Mark 7:14-37
Accusing Pharisees
The Pharisees approached Jesus with an accusing question, and instead of answering, he called out their hypocrisy
Discussion about purity and impurity
Jesus and the gentile woman
The gentile woman approached Jesus humbly, willing to accept whatever Jesus was willing to offer her, with a simplicity of faith
She received what she was seeking from Jesus
Because of her faith her daughter was made well
Jesus and the deaf and mute man
The people wanted Jesus to lay his hands on the man, but Jesus did it a different way.
How do you approach Jesus?
- Do you approach him with your preconditions?
- Do you seek him by trying to fit him into your expectations?
- Do we try to impose on him our ways of thinking?
- Do you approach him humbly, from a place of faith?