IF IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR JESUS

September 6, 2015

Pentecost 15

Mark 7:24-30

Mark 7:31-37

(prayer)

·     ad lib sermon - Jesus travelling to gentile regions (Lebanon, Syria);

·     why would Jesus travel there?

·     dramatically re-telling the story of Jesus and the gentile woman;

·     focusing on what is said - what it means (backhanded compliments);

·     change of heart as a response to deep commitment;

·     next encounter is very different;

·     no more ‘lost sheep of Israel’;

·     problems with isolationist attitudes (trump; Syrian migrants) - reference Wilcox Video from last week;

·    we are not alone; so why act like we are?

Let us pray:

Hear us when we call to you, O God. Sharpen us to hear when you call.  Amen.

***offering***