YOU DO YOU is about EMPOWERMENT - Maple Community Church
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Transcript of YOU DO YOU is about EMPOWERMENT - Maple Community Church
YOU DO YOU is about EMPOWERMENTJUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART is about SENTIMENT
YOU DO YOU is“I BELIEVE IT, SO I’LL DO IT”
JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART is“I FEEL IT, SO I’LL GO AFTER IT”
“JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART”(Part 2 OF 7)
“JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART”- God says -
“YOU CAN’T TRUST YOUR HEART”
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“The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful,a puzzle that no one can figure out.”
Jeremiah 17:9
“JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART”- God says -
“YOU CAN’T TRUST YOUR HEART”
“JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART”(Part 2 OF 7)
become heartshearts become heartshearts become hearts
hearts become heartshearts become
• AND… .
BUT, WITH GOD’S HELPWE CAN…
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• EXAMINE your heart (2 Cor. 13:5)
• DISCIPLINE your heart (Heb. 12:10-11)
• FILL your heart (Rom. 15:13)
• CLEAN your heart (Ps. 51:10)
• SUBMIT your heart (James 4:7-10)
• CHECK your heart (James 1:23-25)
• POUR OUT your heart (Ps. 62:8)
• GUARD your heart (Prov. 4:23)
Our hearts were never meant to beGOVERNED BY US
– they were meant to be –SUBMITTED BY US to God!
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“JUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART”(Part 2 OF 7)
“But blessed is the man who trusts me, God, the woman who stickswith God. They’re like trees replanted in Eden, putting down roots nearthe rivers— Never a worry through the hottest of summers, neverdropping a leaf, Serene and calm through droughts, bearing fresh fruitevery season. The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful, a puzzle thatno one can figure out. But I, God, search the heart and examine themind. I get to the heart of the human. I get to the root of things. I treatthem as they really are, not as they pretend to be.” Jeremiah 17:7-10
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• Trees REPLANTED in God’s Plan (Eden)• Planted near water (always supplied)
• Have security in drought• Bear fruit EVERY season
WHEN DROUGHT COMES:SECURITY – FULFILLMENT – FRUITFULNESS!
A. Am I willing to SUBMIT MY HEART TO GOD & TRUST HIM?
HOW = God search and examine my heart.
HOW = Follow God’s ways vs my heart’s feelings.
B. Am I willing to CHOOSE GOD’S HEART & WAYS OVER MINE?
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