A SINCERE HEART. A heart that does not conceal anything.

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A SINCERE HEART A SINCERE HEART

Transcript of A SINCERE HEART. A heart that does not conceal anything.

A SINCERE HEARTA SINCERE HEART

A heart that does not A heart that does not conceal anythingconceal anything

““And forgive us our And forgive us our sins as we forgive sins as we forgive those who have those who have

sinned against us.” sinned against us.”

Proverbs 28:13, Proverbs 28:13, “Whoever conceals “Whoever conceals his transgressions his transgressions

will not prosper, but will not prosper, but he who confesses he who confesses and forsakes them and forsakes them will obtain mercy.”will obtain mercy.”

Acts 3:19, “Repent, Acts 3:19, “Repent, then, and turn to then, and turn to God, so that your God, so that your sins may be wiped sins may be wiped out, that times of out, that times of

refreshing may come refreshing may come from the Lord.”from the Lord.”

Acts 3:19, “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of times of

refreshing refreshing may come from the Lord.”

The sin of a childThe sin of a child

““Therefore, brothers, Therefore, brothers, since we have since we have

confidence to enter confidence to enter the Most Holy Place the Most Holy Place

by the blood of Jesus, by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living by a new and living way opened for usway opened for us

through the curtain, through the curtain, that is, his body, and that is, his body, and

since we have a since we have a great priest over the great priest over the

house of God,house of God,

let us draw near to let us draw near to God with a sincere God with a sincere

heart in full heart in full assurance of faith, assurance of faith, having our heartshaving our hearts

sprinkled to cleanse sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty us from a guilty conscience and conscience and

having our bodies having our bodies washed with pure washed with pure

water.”water.”

A sincere heart is A sincere heart is one that is not one that is not

concealing anything.concealing anything.

First, this awesome First, this awesome privilege of privilege of

fellowshipping with fellowshipping with God is provided ONLY God is provided ONLY

by the blood of by the blood of Christ.Christ.

Second, not only did Second, not only did Jesus make our Jesus make our

salvation available salvation available but now He serves as but now He serves as

our High Priest.our High Priest.

WHAT THIS WHAT THIS FELLOWSHIP FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES:PROVIDES:

COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION WITH THE HEAVENLY WITH THE HEAVENLY

FATHERFATHER

This word for This word for confidence actually confidence actually means we can have means we can have

the assurance to the assurance to enter into the enter into the

presence of God with presence of God with freedom to speak to freedom to speak to

Him.Him.

1 John 5:14, “This is 1 John 5:14, “This is the confidence we the confidence we

have in approaching have in approaching God: that if we ask God: that if we ask anything according anything according to his will, he hears to his will, he hears

us.” us.”

COMMUNION WITH COMMUNION WITH THE HEAVENLY THE HEAVENLY

FATHERFATHER

Because of what Because of what Jesus has done in Jesus has done in

your life you get to your life you get to spend time with the spend time with the King of the Universe! King of the Universe!

Whether or not you Whether or not you know it, God is know it, God is

always with you. always with you.

Listen to Listen to Psalm 139:7-10 Psalm 139:7-10

Where can I go from Where can I go from your Spirit? your Spirit?

Where can I flee Where can I flee from your presence? from your presence?

If I go up to the If I go up to the heavens, you are heavens, you are

there;there;

If I make my bed in If I make my bed in the depths, you are the depths, you are

there. there.

If I rise on the wings If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I of the dawn, if I

settle on the far side settle on the far side of the sea, of the sea,

even there your even there your hand will guide me, hand will guide me, your right hand will your right hand will

hold me fast.”hold me fast.”

God is everywhere. God is everywhere.

That can be That can be extremely bad news extremely bad news or extremely good or extremely good

news.news.

YOU CHOOSE.YOU CHOOSE.

““If anyone is thirsty, let If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and him come to me and

drink. Whoever drink. Whoever believes in me, as the believes in me, as the

Scripture has said, Scripture has said, streams of living water streams of living water

will flow from within will flow from within him.” him.”

“If anyone is thirsty, let If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and him come to me and

drink. drink. Whoever believes in me, as the

Scripture has said, streams of living water

will flow from within him.”

Where do you go for Where do you go for fulfillment and joy fulfillment and joy and happiness? and happiness?

You will become like You will become like a fountain-a fountain-

OVERFLOWING with OVERFLOWING with fulfillment. fulfillment.

HALLELUJAH, HALLELUJAH, THE VEIL IS THE VEIL IS TORN AWAY!TORN AWAY!