The Vineyard Church
Pastor Mark Pope,
February 22/23, 2020
Question:
Have you ever had or seen a “pure-hearted moment”?
1 Samuel 16:7 NIV
Luke 6:45 NIV
Proverbs 4:23 NIV
Matthew 5:1-8 NIV
Main Point #1:
A good heart requires…
Guarding against contaminants.
Definition:
καθαρός (katharos)
clean, pure, unstained, innocent, unmixed (without undesirable elements).
Matthew 6:22-23 NIV
Subpoint:
How we filter determines what we are full of.
1 Corinthians 15:33 NIV
Definition:
φθείρω (fthi’-ro)
To destroy, spoil to cause or experience decomposition into a lower form…
Mark 10:14 NIV
1 Kings 12:4, 10-11 NIV
Subpoint:
Am I filtering my feed? Be a helpful voice.
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Main Point #2:
A good heart requires…
Engaging in a Holy Spirit process.
Ezekiel 11:19 NIV
Philippians 1:6 NIV
Ephesians 5:25-26 NIV
Subpoint:
The activity of the Holy Spirit will continue to purify our hearts.