ASH WEDNESDAY - MARK 1:1-20

If I was to write a novel, the first line would be important. Mark starts his writing with "GOOD NEWS - JESUS IS GOD'S SON - JESUS IS THE MESSIAH". It tells the whole story in a handful of words. It's like the first chord of 'A Hard Day's Night' or the opening scene of 'The Lion King'.

When all is said and done, Jesus is God's son and Jesus is the Messiah and this is the Good News. Everything else follows on from there. 

David Aylin - 1.v.21 Jesus performs His first miracle ON THE SABBATH DAY- throwing down the gauntlet of protest straightaway by 'breaking' Sabbath Day law.         People brought their sick to Him 'after dark' because they were not allowed to carry burdens on the sabbath.,