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"Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God”. Pastor Jack Grove. Psalm 51:1-2,10-12 "Have mercy upon me, O God ... Create in me a clean heart,..." Matthew 15:18 "But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles." Matthew 5:8
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"Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God” Pastor Jack Grove
Psalm 51:1-2,10-12 "Have mercy upon me, O God ... Create in me a clean heart,..." Matthew 15:18 "But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles." Matthew 5:8 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God."
Part 1 King David teaches us the pain and the price of an unclean heart: "O my son Absalom!" (2 Sam 18:33) A painful confrontation between King David and the prophet Nathan, who tells the king, "You are the man!" (2 Samuel 12:7) The pain and the price of an unclean heart: Psalm 51:1-12
Part 2 Looking deeply into our own hearts (Matthew 15:18-19) My Christian Witness Self-Evaluation (Evaluate yourself, and then, if you have the courage, ask a friend to evaluate you!) Family movies - our sins catch up with us! A good resource - Change Your Heart, Change Your Life, by Dr. Gary Smalley
Part 3 Jesus defines our goal: "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God" (Matthew 5:8) The price we pay for keeping secrets - we defile our hearts! Accountability friends The endless work of spiritual cleansing: John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, called it sanctification
"Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God” Pastor Jack Grove