Mark 1:14-20 “The New Testament in Seven Sentences: Kingdom”

14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming
the good news of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of
God is near. Repent and believe the good news!”
16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his
brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.
17 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of
men.” 18 At once they left their nets and followed him.
19 When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and
his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. 20 Without delay he
called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the
hired men and followed him.
        Last week in our series “The New Testament in Seven Sentences,” we
looked at the theme of “Fulfillment.” Jesus was the fulfillment of a
promise God made to both Israel and the world. This week we will look
at another major theme from Jesus’ own teachings: “Kingdom.” What was
the Jewish expectation concerning the type of ‘Kingdom’ the messiah
would begin, and what is Jesus’ revelation of what the ‘Kingdom’ of
God actually is? In what way is the “Kingdom” ‘already and not yet?’