Theme: Mark tells us the characteristics the message Jesus proclaimed at the beginning of His earthly ministry.

Theme: God's temporal works in our lives have meaning in the light of His greater plan for the ages.

Theme: In His trial in the wilderness, our Lord tasted of what it felt like to go through the things that test us.

Theme: The story of our resurrected Lord's appearances to His disciples affirms the trustworthiness of faith in their testimony.

Theme: Paul sets before Timothy the godly necessity of seeking contentment and shunning covetousness.