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John 4:7-26, Isaiah 6:1-8, Revelation 4:11, Matthew 22:37, Ezekiel 36:26-27
Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you,...
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Almighty God, to whom all hearts are
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Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you,...
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Ash Wednesday
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Scott B. Bullock
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Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21, Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Matthew 23:4, 5, 13-36, Mark 12:42, Luke 21:2, Isaiah 58:6, Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
AIM Commentary Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? "Hear O Israel..." The Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) commands the Israelites to love the Lord their God with h...
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Where there is hypocrisy in our life,
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Laura B. Murray
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Where there is hypocrisy in our life, please name it. Where we practice deception, please bring truth. In your goodness, meet us and heal us that we might be pure in heart and see you.
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Scripture Guide, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
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Scott B. Bullock
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Matthew 6:1-6, Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Matthew 23:4, 5, 13-36, Mark 12:42, Luke 21:2, Isaiah 58:6, Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
Ancient Lens What can we learn from the historical context? "Hear O Israel..." The Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-9) commands the Israelites to love the Lord their God with heart, soul, and m...
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Jesus, we receive your blessings and
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Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia
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Psalm 51:10, Ephesians 4:23-24, 2 Samuel 12:1-14, John 7:37-38, Philippians 2:5-8, Matthew 5:3-4, Psalm 51:10
Jesus, we receive your blessings and pray for the Holy Spirit to make them real in our lives. Renew a right spirit within us, a poor spirit, a spirit that knows our deep need of your grace and deliver...
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Dirty Boots
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The Pastor's Workshop
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Proverbs 13:4, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Matthew 25:14-30, Philippians 3:13-14, James 1:22-25, 1 John 1:9, James 5:16
Pope John Paul I recounted a story about Jonathan Swift and his servant. One morning at an inn, Swift asked his servant why his boots hadn’t been cleaned. The servant replied, “I didn’t see the point,...
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James A. Baldwin
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- Purity Of Heart
- Motivations
Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity, by definition, is unassailable.
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Adapted from Psalm 73:1–28
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Psalm 73:1-28
Prayer of Confession All: Certainly God is good to his people, to those pure in heart, but as for me, I nearly stumbled; I nearly lost my sure footing. I struggle with envy as I look at the those in ...
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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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The Deepwater Horizon Crisis and Our Need for a Savior
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Ryan Bundrick
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Romans 3:21-31, 1 John 1:7, Philippians 1:6, Ephesians 2:8-9, Colossians 2:13-14
In 2010, an oil rig named “Deepwater Horizon” suffered a catastrophic failure. Due to improper installation of the cement seal, a malfunctioning blowout preventer, and cost-cutting decisions by corpor...
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Inspired by Ezekiel 37:1-14 (1)
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Ezekiel 37:1-14
Lifeless are our prayers. Dry and brittle are our spirits. Like Ezekiel’s valley of dry bones, we are a people without the sinews of goodness, the flesh of holiness, and the breath of righteousness. W...
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Inspired by 1 John 5:4-12 and John 20:19-23
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William Barclay
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John 5:4-12, John 20:19-23
O God, our Father, in the life and death and resurrection of Jesus you have given us the remedy for sin. In him you have opened to us the way to forgiveness for all our past sins, and you have given u...
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Thomas à Kempis
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- Purity Of Heart
Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.
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Augustine of Hippo
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- Purity Of Heart
- Intentions
God bestows more consideration on the purity of the intention with which our actions are performed than on the actions themselves.
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John Henry Newman
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- Purity Of Heart
Purity prepares the soul for love, and love confirms the soul in purity.
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R. V. G. Tasker
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- Purity Of Heart
[The pure in heart are] the single-minded, who are free from the tyranny of a divided self.
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Beloved of God, we give thanks for the gift
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Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisle, Illinois
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John 11:1-27
Pastor: Beloved of God, we give thanks for the gift of eternal life that is ours through Christ Jesus. Because He died in our place and rose again, we rejoice to be numbered with the saints. In con...
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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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2 Peter 3:14 & 18
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2 Peter 3:14, 2 Peter 3:18
Therefore, beloved, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish, and at peace. Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the d...
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Mother Teresa
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- Purity Of Heart
To be pure, to remain pure, can only come at a price, the price of knowing God and loving him enough to do his will. He will always give us the strength we need to keep purity as something as beautifu...
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D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
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- Purity Of Heart
the only way to have a pure heart is to realize you have an impure heart.
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Adapted from Psalm 24:1-4, NRSV
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Psalm 24:1-4
The earth is the LORD’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it; for he has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers. Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And...
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John Hagee
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- Purity Of Heart
- Conflict
A pure heart won't get us out of conflict and controversy. It may well be the very thing that gets us into it.
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A Conversation Between St. Francis and a Brother named Leo
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Brennan Manning
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One day Saint Francis and brother Leo were walking down the road. Noticing Leo was depressed, Francis turned and asked, “Leo, do you know what it means to be pure of heart?” “Of course. It means to h...
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Augustine of Hippo
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- Purity Of Heart
- Innocence
The so-called innocence of children is more a matter of weakness of limb, than purity of heart.
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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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Scripture Guide, Psalm 51:1-17 (Guide A)
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Jin Cho
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Psalm 51:1-17, Psalm 51:1-17, Psalm 51:null, Romans 6:23, Romans 5:17, Romans 6:4, 2 Samuel 12:null
Introduction Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent: a time of penitence, fasting, and prayer, in preparation for the great feast of resurrection. The season of Len...
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John R. W. Stott
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- Purity Of Heart
- The Beatitudes
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Matthew 5:null
Nevertheless, it is plain from the rest of Jesus’ teaching that the kingdom of God is a present reality which we can ‘receive’, ‘inherit’ or ‘enter’ now. Similarly, we can obtain mercy and comfort now...
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Adapted from Psalm 51 (ESV)
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Psalm 51:1-12
Leader: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy, blot out my transgressions. People: Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my si...