Mark's Gospel reaches its stunning climax not with a miracle or a triumphant crowd, but at the foot of the cross. As darkness lifts and Jesus breathes His last, a hardened Roman centurion becomes the first human in Mark's Gospel to rightly confess, "Truly this man was the Son of God." In this sermon, we explore why Mark places this Gentile confession at the center of his Gospel, what the cross reveals about the identity of Christ, and why true faith recognizes Jesus most clearly in His sacrificial death.