Jesus, after coming into the region of Galilee and calling His first 4 disciples to follow Him, He now enters the town of Capernaum, and it was the sabbath.

So we see Jesus in the synagogue teaching the people. They were taken aback at the authority with which our Lord spoke. His teaching was not as the scribes taught. Jesus spoke with an authority not seen from their professional scribes.

Then along comes a man who came into the synagogue who had an unclean spirit.

This spirit spoke directly to Jesus.

He knew who Jesus was but the Lord Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit with authority.

Demons have no right to proclaim who Christ is.

Let’s turn to Mark 1:21 with Dr. Mitchell as he shows us the savior as on having authority over demonic powers.

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After coming into Galilee, in northern Israel, Jesus began preaching the gospel of the Kingdom of God to the Jewish people. The Kingdom of God was at hand because the King was there and they were to accept and believe in Him who was their coming Messiah.

Now while Jesus was in the area of Galilee, he begins to call His first 4 men, fishermen, to follow Him as His disciples.

You will note there were two pairs of brothers who, possibly, were also partners in the fishing business.

Dr. Mitchell explains more of the relationships between these brothers in this lesson. Notice their immediate obedience in following the savior.

The savior is going to prepare them to be fishers of men, seeking men who need Jesus and giving them the good news.

Here is Dr. Mitchell, Mark 1:14.

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We will look into Mark 1:12-15 in this lesson.

We will be further exploring our Lord’s temptation in the wilderness. He was there for 40 days being tempted by Satan. You can read further details of His test in Matthew 4:1 and Luke 4:1.

Next in verses 14-15, Mark writes of the Lord Jesus, after the time when John the Baptist had been arrested and placed in prison. At this time, Jesus came into Galilee, having come back from the wilderness. There He begins to proclaim the Gospel of God. His gospel was to make known the time, then present, that the Kingdom of God has come. People were to repent by believing this gospel.

Open your Bible to Mark 1:12. Dr. Mitchell speaks of the Lord Jesus Christ, our savior.

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