An Undivided Heart

Today, Dave Blow shares on the sixth Beatitude: "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." What does it meant to have a "pure" heart, exactly? Does our ordinary understanding of that term line up with Jesus's overall emphasis here in the Sermon on the Mount?

Please find the slide deck for this week's teaching here.

Home Church Questions:

1. What stood out to you from this week's teaching?

2. Read Psalms 24 and James 4:1-8 (preferably in multiple translations) (Note: both passages are available behind the same link). What stands out to you from this passage? Any themes that emerge?

3. How have you typically understood the phrase “pure in heart”?

4. What difference does it make to think of purity as undivided loyalty rather than moral perfection?

5. Why do you think Jesus connects purity of heart with seeing God?

6. Anabaptists emphasize integrity between belief and practice. Where do you see that connection challenged in everyday life?

7. What are some ways the church can unintentionally encourage outward appearance over inner faithfulness?

8. How does simplicity (of life, speech, or commitment) relate to purity of heart?

9. What competes most strongly for your trust or allegiance right now?

10. Pray with and for one another, our church community, and our world.

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