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A MATTER OF THE HEART

Mark: Getting to Know Jesus-Part 23

July 6, 2025

 Mark 7:1-23

 

1.   The _________________________. (1-5)

“So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, ‘Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders, instead of eating bread with ceremonially unclean hands?’” vs. 5 (CSB)

 

2.   The _________________________. (6-9)

“Then He said, ‘You skillfully sidestep God’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition.’” Vs. 9 (NLT)

 

3.    The ________________________. (10-13)

“And so you cancel the word of God in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is only one example among many others.” vs. 13 (NLT)

 

4.    The ________________________. (14-23)

“as it is written: ‘None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,’”  Romans 3:10-12, 23 (ESV)

 

• A Word to ______________________

“But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.’”  I Samuel 16: 7 (NLT)

 

• A Word to ______________________

“When someone becomes a Christian, he becomes a brand new person inside. He is not the same anymore. A new life has begun!” II Corinthians 5:17 (LB)