04 Nov Prayers: Don’t Trust The Heart, Yet You Need The Heart
Preacher Huijun - 27 March 2014
Match Your Spiritual State With The Truth
“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. Whoever has ears, let them hear.” These 4 soils can refer to the 4 persons, but it can also refer to the different stages we have as a believer. Which spiritual state would you like to be in? The right spiritual state is a reflection of how much we confirm the Truth in our lives, and our willingness to obey the Word of God today.
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Prayers: Don’t Trust The Heart, Yet You Need The Heart
Verses to read:
<Jeremiah 17:9> <Mark 7:20-21><James 4:7-10><James 4:1-2,4>
Introduction:
“Pray in the spirit with all kinds of prayers in all occasion” <Eph 6:18>.
- Yet, prayer is by far one of the most difficult spiritual exercise in most Christian lives. Few enjoyed prayer becoz they could not draw near to God.
- In prayer, our heart lies at the center of the problem.
- Should we trust our heart? Yet without the heart, how to pray?
- The Lord is near to the broken-hearted, and HE saves the contrite in spirit <Ps 34:18>.
1. The Gospel reveals the nature of the Heart.
1) Its deceitful above all else <Jer 17:9>.
- It creates its own truth, even about God.
- People who believes in the wrong gospel are NOT praying, even though they are.
- What is the fundamental gospel truths?
– SIN (against God)
– Salvation (through Faith in Christ alone)
– To live in pursuit of God and the Kingdom
2) So there must first be a renewal of the heart
- heart of stone to a heart of flesh <Eze 36:26>.
3) Yet, the heart is always prone to spiritual attacks.
- Prone to the enemies lies (temptations, accusations, worries of life, feel abandoned by God, etc)
2. How to draw near to God, despite spiritual attacks?
1) Know our spiritual enemy – The Devil
- He works through:
(1) Our sinful desires
(2) The World
(3) Haughtiness, proudness
2) Yet God showed us MORE GRACE! <v6>
- My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. <1 John 2:1>
- If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. <1 John 1:9>
3) Act of True Confession <v8>
- (1) Wash your hands, you sinners
- (2) Purify your hearts, you double-minded
4) Grieve, mourn and wail… <v9>
5) Humble yourself before the Lord and he will lift you up. <v10>
Reflection:
1) What is the greatest obstacle in your prayer life?
2) How do you usually deal with a “no heart to pray” situation?
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