LifePoint Church (Pearland, TX)
Guest Benito Fresquez on January 23, 2022. Watch this service online on Facebook or YouTube.
Proverbs 4:23-27 NIV
3 Principles of the Heart:
1. The __________ of my heart.
2. The ____________ of my heart.
3. The ___________ of my heart.
1. Guarding my heart should be my top __________.
Proverbs 4:23 NIV
What is the Heart?
- ______________ capacity.
- ____________ capacity.
- ____________ capacity.
- _______ capacity.
Mark 7:21-23 NIV
2. I must _________ my heart from enemy attacks.
1 Peter 5:8 NLT
Acts of the Apostles 5:3 NLT
3. My heart has ___________ for great good or evil.
TRUTH: Disordered _______ will always produce a disordered ______.
Proverbs 4:20-27 NET
Which "words" and "sayings" is v. 20 talking about (see also v. 10-13)?
Proverbs 4:10-13 ESV
Verses 10-11 relates wisdom to the words we're commanded to hold on to. What is wisdom? What is necessary to have wisdom (see Proverbs 9:10 and 2 Timothy 3:15-17)?
Proverbs 9:10 ESV
2 Timothy 3:15-17 ESV
What does Proverbs 4:23 mean when it says "from [your heart] are the sources of life?" (Hint: What does v. 20-21 say is in your heart?)
How does what is in your heart affect how you live (see Mark 7:21-23)? Is your heart the source of the evil you do, the good you do, or both?
Mark 7:21-23 ESV
If our heart is the source of our life, how can we improve the condition of our hearts (for some ideas, see Proverbs 4:20-21, Matthew 6:21, and Ezekiel 36:26-27)?
Matthew 6:21 ESV
Ezekiel 36:26-27 ESV
What are some practical things you think you can do to "guard" your heart?
Take a look at the rest of Proverbs 4 (v. 23-27). What body parts are mentioned in these verses? What is each body part doing? What does this tell us about how we are to live, especially as you see that body parts are included from head to toe (is this related to the thoughts of 2 Timothy 3:17)?