Table Talk: Meals are important to us today, but in the first century, they were nearly sacred. By taking advantage of long, unrushed meals around tables with His disciples, sinners and Pharisees, Jesus revealed much of His heart and the purpose of His ministry. In this series we will take a deeper look at what Jesus said during meals in the Gospel of Luke to see what we can learn about Him, His heart for the people around Him and the way He would have His followers live.

Jesus, The Purifier - The Pharisees were obsessed with using outward expressions of purity to make everyone think they were righteous, but their hearts were far from it. Similarly, we can focus solely on our outward appearance while our hearts are filthy with hidden sin. Our hearts dictate our actions, so we have to purify them first. And the only way we can purify our hearts is by giving them to Jesus.