Covenant Communities
Unit 2: An Open Invitation to
Covenant Living
(Lessons 5–8)
Begging to Get In
October 18
Lesson 7
DEVOTIONAL READING: 2 Corinthians 8:1–7
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE: Mark 7:24–37
PRINTED TEXT: Mark 7:24–37
Mark 7:24–37
24 And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into a house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.
25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.
29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
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GOLDEN TEXT: The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by nation; and she besought [Jesus] that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.—Mark 7:26.
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Lesson Aims
After participating in this lesson, each student will be able to:
1. Retell the stories of the Syrophoenician woman and the deaf and mute man in a way that highlights their related themes.
2. Compare the Syrophoenician woman and the deaf and mute man with those considered “outsiders” by his or her own community.
3. Plan a project that will help each student and/or the class to reach out to outsiders with the message of Jesus’ love.
How to Say It
AHAB. Ay-hab.
ARAMAIC. Air-uh-may-ik(strong accent on may).
BAAL. Bay-ul.
DECAPOLIS. Dee-cap-uh-lis.
EPHPHATHA (Aramaic). Ef-uh-thuh.
JEZEBEL. Jez-uh-bel.
MEDITERRANEAN. Med-uh-tuh-ray-nee-un(strong accent on ray).
MOSAIC. Mo-zay-ik.
PHOENICIA. Fuh-nish-uh.
SIDON. Sigh-dun.
SYROPHOENICIAN. Sigh-roe-fih-nish-un(strong accent on nish).
TYRE. Tire.
Home Daily Bible Readings
Monday, Oct. 12—Excelling in Generosity (2 Corinthians 8:1–7)
Tuesday, Oct. 13—Inquiring Nations (Isaiah 11:1–10)
Wednesday, Oct. 14—A Light to the Nations (Isaiah 42:5–9)
Thursday, Oct. 15—Salvation to All the Earth (Isaiah 49:1–6)
Friday, Oct. 16—God’s Glory Among Nations (Isaiah 66:18–20)
Saturday, Oct. 17—Great Among the Nations (Malachi 1:9–11)
Sunday, Oct. 18—A Gentile’s Faith Rewarded (Mark 7:24–37)
Lesson Outline
INTRODUCTION
A. Who Belongs and Who Does Not
B. Lesson Background
I. SYROPHOENICIAN WOMAN (MARK 7:24–30)
A. Desperate Situation (vv. 24–26)
B. Unexpected Response (vv. 27, 28)
Who You Are, Where You Live
C. Public and Private Result (vv. 29, 30)
II. DEAF AND MUTE MAN (MARK 7:31–37)
A. Need for Healing (vv. 31, 32)
B. Deliberate Actions (vv. 33, 34)
C. Public and Private Result (vv. 35–37)
As If by Magic
CONCLUSION
A. Remembering Our Need for Him
B. Prayer
C. Thought to Remember
Nickelson, Ronald L., and Jonathan Underwood, eds. The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2009–2010. Cincinnati, OH: Standard Publishing, 2009. Print.
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