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Understood today as the first written gospel, Mark seems to be the most direct and straightforward account of Jesus’ life. In his verse-by-verse commentary, Ralph P. Martin brings out the power of this eminently practical and persuasive Gospel. Martin emphasizes how Mark’s Gospel is a story of action—as encouraging and compelling today as when it was written.

Mark has joined together a “complex” of four miracle stories to demonstrate Jesus’ power over nature and human nature, climaxing in his victory over man’s last enemy. There is an impressive build-up. Evidently the theme is: What God did long ago Jesus is doing today. Here is a lead-in to a sermon series on “The Contemporary Christ.” The sea of Galilee lies in a basin, and is subject to storms caused by a sudden change
Mark 4:35–5:43
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