This week we open our hearts to Jesus as he starts his ministry on earth. Mark 1:9-15 tells us of a world that is conflicted. There are power plays between political and religious leaders with the arrest of John the Baptist. The spiritual conflict is already ramping up as Satan tests Jesus in the wilderness. All this as Jesus starts to speak truth to the powers of the world. “The kingdom of God has come near.” His call to those who would listen then is the same as our call to experience his True Power today. “Repent and believe the good news!”
