Story 68 • Mark 7

A Dogged Faith



The Big Picture

At the beginning of your lesson, build anticipation by introducing the setting and the significance of what is about to happen in this week's story. {5 minutes}


Do you know what the word circumlocution means? What about epistolary? Could you define idiosyncratic? Likely not! Part of growing up means learning lots of new words and what they mean. As we work through the Biggest Story, we have been learning lots of new words and ideas, along with lots of names—like Saul and Samson, Zechariah and Zelophehad. Those are some of the people you might now know from the Biggest Story. How about words? What new words have you learned? Exodus. Covenant. Prophecy. Scapegoat. Repent. Idolatry. Parable. Those might be a few. Today’s lesson will focus on two important words: Jew and Gentile. Can you say those words? The Jews were the children of Abraham and the people of King David. They had the Scriptures, filled with all God’s promises. The Gentiles were everyone else—those who weren’t Jews. What could Jews and Gentiles have to do with our story? Let’s listen and find out!


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