Transforming Hearts: The Power of Faith and Purity
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "Jesus is in the business of changing hearts from the scripture I just read to you. But the change is so significant that it talks about him bringing us and just installing into us a new heart. In other words, you come to Jesus and you're bringing this wicked busted up, messed up by the streets, messed up by your culture and your upbringing. You're bringing this heavy heart to him. And Jesus is saying, give me that heart. And I'm going to give you something better. I'm going to replace that heart and you will live a purified life." [04:37]
2. "Faith leads to a purified heart this morning. If you have faith and truth in your life, knowing and understanding that Jesus died and rose again, and everything in scripture that has said that it happened had really happened, it can bring transformation in your life. Faith leads to that purified heart. See, some of us need to train our brain for faith first. There's nothing wrong with intellect and science and doing all these things, but if you have faith and you apply faith with those principles alongside them, there's nothing that can stop you." [18:07]
3. "An excited faith is contagious faith. It brings about confidence that way when there's something wrong and somebody gets a bad report in your family. What are they going to turn to? Sister, I know you go to church. Can you please pray? Help me. Help me understand what's going on. All of a sudden you're a pastor. It's okay. You've been called. If you believe you've been called. Don't call us. Pray for them right there. What are you waiting for? Pray for them right there. You're a royal priesthood. You are a royal priesthood. Act like it. Be confident." [33:28]
4. "Your faith should be your identity. I'm going to say it again. Your faith should be your identity. A lot of people put their identity in different things. The other day at work, I was meeting somebody new. We were talking and then after the conversation, towards the end of the conversation, I should say, they said this, well, I'm a vegetarian. I said, I didn't ask you that. Walked away. I was like, why did they say that? I'm not inviting you to lunch. Made me realize, like, but you know, like, am I supposed to get a lot out of that? Like, why? I started overanalyzing it. Like, why did they, why did they say that? I don't care what they eat. I'm just being cordial and nice to you." [34:54]
5. "The only way you're going to see God, church, is if you value him. You have to value him. You have to give him opportunity to show his value. Some of you are so busy that you don't even give God a chance to show his value. Some of you have put your trust and faith in the wrong things and the enemy has successfully distracted you from the most important thing. You have to give God a chance to show his value. That's the most important thing that signs your identity. And that's your faith in Jesus." [44:18]
### Quotes for Members
1. "When I think of righteousness, I think about the constant renewing of the spirit in my own life. Not just that I went to church and therefore I'm good. No, did I go to church and did I not? I went to church and therefore I'm good. I get something out of that that's going to change my week this week. Am I going to apply something new because my heart is bearing a new purification, is bearing something that is new? Am I going to produce some fruit out of what I hear this morning? Or when I read the word of God, what's it going to change the hours after? Or when I pray with God, what's it going to manifest after I'm done with my prayer session? Or is it just, I got to pray because it's a new day. It's religion, not relationship." [13:55]
2. "Rahab made a declaration, and it sets everything in motion. See, church, when you make a declaration in your life, when you declare something in your life, it sets everything in motion. For example, when you say, in this household, we will serve the Lord, it sets everything in motion. Your children, your wife, anyone that's living with you knows that this is a pure heart. It's a pure heart. It's a household that belongs to God. In other words, when you make a declaration, it brings about value. It brings about belief and faith. When you make a declaration, you're now going to hold it to fruition." [25:18]
3. "Rahab gets rewarded. How can God reward a prostitute? Well, you don't understand the power of redemption, the power of our savior. He redeems this woman so much as she's mentioned several times in scripture. She's reauthenticated in the new Testament. In Matthew chapter one, verse five, we find out that Rahab is in the lineage of Christ. In Hebrews, chapter 11, it's called the heroes of faith chapter where Moses is mentioned. Abraham's mentioned. Joshua's mentioned. People of the faith doing faithful things. This prostitute's mentioned here in Hebrews chapter 11." [52:33]
4. "Eliphaz infuriates God because he was giving Job advice that he wasn't living. How many of us have been there where you've given advice on something that you haven't lived? You're telling somebody to pray, but you haven't prayed. You're telling somebody, hey, put your gold in the dust. Hey, keep your eyes on God. But you're not praying. You're not even doing it. What infuriated God was that Eliphaz had an impure heart. And he says, don't come to me and tell, don't come to Job, my servant, my child. Don't come to him and give him advice that you don't even do. For his heart is pure, but yours is not. Your heart is not pure." [49:04]
5. "The trust that Rahab had in the spies and in God is the same trust that Abraham had in the father when he was going to sacrifice his son, Isaac. It's the same trust. When you begin to do these things, God begins to be activated in your life. That means there's no circumstance where God would not come to the rescue, but it's not by your will. It's his will. Meaning that even when you get a bad report or things don't go the way you planned it, you're going to trust in God's, will that he's going to do the right thing." [52:33]
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1. "Jesus is in the business of changing hearts from the scripture I just read to you. But the change is so significant that it talks about him bringing us and just installing into us a new heart. In other words, you come to Jesus and you're bringing this wicked busted up, messed up by the streets, messed up by your culture and your upbringing. You're bringing this heavy heart to him. And Jesus is saying, give me that heart. And I'm going to give you something better. I'm going to replace that heart and you will live a purified life." [04:37]
2. "Faith leads to a purified heart this morning. If you have faith and truth in your life, knowing and understanding that Jesus died and rose again, and everything in scripture that has said that it happened had really happened, it can bring transformation in your life. Faith leads to that purified heart. See, some of us need to train our brain for faith first. There's nothing wrong with intellect and science and doing all these things, but if you have faith and you apply faith with those principles alongside them, there's nothing that can stop you." [18:07]
3. "An excited faith is contagious faith. It brings about confidence that way when there's something wrong and somebody gets a bad report in your family. What are they going to turn to? Sister, I know you go to church. Can you please pray? Help me. Help me understand what's going on. All of a sudden you're a pastor. It's okay. You've been called. If you believe you've been called. Don't call us. Pray for them right there. What are you waiting for? Pray for them right there. You're a royal priesthood. You are a royal priesthood. Act like it. Be confident." [33:28]
4. "Your faith should be your identity. I'm going to say it again. Your faith should be your identity. A lot of people put their identity in different things. The other day at work, I was meeting somebody new. We were talking and then after the conversation, towards the end of the conversation, I should say, they said this, well, I'm a vegetarian. I said, I didn't ask you that. Walked away. I was like, why did they say that? I'm not inviting you to lunch. Made me realize, like, but you know, like, am I supposed to get a lot out of that? Like, why? I started overanalyzing it. Like, why did they, why did they say that? I don't care what they eat. I'm just being cordial and nice to you." [34:54]
5. "The only way you're going to see God, church, is if you value him. You have to value him. You have to give him opportunity to show his value. Some of you are so busy that you don't even give God a chance to show his value. Some of you have put your trust and faith in the wrong things and the enemy has successfully distracted you from the most important thing. You have to give God a chance to show his value. That's the most important thing that signs your identity. And that's your faith in Jesus." [44:18]
### Quotes for Members
1. "When I think of righteousness, I think about the constant renewing of the spirit in my own life. Not just that I went to church and therefore I'm good. No, did I go to church and did I not? I went to church and therefore I'm good. I get something out of that that's going to change my week this week. Am I going to apply something new because my heart is bearing a new purification, is bearing something that is new? Am I going to produce some fruit out of what I hear this morning? Or when I read the word of God, what's it going to change the hours after? Or when I pray with God, what's it going to manifest after I'm done with my prayer session? Or is it just, I got to pray because it's a new day. It's religion, not relationship." [13:55]
2. "Rahab made a declaration, and it sets everything in motion. See, church, when you make a declaration in your life, when you declare something in your life, it sets everything in motion. For example, when you say, in this household, we will serve the Lord, it sets everything in motion. Your children, your wife, anyone that's living with you knows that this is a pure heart. It's a pure heart. It's a household that belongs to God. In other words, when you make a declaration, it brings about value. It brings about belief and faith. When you make a declaration, you're now going to hold it to fruition." [25:18]
3. "Rahab gets rewarded. How can God reward a prostitute? Well, you don't understand the power of redemption, the power of our savior. He redeems this woman so much as she's mentioned several times in scripture. She's reauthenticated in the new Testament. In Matthew chapter one, verse five, we find out that Rahab is in the lineage of Christ. In Hebrews, chapter 11, it's called the heroes of faith chapter where Moses is mentioned. Abraham's mentioned. Joshua's mentioned. People of the faith doing faithful things. This prostitute's mentioned here in Hebrews chapter 11." [52:33]
4. "Eliphaz infuriates God because he was giving Job advice that he wasn't living. How many of us have been there where you've given advice on something that you haven't lived? You're telling somebody to pray, but you haven't prayed. You're telling somebody, hey, put your gold in the dust. Hey, keep your eyes on God. But you're not praying. You're not even doing it. What infuriated God was that Eliphaz had an impure heart. And he says, don't come to me and tell, don't come to Job, my servant, my child. Don't come to him and give him advice that you don't even do. For his heart is pure, but yours is not. Your heart is not pure." [49:04]
5. "The trust that Rahab had in the spies and in God is the same trust that Abraham had in the father when he was going to sacrifice his son, Isaac. It's the same trust. When you begin to do these things, God begins to be activated in your life. That means there's no circumstance where God would not come to the rescue, but it's not by your will. It's his will. Meaning that even when you get a bad report or things don't go the way you planned it, you're going to trust in God's, will that he's going to do the right thing." [52:33]
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