This document appears to be notes from a lesson about examining one's heart. It discusses biblical passages about the importance of the heart to God and what Jesus said about the heart. It encourages looking closely at the heart of Christ, one's own heart, and the Spirit's transformation of the heart. The story of Zacchaeus is analyzed to examine the hearts of Zacchaeus, the people, and Jesus. The lesson challenges participants to examine how far they will go to find Jesus and how they judge others.

1. Lesson 1: March 18, 2015

2. Thanks for being
here tonight!

3. (remember the days of black and
white TVs?)
Some things are just
black and …white

4. 1950s

5. 1963

6. 1964

7. 1969

8. 1974

9. 1977

10. We only have a certain
amount of time on this earth…
Two things…
What is the heart of the matter???
Some things are just
black and …white

11. Jesus
Becoming like Him

12. Philippians 2:1-4
Therefore if you have any encouragement
from being united with Christ, if any comfort from
his love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any
tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my
joy complete by being like-minded, having the
same love, united in spirit and intent on one
purpose. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or
vain conceit. Rather, in humility of mind, value
others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your
own interests, but also to the interests of
others. Have this attitude in yourselves, which
was also in Christ Jesus.

13. In this class…
Look closely at the heart of Christ.
Look closely at our own hearts.

14. Over $40 billion is
spent each year
monitoring and
treating the human
heart.
The
physical heart…

15. us with
another
heart…

16. This Heart is …
 the emotional or moral (part of a person) as
distinguished from the intellectualnature.
 generousdisposition, compassion “a leader with heart”
 courage, ardor “never lose heart”
 one's innermost character, feelings,or inclinations
(“knewit in his heart”.. “a man after my own heart”) the
central or innermost part of a person.

17. Why is “this” heart
so important to
God?

18. What
did
Jesus
say
about
the
heart?

19. Matt. 15:8.. “‘These people honor me
with their lips, but their hearts
are far from me.”
Mark 12:29-30...The most important
one,” answered Jesus, “is this:
‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the
Lord is one. Love the Lord your God
with all your heart…

20. Matthew 6:21
“For where your treasure is, there
your heart will be also.”
Luke 16:15
He said to them, “You are the ones who
justify yourselves in the eyes of
others, but God knows your hearts.
What people value highly is
detestable in God’s sight.

21. Matt. 15:18-19…But the things that come
out of a person’s mouth come from
the heart, and these make a man
unclean. For out of the heart come
evil thoughts—murder, adultery,
sexual immorality, theft, false testimony,
slander.

22. Matt. 18:35.. “This is how my heavenly
Father will treat each of you unless
you forgive your brother or sister
from your heart.”

23. In this class…
Look closely at the heart of Christ.
Look closely at our own hearts.
Look closely at the Spirit’s
transformation in our hearts.

24. Ephesians 1:17 – 18
17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the
Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you
may know him better.
18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart
may be enlightened in order that you may
know the hope to which he has called you,
the riches of his glorious inheritance in the
saints, and His incomparably great power for
us who believe.

25. Romans 8:27
And he who searches our hearts
knows the mind of the Spirit, because
the Spirit intercedes for the saints in
accordance with God’s will.

26. The Ten Week Challenge
Pray daily for the eyes of our hearts to be
enlightened.
Monitor our hearts daily by monitoring
what is coming out of our mouths.
Pray daily for God to search our hearts
and transform them into the heart of
Christ.

27. What
was
Jesus
really
like?

28. ZacchaeusLuke 19:1-10

29. Luke 19:1-10
Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus;
he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
He wanted to see who Jesus was, but being a
short man he could not, because of the
crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a
sycamore fig tree to see him, since Jesus was
coming that way
When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up
and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down

30. Luke 19:1-10
immediately. I must stay at your house
today.” So he came down at once and
welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this
and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the
guest of a ‘sinner.’”
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord,
“Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my
possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated
anyone out of anything, I will pay him back
four times the amount.”

31. Luke 19:1-10
Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come
to this house, because this man, too, is a
son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came
to seek and save what was lost.”

32. Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1-10
Let’s look at the three hearts:
1. Zacchaeus
• He had become corrupt and cheated
people.
• He was hated by the people.
• He knew something was missing and
desperately wanted to see Jesus.

33. Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1-10
Let’s look at the three hearts:
2. The People
• They didn’t want to give him a
second chance.
• They were angry with Jesus’ mercy.
• They couldn’t see past their hatred.

34. Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1-10
Let’s look at the three hearts:
3. Jesus
• He loves and is seeking to save
people.
• He knows what has happened to
Zacchaeus.
• He calls Zacchaeus by name and
wants to enter his world.

35. Zacchaeus
(Luke 19:1-10)
Let’slookatourhearts:
• Howfaroutofour
comfortzoneswill
wegotofindJesus?
• Howdowejudgepeople?
• Whatismissingin
ourheartstonight?

36. Revelation 3:20
“Here I am! I stand at
the door and knock.
If anyone hears my
voice and opens the
door, I will come in
and eat with him,
and he with me.”

37. Let’s look at scripture.
Acts 2:36-39
What does it mean
to be filled with the
Holy Spirit?