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StrengthStrengthRecapRecap Being real and seeing ourselves as God

sees us• Spiritually and morally bankrupt

When all there’s left is hope• Bereavement is not just about death

Content – with what?• Meek = strength under control

The heart of the matter• We’re called to live to higher standards

Forgiveness is a choice• Unforgiveness has power over us


StrengthStrengthMatthew 5: 8 Matthew 5: 8 (NIVUK)(NIVUK)““Blessed are the pure in Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see Godheart, for they will see God””

““You're blessed when you get You're blessed when you get your inside world – your mind your inside world – your mind and heart – put right. Then you and heart – put right. Then you can see God in the outside can see God in the outside worldworld””

The MessageThe Message


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Spirit, soul, Spirit, soul, bodybody

BODYSOULPhysical

attributesSenses- touch- sight- smell- sound- taste

MindWill Emotions

SPIRIT


StrengthStrength3 Questions3 Questions What does being pure in What does being pure in

heart mean?heart mean? What does it mean to see What does it mean to see

God?God? If I know what they mean, If I know what they mean,

what am I doing about it what am I doing about it and am I living it?and am I living it?


StrengthStrengthPure in heartPure in heartWho may ascend the hill of the Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy LORD? Who may stand in his holy place?place?

Psalm 24:3 (NIVUK)Psalm 24:3 (NIVUK)

He who has clean hands and He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is falseswear by what is false

Psalm 24:4 (NIVUK)Psalm 24:4 (NIVUK)


StrengthStrength4 Elements4 Elements Clean handsClean hands Pure heartPure heart Those who don’t worship Those who don’t worship

idolsidols Those who don’t lie (KJV – Those who don’t lie (KJV –

acts deceitfully)acts deceitfully)


StrengthStrengthPure in heartPure in heartCome near to God and he will Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-your hearts, you double-mindedminded

James 4:8 (NIVUK)James 4:8 (NIVUK) Clean (washed) handsClean (washed) hands Purifying of heartsPurifying of hearts Acting deceitfully (double-minded)Acting deceitfully (double-minded)


StrengthStrengthWhat Jesus saidWhat Jesus said““Love the Lord your God with Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all all your heart and with all your soul and with all your your soul and with all your mindmind” ”

Matthew 22:37 (NIVUK)Matthew 22:37 (NIVUK)


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Where’s our Where’s our heart?heart?Teach me your way, LORD, that I Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name fear your name Psalm Psalm 86:11 (NIVUK)86:11 (NIVUK)

I will give them an undivided heart I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of fleshstone and give them a heart of flesh

Ezekiel 11:19 (NIVUK)Ezekiel 11:19 (NIVUK)


StrengthStrengthSeeing GodSeeing GodFor since the creation of the For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities – world God's invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has being understood from what has been made, so that people are been made, so that people are without excusewithout excuse

Romans 1:20 (TNIV)Romans 1:20 (TNIV)


StrengthStrengthSeeing GodSeeing GodGod, the blessed and only Ruler, the God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no-one unapproachable light, whom no-one has seen or can seehas seen or can see 1Timothy 6:15b-1Timothy 6:15b-16 (NIVUK)16 (NIVUK)

No-one has ever seen God; but if we No-one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us and his love is made complete in us 1John 4:12 (NIVUK)1John 4:12 (NIVUK)


StrengthStrengthSeeing GodSeeing God We get to meet HimWe get to meet Him We get to know HimWe get to know Him We get to become more We get to become more

like Himlike Him


StrengthStrengthSeeing GodSeeing GodNo one has seen the Father except No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he the one who is from God; only he has seen the Fatherhas seen the Father John 6:46 John 6:46 (NIVUK) (NIVUK)

Anyone who has seen me has seen Anyone who has seen me has seen the Fatherthe Father John 14:9 (NIVUK)John 14:9 (NIVUK)

No one has ever seen God. The One No one has ever seen God. The One and Only Son – the One who is at the and Only Son – the One who is at the Father's side – He has revealed Him Father's side – He has revealed Him

John 1:18 (HCSB)John 1:18 (HCSB)


StrengthStrengthSeeing GodSeeing GodI tell you the truth, the Son can do I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does because whatever the Father does the Son also does.the Son also does. For the Father For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, to your amazement he will does. Yes, to your amazement he will show him even greater things than show him even greater things than these these

John 5:19-20 (NIVUK) John 5:19-20 (NIVUK)


StrengthStrengthSeeing GodSeeing GodBut whenever someone turns to the But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord – who is the of the Lord. And the Lord – who is the Spirit – makes us more and more like Spirit – makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his him as we are changed into his glorious image glorious image

2Corinthians 3:16-18 (NLT) 2Corinthians 3:16-18 (NLT)


StrengthStrengthSeeing GodSeeing GodThe god of this age has blinded the minds The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For what Christ, who is the image of God. For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, "Let light Jesus' sake. For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light shine shine out of darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Christ face of Christ

2Corinthians 4:4-6 (TNIV) 2Corinthians 4:4-6 (TNIV)


StrengthStrengthThe ChallengeThe ChallengeThe LORD does not look at The LORD does not look at the things human beings the things human beings look at. People look at the look at. People look at the outward appearance, but outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the the LORD looks at the heartheart

1 Samuel 16:7 (TNIV)1 Samuel 16:7 (TNIV)


StrengthStrengthThe ChallengeThe ChallengeThe things that come out of The things that come out of the mouth come from the the mouth come from the heart, and these defile you. heart, and these defile you. For out of the heart come evil For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander false testimony, slander

Matthew 15:18-19 (TNIV)Matthew 15:18-19 (TNIV)


StrengthStrengthThe ChallengeThe ChallengeFlee the evil desires of Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a who call on the Lord out of a pure heartpure heart

2Timothy 2:22 (NIVUK)2Timothy 2:22 (NIVUK)


StrengthStrengthThe ChallengeThe Challenge Where is my heart? Where is my heart? Where is my focus?Where is my focus? With whom am I With whom am I

associating?associating?

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