Speaker: Wally Fahrer
Date: 14/02/2021

This week, the Pharisees challenge Jesus about his disciples’ lack of hand washing! In a world living through a pandemic, we all know about cleaning hands and surfaces, but Jesus takes this further, speaking about what it means to be clean on the inside.

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Digging Deeper Resources

Read Mark 7 online at Bible.is and watch the Lumo Project’s dramatization

Read in depth about Mark 7 in the Enduring Word Commentary.

Read about Jewish handwashing at ‘My Jewish Learning’

Got questions provide an answer on ‘What does Corban mean in Mark 7:11?’

Read Wally Fahrer’s notes from the sermon

Watch ‘Book by Book’ episode 5 on the Book of Mark “Jesus, who searches our hearts”

Discover our Lent 2021 theme, exploring the book Living His Story: Revealing the extraordinary love of God in ordinary ways.

Questions for Reflection

What hypocrisies do you see around you that Jesus would have rebuked?
Are we guided by our hearts or our heads?
Do we live for outward validation, conforming to external expectations in order to be acceptable, or do we live in the knowledge of our identity in Christ?
Has your heart become hard with the worries of the world (ref. the sower) and do you need Jesus to blow on the coals of your heart and fan it back into flame again?

Challenge

Mark 7:1-23 – Remember this passage every time you wash your hands this week

Worship Songs of the Week

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Talks in this Teaching Series

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The Authority of Jesus

The Beginning of the Good News about Jesus

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It’s what’s on the inside that matters

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Digging Deeper Resources

Questions for Reflection

Worship Songs of the Week

Talks in this Teaching Series