Adapted from a Greg Nance sermon https://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/god-s-word-or-ours-greg-nance-sermon-on-jesus-teachings-150036?ref=SermonSerps

17. Then some Pharisees and
teachers of the law came to Jesus from
Jerusalem and asked, “Why do your disciples
break the tradition of the elders? They don’t
wash their hands before they eat!” Jesus
replied,

19. Jesus called the
crowd to him and said,
Then the disciples came to him and asked,
“Do you know that the Pharisees were offended
when they heard this?”

20. He replied,
Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”
Jesus asked them.

25. Three times a year all your men
must appear before the LORD your God at the
place he will choose: at the Festival of
Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks and
the Festival of Tabernacles. No one should
appear before the LORD empty-handed:

40. Rejoice always, pray continually, give
thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s
will for you in Christ Jesus.
And whatever you do,
whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of
the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father
through him.

41. But
encourage one another daily, as long as it is
called “Today,” so that none of you may be
hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
Therefore
confess your sins to each other and pray for
each other so that you may be healed. The
prayer of a righteous person is powerful and
effective.

42. Do not let
any unwholesome talk come out of your
mouths, but only what is helpful for building
others up according to their needs, that it may
benefit those who listen.
reject every kind of evil.