The Pursuit of Happiness, Part 7

When you trust Jesus as your Lord and Savior and surrender your life to Him, He places a new heart inside you. He replaces your “heart of stone” with a “living heart,” and who you are and what you do is fueled by the condition of your heart.

Your Love Awakens Me
Phil Wickham

A Thousand Hallelujahs
Brooke Ligertwood

Christ Be Magnified
Cody Carnes

Cornerstone
Hillsong Worship

Ashley Anderson
“Jesus has brought the kingdom of God near, near enough for you to move into, and here are the house rules.”

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Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.

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Henri Nouwen, The Way of the Heart
“From the heart arise unknowable impulses as well as conscious feelings, moods and wishes. The heart, too, has its reasons and is the center of perception and understanding. Finally, the heart is the seat of the will: it makes plans and comes to good decisions. Thus the heart is the central and unifying organ of our personal life.”

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Matthew 23:25
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hyporcrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self indulgence.

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Matthew 23:27-28
You are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people’s bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

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Matthew 6:1
Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

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Matthew 6:2
When you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do.

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Matthew 6:5
When you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others.

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Matthew 6:16
When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others.

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Katharos
Pure in motive, exhibits single mindedness, undivided devotion and spiritual integrity.

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Marks #1 and #2
Finds our identity in Jesus and adopts the lifestyle of Jesus.

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Psalm 119:9
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.

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Proverbs 4:23-27
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil.

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Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.