Pastor Jack Peters
July 24, 2022 at 10:30 AM
MARK 7:14-23
It's All About Jesus!!
Mark 7:14–23 – (What’s) INSIDE (comes) OUT!
It’s All About Jesus
Three containers on card table. An air freshener, a soda, and a shoebox.
Spray air freshener. – What’s Inside Comes Out!
Open and taste soda. – What’s Inside Comes Out!
Open shoebox – Pull out soap and washcloth, crayons, a notebook, and a toy. What’s Inside Comes Out. Even though the box says “shoes” – What’s Inside Comes Out!
The conservative religious party of Jesus’ day, the Pharisees, were more concerned with outward appearance than inward reality.
In the beginning of Mark 7:1-5, his disciples are taken to task because they did not follow a very detailed procedure of washing one’s hands before eating.
After giving a scathing evaluation of the hypocrisy of the Pharisees in Mark 7:6-13, Jesus makes a very important announcement, one we need to understand and heed.
Read Verses 14-15 – Jesus is saying “What’s Inside Comes Out”. A man’s inner spiritual condition may look good on the inside, but it will eventually show itself for what it is!
INTRODUCTION – Mark 7:1-13
THE CONDITION OF THE HEART – Mark 7:14-23, Titus 3:3, Jeremiah 17:9
THE CONVERSION OF THE HEART – Titus 3:4-7, Ezekiel 36:25-27, Romans 10:9-13
THE CONDUCT OF THE NEW HEART – Titus 3:1-3, 8, Galatians 5:22-23