The King has come - Mark 4:1-20

Mark 4:1-20 I wonder if you’ve ever tried explaining who Jesus is and why he’s great to someone… and have been met with indifference, or worse? It’s news that you think is really great but it just doesn’t seem to register as good or significant at all! You could find yourself wondering whether you’ve got the message right, or whether it’s YOU who is missing something… Jesus’ early disciples may have felt a similar way. In the first chapters of Mark, Jesus has burst on the scene saying that the thing the people have been waiting for - kingdom of God - is near. He’s started healing people, driving out demons, saying he’s forgiving sins, teaching in a new and compelling way… exciting signs… if not quite what people had expected. Some have been intrigued, others have started following him, and still others are already plotting how to kill him! This Sunday, Jesus starts to teach about what’s going on… and explain what this kingdom is actually like.