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• NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
• Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
• The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
• The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
• The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.

• The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
• Stephen Carlson's color-coded Greek Synoptic Parallels: 1:14-15, 1:16-20.
• Comparative primary texts about Sin and Justice from Mishna and Babylonian Talmud. At Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus, Rutgers University.
• "Fishing for Humans," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
• V, 43; Tatian's Diatessaron (c. 150-160).
• Chapter XII, On Idolatry, Tertullian (c. 211)
• X.1, X.9, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen. (c.230)
• Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558: Matthew 4:12, 17/Mark 1:14-15, Luke 3:19-20/Luke 4:14-15, Matthew 4:18-25/Mark 1:16-20/Luke 5:1-11.
• From the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
• From the Geneva Notes.
• From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
  • "Jesus began to preach in Galilee, after that John was put in prison. If some be laid aside, others shall be raised up, to carry on the same work."
• From Wesley's Notes.
  • "Happy they who follow Christ at the first call!"
• Sermons by John Wesley:
  • The Repentance of Believers (Mark 1:15)
    • "Repentance frequently means an inward change, a change of mind from sin to holiness. But we now speak of it in a quite different sense, as it is one kind of self-knowledge, the knowing ourselves sinners, yea, guilty, helpless sinners, even though we know we are children of God."
  • The Way of the Kingdom (Mark 1:15)
    • "Begin now: Make the trial. Shake off that outward sin that so easily besetteth thee. Thou canst not. How then wilt thou change thy life from all evil to all good? Indeed, it is impossible to be done, unless first thy heart be changed."
• "Faith and Repentance Inseparable," Charles Spurgeon, Mark 1:15, 1862.
  • "...that the gospel which Christ preached was, very plainly, a command. 'Repent ye, and believe the gospel.'"
• From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
• From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
  • "Now after John was put into prison. Mark proceeds to the account of the Savior's public ministry in Galilee. Between Christ's baptism and this occurred the events narrated in John, chapters 2, 3 and 4."

• Commentary, Mark 1:14-20, Stephen Hultgren, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
• Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
• A Brief Commentary on the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 1, Carl W. Conrad. (Click superscript numbers for commentary.)
• "Jesus Calls Disciples Peter, Andrew, James, and John," Michael A. Turton's Historical Commentary on the Gospel of Mark, "a complete verse-by-verse commentary on the Gospel of Mark, focusing on the historicity of people, places, events, and sayings in the world of the Gospel of Mark."
• "Follow Me," Kate Huey, Weekly Seeds, iucc.org, 2009.
  • "Did your decision to follow Jesus happen at one particular moment, or has it been an ongoing process?"
• "What if you don't like fishing?" Jeff Stiggins, Congregational Transformation Blog, 2009.
  • "What if we quit making excuses and did these three things as disciples:  'Be who you are.  See what you have.  Do what matters.'"
• "Give Jonah a Break," (Jonah 3 & Mark 1:14-20) Rev. Todd Weir, bloomingcactus.
  • "How would we act differently if we knew the potential difference our lives make to others. In our cynicism, it is easy to forget that divine providence may work through us, that God brings about the good by weaving together our daily decisions."
• "First Thoughts on Passages from Mark in the Lectionary: Epiphany 3," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • "The calling of James and John and Simon and Andrew functions therefore as a protest not against life at home, but against societal values which trap people into the service of false gods."
• "Fishing for Christ," Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
  • "What does it mean for you to be a fisherman, a fisherwoman for Christ?"
• Theological Themes, Kristin Johnston Largen, Lectionary Homiletics sample, 2009.
  • "What does it mean for us today to say, 'the kingdom of God has come near?'"
• Mark 1:14-20 The Beginning of the Good News: the Epiphany Gospels in Mark and John, Paul S. Berge, Texts in Context, Word & World, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1997.
• The Dawning of the Kingdom and the Call of the Disciples, A Markan Epiphany: Lessons from Mark 1, Donald H. Juel and Patrick R. Keifert, Texts in Context, Word & World, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1988.
• Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen, at Crossmarks.
  • "The two verbs in the second part of Jesus' proclamation are present tense imperatives. That implies continued or repeated actions. "Keep on repenting!" "Keep on believing." Repent and believe are not like a door that we pass through once, e.g., I repented and I believed, so now I'm in the kingdom. Rather they are part of an ongoing lifestyle of the people to whom the rule of God has come near."
• "Repent and Believe in the Good News," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
• Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, Mark 1:14-20, David Ewart.
  • "The fact that Jesus is out alone at night and that the four all leave their families to follow / travel with Jesus is abnormal and deviant behaviour."
• Sermon Preparation Thoughts and Questions by Wesley White, 2006.
• Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
  • "Time's fulfilled. (Time's Up!?).  In Jesus' presence the world enters the Eternal Now."
• Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 3B, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
• "I Will Make You Become Fishers of Men," Jerry Goebel, One Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study and activities.
• "Conversion and Personal Commitment," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
  • "How many times have commitments you made changed your daily routine? What commitments have changed your life?"
• "Love's Double Victory," commentary by Susan B.W. Johnson from The Christian Century, 1997. At Religion Online.
  • "We cannot be fishers of men and women if in our hearts we are haters of them."
• "The Most Uncomfortable Day of the Year," Byron L. Rohrig, The Christian Century, 1987. At Religion Online.
  • "Ash Wednesday is not known in the church as our good humor day. So I was at first puzzled when I reached into my file, untouched since the first day of Lent last year, and found that I had scribbled the following: "On Ash Wednesday, the minister who just had to be different slung a shovelful of palm ash at his horrified congregation. One parishioner was heard to remark in a whispered gasp, ‘This is a terrible imposition."’"

• "Good News/Gospel," "Mark 1: Calling of the Four Disciples," "Calling Disciples," wikipedia.
• "The Galilean Fishing Economy and the Jesus Tradition," by K.C. Hanson.
  • "Since fishing created "product" and utilized the infrastructure, Herod Antipas and his Roman patrons (Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula) could benefit in numerous ways: selling fishing leases, taxes on product and processing (e.g., taxes on shops and processing installations), and tolls on cartage and shipping."
• "The Family in the Jesus Movement," Santiago Guijarro, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2004.
  • "The purpose of this study is to explore the possible continuity between the Jesus movement before Jesus' death and the movement of his disciples after his resurrection in their attitude towards the family."
• Returning God's Call: The Challenge of Christian Living. John C. Purdy, 1989. Full text of book At Religion Online.    
  • "Based on passages from the Gospel of Matthew, this book considers what it means to be "called" in a time when Christians have so many competing claims for their time, love, and commitment. Ten challenges to Christian living are explored, among them: calls to adventure, perfection, costly obedience and fidelity."
• "The Power of Alliance," by Bill Wylie-Kellermann, in Sojourners OnLine, Sept/Oct 1998.
  • "...under the tetrarchy of Herod Antipas, who was anxious to make his backward region productive for Rome (by both taxes and exports), and with the development of preservative techniques in which hauls of sardine and carp could be pickled or salted, the pressures of a wider market seem just then to have been altering the Galilean economy. Romans developed a taste for salt-fish. Spicy sauces and fish stews were highly valued as both condiment and medicine. Magdala, lakeside hometown of the disciple Mary, became a kind of factory town nicknamed Taricheae, or the "Town of Salt-Fish." The Galilee, little more than a large freshwater lake, was becoming virtually "industrialized" and perhaps even overfished."
• "How to Be a Disciple," Dallas Willard. Adapted from The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering our Hidden Life in God. Reprinted in The Christian Century, 1998. At Religion OnLine.
  • "...it could well prove to be a major turning point in our life if we would ... ask ourselves if we really do intend to be life students of Jesus. Do we really intend to do and be all of the high things we profess to believe in? Have we decided to do them? When did we decide it? And how did we implement that decision?" 

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  • Bartlett, David L., "Conditional Responsibilities," The Christian Century, 1991.
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  • Berge, Paul S., "The Beginning of the Good News: The Epiphany Gospels in Mark and John," Word & World, 1997.
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  • Derrett, J Duncan M, "ESAN GAR HALIEIS (Mark 1:16): Jesus's Fishermen and the Parable of the Net," Novum Testamentum, 1980.
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  • Johnson, Susan B.W., "Love's Double Victory," The Christian Century, 1997.
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  • Juel, Donald H. and Patrick R. Keifert, "A Markan Epiphany: Lessons from Mark 1," Word & World, 1988.
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  • Reumann, John, "Mark 1:14-20, Expository Article," Interpretation, 1978.
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  • Spencer, F. Scott, "'Follow Me,' The Imperious Call of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels," Interpretation, 2005.
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  • Trakatellis, Bp Demetrios, "'AKOLOUTHEI MOI - Follow Me' (Mark 2:14): Discipleship and Priesthood," Greek Orthodox Theological Review, 1985.
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• "The Master Fisherman," Pastor Curtis Tilleraas, Lectionary.org.
• "Our First Calling," the Rev. Julie Pennington-Russell, Day 1, 2008.
• "Where You Never Expected to Be," the Rev. Dr. Thomas Long, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 2006.
• "No Looking Back!" 22 January 2006, Hubert Beck, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
• "Follow, Follow, Follow," the Rev. Dr. J. Bennett Guess, Day 1, 2003.
• "Fishing for Christ," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
• "A Swift Kick and the Window Opens," the Rev. Winifred Collin, Day 1, 1997.
• Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
  • Ordinary 3, 2009
  • Ordinary 3, 2006
  • Ordinary 3, 2003
  • Ordinary 3, 2000

• Babies & Toddlers Service, Fr. Max Bowers, Kid's Church.
• "Fishermen Who Became Fishers of Men," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
• "Following the Leader," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
• "Jesus' Disciples Catch Lots of Fish," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
• "Ready to Serve," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.

• "The First Five," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.

• Clip Art Images: Mark 1:14-20, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
• Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
• Mark 1:14-20, Mark 1:14-20, Mark 1:14-20, Mark 1:14-20, Mark 1:14-20, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
• Mark 1:14-20, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
• Bulletin Cover Art: Jonah and Jesus Calling Disciples, PowerPoint Slides: Fish and Nets, PowerPoint Slides: Jesus Calls Disciples, Will Humes, Word & Table.
• Call of Disciples, Clip Art, Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, New Zealand.
• Commercial Site: "The Calling," video for Epiphany 3B/Mark 1:14-20, The Work of the People.

• Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
• Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Mark 1:14, 15. The Cyber Hymnal.
• At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
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• Calling the Disciples

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• Conversion