Gospel Chapel
Confronted (Mark 7:1-23)
The second confrontation between Jesus and the Pharisees and Scribes from Jerusalem happens here. Unable to denounce Jesus directly or to disprove anything that Jesus had done, the confrontation centres around picky details about traditions. Some things never change...
Locations & Times
Gospel Chapel
7048 DONALDSON, Grand Forks, BC V0H 1H0, Canada
Sunday 10:30 AM
Jesus and the Pharisees: What they agreed on.
1. The Canon of Scripture
2. Late, Inter-testamental Theological Developments
3. Living "in the world, but not of the world."
4. Priority of Table Fellowship
1. The Canon of Scripture
2. Late, Inter-testamental Theological Developments
3. Living "in the world, but not of the world."
4. Priority of Table Fellowship
The Pharisees Miss the Point of Jesus Ministry
Religious people love to hide behind religion. They love the rules more than they love Jesus. With practice, Condemners let rules become more important than the spiritual life.
Michael Yaconelli, Messy Spirituality: God's Annoying Love for Imperfect People (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002), 49.
Michael Yaconelli, Messy Spirituality: God's Annoying Love for Imperfect People (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002), 49.
The Gospel doesn't say, "Behave so you can belong."
The Gospel announces, "You belong, this will change your life."
The Gospel announces, "You belong, this will change your life."
The Disciples Miss Jesus Parable
The crux of the passage is 7:20-23: Being clean and acceptable before God is not a matter of getting the religious rituals right, it's about how we live day-to-day and how we treat other people.
We can wash our hands, but only Jesus can cleanse our hearts.
The crux of the passage is 7:20-23: Being clean and acceptable before God is not a matter of getting the religious rituals right, it's about how we live day-to-day and how we treat other people.
We can wash our hands, but only Jesus can cleanse our hearts.