Happy Fathers Day

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Happy Fathers Day!

• And he shall be like a tree planted by the
  rivers of water.. Psalm 13

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Mark 31-7

• Jesus is always compassionate
• Jesus is most concerned about people
• Jesus is concerned about the heart

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Hardness of Heart

• No one is immune
• Hard hearts grieve the Lord
• Hard hearts angered the Lord

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Causes of a Hard Heart1. A Toxic Environment

• Our world bombards us with negative and hurtful
  images
• We defend ourselves by shutting off our ability
  to feel pain
• We also lose the positive emotions

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Causes of a Hard Heart2. Poison in Our System

• We allow certain things to live in us
• Bitterness, unforgiveness, and sin
• Toxins build up over time
• One degree at a time

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Causes of a Hard Heart3. Lack of Attention

• Proverbs 423
• Guard your heart diligently
• What does your diet consist of?
• What are you doing to keep your heart soft?

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Symptoms of a Hard Heart

• Consumed with self no interest or concern for
  others
• Sin in my life that doesnt bother me
• My response to salvation and other blessings of
  God
• Little time or love for God

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Cure for a Hard Heart1. Exercise Your Heart

• The Lord restores hard hearts
• We must follow His prescriptions
• Prayer
• The Word
• Worship

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Cure for a Hard Heart2. Surgery May be Necessary

• Pain may be involved in the healing process
• The end hope enables us to endure
• Hard soil is not useless, it just needs to be
  cultivated

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Cure for a Hard Heart3. Bathe Your Heart in Oil

• The Spirit of God refreshes
• The Spirit of God renews
• The Spirit of God can soften any heart