The Story of My Friend (Mark 1:1-15)

The Gospel of Mark is considered by many scholars to be the first Gospel account formally written about Jesus’s life and ministry. While it bears Mark’s name in our translations, there was no title to the Gospel originally. In fact, while it was likely Mark’s pen that wrote the Gospel, the words are the apostle Peter’s. It bears all of the markers of Peter’s personality, strong and frenetic. It also is Peter’s reflections of his relationship with Jesus. Today’s sermon: The Story of My Friend. (Mark 1:1-15)