Mark

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            This morning’s message will be a little different from how I usually preach.  The reason is due to the final verses of Mark’s Gospel, which we must decide why these verses are here, are they the inspired word of God, are they Mark’s words and if they are not why are they tacked onto the end of his Gospel.  We will explore all of this this morning and also look at the reliability of our copies of the Bible.  Before we do anything else, let’s pray and seek the Spirit’s wisdom as we tackle some difficult questions today.

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            Jesus and His disciples were eating the Passover meal when we finished last time I spoke.  Jesus had just announced that one of the disciples was going to betray Him.  This truth caused the disciples to be grieved and each one asked if he was the one.  Jesus knew His betrayer was Judas and after handing him bread dipped in the mash of fruit and nuts Jesus sent him out to do what he had set his heart to do, to carry out the wicked deed of betraying the Son of God into the hands of those who were determined to kill Him.