Series : “The Blessed Life” “It’s All About The Heart” Matthew 7:1-2 & Deuteronomy 15:7-18

“It’s All About The Heart” Matthew 7:1–2 “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.

“It’s All About The Heart” Luke 6:37–38 “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Deuteronomy 15:7–9 7 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, 8 but you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be. 9 Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your eye look grudgingly on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he cry to the Lord against you, and you be guilty of sin.

Deuteronomy 15:10–13 10 You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. 11 For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’ 12 “If your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you, he shall serve you six years, and in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you. 13 And when you let him go free from you, you shall not let him go empty-handed.

Deuteronomy 15:14–16 14 You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your winepress. As the Lord your God has blessed you, you shall give to him. 15 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this today. 16 But if he says to you, ‘I will not go out from you,’ because he loves you and your household, since he is well-off with you,

Deuteronomy 15:17–18 17 then you shall take an awl, and put it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your slave forever. And to your female slave you shall do the same. 18 It shall not seem hard to you when you let him go free from you, for at half the cost of a hired worker he has served you six years. So the Lord your God will bless you in all that you do.

Series : “The Blessed Life” “It’s All About The Heart” Matthew 7:1-2 & Deuteronomy 15:7-18

Introduction: Why This Series?

Introduction: Why This Series? Answer: Because of Calvary Temple’s Destiny.

1. It’s All About The Heart

1. It’s All About The Heart 2. What Test

1. It’s All About The Heart 2. What Test 3. The Principle of First

1. It’s All About The Heart 2. What Test 3. The Principle of First 4. Breaking The Spirit of Mammon

1. It’s All About The Heart 2. What Test 3. The Principle of First 4. Breaking The Spirit of Mammon 5. Am I Generous?

1. It’s All About The Heart 2. What Test 3. The Principle of First 4. Breaking The Spirit of Mammon 5. Am I Generous? 6. Dream Givers

1. It’s All About The Heart 2. What Test 3. The Principle of First 4. Breaking The Spirit of Mammon 5. Am I Generous? 6. Dream Givers 7. The Principle of Multiplication

Luke 6:37–38 “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” I must address the perversion that has creped into the body of Christ. “You Can’t Judge Me”

1 Corinthians 5:11–13 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. 12 For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge? 13 God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.”

Linguistic Information on krínō, The word means Krínō: “To Sunder,” “To Select,” “To Decide,” “To Judge,” “To Assess,” “To Go To Law,” In the 2ND Testament sense is usually “to judge” with God or man as subject and in either an official or a personal sense. Theologically the most important use is for divine judgment (Rom. 2:16).

“It’s All About The Heart” Luke 6:37–38 37 “Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

“It’s All About The Heart” Luke 6:38 38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

“It’s All About The Heart” Principle: Whatever you give it will be multiplied and given back to you.

“It’s All About The Heart” 4 Points 1. Deal with a selfish heart

“It’s All About The Heart” 4 Points 1. Deal with a selfish heart 2. Deal with a grieving heart

“It’s All About The Heart” 4 Points 1. Deal with a selfish heart 2. Deal with a grieving heart 3. Develop a generous heart

“It’s All About The Heart” 4 Points 1. Deal with a selfish heart 2. Deal with a grieving heart 3. Develop a generous heart 4. Develop a grateful heart

“It’s All About The Heart” Point 1 Deal with a selfish heart Deuteronomy 15:9 Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your eye look grudgingly on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he cry to the Lord against you, and you be guilty of sin.

“It’s All About The Heart” Point 2 2. Deal with a grieving heart Deuteronomy 15:10 You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.

“It’s All About The Heart” Point 3 3. Develop a generous heart Deuteronomy 15:14 You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your winepress. As the Lord your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.

Point 4 4. Develop a grateful heart Deuteronomy 15:15 You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this today. Deuteronomy 15:18 It shall not seem hard to you when you let him go free from you, for at half the cost of a hired worker he has served you six years. So the Lord your God will bless you in all that you do.

“It’s All About The Heart”

“What Is God Saying To You Today?” Do you always find yourself in need? God wants to bless you! Do you wish you were able to give God more? Do you find life to be extremely difficult now?

“What Is God Saying To You Today?” Do you find yourself separated from God? God wants to bless you! Do you wish you knew God more? Do you find living by faith extremely difficult?