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How Do We Do Righteousness? We can try following a list of rules. We can enforce a set of laws. We can follow a master of righteousness. We can dress right, talk right, learn all the best church words and say all the right church stuff. The key is in the question. We can’t become righteous by doing what…

Have you seen your heart lately? Of course, I am not talking about your physical heart. Unless you are looking at a picture of your heart from a medical examination, seeing your physical heart would not be a good thing. However, from a biblical perspective, we can and should see our heart. This morning…

We are reminded that Christ has graciously removed the burden of the Law. We are encouraged to seek out pure, sound doctrine.

15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; 4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and…

Who are the pure in heart, and why and how do they see God? Join Malcolm as he unpacks this deceptively simple beatitude, exploring topics as diverse as the "Beatific Vision" and Seasonally Affective Disorder (SAD).

Today we continue in our series about the Blessed and Happy life.The place where we started this series of course was Psalm 1 where it showed the blessed person is the person that has God in their life.We learned from David that there are only two types of people, those with God in their life and those…

Text: 2 Corinthians 7:1 Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. I. Pay attention to Your thoughts A. Your Thoughts are Known by God O Lord , You have searched me and known me . You know my…

As we begin our text today we’re in transition in the book of 1 Samuel. Saul has now been rejected by God and so the prophet Samuel is to anoint another as king of Israel. Perhaps the key line of Saul’s downfall was what he said to Samuel towards the end of chapter 15, Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned,…

The Perfume of Intimacy Synesthesia Synesthesia is a neurological condition that causes the brain to process data in the form of several senses at once. The most common form of synesthesia is called grapheme : connecting numbers to colors . Smell is actually closely linked to memory . Try this: Close…

Bibles out Sermon buddy This morning’s sermon is called Becoming Kingdom Citizens. On the screen you can see that it’s part two of Becoming Kingdom Citizens. But before we get into that, let’s take a quick tour through this summer’s preaching, shall we? All Hands On Deck, part 1 You are gifted to serve,…

Webster Dictionary stew•ard•ship: the conducting, supervising, or managing of something especially: the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care Jesus in chapter 16 is speaking concerning wealth but more importantly our stewardship of what He has given... He begins by speaking…

The Lord opens the heart of Lydia and she and her household are added to the Church.

When we believe in Jesus, his righteousness, the purity of heart of Jesus becomes ours. You might say that we have a heart transplant. We give Jesus our dirty, guilty heart and in exchange Jesus gives to us his pure and blameless heart. The righteous purity of our Lord fills us.

Jewish Meditation Literature Have you ever had that moment where you have a noisy neighbor? But not that angry noise, rather that noise of jubilation and joy, as if they are having a party with everyone in the area…except you? The bass creeps through your walls, penetrates into your head , you feel it…

Jewish Meditation Literature Often I hear and witness objections to being a Christian and to the scripture simply because there is a perception that you must be good in order God to accept you. Yet, when you dive into a study, it is clear that God’s acceptance of you into His presence is founded to two…

“Have a blessed day!” You are familiar with the term, more than likely you have used the term before, even often for many. Tonight we are looking at matter’s of the heart for ourselves and for others and our responsibility to heart matters. “Have a blessed day” do we mean it when we say it? Maybe you…

To be holy as God is holy requires us to have a new heart. The stoney heart of sin must be replaced with a heart of flesh for us to be able to obey God.

MOSES: THE FRIEND OF GOD Fire Alarms INTRODUCTION We have been studying the Life of Moses and you must deal with LEV…it is as tough book to read…lots of rules and rituals for OT priests…the word HOLY is used more in LEV than any other book in the Bible There is only 1 story in LEV and it has been misused…

10 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand. 11 It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.” 15 Then Peter said to Jesus, “Explain to us the parable that says people aren’t defiled by…

God knows our heart. God will go to extreme measures to reach us. There is an alloted time to respond to the call of God.

Introduction God is sovereign over all He is over all by default. He created it, therefore He is in charge of it. He is holy and perfect in every way His character is sinless His character does not change He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

The obstacles to becoming pure in heart, how to overcome them, and the outcome of being pure in heart.

Lot's of people come to Jesus - but what is their attitude, their motive, their expectations, and their agenda?

The Problem Psalm 24:3–5 “Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his…