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The Heart in Scripture

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Hebrews 4:12, Psalm 51:10, Romans 10:9-10, Matthew 6:21, Ezekiel 36:26, Jeremiah 17:9-10, Proverbs 4:23

The heart is used in Scripture as the most comprehensive term for the authentic person. It is the part of our being where we desire, deliberate, and decide. It has been described as “the place of cons...

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Elie Wiesel

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2 Corinthians 4:8-10, Isaiah 61:1, Psalm 143:3, 1 Peter 1:6-7, Romans 5:3-5

My tradition teaches that no heart is as whole as a broken heart, and I would say that no faith is as solid as a wounded faith.

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Dear God, my Heavenly Father, My heart

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Gertrude the Great

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Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Psalm 34:18, Ezekiel 36:26-27, Psalm 51:10

Dear God, my Heavenly Father, My heart is unclean, but you can purify it. My heart is full of darkness, but you can illuminate it. My heart is sad, but you can comfort it. My heart is wicked, but ...

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Create in us a clean heart, O God.

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Austin D. Hill

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Hebrews 10:22, Luke 15:11-32, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ezekiel 36:26-27, 1 John 1:9, Psalm 51:10-12

Create in us a clean heart, O God. Please cleanse us from our sins and iniquity. Restore to us the joy of salvation that comes from you. Have mercy on us according to your steadfast love. Renew us wit...

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John of the Cross

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Genesis 1:31, Philippians 4:8, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, Song of Solomon 4:7, Psalm 139:14

I did not have to ask my heart what it wanted, because of all the desires I have ever known, just one did I cling to for it was the essence of all desire: to hold beauty in my soul’s arms.

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Gracious God, our hearts are often

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Laura B. Murray

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Psalm 51:10, Jeremiah 17:9-10, Matthew 5:8, Romans 7:21-23, James 4:8, Ezekiel 36:26, 1 John 3:3, Psalm 73:1, Psalm 24:3-4, Matthew 15:19-20, Romans 12:2, Psalm 139:23-24, Titus 1:15, James 1:2-8, Matthew 12:25

Gracious God, our hearts are often divided between what is good and what is evil. Not one of us is pure in heart yet we long to have a whole heart.

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Almighty God, the source of every good

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William Bright

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Colossians 3:16, Hebrews 10:22, Ephesians 6:18, Psalm 19:14, John 4:24

Almighty God, the source of every good prayer, who pours out on all who desire it the spirit of grace and supplication; deliver us, when we draw near to you, from coldness of heart and wanderings of m...

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Adapted from Psalm 103:1-4

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Psalm 103:1-4

Leader: Bless the Lord, my heart of hearts, People: Everything within me, bless his holy name. Leader: Bless the Lord, my heart of hearts, People: Let me never forget all he has done for me. Leade...

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Psalm 19:14 (BOCP)

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Psalm 19:14

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer. Amen.

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Break Our Hearts

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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia

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Ezekiel 36:24-28, Psalm 51:1-17, Jeremiah 31:31-34

Break our hearts, Jesus That we may weep as You weep Love as You love Break our hearts Jesus and raise our voices that we may speak and act so all may be safe so all may have opportunity so all may k...

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Inspired by Psalm 51:9-12

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Scott B. Bullock

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Psalm 51:9-12

The Lord has hidden his face from our sin. He has blotted out all of our iniquity. In Christ and his cross, he has created within us a clean heart and renewed a right spirit within us. So that, we are...

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Samuel Johnson

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Proverbs 15:1 , Job 6:24-25, Ecclesiastes 5:2, James 3:9-10, Ephesians 4:31-32, Psalm 141:3

Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.

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Holy God, we come before You in

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Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church

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Colossians 3:12-14, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Galatians 5:22-23, Ezekiel 36:26, Romans 12:2, Psalm 51:17

Holy God, we come before You in humility, for we do not live as we ought. We do not love You with our whole heart and mind and strength. We do not love our neighbor as ourselves. We are sinners in nee...

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Psalm 19:14 (ESV)

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Psalm 19:14

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Amen.

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Adapted from Psalm 51:16-17

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Allen Thompson

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Psalm 51:16-17

Leader: You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. All: My sacrifice to You is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you ...

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Ann Voskamp

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Genesis 6:5-6, Lamentations 3:31-33 , Hosea 11:8-9, John 11:32-35 , Matthew 26:36-39, Psalm 34:18

Who knows why God allows heartbreak, but the answer must be important enough because God allows His heart to break too.

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God–our Father, Lord and indwelling

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Richard Herman

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Philippians 4:6-7, 1 Timothy 2:1-2, Psalm 133:1, 2 Corinthians 9:13-14, Matthew 28:19-20

God–our Father, Lord and indwelling Spirit of grace and power: Thank you for hearing us when we pray whether in songs of rejoicing or through tears of sorrow. Thank you for gifts–for the gifts of musi...

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Merciful God, you pardon all who truly

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Micah 6:8, Psalm 51:null, Psalm 103:12, Ephesians 4:22-24, Matthew 6:33, Joel 2:13

Merciful God, you pardon all who truly repent and turn to you. We humbly confess our sins and ask your mercy. We have not loved you with a pure heart, nor have we loved our neighbor as ourselves. We h...

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Inspired by Psalm 14 (2)

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Dustin Ray

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Psalm 14:1-3

Pastor: Oh God, in my foolishness, I have denied that you are my God, my Lord, and my Father. Because of my abominable deeds and corrupt nature, I can do no good without you. All: You dwell in Heave...

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Sixth Sunday after Epiphany

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Casey Clark

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Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1:

Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? Prophetic Struggles The job of a prophet does not appear to have been pleasant. Jeremiah struggles with the message he is entrusted to ...

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Adapted from Psalm 25

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Dustin Ray

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Psalm 25:6-7, Psalm 25:11, Psalm 25:16-18

All: Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the...

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Psalm 51:6-12

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Psalm 51:6-12

Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place. Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness...

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Scripture Guide, Jeremiah 17:5-10

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Casey Clark

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Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1:

Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? Prophetic Struggles The job of a prophet does not appear to have been pleasant. Jeremiah struggles with the message he is entrusted to ...

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Adapted From Psalm 57:7-10

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Dustin Ray

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Psalm 57:7-10

Pastor: My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody! All: Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! Pastor: I will give thanks to you, O ...

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Adapted from Psalm 38

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The Pastor's Workshop

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Psalm 38:

Leader: Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. People: My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear. Leader: All my longings lie open before yo...

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Most merciful God (expanded)

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Rachel Clark

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Matthew 22:35–40, Mark 12:28–34, Luke 10:27, 1 John 1:9, Psalm 51:10, James 5:16

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have n...

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Ludwig Wittgenstein

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1 Corinthians 2:6-13, Psalm 44:21, 1 Kings 8:39, Ecclesiastes 3:11, Proverbs 25:3

When we understand every single secret of the universe, there will still be left the eternal mystery of the human heart.

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Scripture Guide, Psalm 119:9-16

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Rachel Clark

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Psalm 119:9-16, John 21:25, Hebrews 12:2, Matthew 6:19-21, John 14:6

Ancient lens What's the historical context? Confronting the Giant Psalm 119 is the longest of all the Psalms and for this reason it has received the nickname “the Giant Psalm.” The Psalm is a...

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Scripture Guide, Psalm 51

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Jin Cho

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Psalm 51:, Psalm 51:1-17, Psalm 51:, Romans 6:23, Romans 5:17, Romans 6:4, 2 Samuel 12:

The Broken Heart Bonus Content: Video prep session with Jin Cho on Psalm 51 . Password: Bn*=61p! Introduction Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent: a time of p...

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Adapted from Psalm 119:25-32

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Psalm 119:25-32

Leader: My soul is laid low in the dust. Revive me according to your word! People: I declared my ways, and you answered me. Teach me your statutes. Leader: Let me understand the teaching of yo...

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