Becoming Like Christ… Hindrance: The HeartHindrance: The Heart

Becoming Like Christ

Hindrance: The HeartHindrance: The Heart

Heart Center of…

Intellect - Mt. 13:15

Thoughts - Lk. 6:45

Attitudes - Heb. 4:12

Decisions - Prov.16:1,2; 2Cor.9:7

Desires - Ps. 37:4; Rom. 1:24

Emotions - Ps. 4:7; Jn. 16:6

True Character - 1 Sam 16:7

Jer. 17:1-10 Mt. 15:17-20

The Hindering Heart• God Convicts the Jews Concerning Sin:

– Response from the question in Jer. 16:10, 12– Today the Bible convicts us of sin Rom. 3:23– Issue: Sin is never erased until forgiven

•Later He would promise restoration Chap. 30-33

• The Cause – The Heart Jeremiah 17– Cursed is he who trusts in the flesh v. 5– Outcome: Ruin v. 6– Starts in our youth… Gen. 8:21; 6:5– Blessed is he who trusts in the Lord v. 7– Outcome: Unfailing productivity v. 8– Our hope today is Jesus… 1 Tim. 1:1

The Hindering Heart

• The Nature of the Heart:– False & Deceitful… Jer. 17:9

– It’s Foolish to Trust in It… Prov. 28:26

– It’s what makes us unclean… Mt. 15:19

– Only God knows us better

than we know ourselves 1 Jn. 3:20

– The result of following it is Death Rom.6:20-23

The Nature of God• Only He can save us… Jn. 3:16• Only He can give us a new heart –

Thru His Word… Prov. 3; Rom. 12; Ezek.18:30-ff

• He promised this to Israel… Ezek 11:19-21

• Through Christ we can have a Circumcised heart… Col. 2:11-13– Some lack this… Acts 7:51– We need it… Rom. 2:28-29– Because God wants us to change…

Ezek. 18:30-32; Acts 26:20

How To Stop a Hindering Heart: God says…• First love Him w/ ALL your heart Mt. 22:37-38• Believe the Truth w/ ALL your heart Rom. 10:10, 17• Sanctify God in your heart 1 Pet. 3:15• Serve God w/ ALL your heart Deut.26:16; Col. 3:24• Walk before God in Truth 1 Kings 2:4; 1 Jn. 1:7• Trust in the Lord w/ ALL Thy heart Prov. 3:5• Regard NOT iniquity in Thy heart Ps. 66:18• Do God’s will from your heart Eph. 6:6; 1 Pet.1:22• Keep Thy heart w/ ALL diligence Prov. 4:23• Do ALL things w/ a loving heart 1 Tim. 1:5

If your heart is not right with God…We have the great physician (Jesus) on call 24/7 ready to save you!

When you sense this spiritual emergency,God’s emergency response team is hereready to administer the saving blood ofJesus! For a non-Christian the procedure calls for your… 1) Faith in Jesus - Jn. 8:24 2) Change of sinful habits – Repentance Acts 11:18 3) Confession that you believe in Jesus as Lord Ac.

8:37 4) Baptism in water to wash away your sickness (sin).

Acts 22:16; 1 Peter 3:21