Their Heart Is Far From Me
Mark 7:1-23 | Pastor Buck Poole | May 17, 2026
WARNING: We cannot allow our traditions to keep us from the pure worship of God.
1. Pure worship privileges the Word of God.
6 And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; 7 in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ 8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”
– Mark 7:6-8 ESV
2. Pure worship proceeds from a pure heart.
14 And he called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: 15 There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.”
– Mark 7:14-15 ESV
