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 If you would open up your Bibles to Matthew chapter 5, it's on page 962 of your Pew Bible.

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 And let me read, let me read the beginning of this sermon from Jesus.

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 Seeing the crowds, He went up on the mountain, and when He sat down, His disciples came to Him,

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 just like we've come to Him today.

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 And He opened His mouth and taught them, saying,

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 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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 Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

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 Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

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 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

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 Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

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 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

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 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

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 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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 May God bless the hearing of His word.

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 Well, if you are a follower of Jesus, if you are a Christian, you are a citizen of heaven.

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 You have been delivered from the domain of darkness, and you've been transferred into the kingdom of His beloved Son.

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 What Jesus says here is the kingdom of heaven.

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 And in God's kingdom, character matters.

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 In His kingdom manifesto, the Sermon on the Mount, which is Matthew 5, 6, and 7,

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 Jesus begins with an eight-point character profile of each and every one of His kingdom's citizens.

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 This is to be true of every one of us who are a follower of Jesus.

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 This is to be true of every one of us who are a follower of Jesus.

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 But I do have Google.

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 So I looked up what is an echocardiogram, and I'm summing it up, but this is what it is.

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 It's a painless process by which your heart in your chest is mapped by sound waves.

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 So there's an echocardiogram machine.

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 It gets hooked up, and it shoots sound waves into your chest, and an image is put forward of your heart.

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 So your doctor can see the structure of your heart fundamentally to make sure you're alive.

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 Also, the doctor wants to see the blood flow in your heart to make sure there's no kind of buildups within your heart.

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 And she's also checking for the right ordering of your valves.

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 So an echocardiogram, well, it's a tool to assess the physical well-being of that one-pound muscle pumping blood in your chest right now.

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 But this morning, these words of Jesus are an echocardiogram of a different sort.

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 His words are echoing through your soul.

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 And we're going to see some things.

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 It may not be painless this morning.

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 We know from Hebrews chapter 4 that the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword.

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 It pierces joint and marrow and discerns the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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 Hebrews 4.12 isn't talking about the muscle in your chest.

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 It's talking about this part of you that is the central operating system of your being.

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 These words of Jesus, blessed are the pure in heart.

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 It's his divine echocardiogram to help us see our own health of our own hearts.

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 And so this echocardiogram this morning is going to proceed in two steps.

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 Step number one, we're going to ask this question, what does Jesus mean by pure in heart?

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 We're going to spend the bulk of our time this morning on that phrase.

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 And then we're going to proceed to the second question, what does Jesus mean by this promise?

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 For they shall see God.

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 What I want you to help you to see is the pure in heart, well, they know they're not pure in heart.

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 But because of God's grace, they're striving to be pure in heart because they're in the kingdom.

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 The pure in heart strive to be pure in heart.

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 So let's ask and answer this first question.

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 What does Jesus mean by being pure in heart?

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 Blessed are the pure in heart.

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 What does that mean?

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 Again, we're not talking about the muscle in your chest.

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 Jesus is talking about a different heart.

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 And I just want to help you think, what does the Bible mean by heart?

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 First, when the Bible talks about our hearts, the heart is central to your being.

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 Your heart is central to your being.

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 The Bible talks about the heart as the operational center of who you are.

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 We see that in Hebrews 4.12, but we also see it in Proverbs 4.23.

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 Guard your heart above all else, for from it flow the wellsprings of life.

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 You live your life out of your heart.

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 Here's the thing, Americans make this head-heart split.

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 You think with your heart, and you think with your head, and you feel with your heart.

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 The Bible's use of heart doesn't rule that way.

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 The Bible talks about the heart as the seat of your thinking, of your emotions, of your desires, and of your will.

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 It's all in one spot.

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 And it determines how you live your life.

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 Any Star Trek fans?

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 I'm not talking newer Star Trek.

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 I'm talking old school Star Trek.

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 Yeah.

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 Captain Kirk.

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 Scotty.

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 Bones.

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 Spock.

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 If you were a Klingon, and you wanted to take over the USS Enterprise, where would you be beamed into?

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 The bridge.

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 Because the bridge of the USS Enterprise is the controlling center of the ship.

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 You've got comms there, weapons there.

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 You've got navigational direction, the throttle, whatever that looked like.

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 It's all there on the bridge.

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 Whatever controlled the bridge of the USS Enterprise controlled the USS Enterprise.

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 So it is with your heart.

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 Your heart is the place, the operational center of your life, and whatever controls your thinking, and your feeling, and your desires, and your will controls your life.

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 Your heart is central to your being.

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 But it's not just central to your being.

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 It's central to your worship.

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 What you worship.

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 It's your praise factory.

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 God has hardwired you for this.

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 There's 8.2 billion people on the planet.

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 And they're all hardwired to worship.

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 It's not if you're going to worship something.

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 It's what are you worshiping.

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 Etymology is the study of the origin of words.

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 and the etymology of the word worship is quite interesting.

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 It comes from an old English word, worth-ship.

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 It's where you are recognizing something's value,

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 something's worth,

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 and then you're responding accordingly to it.

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 And when we talk about worship in the context of God,

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 it's we are recognizing His unsurpassed worth

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 and we are giving Him the praise due His name.

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 Psalm 96.4,

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 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised.

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 That is a function of your heart.

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 And so when Jesus says,

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 blessed are the pure in heart,

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 He's addressing the center of your being,

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 the center of your worship,

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 of your praise generator,

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 of your worship center,

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 and I hope you're starting to sense

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 how important your heart is to God.

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 Your heart is also central to your problems.

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 Yesterday morning, I gave a talk to the men of our church

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 on self-control and sexuality,

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 and at one point I said this,

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 when the world,

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 and what I mean by that is sinful humanity

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 in organized rebellion against God,

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 when the world sees someone doing something wrong or evil,

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 usually the world will explain that in one of two ways.

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 Nature,

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 they were genetically disposed to that,

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 or nurture,

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 well, they were raised in a context

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 that predisposed them to that.

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 Your Bibles tend to not disregard those,

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 but what your Bible will do,

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 what God will do,

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 is say the source of evil in human beings

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 is a nasty,

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 not nature,

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 not nurture,

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 nasty.

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 It's your heart.

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 The source of evil in each of us

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 is resident in our hearts.

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 When Adam and Eve sinned,

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 they introduced sin into the world,

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 into our experience,

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 and each and every one of us since

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 has been born with a sinful nature.

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 And so,

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 if you would turn with me to Mark chapter 7,

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 I want you to see how Jesus talks about it.

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 Any IT people in the room?

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 IT?

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 I don't even know what it means.

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 That tells you how IT-oriented I am.

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 But let's just say this.

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 If your heart is the operating system of your life,

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 sin is a wicked malware that came with it.

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 Listen to what Jesus has to say.

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 Mark chapter 7,

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 verses 20 through 23.

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 Jesus' disciples didn't wash their hands.

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 The Pharisees are like,

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 naughty boys,

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 you've been defiled in the eyes of God.

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 And Jesus is like,

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 no.

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 It's not what goes into you

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 that defiles you.

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 And then he goes,

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 in verse 20,

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 what comes out of a person

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 is what defiles them.

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 For from within,

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 where, Jesus?

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 Where from within?

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 Out of the heart of man

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 come evil thoughts,

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 sexual immorality,

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 theft,

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 murder,

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 adultery,

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 coveting,

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 wickedness,

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 deceit,

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 sensuality,

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 envy,

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 slander,

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 pride,

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 foolishness.

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 13 things.

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 Just,

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 it's representative.

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 All of these evil things

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 come from within,

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 and they defile a person.

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 John Calvin talked about

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 your heart as being

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 an idol factory.

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 Sin factory.

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 So,

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 so not only is your heart

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 the center of your being

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 and the center of your worship,

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 it's the center of your problems.

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 It's the source of sin in you.

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 You can't blame nature.

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 You can't blame nurture.

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 You got sin in you

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 that God holds you

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 responsible for.

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 Here's the effect.

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 It deadens you to God.

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 In Ephesians,

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 chapter 2,

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 verse 1,

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 says,

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 and you were dead

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 in the trespasses

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 and sins

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 in which you once walked,

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 dead to God.

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 And that's just not deadness.

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 You've been defiled.

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 Your sin defiles you

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 in God's eyes.

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 That's what Jesus' point is

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 in Mark 7.

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 And it's just not that.

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 Sin brings about

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 a disorder of loves

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 in your heart.

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 It's the whole point

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 of Romans chapter 1.

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 You exchange the truth

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 of God for a lie.

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 You exchange the creator

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 for the creator created.

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 And you're going to have

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 idols all abounding.

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 It disorders your loves.

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 You start to put

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 created things

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 over the creator.

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 That's a sinful

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 disordering.

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 That's called idolatry.

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 Your heart

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 is central

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 to your problems.

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 Anybody want some good news?

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 your heart

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 is central

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 to God's work

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 of salvation.

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 Do you know

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 what's amazing

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 about God's love?

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 We were just singing

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 about it.

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 For God so loved

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 the world.

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 Sinful humanity

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 and organized rebellion

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 against God.

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 For God so loved

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 the dead

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 in their sin.

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 The defiled

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 in their sin.

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 The disordered

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 loves

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 of sinful humanity.

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 For God so loved

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 the world

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 that he gave

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 his only begotten son.

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 It's not that

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 we're

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 lovable.

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 It's that

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 he is loving.

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 And in his

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 great love

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 for us

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 he carries

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 out a work

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 of salvation

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 that addresses

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 this sin problem

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 deep within

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 us.

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 In fact

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 Zach alluded

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 to it in his

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 prayer.

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 This has always

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 been the plan.

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 In Ezekiel

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 chapter 36

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 we hear this

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 prophecy.

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 I will sprinkle

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 clean water

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 on you

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 and you shall

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 be clean

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 from all your

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 uncleanliness

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 and from all

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 your idols

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 I will cleanse

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 you.

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 And I will

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 give you a new

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 heart

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 and a new

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 spirit I will

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 put within

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 you.

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 And I will

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 remove the

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 heart of stone

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 from your

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 flesh

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 and give you

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 a heart

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 of flesh

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 and I will

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 put my

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 spirit within

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 you

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 and cause

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 you to

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 walk in

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 my statutes

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 and be

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 careful to

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 obey my

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 rules.

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 You see

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 in the

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 new

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 covenant

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 that was

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 established

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 by Jesus

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 on the

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 cross

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 he brought

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 in

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 Ezekiel

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 36.

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 Salvation

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 now at

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 its essence

00:16:29.879 --> 00:16:30.580
 is a

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 heart

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 transplant

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 by the

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 miracle

00:16:34.519 --> 00:16:35.379
 of the

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 Holy Spirit

00:16:35.980 --> 00:16:36.639
 working in

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 you.

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 He

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 removes

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 your

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 stony

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 heart

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 that was

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 dead to

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 God

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 and replaces

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 it with

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 a fleshly

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 living heart

00:16:45.759 --> 00:16:46.519
 wanting to

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 obey

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 God.

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 What a

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 glorious

00:16:50.519 --> 00:16:50.980
 plan.

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 It's

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 something only

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 God can

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 do and

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 that gets

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 us at

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 the power

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 of the

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 gospel of

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 Jesus

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 Christ.

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 When a

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 sinner

00:17:02.639 --> 00:17:03.399
 dead in

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 their sin

00:17:03.919 --> 00:17:04.879
 defiled by

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 sin

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 disordered by

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 sin

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 puts their

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 faith in

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 the Christ

00:17:09.099 --> 00:17:09.839
 who died

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 and was

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 raised for

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 their sin

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 that alone

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 has the

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 power to

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 flip a

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 human being

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 from being

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 a worshiper

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 of sin

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 to a

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 worshiper

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 of God.

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 That alone

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 changes their

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 hearts.

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 It's a

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 miracle.

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 It's a

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 miracle.

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 Ephesians 2

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 talks about it

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 as being

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 dead in

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 sin but

00:17:39.099 --> 00:17:40.259
 God made

00:17:40.259 --> 00:17:41.039
 us alive

00:17:41.039 --> 00:17:41.659
 in Christ.

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 Your

00:17:47.559 --> 00:17:47.980
 heart

00:17:47.980 --> 00:17:50.659
 is very

00:17:50.659 --> 00:17:51.179
 important to

00:17:51.179 --> 00:17:51.419
 God.

00:17:53.279 --> 00:17:53.959
 He sent

00:17:53.959 --> 00:17:54.519
 Jesus

00:17:54.519 --> 00:17:56.379
 to change

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 your heart.

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 So you

00:17:59.519 --> 00:17:59.799
 may be

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 asking,

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 okay,

00:18:00.519 --> 00:18:00.879
 why is

00:18:00.879 --> 00:18:01.139
 Jesus

00:18:01.139 --> 00:18:01.819
 getting to

00:18:01.819 --> 00:18:02.259
 the heart

00:18:02.259 --> 00:18:03.559
 now in

00:18:03.559 --> 00:18:04.240
 the Beatitudes?

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 We're on

00:18:04.659 --> 00:18:05.039
 Beatitude

00:18:05.039 --> 00:18:05.819
 number six.

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 If the

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 heart is so

00:18:07.359 --> 00:18:07.879
 important,

00:18:08.399 --> 00:18:09.000
 why is

00:18:09.000 --> 00:18:09.380
 he talking

00:18:09.380 --> 00:18:09.900
 about it

00:18:09.900 --> 00:18:10.400
 now?

00:18:12.559 --> 00:18:13.140
 He's been

00:18:13.140 --> 00:18:13.640
 talking about

00:18:13.640 --> 00:18:13.920
 it all

00:18:13.920 --> 00:18:14.299
 along.

00:18:18.839 --> 00:18:19.440
 Poor in

00:18:19.440 --> 00:18:19.759
 spirit,

00:18:19.859 --> 00:18:20.119
 where do you

00:18:20.119 --> 00:18:20.460
 think that

00:18:20.460 --> 00:18:20.700
 is?

00:18:23.619 --> 00:18:24.099
 Mourning

00:18:24.099 --> 00:18:24.599
 your sin,

00:18:24.740 --> 00:18:24.960
 where do you

00:18:24.960 --> 00:18:25.220
 think that

00:18:25.220 --> 00:18:25.740
 comes from?

00:18:27.259 --> 00:18:28.279
 Being meek,

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 humble,

00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:29.440
 of heart?

00:18:30.160 --> 00:18:31.420
 What do you

00:18:31.420 --> 00:18:32.180
 think hungering

00:18:32.180 --> 00:18:32.819
 and thirsting

00:18:32.819 --> 00:18:33.420
 for righteousness

00:18:33.420 --> 00:18:33.880
 is?

00:18:33.940 --> 00:18:34.319
 It's a

00:18:34.319 --> 00:18:34.660
 heart

00:18:34.660 --> 00:18:35.140
 posture.

00:18:36.720 --> 00:18:37.339
 What do you

00:18:37.339 --> 00:18:37.960
 think mercy

00:18:37.960 --> 00:18:38.700
 flows from?

00:18:39.000 --> 00:18:40.819
 Oh,

00:18:40.880 --> 00:18:41.319
 he has been

00:18:41.319 --> 00:18:41.819
 talking about

00:18:41.819 --> 00:18:42.180
 the heart

00:18:42.180 --> 00:18:43.059
 all along

00:18:43.059 --> 00:18:43.319
 here.

00:18:44.220 --> 00:18:44.559
 He just

00:18:44.559 --> 00:18:45.200
 gets explicit

00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:45.759
 right now.

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 But then,

00:18:46.740 --> 00:18:47.200
 for the rest

00:18:47.200 --> 00:18:47.799
 of the sermon,

00:18:48.180 --> 00:18:48.759
 for the rest

00:18:48.759 --> 00:18:49.180
 of the sermon

00:18:49.180 --> 00:18:49.640
 on the mount,

00:18:49.920 --> 00:18:50.680
 he pounds

00:18:50.680 --> 00:18:51.339
 the heart.

00:18:52.720 --> 00:18:53.700
 He goes

00:18:53.700 --> 00:18:54.960
 after the

00:18:54.960 --> 00:18:55.839
 internals.

00:18:56.079 --> 00:18:56.759
 It's one

00:18:56.759 --> 00:18:57.599
 big echo

00:18:57.599 --> 00:18:58.599
 cardiogram of

00:18:58.599 --> 00:18:59.059
 a sermon.

00:18:59.059 --> 00:19:01.059
 God's

00:19:01.059 --> 00:19:06.059
 God's

00:19:06.059 --> 00:19:06.379
 God

00:19:06.379 --> 00:19:06.700
 so much

00:19:06.700 --> 00:19:07.240
 so

00:19:07.240 --> 00:19:07.859
 that

00:19:07.859 --> 00:19:08.440
 Jesus,

00:19:08.799 --> 00:19:09.379
 God in

00:19:09.379 --> 00:19:09.919
 the flesh,

00:19:10.419 --> 00:19:10.940
 suffered

00:19:10.940 --> 00:19:11.480
 God's

00:19:11.480 --> 00:19:11.960
 wrath

00:19:11.960 --> 00:19:12.339
 on the

00:19:12.339 --> 00:19:12.740
 cross

00:19:12.740 --> 00:19:13.500
 for you

00:19:13.500 --> 00:19:14.139
 and then

00:19:14.139 --> 00:19:14.559
 was raised

00:19:14.559 --> 00:19:14.940
 from the

00:19:14.940 --> 00:19:15.259
 dead

00:19:15.259 --> 00:19:15.639
 to give

00:19:15.639 --> 00:19:15.960
 you a

00:19:15.960 --> 00:19:16.159
 new

00:19:16.159 --> 00:19:16.619
 heart.

00:19:18.500 --> 00:19:18.759
 Blessed

00:19:18.759 --> 00:19:19.039
 are the

00:19:19.039 --> 00:19:19.319
 pure in

00:19:19.319 --> 00:19:19.519
 heart.

00:19:20.960 --> 00:19:21.299
 Blessed

00:19:21.299 --> 00:19:22.179
 are those

00:19:22.179 --> 00:19:22.759
 who God's

00:19:22.759 --> 00:19:23.279
 grace has

00:19:23.279 --> 00:19:23.980
 fallen upon,

00:19:24.460 --> 00:19:24.799
 whose the

00:19:24.799 --> 00:19:25.480
 spirit has

00:19:25.480 --> 00:19:26.059
 given new

00:19:26.059 --> 00:19:26.579
 life,

00:19:26.579 --> 00:19:27.139
 who've

00:19:27.139 --> 00:19:27.519
 gone from

00:19:27.519 --> 00:19:28.240
 being dead

00:19:28.240 --> 00:19:29.139
 to alive.

00:19:29.659 --> 00:19:30.139
 Blessed

00:19:30.139 --> 00:19:30.859
 are the

00:19:30.859 --> 00:19:31.480
 pure in

00:19:31.480 --> 00:19:31.899
 heart.

00:19:35.220 --> 00:19:35.699
 Your

00:19:35.699 --> 00:19:35.939
 heart's

00:19:35.939 --> 00:19:36.299
 important.

00:19:37.579 --> 00:19:38.279
 You live

00:19:38.279 --> 00:19:38.659
 out of your

00:19:38.659 --> 00:19:38.879
 heart.

00:19:39.059 --> 00:19:39.359
 Now let's

00:19:39.359 --> 00:19:39.740
 talk about

00:19:39.740 --> 00:19:40.159
 this word

00:19:40.159 --> 00:19:40.500
 pure.

00:19:41.699 --> 00:19:42.079
 Blessed

00:19:42.079 --> 00:19:42.379
 are the

00:19:42.379 --> 00:19:42.779
 pure in

00:19:42.779 --> 00:19:42.960
 heart.

00:19:43.079 --> 00:19:43.879
 What is

00:19:43.879 --> 00:19:44.480
 this

00:19:44.480 --> 00:19:45.439
 purity

00:19:45.439 --> 00:19:45.919
 business?

00:19:48.659 --> 00:19:48.980
 Well,

00:19:50.980 --> 00:19:53.619
 at least

00:19:53.619 --> 00:19:54.159
 implied,

00:19:54.160 --> 00:19:56.920
 this

00:19:56.920 --> 00:19:57.420
 purity

00:19:57.420 --> 00:19:58.400
 that

00:19:58.400 --> 00:19:58.820
 Jesus

00:19:58.820 --> 00:19:59.060
 is

00:19:59.060 --> 00:19:59.360
 talking

00:19:59.360 --> 00:19:59.740
 about

00:19:59.740 --> 00:20:00.800
 is not

00:20:00.800 --> 00:20:00.980
 a

00:20:00.980 --> 00:20:02.259
 self-generated

00:20:02.259 --> 00:20:02.740
 purity.

00:20:03.940 --> 00:20:04.820
 The purity

00:20:04.820 --> 00:20:05.180
 that he's

00:20:05.180 --> 00:20:05.800
 talking about

00:20:05.800 --> 00:20:06.080
 here,

00:20:06.600 --> 00:20:07.500
 it's a

00:20:07.500 --> 00:20:07.759
 made

00:20:07.759 --> 00:20:08.440
 alive

00:20:08.440 --> 00:20:09.180
 purity.

00:20:10.180 --> 00:20:10.840
 This is a

00:20:10.840 --> 00:20:11.620
 purity in

00:20:11.620 --> 00:20:12.240
 your heart

00:20:12.240 --> 00:20:13.160
 that doesn't

00:20:13.160 --> 00:20:14.160
 come from

00:20:14.160 --> 00:20:14.720
 your wicked

00:20:14.720 --> 00:20:15.100
 heart.

00:20:15.380 --> 00:20:15.920
 This is a

00:20:15.920 --> 00:20:16.400
 purity that

00:20:16.400 --> 00:20:17.019
 comes from

00:20:17.019 --> 00:20:17.340
 the God

00:20:17.340 --> 00:20:17.820
 who's made

00:20:17.820 --> 00:20:18.640
 you alive.

00:20:18.640 --> 00:20:18.759
 life.

00:20:22.420 --> 00:20:23.440
 There's no

00:20:23.440 --> 00:20:24.440
 way human

00:20:24.440 --> 00:20:25.259
 obedience and

00:20:25.259 --> 00:20:26.060
 works can

00:20:26.060 --> 00:20:26.680
 bring about

00:20:26.680 --> 00:20:27.940
 a spiritual

00:20:27.940 --> 00:20:28.720
 life that

00:20:28.720 --> 00:20:29.200
 brings about

00:20:29.200 --> 00:20:29.680
 a purity

00:20:29.680 --> 00:20:30.259
 of heart

00:20:30.259 --> 00:20:30.680
 to a

00:20:30.680 --> 00:20:31.160
 heart that

00:20:31.160 --> 00:20:31.960
 is dead

00:20:31.960 --> 00:20:33.160
 and defiled

00:20:33.160 --> 00:20:34.400
 and disordered.

00:20:35.780 --> 00:20:36.660
 The purity

00:20:36.660 --> 00:20:37.140
 first and

00:20:37.140 --> 00:20:37.580
 foremost that

00:20:37.580 --> 00:20:37.940
 you need to

00:20:37.940 --> 00:20:38.480
 understand

00:20:38.480 --> 00:20:41.420
 is a

00:20:41.420 --> 00:20:42.060
 living

00:20:42.060 --> 00:20:42.700
 purity.

00:20:44.880 --> 00:20:45.440
 This is a

00:20:45.440 --> 00:20:46.420
 spirit made

00:20:46.420 --> 00:20:47.640
 alive purity.

00:20:47.640 --> 00:20:48.500
 This is a

00:20:48.500 --> 00:20:49.600
 born again

00:20:49.600 --> 00:20:50.480
 John 3

00:20:50.480 --> 00:20:51.060
 purity.

00:20:52.500 --> 00:20:52.960
 Given a

00:20:52.960 --> 00:20:53.400
 new heart,

00:20:54.460 --> 00:20:54.940
 the spirit

00:20:54.940 --> 00:20:55.700
 blows where

00:20:55.700 --> 00:20:56.259
 he wishes.

00:20:59.500 --> 00:21:00.380
 Not just

00:21:00.380 --> 00:21:00.740
 that,

00:21:00.880 --> 00:21:01.940
 it's a

00:21:01.940 --> 00:21:02.560
 purity that

00:21:02.560 --> 00:21:03.080
 has brought

00:21:03.080 --> 00:21:04.520
 someone who's

00:21:04.520 --> 00:21:05.320
 dead into

00:21:05.320 --> 00:21:06.259
 spiritual life

00:21:06.259 --> 00:21:06.740
 by the

00:21:06.740 --> 00:21:07.280
 spirit of

00:21:07.280 --> 00:21:07.580
 God.

00:21:07.720 --> 00:21:08.500
 It is a

00:21:08.500 --> 00:21:09.960
 washing

00:21:09.960 --> 00:21:11.140
 clean by

00:21:11.140 --> 00:21:11.800
 the blood

00:21:11.800 --> 00:21:12.380
 of Jesus

00:21:12.380 --> 00:21:13.660
 purity.

00:21:14.759 --> 00:21:15.720
 It's a

00:21:15.720 --> 00:21:16.480
 washing

00:21:16.480 --> 00:21:17.460
 clean of

00:21:17.460 --> 00:21:18.640
 the defilement

00:21:18.640 --> 00:21:19.920
 that made

00:21:19.920 --> 00:21:20.660
 us so

00:21:20.660 --> 00:21:21.559
 grievous in

00:21:21.559 --> 00:21:22.340
 God's sight.

00:21:23.600 --> 00:21:24.120
 It's referred

00:21:24.120 --> 00:21:24.740
 to in

00:21:24.740 --> 00:21:26.059
 Ezekiel 36

00:21:26.059 --> 00:21:26.600
 as that

00:21:26.600 --> 00:21:27.559
 sprinkling

00:21:27.559 --> 00:21:28.200
 clean.

00:21:28.680 --> 00:21:29.000
 It's in

00:21:29.000 --> 00:21:29.779
 Isaiah 1.8,

00:21:29.840 --> 00:21:30.680
 come let us

00:21:30.680 --> 00:21:31.579
 reason together

00:21:31.579 --> 00:21:32.940
 so that your

00:21:32.940 --> 00:21:33.840
 sins that are

00:21:33.840 --> 00:21:34.480
 scarlet can be

00:21:34.480 --> 00:21:35.799
 washed white as

00:21:35.799 --> 00:21:36.420
 snow as

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 wool.

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 That's the

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 cleaning we're

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 talking about

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 here.

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 When the

00:21:41.480 --> 00:21:41.980
 Bible talks

00:21:41.980 --> 00:21:42.860
 about cleaning,

00:21:44.319 --> 00:21:44.840
 purity,

00:21:44.839 --> 00:21:46.399
 it's talking

00:21:46.399 --> 00:21:47.599
 about forgiveness

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 of your

00:21:48.579 --> 00:21:49.039
 sins,

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 of making

00:21:51.259 --> 00:21:51.859
 you clean

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 in God's

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 sight.

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 There's this

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 great passage

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 in Colossians.

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 It uses a

00:21:57.139 --> 00:21:57.740
 little different

00:21:57.740 --> 00:21:58.339
 language,

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 but you'll

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 get it.

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 In Colossians

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 2.13,

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 we read

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 this.

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 And you,

00:22:08.099 --> 00:22:08.879
 who were

00:22:08.879 --> 00:22:09.279
 dead in

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 your

00:22:09.400 --> 00:22:10.000
 trespasses,

00:22:10.119 --> 00:22:10.379
 in the

00:22:10.379 --> 00:22:11.059
 uncircumcision

00:22:11.059 --> 00:22:11.420
 of your

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 flesh,

00:22:12.299 --> 00:22:12.980
 God made

00:22:12.980 --> 00:22:14.039
 alive together

00:22:14.039 --> 00:22:14.640
 with him,

00:22:15.740 --> 00:22:16.460
 having forgiven

00:22:16.460 --> 00:22:17.240
 us all our

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 trespasses.

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 By canceling

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 the record of

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 debt that

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 stood against

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 us with its

00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:22.759
 legal demands,

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 this he set

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 aside,

00:22:24.019 --> 00:22:24.440
 nailing it to

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 the cross.

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 The forgiveness

00:22:27.039 --> 00:22:27.839
 of sins is being

00:22:27.839 --> 00:22:28.660
 talked about as a

00:22:28.660 --> 00:22:29.480
 cancellation of

00:22:29.480 --> 00:22:30.119
 debt in this

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 context,

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 but we can talk

00:22:31.640 --> 00:22:32.359
 about it as being

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 washed clean,

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 by the blood of

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 Jesus.

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 It's another way,

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 another description

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 of it.

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 There is a

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 fountain filled

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 with blood drawn

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 from Emmanuel's

00:22:44.120 --> 00:22:45.420
 veins, and

00:22:45.420 --> 00:22:46.880
 sinners plunged

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 beneath that

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 flood lose all

00:22:49.660 --> 00:22:50.319
 their guilty

00:22:50.319 --> 00:22:51.140
 stains.

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 This washed

00:22:56.640 --> 00:22:57.799
 clean, this

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 purity in

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 heart is a

00:23:01.200 --> 00:23:02.059
 cleansing that

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 comes from the

00:23:03.019 --> 00:23:04.240
 shed blood of

00:23:04.240 --> 00:23:05.059
 Jesus on the

00:23:05.059 --> 00:23:06.940
 cross, in

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 which covering

00:23:08.400 --> 00:23:09.500
 you, it's

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 cleansed you.

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 It happens at

00:23:15.299 --> 00:23:15.940
 the moment you

00:23:15.940 --> 00:23:16.940
 believe, at your

00:23:16.940 --> 00:23:17.420
 conversion.

00:23:17.619 --> 00:23:18.059
 There's this

00:23:18.059 --> 00:23:19.420
 positional cleansing

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 in which you've been

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 forgiven of all of

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 your sin, past,

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 present, and future.

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 It is a yes and

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 amen.

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 And then there is

00:23:27.819 --> 00:23:29.000
 this ongoing need

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 for cleansing,

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 because even

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 though the penalty

00:23:31.279 --> 00:23:32.039
 of sin has been

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 paid, the power of

00:23:33.439 --> 00:23:33.839
 sin has been

00:23:33.839 --> 00:23:34.740
 broken, the

00:23:34.740 --> 00:23:35.500
 presence of sin

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 remains, which

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 means even though

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 I've been made

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 pure positionally, I'm

00:23:39.500 --> 00:23:40.579
 going to continue to

00:23:40.579 --> 00:23:42.779
 sin, and I'm going to

00:23:42.779 --> 00:23:43.799
 continue to need to be

00:23:43.799 --> 00:23:45.439
 forgiven, and I'm going

00:23:45.439 --> 00:23:46.299
 to continue to need to

00:23:46.299 --> 00:23:47.220
 be cleansed.

00:23:48.079 --> 00:23:49.199
 And so when we read a

00:23:49.199 --> 00:23:50.500
 passage like 1 John 1,

00:23:50.539 --> 00:23:51.879
 9, if we confess our

00:23:51.879 --> 00:23:53.899
 sins, he is faithful and

00:23:53.899 --> 00:23:55.799
 just to forgive our sins

00:23:55.799 --> 00:23:57.680
 and to cleanse us from

00:23:57.680 --> 00:23:58.720
 all unrighteousness.

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 There is this, you

00:24:02.019 --> 00:24:03.579
 have been made pure,

00:24:03.899 --> 00:24:05.339
 you are being made

00:24:05.339 --> 00:24:07.159
 pure, and you will be

00:24:07.159 --> 00:24:09.419
 made pure, fully and

00:24:09.419 --> 00:24:10.319
 finally and completely.

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 It's going to happen at

00:24:12.200 --> 00:24:13.059
 his appearing when you

00:24:13.059 --> 00:24:13.940
 see him, 1 Corinthians

00:24:13.940 --> 00:24:14.480
 15.

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 Your imperishable tent is

00:24:16.919 --> 00:24:17.639
 going to get swallowed

00:24:17.639 --> 00:24:18.359
 up by what is

00:24:18.359 --> 00:24:18.940
 perishable.

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 And at that moment, in

00:24:20.279 --> 00:24:21.159
 the twinkling eye, and

00:24:21.159 --> 00:24:22.700
 the blowing of the

00:24:22.700 --> 00:24:24.559
 trumpet, you see him.

00:24:25.799 --> 00:24:27.099
 And you're going to be

00:24:27.099 --> 00:24:28.159
 made new all the way

00:24:28.159 --> 00:24:28.379
 through.

00:24:31.460 --> 00:24:34.480
 That wickedness in you,

00:24:34.680 --> 00:24:36.740
 that idol maker in you,

00:24:36.899 --> 00:24:37.379
 gone.

00:24:39.680 --> 00:24:40.839
 All by the blood of

00:24:40.839 --> 00:24:41.099
 Jesus.

00:24:42.159 --> 00:24:43.759
 It's all the fruit of

00:24:43.759 --> 00:24:44.599
 his cross work.

00:24:45.839 --> 00:24:46.879
 His positional cleansing,

00:24:47.059 --> 00:24:48.220
 his practical day-by-day

00:24:48.220 --> 00:24:49.279
 cleansing, and then this

00:24:49.279 --> 00:24:50.779
 promised full and forever

00:24:50.779 --> 00:24:52.000
 cleansing that will come

00:24:52.000 --> 00:24:55.220
 where he deals with the

00:24:55.220 --> 00:24:56.299
 defilement of our sin.

00:24:58.440 --> 00:24:59.799
 Hebrews 10, 14 says it

00:24:59.799 --> 00:25:01.740
 this way, for by a single

00:25:01.740 --> 00:25:04.360
 offering, he has perfected

00:25:04.360 --> 00:25:05.660
 for all time those who are

00:25:05.660 --> 00:25:06.720
 being sanctified.

00:25:07.640 --> 00:25:08.940
 Or in the language we've

00:25:08.940 --> 00:25:11.980
 been using, for by a single

00:25:11.980 --> 00:25:13.539
 offering, by a single

00:25:13.539 --> 00:25:17.360
 cleaning at the cross, he has

00:25:17.360 --> 00:25:19.539
 purified for all time those

00:25:19.539 --> 00:25:20.960
 who are being purified.

00:25:24.960 --> 00:25:26.720
 But this purity is not just

00:25:26.720 --> 00:25:27.980
 being made alive from the

00:25:27.980 --> 00:25:29.139
 dead, it's not just simply

00:25:29.139 --> 00:25:30.319
 being washed clean from

00:25:30.319 --> 00:25:34.420
 defilement, it's having your

00:25:34.420 --> 00:25:36.059
 loves rightly reordered.

00:25:36.059 --> 00:25:43.779
 The effects of sin on our

00:25:43.779 --> 00:25:45.399
 humans, on our hearts, is

00:25:45.399 --> 00:25:46.679
 idolatrous.

00:25:48.419 --> 00:25:50.899
 We would oftentimes rather

00:25:50.899 --> 00:25:53.539
 worship at the altar of

00:25:53.539 --> 00:25:58.259
 comfort than to live fully for

00:25:58.259 --> 00:25:59.759
 our risen king.

00:25:59.759 --> 00:26:08.819
 When you got flipped, when

00:26:08.819 --> 00:26:10.059
 you were delivered from the

00:26:10.059 --> 00:26:11.140
 domain of darkness and you

00:26:11.140 --> 00:26:12.700
 were transferred into the

00:26:12.700 --> 00:26:13.980
 kingdom of the beloved son,

00:26:14.279 --> 00:26:15.740
 all by God's grace, a

00:26:15.740 --> 00:26:18.359
 miraculous work, at that

00:26:18.359 --> 00:26:19.900
 moment you got rightly

00:26:19.900 --> 00:26:20.599
 reordered.

00:26:22.500 --> 00:26:25.680
 Jesus became the controlling

00:26:25.680 --> 00:26:27.700
 center of your life.

00:26:27.700 --> 00:26:32.120
 He is the great one thing.

00:26:33.539 --> 00:26:35.319
 He's the great first love.

00:26:38.660 --> 00:26:43.600
 When Jesus comes to town and

00:26:43.600 --> 00:26:45.400
 he claims you as your own, he

00:26:45.400 --> 00:26:47.000
 is going to reorder your

00:26:47.000 --> 00:26:47.440
 loves.

00:26:50.500 --> 00:26:52.700
 In Matthew 22, a lawyer

00:26:52.700 --> 00:26:53.880
 approaches Jesus.

00:26:55.920 --> 00:26:56.360
 Can you hear?

00:26:57.700 --> 00:26:59.920
 What's the greatest commandment

00:26:59.920 --> 00:27:00.480
 in the law?

00:27:02.720 --> 00:27:03.840
 Jesus responds.

00:27:05.640 --> 00:27:06.660
 The first and greatest

00:27:06.660 --> 00:27:08.539
 commandment is to love the

00:27:08.539 --> 00:27:09.539
 Lord your God with all your

00:27:09.539 --> 00:27:10.360
 heart, soul, mind, and

00:27:10.360 --> 00:27:10.600
 strength.

00:27:12.000 --> 00:27:13.220
 And the second is like it.

00:27:13.900 --> 00:27:15.759
 To love your neighbor as

00:27:15.759 --> 00:27:16.200
 yourself.

00:27:17.319 --> 00:27:18.860
 These two great love

00:27:18.860 --> 00:27:20.500
 commandments, all of the

00:27:20.500 --> 00:27:21.580
 prophets hang on them.

00:27:21.579 --> 00:27:22.579
 God's love.

00:27:22.579 --> 00:27:25.939
 And it's for us a reordering

00:27:25.939 --> 00:27:26.839
 of our loves.

00:27:28.240 --> 00:27:30.039
 He is going to want to

00:27:30.039 --> 00:27:32.059
 reorder in you on a daily

00:27:32.059 --> 00:27:35.079
 basis a love for God first

00:27:35.079 --> 00:27:36.379
 and foremost that controls

00:27:36.379 --> 00:27:38.960
 everything, even your love

00:27:38.960 --> 00:27:39.679
 for your neighbor.

00:27:42.179 --> 00:27:44.039
 It's a reordering of our

00:27:44.039 --> 00:27:44.500
 loves.

00:27:44.500 --> 00:27:48.259
 You could say it this way.

00:27:49.920 --> 00:27:52.259
 You were redeemed to live for

00:27:52.259 --> 00:27:53.359
 the glory of God.

00:27:55.259 --> 00:27:56.859
 And so if you're following me,

00:27:57.960 --> 00:27:59.819
 this purity of heart is being

00:27:59.819 --> 00:28:02.559
 made alive by the spirit,

00:28:03.339 --> 00:28:05.579
 being washed clean by the blood

00:28:05.579 --> 00:28:07.759
 of Jesus, and now you've been

00:28:07.759 --> 00:28:10.619
 reordered, realigned to live for

00:28:10.619 --> 00:28:11.619
 the glory of God.

00:28:12.979 --> 00:28:14.379
 How about that for purity in

00:28:14.379 --> 00:28:14.559
 heart?

00:28:18.199 --> 00:28:19.539
 So what is purity in heart?

00:28:19.739 --> 00:28:21.639
 Well, it's a heart that's been

00:28:21.639 --> 00:28:23.639
 made alive by the spirit, washed

00:28:23.639 --> 00:28:26.119
 clean by the blood of Jesus, and

00:28:26.119 --> 00:28:29.000
 it's a person who is now living

00:28:29.000 --> 00:28:30.159
 for the glory of God.

00:28:32.199 --> 00:28:36.799
 Blessed, blessed are the pure in

00:28:36.799 --> 00:28:37.019
 heart.

00:28:37.019 --> 00:28:40.079
 It shows that they have been

00:28:40.079 --> 00:28:41.539
 graced of God.

00:28:42.420 --> 00:28:43.960
 It's at this point, though,

00:28:45.259 --> 00:28:48.599
 I've got to let you know about

00:28:48.599 --> 00:28:48.920
 something.

00:28:51.259 --> 00:28:54.279
 The book of Matthew is very, the

00:28:54.279 --> 00:28:55.160
 structure of the book is

00:28:55.160 --> 00:28:55.680
 beautiful.

00:28:57.319 --> 00:28:59.259
 Here are these eight beatitudes

00:28:59.259 --> 00:29:01.680
 at the beginning of the book, and

00:29:01.680 --> 00:29:04.000
 towards the end of the book, in

00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:06.700
 Matthew 23, we have seven woes.

00:29:08.019 --> 00:29:11.839
 Jesus speaking woe on the scribes

00:29:11.839 --> 00:29:12.740
 and the Pharisees.

00:29:13.900 --> 00:29:18.019
 They are the opposite of being

00:29:18.019 --> 00:29:18.619
 pure in heart.

00:29:19.779 --> 00:29:22.599
 They emphasize being clean on the

00:29:22.599 --> 00:29:25.480
 outside, of having a righteousness

00:29:25.480 --> 00:29:26.740
 that everybody can see.

00:29:28.619 --> 00:29:30.819
 Let me just read to you what Jesus

00:29:30.819 --> 00:29:34.299
 has to say to them in Matthew

00:29:34.299 --> 00:29:36.399
 chapter 23.

00:29:36.859 --> 00:29:38.759
 This is verses 25 through 27.

00:29:45.220 --> 00:29:46.399
 Jesus says this.

00:29:47.299 --> 00:29:49.480
 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees,

00:29:49.659 --> 00:29:50.379
 hypocrites!

00:29:52.119 --> 00:29:53.899
 For you clean the outside of the cup

00:29:53.899 --> 00:29:55.819
 and the plate, but inside they are

00:29:55.819 --> 00:29:58.039
 full of greed and self-indulgence.

00:29:58.039 --> 00:30:00.899
 Those are heart products.

00:30:03.220 --> 00:30:04.960
 You blind Pharisee, first clean the

00:30:04.960 --> 00:30:06.720
 inside of the cup and plate, that the

00:30:06.720 --> 00:30:08.519
 outside also may be clean.

00:30:09.359 --> 00:30:11.220
 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees,

00:30:11.619 --> 00:30:12.180
 hypocrites!

00:30:12.579 --> 00:30:15.119
 For you are like whitewashed tombs,

00:30:15.420 --> 00:30:17.379
 which outwardly appear beautiful,

00:30:17.519 --> 00:30:19.359
 but within are full of dead people's

00:30:19.359 --> 00:30:21.039
 bones and all uncleanness.

00:30:21.039 --> 00:30:21.680
 Cleanness!

00:30:22.359 --> 00:30:24.299
 So you also outwardly appear

00:30:24.299 --> 00:30:26.000
 righteous to others, but within you

00:30:26.000 --> 00:30:27.940
 are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

00:30:29.659 --> 00:30:32.279
 Jesus is making a stark contrast

00:30:32.279 --> 00:30:35.159
 between the blessed ones of his

00:30:35.159 --> 00:30:36.940
 kingdom who are pure in heart,

00:30:37.259 --> 00:30:39.220
 and not necessarily perfect in heart,

00:30:39.480 --> 00:30:40.659
 but striving for purity,

00:30:41.079 --> 00:30:44.460
 and these Pharisees, woe to them!

00:30:44.519 --> 00:30:45.579
 They're under God's curse!

00:30:45.680 --> 00:30:46.720
 They're not in the kingdom,

00:30:47.279 --> 00:30:49.579
 because they're dead in their sin!

00:30:49.579 --> 00:30:50.899
 They're defiled!

00:30:51.259 --> 00:30:52.199
 They're disordered!

00:30:55.839 --> 00:30:58.279
 It's a sober warning for us.

00:31:01.279 --> 00:31:03.379
 And it gets at something that is

00:31:03.379 --> 00:31:04.740
 essential to what it means to be

00:31:04.740 --> 00:31:05.339
 pure in heart.

00:31:07.139 --> 00:31:09.019
 Your heart is aimed at one thing.

00:31:11.000 --> 00:31:11.319
 Jesus.

00:31:12.500 --> 00:31:14.019
 Treasure Him above all else.

00:31:14.859 --> 00:31:16.359
 It's an undivided heart.

00:31:16.559 --> 00:31:18.559
 A pure heart is a heart that has a

00:31:18.559 --> 00:31:20.460
 singularity of purpose and focus.

00:31:22.460 --> 00:31:24.159
 Treasuring Jesus above all else.

00:31:28.720 --> 00:31:30.359
 Okay, I'm going to bring you now

00:31:30.359 --> 00:31:33.019
 in this echocardiogram.

00:31:34.460 --> 00:31:36.419
 We're going to get some specific work

00:31:36.419 --> 00:31:36.720
 done.

00:31:36.720 --> 00:31:46.980
 When Jesus speaks of being pure in heart,

00:31:47.980 --> 00:31:50.000
 it applies to your anger.

00:31:53.440 --> 00:31:55.100
 In 521, Jesus says,

00:31:55.200 --> 00:31:56.200
 You have heard that it was said,

00:31:56.259 --> 00:31:57.059
 to those of old,

00:31:57.180 --> 00:31:58.000
 you shall not murder,

00:31:58.120 --> 00:31:58.900
 and whoever murders

00:31:58.900 --> 00:32:00.420
 will be liable to judgment.

00:32:00.620 --> 00:32:01.700
 But I say to you,

00:32:02.039 --> 00:32:03.420
 that everyone who is angry

00:32:03.420 --> 00:32:04.299
 with his brother

00:32:04.299 --> 00:32:06.159
 will be liable to judgment.

00:32:06.599 --> 00:32:07.919
 Whoever insults his brother

00:32:07.919 --> 00:32:09.339
 will be liable to the council.

00:32:09.480 --> 00:32:10.139
 And whoever says,

00:32:10.259 --> 00:32:10.599
 You fool,

00:32:10.659 --> 00:32:12.279
 will be liable to the hell of fire.

00:32:15.399 --> 00:32:16.240
 Sinful anger

00:32:16.240 --> 00:32:18.480
 is an impurity of heart

00:32:18.480 --> 00:32:20.659
 and must be confessed.

00:32:23.559 --> 00:32:24.000
 Lust.

00:32:25.200 --> 00:32:26.519
 You've heard that it was said,

00:32:26.599 --> 00:32:27.299
 verse 27,

00:32:27.299 --> 00:32:28.779
 you shall not commit adultery.

00:32:28.899 --> 00:32:29.919
 But I say to you,

00:32:30.019 --> 00:32:31.859
 that everyone who looks at a woman

00:32:31.859 --> 00:32:33.539
 with lustful intent

00:32:33.539 --> 00:32:35.139
 has already committed adultery

00:32:35.139 --> 00:32:36.399
 with her in his heart.

00:32:36.559 --> 00:32:37.779
 It's not simply

00:32:37.779 --> 00:32:39.279
 not doing things externally.

00:32:39.619 --> 00:32:40.480
 It's what's going on

00:32:40.480 --> 00:32:41.559
 on the inside.

00:32:42.519 --> 00:32:44.599
 Lust is an impurity of heart.

00:32:46.779 --> 00:32:48.279
 He goes on to talk about

00:32:48.279 --> 00:32:49.440
 many other things.

00:32:49.599 --> 00:32:50.500
 One being hate.

00:32:50.940 --> 00:32:51.159
 Okay,

00:32:51.339 --> 00:32:52.680
 we are in a contentious

00:32:52.680 --> 00:32:53.539
 political cycle.

00:32:54.240 --> 00:32:54.440
 Right?

00:32:54.899 --> 00:32:55.960
 Election for president.

00:32:55.960 --> 00:32:58.819
 Listen to this.

00:33:00.559 --> 00:33:01.400
 Verse 43,

00:33:01.620 --> 00:33:02.840
 You've heard that it was said,

00:33:02.980 --> 00:33:04.039
 You shall love your neighbor

00:33:04.039 --> 00:33:05.259
 and hate your enemy.

00:33:05.380 --> 00:33:06.519
 But I say to you,

00:33:07.000 --> 00:33:08.279
 love your enemies,

00:33:08.460 --> 00:33:09.920
 even political enemies,

00:33:10.980 --> 00:33:12.420
 and pray for those

00:33:12.420 --> 00:33:13.400
 who persecute you.

00:33:15.420 --> 00:33:17.600
 Hatred towards others

00:33:17.600 --> 00:33:19.940
 is an impurity of heart.

00:33:20.180 --> 00:33:21.100
 Needs to be confessed.

00:33:21.099 --> 00:33:26.619
 He goes on to talk about greed.

00:33:27.199 --> 00:33:29.079
 He goes on to talk about anxiety.

00:33:29.699 --> 00:33:30.799
 He goes on to talk about

00:33:30.799 --> 00:33:31.859
 in chapter 27,

00:33:32.359 --> 00:33:33.579
 that if you are judging

00:33:33.579 --> 00:33:34.859
 other people

00:33:34.859 --> 00:33:37.000
 and not first taking the log

00:33:37.000 --> 00:33:38.279
 out of your own eye,

00:33:38.659 --> 00:33:41.079
 you are impure of heart.

00:33:44.759 --> 00:33:45.699
 Again and again,

00:33:46.299 --> 00:33:47.439
 this whole sermon

00:33:47.440 --> 00:33:49.519
 is one big echocardiogram

00:33:49.519 --> 00:33:51.580
 to not only expose,

00:33:51.759 --> 00:33:52.519
 for His Word

00:33:52.519 --> 00:33:54.240
 to expose us

00:33:54.240 --> 00:33:56.259
 and the way to respond to this

00:33:56.259 --> 00:33:57.559
 when you're seeing this stuff

00:33:57.559 --> 00:33:58.059
 in your heart,

00:33:58.299 --> 00:33:59.440
 which we all do,

00:34:00.200 --> 00:34:00.960
 is to say,

00:34:01.160 --> 00:34:01.580
 Oh Lord,

00:34:01.660 --> 00:34:03.000
 have mercy on me.

00:34:04.580 --> 00:34:06.259
 Pour out Your grace on me.

00:34:07.900 --> 00:34:08.700
 Make me pure

00:34:08.700 --> 00:34:09.559
 as You are pure.

00:34:09.559 --> 00:34:18.480
 Purity of heart

00:34:18.480 --> 00:34:19.320
 we're talking about

00:34:19.320 --> 00:34:21.219
 are those in the kingdom

00:34:21.219 --> 00:34:23.380
 who've been made pure

00:34:23.380 --> 00:34:24.239
 on one level,

00:34:24.559 --> 00:34:25.719
 but they're aware

00:34:25.719 --> 00:34:26.860
 of their impurity

00:34:26.860 --> 00:34:27.519
 on another,

00:34:27.980 --> 00:34:29.340
 and yet they're striving

00:34:29.340 --> 00:34:31.259
 to be pure in heart

00:34:31.259 --> 00:34:33.659
 because they've been brought

00:34:33.659 --> 00:34:34.460
 into the kingdom.

00:34:35.400 --> 00:34:37.059
 It's all by God's grace.

00:34:39.559 --> 00:34:42.159
 Now quickly to this promise.

00:34:46.219 --> 00:34:48.759
 Blessed are the pure in heart

00:34:48.759 --> 00:34:51.219
 for they shall see God.

00:34:52.400 --> 00:34:55.259
 This is talking about

00:34:55.259 --> 00:34:57.099
 when you will actually

00:34:57.099 --> 00:35:02.099
 lay your eyes on God.

00:35:03.099 --> 00:35:04.000
 It's when,

00:35:04.079 --> 00:35:04.880
 what Paul talks about

00:35:04.880 --> 00:35:06.139
 when faith becomes sight.

00:35:06.500 --> 00:35:09.099
 Right now we are looking at it

00:35:09.099 --> 00:35:10.839
 through a mirror dimly,

00:35:10.960 --> 00:35:11.960
 but then we will see

00:35:11.960 --> 00:35:13.000
 face to face.

00:35:15.259 --> 00:35:16.900
 This seeing God

00:35:16.900 --> 00:35:19.460
 is this literal

00:35:19.460 --> 00:35:20.279
 when you will be

00:35:20.279 --> 00:35:21.000
 in His presence,

00:35:21.079 --> 00:35:21.900
 in His place,

00:35:21.960 --> 00:35:22.839
 and you will see Him.

00:35:23.099 --> 00:35:23.839
 And the first time

00:35:23.839 --> 00:35:24.659
 you will see Him

00:35:24.659 --> 00:35:25.619
 is at His appearing.

00:35:29.139 --> 00:35:29.880
 And your Bible

00:35:29.880 --> 00:35:31.380
 has much to say about that.

00:35:36.099 --> 00:35:37.960
 In Titus chapter 2,

00:35:38.099 --> 00:35:38.900
 verse 13,

00:35:39.099 --> 00:35:41.420
 waiting for our blessed hope,

00:35:41.539 --> 00:35:42.759
 the appearing of the glory

00:35:42.759 --> 00:35:43.559
 of our God,

00:35:43.940 --> 00:35:44.860
 great God and Savior,

00:35:44.980 --> 00:35:45.639
 Jesus Christ,

00:35:46.079 --> 00:35:47.259
 1 John 3, 2

00:35:47.259 --> 00:35:49.099
 speaks of His appearing

00:35:49.099 --> 00:35:50.920
 and the purifying effect

00:35:50.920 --> 00:35:52.839
 it is to anticipate that.

00:35:53.239 --> 00:35:55.239
 It speaks of in 1 Corinthians 15

00:35:55.239 --> 00:35:56.139
 all the way through

00:35:56.139 --> 00:35:57.259
 the return of Jesus,

00:35:58.000 --> 00:35:59.299
 and it has this

00:35:59.299 --> 00:36:01.199
 strengthening effect

00:36:01.199 --> 00:36:01.980
 for those who are doing

00:36:01.980 --> 00:36:02.719
 the work of the Lord.

00:36:02.719 --> 00:36:05.500
 that you will see Him

00:36:05.500 --> 00:36:09.759
 with your own eyes.

00:36:11.919 --> 00:36:13.259
 This is a promise

00:36:13.259 --> 00:36:14.939
 for those of us

00:36:14.939 --> 00:36:15.559
 in the kingdom

00:36:15.559 --> 00:36:18.500
 so that we keep on

00:36:18.500 --> 00:36:20.379
 pursuing purity of heart.

00:36:21.539 --> 00:36:22.480
 What's beautiful

00:36:22.480 --> 00:36:23.319
 about the promise,

00:36:23.459 --> 00:36:24.719
 it has this kind of

00:36:24.719 --> 00:36:29.779
 anticipation of a future

00:36:29.780 --> 00:36:30.560
 seeing Him

00:36:30.560 --> 00:36:33.800
 as a present purifying effect.

00:36:35.160 --> 00:36:36.040
 Longing for Him,

00:36:37.600 --> 00:36:38.620
 pursuing holiness,

00:36:40.380 --> 00:36:41.000
 persevering.

00:36:41.000 --> 00:36:48.179
 What does Jesus mean

00:36:48.179 --> 00:36:49.679
 by being pure in heart?

00:36:49.880 --> 00:36:50.039
 Well,

00:36:51.760 --> 00:36:52.320
 He means that

00:36:52.320 --> 00:36:53.300
 those blessed of the Lord,

00:36:53.400 --> 00:36:54.820
 those who are in the kingdom

00:36:54.820 --> 00:36:56.280
 are made alive

00:36:56.280 --> 00:36:57.440
 by the Spirit of God,

00:36:57.820 --> 00:36:58.880
 that they've been cleansed

00:36:58.880 --> 00:36:59.960
 by the blood of Christ,

00:37:00.059 --> 00:37:00.579
 that they're living

00:37:00.579 --> 00:37:01.719
 for the glory of God.

00:37:02.000 --> 00:37:03.380
 They know they haven't arrived,

00:37:03.659 --> 00:37:04.900
 but they are continuing

00:37:04.900 --> 00:37:06.360
 to pursue greater degrees

00:37:06.360 --> 00:37:07.380
 of holiness and purity.

00:37:07.380 --> 00:37:10.599
 And what does Jesus mean

00:37:10.599 --> 00:37:12.780
 by we shall see God?

00:37:14.059 --> 00:37:14.260
 Well,

00:37:14.300 --> 00:37:15.280
 this promise is

00:37:15.280 --> 00:37:17.240
 that we're one day closer

00:37:17.240 --> 00:37:18.820
 to seeing Him face to face.

00:37:19.660 --> 00:37:21.160
 And the only way

00:37:21.160 --> 00:37:22.360
 He can wipe a tear

00:37:22.360 --> 00:37:23.360
 from your face

00:37:23.360 --> 00:37:25.660
 is if He's face to face.

00:37:27.860 --> 00:37:28.880
 So let me close

00:37:28.880 --> 00:37:29.860
 with just four questions

00:37:29.860 --> 00:37:30.220
 for you.

00:37:31.820 --> 00:37:33.360
 We've come to the end

00:37:33.360 --> 00:37:35.000
 of the echocardiogram.

00:37:35.000 --> 00:37:39.539
 Does your heart

00:37:39.539 --> 00:37:42.920
 need Spirit reviving?

00:37:44.960 --> 00:37:46.300
 Has sin

00:37:46.300 --> 00:37:48.380
 deadened your heart?

00:37:49.079 --> 00:37:49.980
 Dulled your heart?

00:37:50.400 --> 00:37:51.400
 Distracted your heart?

00:37:52.900 --> 00:37:53.559
 Cry out.

00:37:53.679 --> 00:37:54.280
 Don't wait.

00:37:54.519 --> 00:37:54.960
 Spirit,

00:37:55.139 --> 00:37:57.079
 revive my heart

00:37:57.079 --> 00:37:59.139
 that I would want

00:37:59.139 --> 00:38:00.039
 Jesus.

00:38:00.039 --> 00:38:03.840
 Are you in need

00:38:03.840 --> 00:38:05.320
 of fresh cleansing

00:38:05.320 --> 00:38:06.980
 from the flood,

00:38:07.800 --> 00:38:09.219
 from the fountain,

00:38:09.840 --> 00:38:10.960
 from the blood

00:38:10.960 --> 00:38:11.699
 of Jesus?

00:38:13.619 --> 00:38:14.059
 Don't,

00:38:14.300 --> 00:38:15.440
 don't wait.

00:38:18.239 --> 00:38:19.300
 1 John 1.9,

00:38:19.380 --> 00:38:20.719
 if we confess our sins,

00:38:21.679 --> 00:38:22.579
 He's faithful and just

00:38:22.579 --> 00:38:23.539
 to forgive us our sins

00:38:23.539 --> 00:38:24.460
 and to cleanse us

00:38:24.460 --> 00:38:25.699
 from all unrighteousness.

00:38:25.699 --> 00:38:33.199
 Is your life

00:38:33.199 --> 00:38:33.819
 out of order?

00:38:37.399 --> 00:38:38.859
 Are you putting

00:38:38.859 --> 00:38:40.079
 third things first

00:38:40.079 --> 00:38:42.279
 instead of

00:38:42.279 --> 00:38:43.079
 first things first?

00:38:46.239 --> 00:38:47.899
 Do you need

00:38:47.899 --> 00:38:50.019
 to go to your King

00:38:50.019 --> 00:38:50.879
 and say,

00:38:50.980 --> 00:38:51.819
 oh, forgive me, Lord.

00:38:51.820 --> 00:38:53.640
 help me

00:38:53.640 --> 00:38:54.920
 to treasure you

00:38:54.920 --> 00:38:56.380
 above all else.

00:38:56.500 --> 00:38:57.340
 You are the controlling

00:38:57.340 --> 00:38:58.400
 center of my life.

00:39:02.039 --> 00:39:02.940
 And finally,

00:39:03.740 --> 00:39:06.420
 have you forgotten

00:39:06.420 --> 00:39:07.059
 that you're going

00:39:07.059 --> 00:39:07.700
 to see Him

00:39:07.700 --> 00:39:08.380
 face to face?

00:39:10.860 --> 00:39:12.140
 Maybe this afternoon.

00:39:13.900 --> 00:39:15.260
 Take some time out.

00:39:17.660 --> 00:39:18.740
 Pull out your Bible.

00:39:18.739 --> 00:39:21.959
 read Revelation 19,

00:39:22.119 --> 00:39:23.379
 20, 21, and 22.

00:39:25.819 --> 00:39:26.939
 Pull out your Bible.

00:39:27.939 --> 00:39:29.339
 Read 1 Corinthians 15.

00:39:30.959 --> 00:39:31.959
 Pull out your Bible.

00:39:32.519 --> 00:39:34.219
 Read Matthew 24 and 25.

00:39:35.659 --> 00:39:36.819
 Where we're given

00:39:36.819 --> 00:39:38.859
 these sites of Him.

00:39:43.799 --> 00:39:44.659
 We're citizens

00:39:44.659 --> 00:39:45.519
 of the United States

00:39:45.519 --> 00:39:49.320
 in an election year.

00:39:52.199 --> 00:39:53.420
 But we're citizens

00:39:53.420 --> 00:39:54.159
 of the kingdom

00:39:54.159 --> 00:39:55.639
 forever.

00:39:58.099 --> 00:39:59.340
 So let's,

00:39:59.480 --> 00:40:00.699
 by God's grace,

00:40:03.079 --> 00:40:03.500
 strive

00:40:03.500 --> 00:40:05.099
 to be pure in heart.

00:40:06.519 --> 00:40:06.780
 Amen?

00:40:08.780 --> 00:40:09.679
 God in heaven,

00:40:10.679 --> 00:40:13.780
 we are so grateful

00:40:13.780 --> 00:40:15.519
 that you address us

00:40:15.519 --> 00:40:17.560
 so lovingly.

00:40:19.300 --> 00:40:20.340
 It's out of love,

00:40:20.460 --> 00:40:20.640
 Jesus,

00:40:20.740 --> 00:40:21.760
 you speak these words.

00:40:23.320 --> 00:40:24.440
 And it's out of love

00:40:24.440 --> 00:40:24.820
 for you

00:40:24.820 --> 00:40:26.100
 that we receive them

00:40:26.100 --> 00:40:27.560
 and we say,

00:40:27.700 --> 00:40:28.160
 oh, Lord,

00:40:28.220 --> 00:40:28.680
 thank you.

00:40:30.120 --> 00:40:31.040
 Would you purify

00:40:31.040 --> 00:40:31.680
 our hearts?

00:40:33.280 --> 00:40:34.000
 Would you

00:40:34.000 --> 00:40:35.580
 grow us

00:40:35.580 --> 00:40:37.360
 in Christ-likeness?

00:40:37.980 --> 00:40:38.780
 Lord Jesus,

00:40:38.900 --> 00:40:39.920
 we recognize you

00:40:39.920 --> 00:40:40.740
 as being

00:40:40.740 --> 00:40:41.720
 the purest

00:40:41.720 --> 00:40:42.400
 in heart

00:40:42.400 --> 00:40:43.320
 of all.

00:40:44.639 --> 00:40:45.740
 Thank you for dying

00:40:45.740 --> 00:40:46.539
 for us.

00:40:47.599 --> 00:40:48.220
 In Jesus' name

00:40:48.220 --> 00:40:48.660
 we pray.

00:40:49.440 --> 00:40:49.700
 Amen.

00:40:49.700 --> 00:40:49.820
 Amen.

00:40:49.820 --> 00:40:57.680
 God.

00:40:57.680 --> 00:41:05.740
 Thank you for

00:41:05.740 --> 00:41:06.960
 God.

00:41:07.180 --> 00:41:09.039
 For God in heaven