Becoming Spiritual Decathletes

Pastor Mark Mikels - September 7, 2008 "BECOMING SPIRITUAL DECATHLETES - Part Eleven" ("Connecting With Christ" Series - Part 50) (Mark 16:1-8) Intro ... Today, in this Communion Meditation, we conclude our journey through the Gospel of Mark with a look at Mark's account of the Resurrection. It's the briefest account in any of the Gospels - the strongest textual evidence supports the idea that verses 9-20 (included in most English translations) were not written by Mark but were added later by someone else to "fill out the story". There are two possibilities ... the First is that Mark ended his Gospel with verse eight with the overwhelmed women leaving the tomb bearing the incredible news of the resurrection that would soon become known to all. The Second possibility is that Mark actually wrote a more detailed ended but that it became separated from the rest of the manuscript almost immediately upon writing. I myself hold to the first possibility - that...