Gateway Church Geelong
Sunday March 24th 2019
Sunday Sermon Notes
Locations & Times
Gateway Church Geelong
175 Moolap Station Rd, Moolap VIC 3224, Australia
Sunday 10:30 AM
March 24th 2019 - Pastor Lee Eden
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Leading Well In Life
Leading Well is the benefit of a heart condition.
Ephesians 4:23 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
23 You must be made new in your hearts and in your thinking.
23 You must be made new in your hearts and in your thinking.
2 Timothy 1:9 New Living Translation (NLT) 9 For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus.
Matthew 20:28 New Living Translation (NLT)
28 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
28 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
True Leaders have a Heart of service.
Leading Well in life is a heart condition.
Matthew 22:37-40 New International Version (NIV)
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
It's a heart condition
Leading well in life is a heart condition
Leading well in life is a heart condition
Healthy Hearted people
Are able to ask for what they need, want, or prefer—clearly, directly,
honestly
Healthy Hearted people
Recognise, manage, and take responsibility for their own thoughts and
feelings
Healthy Hearted people
Can, when under stress, state their own beliefs and values without
Acting out unfavourably
Healthy Hearted people
Respect others without having to change them
Healthy Hearted people
Give people room to make mistakes and not be perfect
Healthy Hearted people
Appreciate people for who they are—the good, bad, and ugly—not for what they give back
Healthy Hearted people
Accurately assess their own limits, strengths, and weaknesses and are able to freely discuss them with others
Healthy Hearted people
Are deeply in tune with their own emotional world and able to enter into
the feelings, needs, and concerns of others without losing themselves.
Healthy Hearted people
Have the capacity to resolve conflict maturely and negotiate solutions that consider the perspectives of others
Healthy Hearted people
Are works in progress, just like the people they are serving
Healthy Hearted people
Allow the Spirit of God to encounter them so they can walk toward everything God has for them.
Are able to ask for what they need, want, or prefer—clearly, directly,
honestly
Healthy Hearted people
Recognise, manage, and take responsibility for their own thoughts and
feelings
Healthy Hearted people
Can, when under stress, state their own beliefs and values without
Acting out unfavourably
Healthy Hearted people
Respect others without having to change them
Healthy Hearted people
Give people room to make mistakes and not be perfect
Healthy Hearted people
Appreciate people for who they are—the good, bad, and ugly—not for what they give back
Healthy Hearted people
Accurately assess their own limits, strengths, and weaknesses and are able to freely discuss them with others
Healthy Hearted people
Are deeply in tune with their own emotional world and able to enter into
the feelings, needs, and concerns of others without losing themselves.
Healthy Hearted people
Have the capacity to resolve conflict maturely and negotiate solutions that consider the perspectives of others
Healthy Hearted people
Are works in progress, just like the people they are serving
Healthy Hearted people
Allow the Spirit of God to encounter them so they can walk toward everything God has for them.
What is God calling you to?
Proverbs 23:26
26 My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,
Proverbs 23:26
26 My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,
What is the Heart of follower of Jesus?
Psalm 9:1
1 I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
Psalm 9:1
1 I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
Proverbs 27:19 New Living Translation (NLT)
19 As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.
Proverbs 27:19 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
19 Just as you can see your own face reflected in water, so your heart reflects the kind of person you are.
19 As a face is reflected in water,
so the heart reflects the real person.
Proverbs 27:19 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
19 Just as you can see your own face reflected in water, so your heart reflects the kind of person you are.
How can we Lead Well with Hearts that are conditioned and renewed?
Psalm 119 NLT Beth
9 How can a young person stay pure? (heart)
By obeying your word.
10 I have tried hard to find you—
don’t let me wander from your commands.
11 I have hidden your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
12 I praise you, O Lord;
teach me your decrees.
13 I have recited aloud
all the regulations you have given us.
14 I have rejoiced in your laws
as much as in riches.
15 I will study your commandments
and reflect on your ways.
16 I will delight in your decrees
and not forget your word.
9 How can a young person stay pure? (heart)
By obeying your word.
10 I have tried hard to find you—
don’t let me wander from your commands.
11 I have hidden your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
12 I praise you, O Lord;
teach me your decrees.
13 I have recited aloud
all the regulations you have given us.
14 I have rejoiced in your laws
as much as in riches.
15 I will study your commandments
and reflect on your ways.
16 I will delight in your decrees
and not forget your word.
Everything Stems and Streams from the Heart
Proverbs 17:22 New Living Translation (NLT)
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
Proverbs 17:22 The Passion Translation (TPT)
22 A joyful, cheerful heart brings healing to both body and soul.
But the one whose heart is crushed struggles with sickness and depression.
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
Proverbs 17:22 The Passion Translation (TPT)
22 A joyful, cheerful heart brings healing to both body and soul.
But the one whose heart is crushed struggles with sickness and depression.
Ezekiel 36:26 New Living Translation (NLT)
26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.[a]
26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.[a]
Ezekiel 36:26 nlt
26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.[b]27 And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.
26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.[b]27 And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.
Proverbs 4:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.
Proverbs 4:23 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
23 Above all, be careful what you think because your thoughts control your life.
23 Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.
Proverbs 4:23 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
23 Above all, be careful what you think because your thoughts control your life.
Leading Well in Life
Extra Notes
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