Episode 87
Pure in Heart (Matthew 5:8) | Pastor Hayden Thomas
Weekend Sermons Podcast · Compass Bible Church Hill Country
April 30, 202354m 44s
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Show Notes
Title: Pure in Heart
Main Text: Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Preaching Point: Anyone who desires a relationship with God today and for eternity must undergo a complete transformation wherein their heart, soul, mind, and body are ruled by Christ through our unconditional surrender to Him.
Teaching Points:
- You Must Be Pure in God’s Valuation
- Accept your Impurity Before God
- Respond to God’s Offer to Purify You
Application Questions:
- What is one observation or application you found helpful from this week's sermon?
- Read Hebrews 12:14 and 1 Peter 1:14–16. As you engage with our culture’s current infatuation with subjective truth (or live your truth) why must every Christian stand firm on the objective nature of truth, especially when it comes to God’s objective standards for holiness that without which we will not see God?
- What are the dangers of living your truth and not God’s truth?
- Read Matthew 23:27–28. How does the way Jesus calls out the scribes and Pharisees on their hypocrisy impress on you the need to evaluate your own life in light of God’s concern with the inward purity of a person?
- Read Isaiah 64:6 and Romans 3:10-12. How do verses like these aid in your understanding of how God sees someone when they are outside of the righteousness of Christ?
- How can these verses help you engage with others regarding their impurity before a holy God?
- Read Ezekiel 36:25–27 and Isaiah 1:18. Why is first comprehending your impurity before God foundational to recognizing the tremendous liberation and joy that comes from God’s offer to purify you for himself?
- Read Acts 3:18–19. Why was Christ's substitutionary death for you on the cross and your response of total surrender through repentance toward God and faith in Jesus Christ necessary to purify you?
- Read 1 John 1:8–9 and Psalm 32:5. Why is regular repentance in the life of a Christian necessary and profitable to maintain an intimate relationship with God in the here and now?