Speaker: Stu Epperson

In Mark 7:1-23, Jesus confronts the Pharisees’ rigid adherence to tradition over the essence of God’s commandments. Their criticism of Jesus’s disciples for eating without washing their hands sparks his rebuke. Jesus exposes how their tradition nullifies God’s word, citing their evasion of honoring parents as an example. He teaches that defilement originates internally, from the heart’s evils, not from external sources. This passage prompts reflection on the dangers of legalism and the importance of inward purity in true worship.

Witnessing Jesus walking on water, his disciples are astonished yet struggle to comprehend. Despite signs, their hearts remain hardened. How does Jesus’s resurrection power manifest in your life’s challenges?

Mark 6:33-44 33 But the multitudes saw them departing, and many knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to Him. 34 And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not

Mark 6:14-29 John the Baptist Beheaded 14 Now King Herod heard of Him, for His name had become well known. And he said, “John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.” 15 Others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “It is the Prophet, or like