Finding Peace Through Heart Examination and Simplicity
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"Well, last week, we kicked off a new sermon series, Habits of a Healthy Heart. We know that our heart is important. It says in Proverbs chapter 4 that to guard our hearts above everything else, because our heart is the wellspring of our life, and everything that we do flows from it. Our thoughts, our words, our behaviors, it all comes from our heart. And if we want to live in a way that is aligned with God's will and God's purpose for our life, it requires us to take a look on the inside, to examine ourselves, and ultimately ask God daily, regularly to search our hearts and show us what needs to change." [00:00:00]
"Now today, we're going to shift our focus to another challenge that poses our hearts, that can steal our attention away from the things that truly matter. And that is the reality that we live in a world that, tells us more is better. A world that constantly tells us that we need more, more money, more possessions, more time, more accolades, more resources, that we need more. But as we think about it, do we really need more?" [00:01:10] (35 seconds)
"And yet this relentless pursuit of enough, or more, leaves us feeling overwhelmed and restless. A couple of words that come to mind for me are fractured in some ways, and frantic. And yet, we need a better answer. Because I want you to consider this, there's a few stats I just want to give us. The average American home contains 300,000 items." [00:01:51] (28 seconds)
"Ecclesiastes chapter four says this better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. The author of this, King Solomon, the wisest man to ever live, given wisdom beyond measure by God himself. He had everything, wealth, power, success. And yet here he says that less is better when it brings us peace." [00:04:14] (29 seconds)
"It's the lifestyle that Jesus invites us into. And we see a glimpse of this in Mark chapter 10, where Jesus has a conversation with the rich young ruler who comes to Jesus and says, what must I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus says, well, you know the commandments, right? And then Jesus says, what must I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus starts listing some of the commandments and the guy responds, great. I've been doing that since I was a boy." [00:05:24] (26 seconds)
"And so Jesus looked at this man and he loved him. And he loved him. And he loved him. And he loved him. And he loved him. And he said, one thing you lack, go sell everything you have and give to the poor and you will have treasures in heaven. Then come follow me. Now keep in mind that the problem is not the possessions or the wealth, but how this man viewed them." [00:06:11] (23 seconds)
"And yet, what we've experienced time and time again, is that ultimately, these things let us down, that they come up short, that they can't save us. And that's why Jesus came. He saw our striving, our brokenness. There was this longing in God's heart to make things right. And so, through Jesus's perfect life, his sacrificial death, his victorious resurrection, we are invited into this life and this relationship that we no longer need to wait." [00:09:15] (33 seconds)
"And so for us today, it's the question of, is there any cargo that you need to throw overboard to trust God fully? Because as we simplify, all aspects of our life, we're able to see God more clearly. We're able to hear his voice more distinctly, and we gain a sense of where it is that he's leading us." [00:14:24] (24 seconds)
"You may be thinking, how do I do this? Well, Hebrews chapter 12 gives us the answer. It says, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that easily trips us up, and let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. And we do this all by keeping our eyes on Jesus." [00:19:17] (23 seconds)
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"Now today, we're going to shift our focus to another challenge that poses our hearts, that can steal our attention away from the things that truly matter. And that is the reality that we live in a world that, tells us more is better. A world that constantly tells us that we need more, more money, more possessions, more time, more accolades, more resources, that we need more. But as we think about it, do we really need more?" [00:01:10] (35 seconds)
"And yet this relentless pursuit of enough, or more, leaves us feeling overwhelmed and restless. A couple of words that come to mind for me are fractured in some ways, and frantic. And yet, we need a better answer. Because I want you to consider this, there's a few stats I just want to give us. The average American home contains 300,000 items." [00:01:51] (28 seconds)
"Ecclesiastes chapter four says this better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. The author of this, King Solomon, the wisest man to ever live, given wisdom beyond measure by God himself. He had everything, wealth, power, success. And yet here he says that less is better when it brings us peace." [00:04:14] (29 seconds)
"It's the lifestyle that Jesus invites us into. And we see a glimpse of this in Mark chapter 10, where Jesus has a conversation with the rich young ruler who comes to Jesus and says, what must I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus says, well, you know the commandments, right? And then Jesus says, what must I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus starts listing some of the commandments and the guy responds, great. I've been doing that since I was a boy." [00:05:24] (26 seconds)
"And so Jesus looked at this man and he loved him. And he loved him. And he loved him. And he loved him. And he loved him. And he said, one thing you lack, go sell everything you have and give to the poor and you will have treasures in heaven. Then come follow me. Now keep in mind that the problem is not the possessions or the wealth, but how this man viewed them." [00:06:11] (23 seconds)
"And yet, what we've experienced time and time again, is that ultimately, these things let us down, that they come up short, that they can't save us. And that's why Jesus came. He saw our striving, our brokenness. There was this longing in God's heart to make things right. And so, through Jesus's perfect life, his sacrificial death, his victorious resurrection, we are invited into this life and this relationship that we no longer need to wait." [00:09:15] (33 seconds)
"And so for us today, it's the question of, is there any cargo that you need to throw overboard to trust God fully? Because as we simplify, all aspects of our life, we're able to see God more clearly. We're able to hear his voice more distinctly, and we gain a sense of where it is that he's leading us." [00:14:24] (24 seconds)
"You may be thinking, how do I do this? Well, Hebrews chapter 12 gives us the answer. It says, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that easily trips us up, and let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. And we do this all by keeping our eyes on Jesus." [00:19:17] (23 seconds)
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