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Recap of 8/27/06 (1 Kings 11:4-9)
1. Solomon’s heart was turned by his foreign wives, thus his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord. God requires integrity of heart (cp. 9:4, “a united heart, a single heart”).
2. We must examine our own hearts (the inner person made up of intellect, emotion, & will) to see if we are “single-hearted” toward the Lord. The things we organize our lives around are the things that we are fully devoted to.
3. We must guard our hearts (Proverbs 4:23) so that they are not divided toward the Lord. We
must guard them against the sinful nature (Galatians 5:13-18; Romans 13:14). The sinful nature within us seeks to produce attitudes and actions that are not characteristic of Christ. We must yield to the Holy Spirit in our lives (Ephesians 5:18) so that can produce the character of Christ in us.
4. We must guard our hearts against legalism. (Galatians 3:3; 5:1,7; Colossians 2:20-23). We do not gain God’s favor by adhering to human commands and regulations, or even Old Testament law but by a life of faith.
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Sunday, August 20, 2006
The Unguarded Heart, Pt 2
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Recap of 8/20/06 (1 Kings 11:1-3)
1. Believers are warned in scripture against forming deep relationships (business, marriage, etc.) with unbelievers (2 Corinthians 6:14-15).
The scriptures have much to say about the importance of choosing the right kinds of
companions because of their influence upon our lives (Proverbs 12:26; 13:20; 1 Cor 15:33).
3. We should avoid a gossip, a hot-tempered person, a hypocrite, a prideful person, a person who’s always causing trouble, an unfaithful person, a deceptive person, a quarrelsome person.
4. We should choose a trustworthy person, a forgiving person, a fowl-weather friend; a patient person, a person at peace with themselves and others, a person with pure motives and gracious speech, a person who gives good, thoughtful advice, and an honest person who will challenge us to be better.
Recap of 8/20/06 (1 Kings 11:1-3)
1. Believers are warned in scripture against forming deep relationships (business, marriage, etc.) with unbelievers (2 Corinthians 6:14-15).
The scriptures have much to say about the importance of choosing the right kinds of
companions because of their influence upon our lives (Proverbs 12:26; 13:20; 1 Cor 15:33).
3. We should avoid a gossip, a hot-tempered person, a hypocrite, a prideful person, a person who’s always causing trouble, an unfaithful person, a deceptive person, a quarrelsome person.
4. We should choose a trustworthy person, a forgiving person, a fowl-weather friend; a patient person, a person at peace with themselves and others, a person with pure motives and gracious speech, a person who gives good, thoughtful advice, and an honest person who will challenge us to be better.
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Sunday, August 06, 2006
The Unguarded Heart
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Recap of 8/6/06 (1 Kings 11:1-3)
Yardsticks for Love (Howard G. Hendricks)
-“True love involves a responsiveness to the total self of the one loved.”
-“In true love there is not only a feeling of pleasure, but also of reverence.”
-“True love has a quality of self-giving.”
-True love asks not what can I get out of a relationship, but what can I give to it.
-“True love is marked by unusual joy while in the company of the other, and pain in separation.”
-“There is mutual enjoyment of each other without constant need of physical expression.”
-“True love has a protective attitude.”
-“In true love there is a feeling of belongingness.”
-“True love has a feeling that you understand each other unusually well.”
-“Love matures. It is dynamic in its growth.”
Recap of 8/6/06 (1 Kings 11:1-3)
Yardsticks for Love (Howard G. Hendricks)
-“True love involves a responsiveness to the total self of the one loved.”
-“In true love there is not only a feeling of pleasure, but also of reverence.”
-“True love has a quality of self-giving.”
-True love asks not what can I get out of a relationship, but what can I give to it.
-“True love is marked by unusual joy while in the company of the other, and pain in separation.”
-“There is mutual enjoyment of each other without constant need of physical expression.”
-“True love has a protective attitude.”
-“In true love there is a feeling of belongingness.”
-“True love has a feeling that you understand each other unusually well.”
-“Love matures. It is dynamic in its growth.”
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