Paradox: Week Seven - The Pure of Heart

On the Overtime Podcast, The Real Life Sermon Team shares their different perspectives and personal stories about how God's Word and the Holy Spirit is actively working around us. 

This week's discussion really hit home as they talked about the importance of repentance, daily self-reflection, and letting God transform our hearts. It's a powerful reminder that our journey to purity is all about staying close to God every day.  

Remember, this pursuit of holiness and righteousness is something we do together, beyond just Sunday sermons. Thanks for being a part of this adventure with us!

Some of the key points they discuss in this episode are:

What is the Heart? Acknowledgment of the heart's wickedness (Jeremiah 17) and the need for God to change it.

What is the Purification Process for our Heart?

* Repentance: Emphasizing the importance of repentance and confession (Psalm 51, 1 John 1:9).

* Daily Examination: Asking God to search and purify the heart daily (Psalm 139).

* Heart Transformation: Allowing God to create a pure heart and filling it with His desires (Ephesians 3, Ezekiel 36, Psalm 27).

Practical Application:

* Head, Heart, Hands, Feet: Understanding, motivation, practical action, and outreach.

* Obedience: Sometimes doing the right thing with the wrong motivation as a step towards heart change.

* Conflict: Acknowledgment of ongoing internal conflict between sinful desires and the will of God (Galatians 5).

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