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CrossWay Church
April 19, 2026 Matthew 5:8
Locations & Times
CrossWay Church Battle Ground
311 N Parkway Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
Matthew 5:8: Wholehearted: Living Pure Before God
I) "Blessed" is an _____________ state of well-being — a clarity of sight that sees through circumstance rather than being shaped by it.
II) What does the Bible mean by heart?
A) Many today equate the heart with the center of ___________.
B) Biblically, the heart is the center of our _____________.
1) The _____________: Where we feel and experience.
2) The _____________: Where we think and reason.
3) The Will: Where we make ____________________.
4) Spiritual: The center of our _____________.
III) What does it mean to be pure in heart?
A) Pure refers to _____________ morality. This is unattainable on our own.
B) It is a posture:
1) Allowing God to ____________ the sin in our hearts.
2) _________________ the impurity of our hearts.
3) Striving to __________ with our sin.
C) It is also faith that Christ will _____________ our hearts.
IV) How will we see God?
A) Present: We will be more in tune with and ____________ of how God is at work around us.
B) Future: We will get to see _________ face to face when we die or Christ comes again.
V) How can we grow in purity of heart?
A) Pay attention to the moments when we feel the ______________ of sin.
B) Ask ourselves the hard _____________ about the motivation for our behavior.
1) The _____________ (The Trigger): "Why did I do/say that?"
2) The ____________ (The Emotion/Goal): Why did that external thing cause that specific reaction in me?
· What was I seeking to gain? (Was it approval, control, comfort, or power?)
· What was I afraid of losing? (Was it my reputation, my safety, or my sense of being right?)
3) The _____________ (The Worship/Idol): Why was that feeling or goal more important to me in that moment than God's presence or command?
· What was I believing about God in that moment? (Did I believe He is too small to help, or too distant to care?)
· What was I believing about myself? (Did I feel like I had to act this way because I am "just a victim" or because "no one else will look out for me"?)
C) Ask God to help you __________ your heart and form new habits!
I) "Blessed" is an _____________ state of well-being — a clarity of sight that sees through circumstance rather than being shaped by it.
II) What does the Bible mean by heart?
A) Many today equate the heart with the center of ___________.
B) Biblically, the heart is the center of our _____________.
1) The _____________: Where we feel and experience.
2) The _____________: Where we think and reason.
3) The Will: Where we make ____________________.
4) Spiritual: The center of our _____________.
III) What does it mean to be pure in heart?
A) Pure refers to _____________ morality. This is unattainable on our own.
B) It is a posture:
1) Allowing God to ____________ the sin in our hearts.
2) _________________ the impurity of our hearts.
3) Striving to __________ with our sin.
C) It is also faith that Christ will _____________ our hearts.
IV) How will we see God?
A) Present: We will be more in tune with and ____________ of how God is at work around us.
B) Future: We will get to see _________ face to face when we die or Christ comes again.
V) How can we grow in purity of heart?
A) Pay attention to the moments when we feel the ______________ of sin.
B) Ask ourselves the hard _____________ about the motivation for our behavior.
1) The _____________ (The Trigger): "Why did I do/say that?"
2) The ____________ (The Emotion/Goal): Why did that external thing cause that specific reaction in me?
· What was I seeking to gain? (Was it approval, control, comfort, or power?)
· What was I afraid of losing? (Was it my reputation, my safety, or my sense of being right?)
3) The _____________ (The Worship/Idol): Why was that feeling or goal more important to me in that moment than God's presence or command?
· What was I believing about God in that moment? (Did I believe He is too small to help, or too distant to care?)
· What was I believing about myself? (Did I feel like I had to act this way because I am "just a victim" or because "no one else will look out for me"?)
C) Ask God to help you __________ your heart and form new habits!