Songs of Ascent: Psalm 24 - “Clean Hands and Pure Hearts”
Pastor Brian Petak
August 1, 2021

Proclaiming The Creator King (Ps. 24:1-2)

Approaching The Holy King (Ps. 24:3-6)

Welcoming The Glorious King (Ps. 24:7-10)

Takeaways:
1 . Living with clean hands and a pure heart is not just

– it is

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– apart from Jesus.

2 . Living with clean hands and a pure heart means

in and

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in the finished work of Jesus on my behalf.

3 . An idol is anything apart from your

that you look to for

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of life.

4 . The desires of our heart are made visible by our

, which show what we truly believe in our

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.

So What?!

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Base Camp Discussion Questions
Songs of Ascent: Psalm 24 - “Clean Hands and Pure Hearts”

Read Psalm 24 again

1 . What was one of the lessons or takeaways from this message that stands out to you?

2 . What has been your experience trying to live with “clean hands” or a “pure heart” in your own strength? Is this possible? Why or why not?

3 . What does it mean to trust in and rest in the finished work of Jesus on your behalf? What did he do that makes clean hands and a pure heart possible?

4 . From the discussion on “idols of the heart” – what might be a surface idol that you struggle with? (Money, Sex, Body Image, Material Things, Food, Family…)

5 . What about the root idol that is below the surface? (Approval, Power, Influence, Control, Security, Comfort)

6 . In what ways do these root idols reveal some of the core motivations of our heart?