The Roughest of Outlines

Mark 1:1-13

  Mr. Caleb Eldridge

August 22, 2021

a.     Verses 1-3: Jesus: New Adam, New Israel, and New Exodus

b.    Verses 4-6: John the Baptizer: The Elijah we have been waiting for

c.     Verses 7-8: The Master of Mankind becomes the servant of men

d.    Verses 9-11: Recreation, Renewal, and Representation

e.    Verses 12-13: Jesus succeeds where Adam and Israel Fail

Inspirational Quotation:

"I do not worship matter, I worship the God of matter, who became matter for my sake and deigned to inhabit matter, who worked out my salvation through matter." (John of Damascus)