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Are You a Good Person?

Rusty George·Church360

Sunday, September 13, 2026

Summary

Pastor Rusty George examines Mark 7, addressing how easily human traditions and legalistic rules can replace God's true commandments. Jesus teaches that defilement does not come from external practices or foods, but from evil thoughts and attitudes residing inside the human heart. True spiritual transformation cannot be achieved through behavior modification alone, but requires guarding what enters our hearts through our ears, eyes, and mind.

Key Scriptures

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Mark 7↗Exodus 21:17↗Psalm 139↗

Themes

Legalism vs. Heart ConditionGuarding the HeartSpiritual FreedomInside-Out Transformation

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Human Tradition vs. Scripture

Pastor's Points

1.Through your ears
2.Through your eyes
3.Through your mind

Key Points

1.Through your ears: What you listen to flows directly into your heart and influences your life and emotions.
2.Through your eyes: What you watch and consume visually stays in your memory and affects your heart and relationships.
3.Through your mind: Directing your thoughts toward what is true, noble, pure, and praiseworthy guards your heart from negative influences.
4.Human traditions and religious rules often create heavy, unnecessary burdens that God never intended believers to carry.
5.Jesus strongly condemned hypocritical religion that elevates man-made rules above the explicit commandments of God.
6.External rituals do not make a person clean before God; real defilement originates inside from an unrenewed heart.
7.Real spiritual transformation cannot happen through willpower or behavior modification alone, but requires an inside-out change of heart.
8.What comes out of our mouth and shows up in our actions is a direct reflection of what is stored inside our heart.

Sermon Moments

“The story of a woman cutting off the ends of a roast simply because her grandmother did, showing how personal accommodations turn into empty traditions.”

“The dorm prank illustration of putting sour milk in a heating vent, showing that cleaning the carpet won't fix a foul smell if the source remains hidden inside.”

“A fresh perspective on Jesus' character: 'Jesus lived outdoors... Jesus' pillow was a rock... Jesus was a beast.'”

“The story of Soviet prisoner Nathan Sharansky sustaining his spirit in solitary confinement for nine years by reading and memorizing the Psalms.”

“The image of Sharansky joyfully zigzagging across the Bridge of Spies after his release, demonstrating the reality of internal freedom.”

This Week

Evaluate your daily audio intake (news, podcasts, music) and cut out media that stirs up unnecessary fear, anger, or anxiety.
Guard your eyes by eliminating visual media content that promotes discontentment, lust, or unhealthy comparisons.
Practice Philippians 4:8 daily by intentionally redirecting your thoughts toward whatever is true, pure, lovely, and praiseworthy.
Identify any man-made religious expectations or traditions you have held that produce fear or guilt instead of spiritual freedom.
Pray Psalm 139:23-24 regularly, asking God to search your heart and expose any hidden offensive ways or anxious thoughts.
Focus on heart transformation rather than superficial behavior modification when dealing with recurring sins or bad habits.
Embrace the freedom offered through Christ's sacrifice and stop living under spiritual condemnation or legalistic fear.

Remember This

Real spiritual transformation happens from the inside out when we guard our hearts rather than relying on external rules and behavior modification.

A Challenge for You

Step out of the solitary confinement of fear, shame, and guilt, and embrace the true freedom that Christ offers through his sacrifice.

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