When a desperate Gentile woman dares to ask Jesus for help, His response sounds shockingly harsh—until you realize what He’s doing. In this encounter, Jesus draws out the kind of faith that will not be denied, revealing a grace big enough for the outsider and crumbs that can feed the world. 

Scripture: Mark 7.24-30

(Additional Reading: Matthew 15.21-28; Mark 6.52 & 8.17-21; John 1.9-13; Matthew 11.20-24; Psalm 87)

Warm-Up:

Who are the people you find hardest to believe God’s grace could reach?

“Faith is the hand of the beggar that takes alms from the King.”

- Augustine of Hippo -