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?