Meeting Jesus in Mark

All Who Are Born Need a Heart Change - Mark 7:14-23

1. All people who are born need a heart-change. Mark 7:14-23

*Unseen evil of sin (from birth).                             Mark 7:14-16

*Universality of sin                                                  Mark 7:17-19

*Utter sinfulness of sin.                                            Mark 7:20-23

2. Only a new birth can result in a heart-change. Matthew 15:12-14

*We cannot bring about the new birth.  Matthew 15.12-14

*We would rather not have a new birth.  Hosea 4:16-17

*God brings about the new birth. Acts 13:48; Heb. 12:2; John 3:3-4; John 1:12-13