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The Messiah Teaches about the Heart

The Messiah Teaches about the Heart. Matthew 12:33-50. Battle lines (Matthew 12:1-32). Traditions vs. Truth, 12:1-8 Schemes vs. Servant, 12:9-21 Blasphemy vs. Belief, 12:22-32. Heart is Revealed by Words and Deeds (Matt. 12:33-37). A tree is known by its fruit (Prov. 23:7)

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The Messiah Teaches about the Heart

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  1. The Messiah Teachesabout the Heart Matthew 12:33-50

  2. Battle lines (Matthew 12:1-32) • Traditions vs. Truth, 12:1-8 • Schemes vs. Servant, 12:9-21 • Blasphemy vs. Belief, 12:22-32

  3. Heart is Revealed by Words and Deeds (Matt. 12:33-37) • A tree is known by its fruit (Prov. 23:7) • Identity and acceptability • Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks (12:34)

  4. Heart Revealed by Words and Deeds (Matt. 12:33-37) • First clean the inside (heart), Ezekiel 18:30-31; James 4:8 • Right place to start, Rom. 12:1-2; Col. 3:2, 5, 8 • Outward “good” that covers up inward corruption is sin, Lk 11:37-41

  5. Heart Revealed by Words and Deeds (Matt. 12:33-37) • First clean the inside (heart), Ezek. 18:30-31; Jas. 4:8 • Otherwise, all “good” is worthless, Matt. 12:34; 1 Cor. 13:1-3 • We must speak from a righteous heart, Psa.37:30-31

  6. Heart Revealed by Words and Deeds (Matt. 12:33-37) • First clean the inside (heart), Ezek. 18:30-31; Jas. 4:8 • Repentance is a deliberate decision of the heart toward sin and toward good, Luke 3:8, 10-14 • Clean conduct corresponds to a clean heart, 12:35

  7. Heart Revealed by Words and Deeds (Matt. 12:33-37) • Accountability, 12:36-37 • Idle: Worthless, no good effect, vain • Blasphemy of the Pharisees…Profanity …False teaching, Eph. 4:25, 29, 31; 5:4, 6 • Are you ready to tell Jesus why your heart allows you to speak as you do?

  8. Rejected Signs – Evil Hearts (Matt. 12:38-42) • How we react to His signs shows our heart, 12:38 (16:1, 4) • Continually rejected (12:13-14, 22-24); Jno. 10:24-25; 11:45-47; 12:37-41 • His resurrection, 12:39-40 • Heart is prepared by repentance, 12:41-42

  9. Careful What You Put into Your Heart (Matt. 12:43-45) • Possibility of apostasy is real • Their repentance was temporary and passing, Hos. 6:4-6; Jno. 5:33-35 • Unless repentance replaces sin with good…evil will return! 2 Peter 2:20-22 (Heb. 10:26-29)

  10. Relation with Christ must be first (Matt. 12:46-50) • Formed and kept by doing the will of God, 12:48-50 • Fleshly family does not have precedence, Matthew 10:34-39 • No partiality, 12:47-48 • Fellowship by doing will of God, 12:49-50

  11. We have a choice • What kind of heart we will have • To have fellowship with Jesus we must purify our hearts and… • Believe He is the Christ, 12:40 • Bear good fruit, 12:35 • Do the Father’s will, 12:50

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