Deaf Liberty Baptist Church Spiritual Soap Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: I Corinthians 5:7 October 17, 2010 Rev. David B. Hanson Deaf Liberty Baptist Church Overland Park, Kansas

Cleanse Your Heart Get Spiritually Healthy The First Step in our Spring Cleaning Project To draw close to God To allow our hearts and hearts and bodies to be cleansed To ask Him to do the cleansing Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Clean Out Your Mouth Deep Clean Inside and Out Spiritual cleansing requires deep cleaning To clean from within To clean your language To stop talking about bad language To stop talking negative and pessimistic thoughts that contradict the Word of God and faith To stop complaining Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

Renew Your Mind Take Out the Garbage Cleaning our minds is tough. To remove the garbage from our minds Feed our minds and spirits the Word of God instead of the garbage of this world Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Repent from Hidden Sin Clean Out Your Spiritual Closets When your spiritual closets are clean, the heaviness from hidden sin will lift. Hidden sin will destroy your life, your peace, and even your health. To confess your sin To tell someone and reach out for help Psalm 32:3-5 3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.  4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.  5I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

Release Unforgiveness and Bitterness Get Rid of Old Baggage Keeping unforgiveness and bitterness long is like old baggage in the attic. To ask for forgiveness To learn to forgive To accept any situation for God’s purpose Ephesians 4:31-32 31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:  32And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Involve Jesus in Your Daily Life Let the Son Shine In What God wants most from you is relationship - friendship. Let Jesus to be involved in the big and small moments of your life. To open your life, let the light of God's presence shine into every part To experience daily, moment to moment refreshing of your spirit 1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Learn to Laugh at Yourself and at Life God made you for His pleasure. To enjoy yourself in Christ To learn have some fun in Christ Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.