1. Jesus comes with power. John the Baptizer proclaimed, “After me will come one more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I batize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” Mark 1:7-8
2. He comes with the Father’s blessing and the Spirit’s annointing. Mark 1:9-11
3. He passed the “test” of Satan’s temptation and was ministered to by animals and angels. 1:12-13
4. Jesus had authority to usher in the Kingdom of God. 1:14-15
5. Jesus called people to himself as his followers. 1:14-20
6. Jesus had authority over the demonic. Mark 1:1-25
7. People observed that his teaching was “with authority.” 1:27
8. Jesus had authority over sickness; 1:29-31. Deafness, 7:31-37; Blindness, 7:22-26
9. Jesus had authority to restore people to religious and social society. 1:40-43
10. Jesus had authority to forgive sins. 2:1-12
11. Jesus could call people living outside the bounds of society’s norms. 2:13-17
12. Jesus had authority over the Sabbath. 2:21-28, 3:1-6
13. Jesus could share his authority with those he called. 3:13-19
14. Jesus had authority over Satan’s havoc. 3:20-30
15. Jesus had authority over nature. 4:35-41, 6:45-56
16. Jesus had authority over death. 4:35-43
17. On occasion Jesus excercised his authority according to the faith of people. 6:1-6
18. Jesus had authority to send the disciples out to preach and heal. 6:7-13
19. Jesus had authority to provide for people’s needs miraculously. 6:30-44, 8:1-13
20. Jesus had authority to discern the values that ordered the application of the Law. 7:1-25
21. Jesus had authority because of who he was. Mark 8:27-30
22. Jesus had authority to know and share his future. Mark 8:31-37
23. Jesus had authority greater than Moses and Elijah, the Law and the Prophets. 9:2-13.
24. Jesus used his authority to call his disciples to serve and welcome the weak. 9:33-37
25. Jesus had authority to usher people into eternal life and the Kingdom of God. 10:17-31
26. Jesus had authority to lay down his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10:45
27. Jesus had authority over the activities of the Temple. Mark 11:12-21
28. Jesus’ authority became a “bone of contention.” 11:27-33
29. Jesus understood his authority to derive from his identiy. 12:1-12, 35-40
30. Jesus did not use his authority as an excuse for himself or his disciples to recklessly abandon the earthly authorities. In fact he called on people to honour both appropriately. 12:13-17
31. Jesus had authority to identify the greatest commandment. 12:28-34
32. Jesus had authority to speak prophetically about the future. 13:1-37, 14:27-31
33. Jesus had authority to receive the worship of people. 14:1-10
34. Jesus had authority to recast the Passover meal to the delivereance He would bring. 14:12-26
35. Jesus used his authority to fulfill the Scriptures. 14:48-50
36. Jesus spoke his authority when he remainded silent except to declare his identity in court. 14:53-65
37. Jesus had authority to open the way between God and humanity. 15:33-39
38. Jesus had authority over the grave. 16:1-8
And because of the Resurrection of Jesus I accept that the authority He had, He still has.