Lessons in Handwashing

In a world hyper-focused on external cleanliness, Jesus reminds us that true purity comes from the heart. This sermon explores Jesus’ confrontation with the Pharisees about ritual handwashing and what truly makes a person unclean. While handwashing is important, especially during a pandemic, the deeper issue is not what’s on our hands, but what’s in our hearts. Only grace, not ritual, can cleanse us. We are called not just to perform the right actions, but to be transformed from the inside out.