“Heart vs. Habit: How To Develop A Deeper Heart For God”
Pastor Jim
Sunday
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Message
“Heart vs. Habit: How To Develop A Deeper Heart For God”
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All last month we talked about getting ready for the blessing. God has declared:
2024: A Year of Favor For The Faithful!
Meaning
For
God Is Going To Start Overflowing The Blessings In The Lives Of Those Who Have Been Faithful To Him!
Last month we studied on
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Last
Matthew
14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted
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Did
The Parable Of The Talents Talks About Three Types Of People
Verse
16 The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more. 17 So also, the one with the two talents gained two more.
1st person - went AT ONCE - doubled money 2nd person - went (eventually) - doubled money 3rd person - went somewhere else - did nothing 2 of them did the work
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We spent last month talking about the one who did
What Separated The Two Servants?
BOTH
The bible says the first servant left AT once. put the money to work and gained more.
likewise
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he was dedicated to the task/vision his heart was in it.
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This made me think
But there’s still something that separates us… Which makes us take a look at our motivations. This leads to the title:
Message
“Heart vs. Habit: How To Develop A Deeper Heart For God”
do we serve God based
Today we talk about why we do what we do.
do we serve God out of habit?
This made me think about this scripture here:
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Are Our Hearts In The Right Place?
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People
Lovers
Proud
Ungrateful {for the times people have helped us…we can’t say thank you.}
Unforgiving
Lovers
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If We Want The Power Of God, We Have To Have Hearts Towards God!
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This is where we examine the “why” of what we do. Why are we believers?
Why do we come to church? Why do we pray?
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There are some who are in church because it’s what they were taught to do. we go to church every Sunday
because we were “taught” to do so. we pray before we eat…
because we were “taught” to do so. This means we can be doing things out of habit.
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Some
we can fool ourselves into thinking it’s heart
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Do We “Pray” Out Of Habit Or Heart? Do We “Serve” Out Of Habit Or Heart? Do We “Give” Out Of Habit Or Heart?
Do
It
Doing Things Out Of Habit Doesn’t Move God. Doing Things Out Of The Heart Does!
How
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God sent Samuel to anoint one of Jesse’s sons to be the next king. David was selected.
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Samuel
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David
Jesse
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God wasn’t looking at their outward appearance. He
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God wasn’t looking at what they were “doing.” He was looking at their heart.
Where Is Our Heart Focused?
This
Proverbs
23
Above
Guard
We read all the things that would happen in the last days… The bible tells us to keep our hearts on God.
Psalm
4 Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil, to take part in wicked deeds with men who are evildoers; let me not eat
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There are some of us who may be lacking the power of God in our lives. we have to examine “why” we do what we do!
If You’ve Been Doing Things Out Of Habit, Now’s The Time To Change!
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Joel
12 “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and
Return
Rend your heart and not your garments…
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How
Spending Time With God Develops Your Heart For Him
Our
that’s
David
but
Quiet Time With God Is What Grows Your Heart For Him
You have to spend your own time with God. In prayer.
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In your private
James
8
As
Jeremiah
13
We can’t just seek God “at church.”
Sometimes we need to step back… and see him.
Psalm
10
Stop the busy work… Stop the habit stuff… Be still and know… He is God.