http://rlcfchurch.org/being-effectual-hearer-gods-word
River of Life Christian Fellowship
1306 N Lincoln Avenue
Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The central message is that God's Word is a powerful, living, and active discerner capable of revealing the true thoughts and intents of our hearts. To truly hear God's Word, we must approach it with humility and an open agenda, seeking to know the Lord Jesus. Because the heart is deceitful, we must pray for the Word to pierce through our self-deceptions and expose the true state of our condition, as God looks at the heart, not just outward actions.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Starting with the weekly memory verseIf you struggle with where to begin reading the Bible, starting with the weekly memory verse is a great habit that God can use to lead you into other parts of scripture.Psalm 36:9
Receiving the word in humility to save our soulsWe must come to God's word with humility and no open agenda so that it is able to save our souls.James 1:21
Seeing the Lord and discerning the heartThe primary reason to read scripture is to see Jesus, but another key function is for God's word to pierce through and discern the thoughts and intents of our hearts.Hebrews 4:12–13
God focuses straight at our heartsGod does not focus primarily on our actions or words, but looks straight at the heart, which is deceitful above all things.Jeremiah 17:9
Sin proceeds from within the heartJesus taught that evil thoughts, lust, anger, and every form of sin proceed directly from inside the human heart.Matthew 15:17–19
Guarding the heart as the source of lifeWe are commanded to guard our hearts with all diligence because every issue of life flows from it.Proverbs 4:23
God searches hearts and thoughtsDavid instructed Solomon to serve God with a perfect heart because the Lord searches all hearts and understands every imagination.1 Chronicles 28:9
God will bring hidden things to lightUltimately, God will judge the hidden counsels and motives of every person's heart when He comes.1 Corinthians 4:5
Trials and circumstances expose what is already insideHard situations, such as a lockdown, do not create new sin in us; they simply expose the sin that was already there all along.
The unattainable standard of loveReading chapters like 1 Corinthians 13 reveals the infinitely high standard of love, showing us that we cannot attain it in our own strength.
A prayer to be searched and helpedWe must continually ask God to use His word and show us the true state of our hearts so we can walk in the everlasting way.
http://rlcfchurch.org/being-effectual-hearer-gods-word
River of Life Christian Fellowship
1306 N Lincoln Avenue
Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The central message is that God's Word is a powerful, living, and active discerner capable of revealing the true thoughts and intents of our hearts. To truly hear God's Word, we must approach it with humility and an open agenda, seeking to know the Lord Jesus. Because the heart is deceitful, we must pray for the Word to pierce through our self-deceptions and expose the true state of our condition, as God looks at the heart, not just outward actions.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Starting with the weekly memory verseIf you struggle with where to begin reading the Bible, starting with the weekly memory verse is a great habit that God can use to lead you into other parts of scripture.Psalm 36:9
Receiving the word in humility to save our soulsWe must come to God's word with humility and no open agenda so that it is able to save our souls.James 1:21
Seeing the Lord and discerning the heartThe primary reason to read scripture is to see Jesus, but another key function is for God's word to pierce through and discern the thoughts and intents of our hearts.Hebrews 4:12–13
God focuses straight at our heartsGod does not focus primarily on our actions or words, but looks straight at the heart, which is deceitful above all things.Jeremiah 17:9
Sin proceeds from within the heartJesus taught that evil thoughts, lust, anger, and every form of sin proceed directly from inside the human heart.Matthew 15:17–19
Guarding the heart as the source of lifeWe are commanded to guard our hearts with all diligence because every issue of life flows from it.Proverbs 4:23
God searches hearts and thoughtsDavid instructed Solomon to serve God with a perfect heart because the Lord searches all hearts and understands every imagination.1 Chronicles 28:9
God will bring hidden things to lightUltimately, God will judge the hidden counsels and motives of every person's heart when He comes.1 Corinthians 4:5
Trials and circumstances expose what is already insideHard situations, such as a lockdown, do not create new sin in us; they simply expose the sin that was already there all along.
The unattainable standard of loveReading chapters like 1 Corinthians 13 reveals the infinitely high standard of love, showing us that we cannot attain it in our own strength.
A prayer to be searched and helpedWe must continually ask God to use His word and show us the true state of our hearts so we can walk in the everlasting way.
