1. Mealtimes with the Messiah #3 Eating with Unwashed Hands (Mark 7:1-23)

2. Mealtimes with the Messiah #3 Eating with Unwashed Hands Mark 7:1-23 Pharisees Deeply religious Lived in an increasingly secular society Cultural warriors Loved the Bible Impeccable lifestyle “Traditional” values More like them than we like to think?

3. Mealtimes with the Messiah #3 Eating with Unwashed Hands Mark 7:1-23

4. Mealtimes with the Messiah #3 Eating with Unwashed Hands Mark 7:1-23

5. Mealtimes with the Messiah #3 Eating with Unwashed Hands Mark 7:1-23 Worship can be in vain God is not interested in an outward show...he wants your heart. Why is Jesus so harsh with the Pharisees? Hypocrites, brood of vipers, whitewashed tombs... He uses different strategies with different people James 4:6 God opposes the proud but shows favour to the humble. Proud: law to expose their failure Humble: grace & love

6. Mealtimes with the Messiah #3 Eating with Unwashed Hands Mark 7:1-23 Easy to see hypocrisy in other people What about us? Jesus knew their hypocrisy Mark 12:15 ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. Isaiah 1:18