“Jesus is God’s answer to the dilemma posed by the author of Ecclesiastes as he agonizes over the horror of oppression in the world. God sent Jesus to proclaim liberty to the captives and to set at liberty those who are oppressed. But Jesus went about fulfilling that mission in a very unexpected way. He did it by entering into suffering himself. He did it by being on the receiving end of oppression himself.”
Jesus’ Arrest and Abandonment
Read: Mark 14:43-52
Jesus’ Authority
Read: Mark 1:14-28
Text: Verses 21-28