“Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart” 1 Samuel 16:7. What matters more, your actions or the heart behind those actions? Is it really the thought that counts? Sometimes, the action counts for a great deal, does it not? Can the father who never spends time with his childrenContinue reading “The Lord Looks on Your Heart (and Your Actions!). Zechariah 7:5-10.”
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SERMON ON THE MOUNT: Matthew 6 is About the HEART. Matthew 6:33.
Yesterday I wrote that the Beatitudes (the opening lines of the Sermon on the Mount) are about the heart. This is a theme of the Son of God’s first and most important sermon: your heart. The Old Testament encouraged God’s people to obey the law. And the words of Jesus are consistent with that. HeContinue reading “SERMON ON THE MOUNT: Matthew 6 is About the HEART. Matthew 6:33.”
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