Following the King: The Gospel of Mark
“The Gospel of St. Mark is the basic text for Christian spirituality.”
“Discipleship is commitment to Christ… Christianity without the living Jesus Christ remains necessarily a Christianity without discipleship; and a Christianity without discipleship is always a Christianity without Jesus Christ.”
The Gospel of Mark is different. Its account of Jesus’ life is unlike any biography you’ve read, any documentary you’ve watched. There’s no material about his origins, friends, or education, for example. No description of his physical appearance. Mark isn’t a tell-all, but a Gospel - it tells us the story of what the living God is doing in the world through Jesus, and how our lives can participate in that story.
From the beginning of 2024 through Easter, we’ll be immersing ourselves in the Gospel of Mark, as it’s what Eugene Peterson called “the basic text for Christian spirituality.” So, whether you’re just beginning to explore who Jesus is, or are a lifelong Christian, join us on Sundays at FPC as we experience what it means to follow King Jesus!
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus by Timothy Keller
The late Timothy Keller, an author and Presbyterian pastor, writes this accessible biography of Jesus based on Mark’s Gospel which unfolds the cosmic, historical, cultural, and personal implications of Jesus’ life for us.
Mark for Everyone by N.T. Wright
This is a commentary on the Gospel of Mark by N.T. Wright, one of the world’s foremost biblical scholars. It’s at once both user-friendly and accessible for anyone, and substantive in its insights into the text and the One the text proclaims.