The kingdom of God was central to the preaching of Jesus. This article surveys the Gospels on this point, explains four components of kingdom-focused preaching (from Mark 1:14), and challenges the reader to appropriate kingdom involvement.

This article reviews Bart Ehrman's book on textual criticism, Misquoting Jesus. It introduces the field of textual criticism and Ehrman as a scholar.

This article contains a sermon on Mark 1:40-45, where the Lord Jesus cleanses a man with leprosy.

This article contains a sermon on Mark 1:21–28, on Jesus preaching and exorcising with authority.

This article provides a sermon on Mark 1:29-39, where Jesus healed many, cast out demons, and prayed early the next morning.

What is the significance of the baptism of Jesus according to the Gospels? Mark 1:9-11 relates the baptism of Jesus. Edwards considers the significance and function of this baptism in Mark. The baptism is related to the coming of the kingdom of heaven. Edwards further works out the significance of Jesus' baptism for our understanding of him as Son of God.

Interpreting figurative language is part of biblical exegesis. Mark 1:38 contains such figurative speech, called amphibologia.

True spirituality cannot be found in intellectualism, emotionalism, and moralism. From Mark 1:14-15 this article shows that true spirituality can only be found in understanding the gospel message and its transforming power.