed by each of the evangelists in that point of view which most affected his own mind. The office of John the Baptist. (1-8) The baptism and temptation of Christ. (9-13) Christ preaches and calls disciples. (14-22) He casts out an unclean spirit. (23-28) He heals many diseased. (29-39) He heals a leper. (40-45)” - Matthew Henry Concise. Mark opens with John the Baptist making the way for or announcing the coming of Jesus. “1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in the Prophets: "Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You." 3 "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.' " 4 John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.” Mark 1:1-4, NKJV. Now this goes right along with what we call “Saintly Service” putting the first thing first. The first thing is salvation by the grace of God through the blood of the Lamb. If the Lord is willing I will post The Feast again tomorrow. Is Jesus knocking at your door? Are you ready to answer God’s call? If the answer is yes; today is the day of your salvation! Don’t wait another minute to leave, change or quit anything (see Revelation 3:20) Jesus is knocking at your door this minute. He wants you to come just as you are, surrendering all! Will you answer Him today? Do you want to find true happiness, peace and purpose in your life? If the answer is yes to any of these questions please click the following link; admenu.com/calling.htm God Bless You, Brother Mike Links That Inspire me |Click Here| http: //www.admenu.com https://admenu.wordpress.com ….................the small print................................ I’m not educated nor am I a Theologian so if I’m mistaken in the Feast please feel free To write to me, I love your input at; mike@admenu.com. I’m looking forward to your input. The Feast is intended to encourage Saints to pray and read every word in the bible! Let me know if you have any questions or comments, by replying here on the blog or in an email mike@admenu.com. The Feast belongs to Jesus you may share it in its entirety anywhere with anyone! Tags: bible, care, done, faith, feast, ghost, god, happy, health, help, holy, hope, Jesus, life, love, pray, study, thanksgiving Click Here to visit admenu for more information on our services and contacts! * I don’t speak Spanish so I use the Google translator to put the Feast out in Spanish for your convenience! If the meaning of the Feast is being lost intranslation please let me know; mstanj@hotmail.com Thank You! “In the Feast I’m expressing some thoughts I have on the verses we prayerfully read. I would love to hear your thoughts on today’s Feast, please tell me what God puts on your heart, in an email or comment. My email address is; mike@admenu.com”