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Jesus taught with an authority no one had ever heard before, and even unclean spirits obeyed Him. In Mark 1:21-28, we look at three marks of true authority in Christ and what His lordship should change in our lives this week.

In week three of our Gospel of Mark series, The King's Kingdom, Pastor Chris Renfro walks through Mark 1:16-20, where Jesus calls four ordinary fishermen to leave their nets and follow him. He unpacks three reasons this is the greatest invitation of all time: Jesus meets us where we are, he invites us where he is going, and he makes us into what he wants us to be. From the woman at the well to Zacchaeus to doubting Thomas, we see that Jesus isn't looking for the impressive or well-connected, only the willing, and that following him changes our hearts, minds, priorities, and eternal destination.