Smoky Hill Umc Weekly Sermon

The story of Jesus' encounter with the woman of Syrophoenician birth (in other words, Not a Jew), is a difficult one to hear.  Even now I still wince when I hear Jesus' reply to this woman, comparing her to a dog, and implying that her people are not worthy of God's attention. What is going on here?  Mark 7:24-30 is where you can read this story, and as we worship we will open ourselves to God's Spirit so that we can encounter it's good news. My message is titled "Bringing Our Whole Selves to the Word." Once again, we will be worshipping outdoors and in-person at 10:30 am, as well as online.  Our 3rd graders will be receiving their Bibles, and we will be commissioning our newly trained Congregational Care Ministers.  I hope to see you there!    Pastor Derek Introduction - "The Curtain Rises" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/