“The Gospel of Mark”
Worth Green, Th.M., D. Min.
I have taken the liberty of adding back some of the material I left out of the sermon in delivery for the sake of shortening a long sermon. On the whole, this sermon reproduces more closely the one I delivered at the 11:10 a.m. service, though those who heard it at 9:00 a.m. will certainly recognize most of it.
This morning we take up the gospels, which were originally passed on as a part of the oral tradition, watched over by the first generation of witnesses, and set down after that generation began to die out.
There are many gospels, but only four came to be regarded by the church as inspired by the Holy Spirit, and worthy of inclusion in the Canon of Holy Scripture alongside the Hebrew Bible and the Epistles of Paul. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called the “Synoptic Gospels,” because their authors appear to have had “a single view.” The 4th Gospel, John, was written after the Synoptics, and takes a different view. I once asked Bishop Wayne Burkette his favorite gospel. Without batting an eye he said, “John.” I think that is true for most people, but this morning I want to talk about my favorite gospel, Mark.
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