It is possible to have all the outward trappings of religion and still lack a genuine love for

God and desire to do as well.

Others may applaud you and life may seem to be going well.

All the while, you may still lack the heart of pure religion.

And this message from Mark, chapter 7, verses 1-23, David Platt points us to the religious

leaders of Jesus' day as a warning of what it looks like to miss a heart for God.

Like them, we're capable of missing God's purposes for us when we become focused on

justifying ourselves and pleasing ourselves.

God's word, not preferences and traditions, must be our final authority.

This is the Radical with David Platt podcast.

Here is David with a message titled, The Heart of Pure Religion.

If you have a Bible and I hope you or somebody around you does that you can look on by let

me invite you to open me to Mark chapter 7.

Feel free to use table of contents if you need to, Mark chapter 7.

And as you're turning, I want to welcome those of you in Arlington, and Moko, and Loudon,

Prince William, as well as others online.

It's good to be together around God's word, which we don't take for granted.

I was talking with Pastor John Jenkins recently in our city, Pastor Glenn Arden.

Today is one of their first Sundays back since COVID, after attempts to start and restart

and walking through funeral after funeral in their church family.

So we pray for God's blessings on them, and churches across our city that are gathered

around God's word.

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