Jesus and Identity
Saddleback Church Weekend Messages
Saddleback Church
4.7 • 723 Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Before any healings or miracles, Jesus’ ministry begins with a declaration of identity. In Mark 1, as Jesus rises from the water, God the Father declares: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” In this first message of our new series, Jesus on the Move, Pastor Andy Wood explores the life and ministry of Jesus through the Gospel of Mark. Pastor Andy walks through Jesus’ identity revealed, the kingdom of heaven inaugurated, and His obedience tested in the wilderness. We’re challenged to reflect on our own identity. Everything we do flows from who we believe we are. Because of Jesus, we are given a new identity as children of God, invited into His mission and strengthened for our own wilderness seasons.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, this is Andy Wood, |
| 0:04.3 | and I'm the pastor here at Saddleback Church, |
| 0:06.4 | and this is our podcast. |
| 0:08.2 | Be sure to subscribe so we can get you these new messages |
| 0:11.2 | every week, and I hope you enjoy today's message. |
| 0:14.2 | Let's dive in. |
| 0:20.2 | And today is we're beginning this whole new journey, we're going to start into a book of the Bible |
| 0:27.4 | called the Gospel of Mark. |
| 0:28.8 | And in the coming weeks, we're going to journey through the Gospel of Mark together. |
| 0:32.6 | And in three different sprints this year, we're going to go through the Gospel of Mark, |
| 0:37.1 | calling it Jesus |
| 0:38.2 | on the move. And if you have your notes, I want to invite you to pull them out. And we're going to |
| 0:42.4 | start very briefly in the first verse of the Gospel of Mark. And I wonder if anybody is awake. |
| 0:49.5 | I just have a feeling like this service is always alive. You guys ready to read aloud together? |
| 0:54.7 | Yes. All right. |
| 1:02.8 | Mark 1-1 says this, the beginning of the good news about Jesus, the Messiah, the son of God. |
| 1:09.8 | Now this is one of four gospel accounts of the life of Jesus. Eyewitness accounts. Now Mark was someone who traveled with the Apostle Paul early, |
| 1:12.5 | and then he had a cousin by the name of Barnabas. We see this in the book of Acts. And it's believed that |
| 1:17.6 | Mark, also known as John Mark, he traveled with Peter. And in traveling with Peter, Peter translated |
| 1:23.9 | the gospel, and Mark wrote it down. So Peter was one of the first three followers of Jesus, the inner core, |
| 1:30.9 | and he shared his story with Mark so that Mark could write it down. |
| 1:34.5 | As we journey through the Gospel of Mark, |
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