At the heart of Mark’s fast-paced narrative is a simple but life-altering invitation: “Come, follow me.” But this call is more than a summons to imitate—it is a call to be transformed.  

Through Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, the gospel becomes the power that reshapes our identity, reorders our priorities, and empowers us to live with bold faith in a broken world.  

Each week, we’ll trace how the good news of Jesus is not only the message we believe, but the means by which we become the kind of people who follow Him wherever He leads.  

Discipleship isn’t about trying harder—it’s about being changed by the One who gave everything for us.  

The Gospels tell us the ‘good news’ is coming – look to Jesus – his life, all of his life. We follow and discover his story but be careful to not read only as story. Jesus is alive today for us to follow and be empowered to live out the good news in our lives. 

The call to follow Jesus is a call in real time, in all of life for all of life. 

The good news is to be experienced in a transformative way through the power of the Holy Spirit. Remember the same spirit that raised Christ from the grave dwells in his followers. 

Mark and Peter had similar pasts; they had abandoned the faith - Jesus and his people. 

Yet Jesus did not abandon them - he never gives up on us. 

Jesus says he will never back away even when we abandon him (wether through action or words) That’s good news to a broken and confused world. 

John the Baptist had a very particular role, yet his posture and alignment with Jesus is something for us to emulate. 

He recognized that his role was to point people to Jesus, that Jesus was to get all the glory in whatever he did. 

So whether you eat drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31