Blessed Are the Pure in Heart

Blessed Are the Pure in Heart

7.31.22

Philippians 2:15 (ESV) — 15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, 

How to Sustain a Pure Heart When The Enemy Comes

1. Quick to ______________. 

Luke 24:25 (ESV) “Oh, slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!” 

John 20:25 (NLT) — 25 They told him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he replied, “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side.” 

Hebrews 3:12 (NLT) — 12 Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God

2. Quick to _________________. 

Proverbs 4:23 (NLT) — 23 Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. 

Matthew 19:8 (NLT) — 8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted divorce only as a concession to your hard hearts, but it was not what God had originally intended. 

1 John 3:15 (NLT) — 15 Anyone who hates another brother or sister is really a murderer at heart. And you know that murderers don’t have eternal life within them. 

Ephesians 4:31–32 (NLT) — 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. 32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. 

3. Quick to ____________. 

Revelation 2:21–22 (NLT) — 21 I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality. 22 “Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly unless they repent and turn away from her evil deeds.