My Condition of Heart

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My Condition of Heart

• A people after Gods own heart

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The Human HeartProverbs 237

• Emotion, reasoning, will, conscience
• God knows our heart (Lk. 1615)
• God tries our heart (Jer. 1710)
• God judges our wayscome from our heart (Matt.
  1235)
• Must examine improve heart to examine improve
  self, Prov. 2719 Heb. 412

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Contrasting Hearts

• Saul
• After the peoples heart, 1 Sam. 819-20 1024
• Under command, impatience pressure led to
  disobedience, 1 Sam. 108 138-13

• David
• After Gods heart, 1 Sam. 1314 Acts 1322
• David sinned, but repented without excuses
• Looked at things the way God does!

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David A Man After Gods Own Heart (Acts 1322 1
Sam. 1314)

• A Responsive, Obedient Heart
• Saul disobeyed, 1 Sam. 1313 1522-23
• Made excuses Did not respect God
• David obeyed (who will do all My will)
• Inquired of God, 1 Sam. 232, 4 2 Sam. 21
  519, 23, 25
• We must obey from a responsive heart, Rom. 617
  (Matt. 724-25) Jno. 668

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David A Man After Gods Own Heart (Acts 1322 1
Sam. 1314)

• A Servant Heart, Psa. 8920
• Humble before God, 2 Sam. 12 Psa. 325 (Psa.
  61-4)
• Obtains mercy, Lk. 1813-14 Lk. 1710
• Serves others, 1 Pet. 55-6 (Matt. 2540)
• Messiah My Servant (Isa. 421) Matt. 2028
  Jno. 1312-17
• Serve one another, Gal. 513

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David A Man After Gods Own Heart (Acts 1322 1
Sam. 1314)

• A Loyal Heart
• Confidently trusted God, 1 Sam. 1737 2 Sam.
  221-4
• Trusted Gods justice mercy
• Ark, 1 Chrn. 137-12 152, 13
• Numbering, 2 Sam. 2410, 14, 24
• Good honest heart, Lk. 815
• Rewarded, 2 Chrn. 169 Matt. 1022 (2
  Tim. 47-8)

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Davids Example Gives Us Hope

• God receives sinful men who have a heart to obey,
  to serve to be loyal
• David found favor before God, Acts 745-46
• David was forgiven because his heart enabled it
  to be so, Psa. 51
• God shows mercy to the merciful saves the
  humble, 2 Sam. 2221-28
• Purified heart is lifted up, Jas. 47-10

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A People After Gods Own Heart

• Blessed are the pure in heart, for
  they shall see God.
  Matthew 58
• Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it
  spring the issues of life. Proverbs 423