MESSAGE TITLE: RECOGNIZING FAITH (Mark 1-30)
THREE SECTIONS OF MARK
- Act 1: Jesus in Galilee 1-8
- Act 2: Jesus On the Way to Jerusalem 8-10
- Act 3: In Jerusalem 11-16
WHEN IT COMES TO FAITH, CAN YOU SPOT THE FAKE FROM THE REAL?
Story 1: Mark 7:1-23
- Ritual Purity Laws (cf Ex 40, Lev 6, 15, and Num 8, 19)
- Faith of Pharisees: External Conformity
- Performance
- Projections
- Accomplishment
- Dominance
Story 2: Mark 7:24-30
- Demonization (cf Mark 5:5 and Mark 9:21-22)
- Bowling Theology
- Dogs in the Bible
- EVIL PERSON: כֶּ֫לֶב
- UNCLEAN DOG: κύων
- LAP DOG: κυνάριον
- Faith of Syrophoenician: Internal Recognition
- Humility
- Acknowledgement
- Trusting
- Obedient
- Is your faith like the Syrophoenician?
Is your faith like the Pharisee or the Syrophoenician, and CAN YOU SPOT the difference?