A Sunday Sermon edition of Wilderness Wanderings! The text is Matthew 15:21-28. Dive In discussion questions are below for further reflection!
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DIVE IN
- What is a central question of this passage?
- The woman addresses Jesus as 'the Son of David'. What does this tell us about her?
- What conflict does her request set up? Does this challenge your faith?
- What two reasons for Jesus' silence were offered in this sermon?
- What does Jesus' statement, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel", remind us of?
- Why is Jesus so impressed with her faith?
- How does this story point towards the ending of Matthew's gospel?
- Who will the fatherly arms of God embrace?