Meeting Jesus in Mark

Foundations and Fight of the Christian – Mark 1:9-12

 Sermon summary: In this message we shall look at how Jesus’ baptism and temptation relate to Christian living in the 21^st century. Why did Jesus get baptized? Why did he undergo temptation by Satan? Let us discover how these events contribute to the foundations and fight of the Christian’s faith.

 Jesus provides the foundations for the Christian. Mark 1:9-11

*Credited righteousness of Jesus.

*Complete representation by Jesus.

*Clear revelation of God because of Jesus.

 Jesus provides power for fighting the Christian’s enemies.

    Mark 1:12-13

 *Pattern for defeating the enemy by Jesus.

 *Power for defeating the enemy from Jesus.