21. “Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God.”
Matthew 5:8
22. SIMPLE TEST
FOR A PURE HEART
STOP and ASK…Do I have the FRUIT:
Love/Joy/Peace/Patience/Kindness
Goodness/Gentleness/Faithfulness/
Self-control
Galatians 5:22-23
23. What God is teaching me…
…it’s not always the way I see it,
and it’s normally not about the obvious.
IT IS ABOUT MY SINFUL HEART.
34. TWO KEY INGREDIENTS OF A
SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE:
1. ABSOLUTE SURRENDER
35. TWO KEY INGREDIENTS OF A
SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE:
1. ABSOLUTE SURRENDER
2. COMMUNICATION
36. TWO KEY INGREDIENTS OF A
SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE:
1. ABSOLUTE SURRENDER
He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your
mind…”
2. COMMUNICATION
37. TWO KEY INGREDIENTS OF A
SUCCESSFUL CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE:
1. ABSOLUTE SURRENDER
He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your
mind…”
2. COMMUNICATION
…and, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Luke 10:27 (NIV)
42. “You shaped me first inside, then out; you formed
me in my mother’s womb… You know me inside and
out, you know every bone in my body; You know
exactly how I was made, bit by bit… Like an open
book, you watched me grow from conception to
birth; ALL the stages of my life were spread out
before you, the days of my life all prepared
before I’d even lived one day!”” Psalm 139:13 (MSG)
43. “God has given each of you a gift
from his great variety of spiritual
gifts. Use them well to serve one
another.” 1 Peter 4:10 (NLT)