Mark 1:14–20
When the King proclaims His reign, He calls for repentance and total allegiance.
14 Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of God’s Kingdom,
15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and God’s Kingdom is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”
16 Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
17 Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you into fishers for men.”
18 Immediately they left their nets, and followed him.
19 Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.
20 Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
When the King proclaims His reign, He calls for repentance and total allegiance.
To present Jesus as the authoritative herald of God’s kingdom who summons repentance and sovereignly calls disciples.
The Beginning of the Gospel: The Servant-King Appears with Authority
The gospel begins with Jesus Christ, the Spirit-anointed Son of God, whose authoritative kingdom mission calls sinners to repent, believe, follow, and be made clean.