SEEKING THE HEART OF JESUS: The Heart I Want - Sermon Outline (A blog post for a sermon to be preached at Kenwood Church in Livonia, MI, on September 8, 2019)

SEEKING THE HEART OF JESUS: The Heart I Want - September 8, 2019

Video - Worship countdown

Prayers

Special Music - Pam and Kelly Gatzka "Blessings"

INTRODUCTION

A leper - A heart that touches
A Centurian - A heart that marvels
The Samaritan woman at the well - A heart that accepts
The Two Daughters (bleeding and Jairus daughter) - A heart that cares
The Pharisee and the woman who anoints Jesus' feet - A heart that confronts
The Canaanite woman - A heart that reaches
The blind man - A heart that restores
A hurting dad - A heart that comforts
A tax collector - A heart that transforms
A guilty woman - A heart that forgives
A man born blind - A heart that values
A politician - A heart that challenges

I.  COULD YOU IDENTIFY "THE HEART OF JESUS"?
A.  What does it mean to have "the heart of Jesus"?
B.  How would someone act that had "the heart of Jesus"?
C.  What one word best describes "the heart of Jesus"?

II.  HOW CAN YOU HAVE "THE HEART OF JESUS"?
A.  You can identify "the heart of Jesus."
B.  You can desire "the heart of Jesus."
C.  You can receive "the heart of Jesus."
D.  You can develop "the heart of Jesus."

VIDEO - Lauren Daigle "Here's My Heart"

III.  WHAT SHOULD YOU DO RIGHT NOW TO HAVE "THE HEART OF JESUS"?
A.  Confess
“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”
‭‭ James‬ ‭5:16‬ ‭NIV‬‬
B.  Ask your father
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
‭‭ Psalm‬ ‭51:10‬ ‭NIV‬‬
C.  Live a new way
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
‭‭ 2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:17‬ ‭NIV
D.  ‬‬Keep up with the Spirit
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.”
‭‭ Galatians‬ ‭5:22-25‬ ‭NIV‬‬

CHALLENGE

Live out the heart of Jesus.
The church does not suffer from a lack of understanding about the heart of Jesus.
The church lacks people who live out the heart of Jesus.

What would the world look like if more people lived out of the heart of Jesus.
Love, joy, peace, forebearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.