1. Matthew 5:8
8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

2. Psalm 51:7-13
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;     wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Let me hear joy and gladness;     let the bones that you have broken rejoice. 9 Hide your face from my sins,     and blot out all my iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,     and renew a right spirit within me.

3. Psalm 51:7-13
11 Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. 13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.

4. Blessed are the Pure in Heart Matt. 5:8, Psalm 51:7-11
Sermon Series on
The Beatitudes
Blessed are the Pure in Heart
Matt. 5:8, Psalm 51:7-11

6. Introduction
PURE - Καθαρός (katharos - Greek) – clean, or free from contaminating substance

7. Main Idea
God gives us a pure heart in order for us to live godly lives that experience Him in all that we do

8. Outline
I. A Pure Heart comes from God II. A Pure Heart lives with integrity III. A Pure Heart sees God

9. I. A Pure Heart comes from God
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

10. I. A Pure Heart comes from God
Malachi 3:2-3

11. II. A Pure Heart lives with integrity
Proverbs 10:9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out. Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.

12. II. A Pure Heart lives with integrity
Living for God – Ephesians 4:25-29 God calls us to put off our old self in its usefulness and live with Jesus being useful for His Kingdom

13. II. A Pure Heart lives with integrity
Ephesians 4: Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil.

14. II. A Pure Heart lives with integrity
Ephesians 4: Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. 29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

15. III. A Pure Heart sees God
Matthew 5:8 8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”

16. III. A Pure Heart sees God

17. III. A Pure Heart sees God
To See God is being admitted into His presence and experiencing His glory and love