Start With A Pure Heart - Mark Brauss - February 7, 2021

☼ The Heart & Idols….

 

    “The human heart is a perpetual factory of idols.”

                                                              John Calvin

 

    ► Kolkata, India → Kali Temple

 

☼ The Steering Wheel ….

 

• King David → Psalm 51:10

 

• Jesus → Matthew 5:8 

                          Matthew 22:37

     

 

☼ Heart Actions….

 

       ⌂ Apply! …. Proverbs 2:2, 22:17, 23:12, 24:32

 

     ⌂ Guard … Proverbs 4:23

 

     ⌂ Trust ….. Proverbs 3:5

 

     ⌂ Discern….. Proverbs 15:14 / Romans 1:25

 

     ⌂ Set ….Proverbs 23:19

 

☼  Damaged Hearts…..

 

 

      □ Perverse …. Proverbs 11:20

 

    □ Anxiety ….. Proverbs 12:25

 

    □ Bitterness … Proverbs 14:10

 

  

 

 

 

    

   

 

     □ Proud ….. Proverbs 16:5, 18:12

 

    □ Corrupt …. Proverbs 17:20

 

   □ Folly/Rage …. Proverbs 19:3

 

   □ Denial…. Proverbs 24:12

 

   □ Hardness …. Proverbs 28:14

 

 

☼ The Lord & Your Heart…….

 

    ◊ Establishes …… Proverbs 16:9

 

    ◊ Tests …. Proverbs 17:3

 

    ◊ Purpose….. Proverbs 19:21, 20:5

 

    ◊ Weighs …. Proverbs 21:22

 

 

☼  Questions for Your Heart…..

 

    → What are my possible idols?

 

     → Who is steering my heart?

 

   → What is the condition of my heart?

 

   → What actions do I need to take with my heart?

 

   → Is my heart damaged?

 

   → What is the Lord doing in my heart?