Bible Passage: "Institutionalized Religion" Matthew 15:1-20
Big Idea: God desires sincere worship from the heart drawn close to Him.
Outline: Two Qualities of the Institutionalized Religion we must avoid:
- Their Worship Is Man-made (1-12)
- They disregard God’s Law (3-6)
- They are Hypocritical (7-9)
- They Are Judgmental and Blind Guides(1-2, 12-14)
- Their Worship Is Misguided (10-11, 15-20)
- Their focus is on the External
- Their Sin reveals itself on the outside
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- Sinful thoughts defile (“evil thoughts”)
- Sinful deeds defile (“acts of murder, adultery, sexual immorality, and thievery”)
- Sinful words defile (“false testimonies, blasphemies”)
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