Images of Jesus

We are begining a new series on February 8th called Images of Jesus from the gospel of Mark. Aristotle said, "The soul never thinks without a picture." It is the truth of this statements that motivates us to begin this new series from the gospel of Mark.

The style of the book is unlike the other gospels. It is not a seamless story. Instead it is a collection of clips of the life of Jesus. It is a lot like walking through a museum where you might see artifacts or photos or newspaper clippings from historical events. The point of any museum is to show the life of someone or something from history.

The gospel is written during the time of of Nero's rule of the Roman Empire. At the time Nero was killing Christians and using them as human torches to provide light and entertainment for his night time parties. In the time of it's writing, the gospel of Mark is of great need for the Christians in Rome. It's focus on Jesus as the Messiah and Son of God give endurance to the Christian in and around Rome in the face of this great oppression.

Mark never met Jesus face to face, but he uses the apostle Peter as his source. Mark was a helper to Peter during Peter's work after Jesus left the earth. In the Biblical accounts of the life of Jesus, no humans were closer to Him than Peter. Mark's gospel is the product of following peter and listening to him tell stories of the man Jesus of Nazareth.

Join us at 5 at North County Christian School or on our podcast starting Sunday Feb. 8.