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Blessed are the Pure in Heart (Matthew 5:8)
We are continuing our study of what it means to be in the kingdom of God; God’s description of the inner realities of genuine repentance and faith. We continue this morning with verse 8, “Blessed are the pure in heart, because they shall see God.” “blessed” - the running theme throughout the beatitudes that describes the state of contentment, favor, joy, and peace of those who are in a right relationship with God. “the pure in heart” - as has been said all along the sphere of genuine Christianity is the inner man, the heart. This cuts through every thing superficial. God is Intensely Concerned about the Heart 1 Sam. 16:7 “God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart” 1 Chr. 29:17- 19 “I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all theses things … O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, our fathers, preserve this forever in the intentions of the heart of Our people, and direct their heart to You; and give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies and Your statutes, and to do them all” Rev. 2:23 “I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds” God is and always has been concerned about the heart of His people.
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How does God come close to you?
God comes close to us by giving us grace to listen to Him, to watch for Him and to wait upon Him.
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Getting A Lot From A Little
The first sermon in a series from the Christian Church of Clarendon Hills.
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Sacred Life: Titus 1.1-4
In Paul's letter written to Titus one sees life. In fact, a sacred and holy life for a different kind of people, the church. Titus finds himself in Crete. The churches which he is charged with giving oversight find themselves in an evil culture that is lost, chaotic and confused. The influence of the outside culture is impacting the church. Paul calls Titus to get things in order. We must do this in our own lives. It is time to call a time out and set things in order. Let’s look at our individual lives, our family, our home and our relationships and set things in order. We need to see what is lacking and ask the Lord to fill us up. We need to stop living in confusion and chaos allowing the Lord to bring truth and peace to our lives. We need to live the life we were created for and called to as God’s people. We are to be different and to stand out from the culture and this world that we live in. Too many times we do not. I pray that as we dive into this timely letter that we as God’s people would be drenched under the waterfall of God’s Word and live in the overflow of the godly life which He produces in us impacting the different spheres of influence in our lives.
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