Finding the Loophole
Mark 7:1-13
Pastor Bob Hiller
8/23/2015
Series:
Come Worship With Faith!
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/N7gBKQ_YrAk
Mark 7:13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."
1. There are no ____________ that allow us to ____________ disobedience to God's commands.
2. Jesus' commands to love God and our neighbor put our sinful hearts to ____________ because only then can He ____________ us into a life of love.
3. In our flesh, Jesus loved God and His neighbor ____________ and gives you all the ____________.
Scripture Readings
Isaiah 29:11-19
Ephesians 5:22-33
Mark 7:1-13
Continue the Conversation
To help you apply the sermon here are some questions to talk over with your friends and family.
1. Do you have a story of when you got caught breaking a rule and tried to get out of it by finding a loophole? Did it work?
2. Go through the 10 Commandments and their explanations in the Small Catechism. Do you find yourself trying to rationalize why you don't keep that commandment or excusing yourself for breaking it? Why?
3. What are some of the cultural traditions we use to justify disobedience to God's Word? How do we try and find our way out from its scrutinizing gaze?
4. What is the only way to be rescued from the condemnation of the Law? Maybe better asked, who is the only One who can save us from it? What has He done?