Lesson One
DOING THE WILL OF GOD1. Read chapter 1 of the Gospel of Mark.
2. Read this lesson and do exam number one.Mark tells us the history of the life of the Lord Jesus Christ, Servant of God.
Jesus pleased God the Father in everything.
In verses 1-11 we see John at the river Jordan, baptizing those who came to
him.
One day Christ, who had never sinned, came for baptism. When Christ was
baptized, God spoke from Heaven, saying He was very pleased with His Son.
Afterward, Satan tried to make Christ sin (verses 12,13), but we see here, and
in other parts of the Bible, that He never sinned.
Then Jesus found four men and called them to follow Him and be servants
of God (verses 14-20). They left all and followed Him. They wanted to learn
the truth and serve Christ.
In the city of Capernaum, Jesus went into the synagogue and healed a man
who had an unclean spirit. Afterward, He entered into a house and found a
sick woman, the mother-in-law of Simon Peter. He took her by the hand, lifted
her up, and immediately the fever left her (verses 21- 31). Later, the people
came looking for help. He healed many of them. God loves people, and Jesus,
His Servant, loves them also.
A man sick with leprosy came to Christ. Leprosy is a horrible sickness. A
leper cannot heal himself. The person who has disobeyed the laws of God is
like a leper. He is a sinner and needs to be saved from the results of his sin.
This leper came to Christ. He said, "If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean".
So we see that Christ loves and has power to heal. God also loves us, sinners
that we are, and Christ can pardon us and save us from the results of our sin.3