We are right back at the heart
Man have I seen lots of heart this past week!!
Proverbs on the Heart
Jesus has a lot to
say about the heart! And He says it really matters
Matthew 5:8 (ESV) “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Matthew 6:21 (ESV) For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 15:8 (ESV) “People honors me with their lips, but their heart is far
from me;
The Heart
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Is
mentioned 900 times (ESV)
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In
proverbs over 77 times
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The
heart is the center of who we are , we are spiritual and flesh and at the
center is the heart
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Even
outside of religion the heart is at our core
The problem!
Proverbs 20:9 (ESV) Who
can say, “I have made my heart pure; I am clean from my sin”?
What is sin “Sin is
anything that dishonors, or disobeys God”
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Our
sin nature, we ae by nature sinners, Adam fell and we are all cursed with a sin
nature
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It
goes back to Matthew 15:8
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We
see this a lot in the church setting
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Jesus
is the only way to change a heart from sin, through salvation we are set apart
from sin
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We
have a flaw for the flesh
Proverbs 4:23 (ESV) Keep your heart with all vigilance, for
from it flow the springs of life.
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Your
life is like a river, Everything flows from your heart
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A
great word picture
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All
of our issues can only be dealt if we take it back to the heart
o Like pollution you
have to go up stream
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Sin
comes from the heart
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Jesus
talks about this
o Matthew 5:28
(ESV) But I say to you
that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed
adultery with her in his heart.
o Matthew 6:21
(ESV) For
where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
o Luke 6:45 (ESV) The good person out of the good treasure
of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure
produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
o Read Mark 7:20-23
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The heart is where
sin starts, stop looking at the sin look at the heart
How do we deal with the sin problem??
The secular world
will tell you to deal with the behavior, It’s called “Behavior modification”
all that does is scratch the surface.
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Don’t rearrange the
flesh
o We exchange one sin
for another
o It brings pride or despair
o White knuckle
obedience fails more times than not
How does God want
you to deal with it??
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God wants more than
good people
o Matthew 15:8
(ESV) “People
honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;
o God wants worshipers
o God wants loving
people
It’s called the doctrine of “Regeneration”!
Regeneration
in Christ changes the disposition from lawless, Godless self-seeking (Rom.
3:9-18; 8:7) which dominates man in Adam into one of trust and love, of
repentance for past rebelliousness and unbelief, and loving compliance with
God's law henceforth. It enlightens the blinded mind to discern spiritual
realities (I Cor. 2:14-15; II Cor. 4:6; Col. 3:10), and liberates and energizes
the enslaved will for free obedience to God
(J. I. Packer)
Ezekiel 36:26–27 (ESV) And
I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will
remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And
I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be
careful to obey my rules.
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It’s about a new
heart
o It’s about the gift
of Grace
o It’s about the Gift
of Jesus
o When we accept Jesus
God gives a new essence, a new center , a new compass
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You know hard
hearted people
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God puts his spirit
in us to guide us
Are we perfect??
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We are not going to
be perfect this side of heaven
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Like all new things
we continue to grow and learn
o The bible calls it a
new creation
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Back to the word
picture!!
o When we get a new
heart we get a new life
o A life filled with
grace
o A life filled hope
o A life filled with
direction
o A life filled with
community
o A life filled with JESUS
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You get new desires
o Desires to stop doing certain things
o Desires to walk away from some people
o Desires to pray
o Desires to read your bible
o Desires to be with people of Jesus
o Desires to be with your church family
o Desires to serve
o Desires to follow Gods word
o A Desire to love, serve , and be close you our savior Jesus
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Peter says it this
way: 1 Peter 2:2–3 (ESV) Like newborn
infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into
salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
What does the new heart have??
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Faith:
Proverbs 3:5
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Obedience: Proverbs 4:4
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Discipline
and correction: Proverbs 5:12
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Teachable:
Proverbs 10:8
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Contentment:
Proverbs 14:30
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Wisdom:
Proverbs 15:14
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Cheerful:
Proverbs 15:15
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Helpful:
Proverbs 15:28
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Discerning:
Proverbs 16:21
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Persuasive:
Proverbs 16:23
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Humble:
Proverbs 18:12
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Intelligent:
Proverbs 18:15
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Beautiful:
Proverbs 27:19
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Repentant:
Proverbs 28:14
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