Life’s Healing Life’s Healing ChoicesChoices

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

Matthew 23:25 "Woe to "Woe to you...Pharisees, you you...Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, outside of the cup and dish, but insidebut inside they are full of they are full of greed and self-indulgence. greed and self-indulgence. 26Blind Pharisee! Blind Pharisee! First clean First clean the insidethe inside of the cup and dish, of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will and then the outside also will be clean.. be clean..

27You are like whitewashed You are like whitewashed tombs, which tombs, which look beautiful on look beautiful on the outsidethe outside but on the insidebut on the inside are full of dead men's are full of dead men's bones.... bones....

What is the “Heart?”What is the “Heart?”

Matthew 15:18-19 But the But the things that come out of the things that come out of the mouth mouth come from the heartcome from the heart, , and these make a man and these make a man 'unclean.''unclean.'

19For out of the heartFor out of the heart come come evil thoughts, murder, evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.theft, false testimony, slander.

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is The heart is deceitful above all things and deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can beyond cure. Who can understand it? understand it?

What is “Pure?”What is “Pure?”

1. __________ .1. __________ .Clean

Hebrews 12:14 Make every Make every effort to live in peace with all effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the holiness no one will see the Lord.Lord.

Isaiah 1:18 "Come now, let us "Come now, let us reason together. Though your reason together. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” shall be like wool.”

1 John 1:9 If we confess our If we confess our sins He is faithful to forgive us sins He is faithful to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.from all unrighteousness.

2. __________ .2. __________ .Single

James 4:8 Draw near to God Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded hearts, you double-minded men.men.

Romans 7:21-23 It seems to It seems to be a fact of life that when I be a fact of life that when I want to do what is right, I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. inevitably do what is wrong. 22I I love to do God's will so far as love to do God's will so far as my new nature is concerned; my new nature is concerned;

23but there but there is something else is something else deep withindeep within me, in my lower me, in my lower nature, that is nature, that is at warat war with my with my mind and wins the fight and mind and wins the fight and makes me a slave to the sin makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. that is still within me.

Psalm 86:11 Teach me your Teach me your way and I will walk in your way and I will walk in your truth; give me an truth; give me an undivided undivided heartheart, that I may fear your , that I may fear your name.name.

What does it mean to “See What does it mean to “See God?”God?”

Physically?Physically?

1 Tim. 6:16 (God,) who alone (God,) who alone is immortal and who lives in is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might To him be honor and might forever. Amen.forever. Amen.

In __________ .In __________ .Nature

Psalm 19:1 ...The heavens ...The heavens declare the glory of God; the declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his skies proclaim the work of his hands. hands.

In __________ .In __________ .History

Jeremiah 32:3 King Zedekiah King Zedekiah imprisoned Jeremiah, saying, imprisoned Jeremiah, saying, "Why do you prophesy as you "Why do you prophesy as you do? You say, 'This is what the do? You say, 'This is what the Lord says: I am about to hand Lord says: I am about to hand this city over to the king of this city over to the king of Babylon, and he will capture Babylon, and he will capture it.’”it.’”

In _____________ .In _____________ .Experience

Hebrews 11:24 By faith Moses, By faith Moses, when he had grown up, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. son of Pharaoh's daughter. 25He chose to be mistreated He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short pleasures of sin for a short time.time.

26He regarded disgrace for the He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. ahead to his reward. 27By faith By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the he left Egypt, not fearing the king's anger; king's anger; he persevered he persevered because he saw him who is because he saw him who is invisibleinvisible..

In the face of _________ .In the face of _________ .Jesus

John 14:9 "Don't you know me, "Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?”say, 'Show us the Father'?”

How Move Toward PurityHow Move Toward Purity

Proverbs 4:23 Guard your Guard your heart and mind . heart and mind .

_______ temptation. _______ temptation.

2 Timothy 2:22

Flee

_______ _______

Psalm 51:10

Pray

Fellowship: ______________ to a Fellowship: ______________ to a friend.friend.

Proverbs 13:20

accountable

Make __________ choicesMake __________ choices

2 Timothy 2:22

purity

_______ obedience to God and His _______ obedience to God and His Word. Word.

Romans 12:1-2

Glad

_______ what God _________________ what God __________Value values

Colossians 3:1-4 Since, then, Since, then, you have been raised with you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of seated at the right hand of God. God. 2 Set your mindsSet your minds on on things above, not on earthly things above, not on earthly things. things. 4When Christ, who is When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in also will appear with him in glory.glory.

2 Corinthians. 7:1 Since we Since we have these promises, dear have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that from everything that contaminates body and spirit, contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.reverence for God.

Purity is Your ChoicePurity is Your Choice

Revelation 21:27 Nothing Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of written in the Lamb's book of life.life.

1 John 3:2-3 ...we know that ...we know that when he appears, we shall be when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him like him, for we shall see him as he is. [3] Everyone who has as he is. [3] Everyone who has this hope in him purifies this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure.himself, just as he is pure.