Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” – Mark 1:14-15 ESV (see also Mat 3:2, 4:17, Luke 4:43, John 3:3) I was reading through Mark with fellow believers and these verses struck a chord with me, but my mind kept being pulled to the words “Kingdom of God”. This was not a verse that was new to me by any stretch. “Kingdom of God” is mentioned 71 times in the New Testament. 71 TIMES! Kingdom of Heaven is mentioned 32 more times. But this time I decided to stop and ponder these words. These were the words that Jesus preached to the people from the beginning. “The time is fulfilled…” is how Jesus' proclamation starts. The narrative of the gospel is not something new, but the fulfilment of what God started in Genesis 1. His people were in the middle of this story, a love story if you will. Not a story of two people in love, but the accoun...
...our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction - 1 Thess 1:5