On Sunday, we saw in Matthew 15:1-20 Jesus give us two warnings about worship:

1. Beware of worthless worship (worship that is determined by the rules of man, not the law of God, worship that is externally impressive but internally our hearts are far from God v.1-9)

2. Beware of having clean hands but dirty hearts (sin comes from the inside out, not the outside in, v.10-20)

And we saw that what we need is true cleansing, a changed heart leads to a changed life and true worship.

As Bishop JC Ryle says:

 “What is the first thing we need in order to be Christians? A new heart - What is the sacrifice God asks us to bring to him? A broken and a contrite heart - What is the true circumcision? The circumcision of the heart - What is genuine obedience? To obey from the heart - What is saving faith? To believe with the heart - Where ought Christ to dwell? To dwell in our hearts by faith - What is the chief request that Wisdom makes to every one? “My son, give me thine heart.”

One question I wanted all of us to ask is: are you doing all the right things externally but is your heart far from God? If so, repent, and turn to God and ask Him to draw you back!

Listen to the message here.