Instruments in Instruments in The The

Redeemer’s HandsRedeemer’s HandsChapter 5Chapter 5

Understanding Your Understanding Your Heart StruggleHeart Struggle

Concepts and Concepts and Objectives Objectives

• CConceptoncept• PPersonalizedersonalized• RRelated to Otherselated to Others

Fights and QuarrelsFights and Quarrels

• James 4:1-10James 4:1-10

• What causes human conflict?What causes human conflict?

• Understanding our angerUnderstanding our anger

How Desirers Take How Desirers Take ControlControl

1.1. Desire: “I want.”Desire: “I want.”2.2. Demand: “I must.”Demand: “I must.”3.3. Need: “I will.”Need: “I will.”4.4. Expectation: “You should.”Expectation: “You should.”5.5. Disappointment: “You didn’t.”Disappointment: “You didn’t.”6.6. Punishment: “Because you Punishment: “Because you

didn’t, I will ____________”didn’t, I will ____________”

Change Involves Two Change Involves Two Things Things

1.1. ““Wash your hands.”Wash your hands.”(Change your (Change your

behavior)behavior)

2.2. ““Purify your hearts.”Purify your hearts.”(Rid my heart of idols)(Rid my heart of idols)

Powerful Emotions and Powerful Emotions and Powerful DesiresPowerful Desires

How our hearts struggle and shape our How our hearts struggle and shape our responsesresponses

Galatians 5:13-26Galatians 5:13-261. The call (v. 13)1. The call (v. 13)2. The struggle (v. 17)2. The struggle (v. 17)3. The warning (v. 15)3. The warning (v. 15)4. God’s provision (v. 24)4. God’s provision (v. 24)

As you deal with your daily As you deal with your daily situations and relationships, what situations and relationships, what things tend to control your heart?things tend to control your heart?

The Big QuestionThe Big Question

CPRCPR1.1. CConceptsoncepts

2. 2. PPersonalizedersonalized

3. 3. RRelated to otherselated to others

Make It RealMake It Real

Jesus looked beyond external Jesus looked beyond external behavior to the heart.behavior to the heart.

Examine your heart:Examine your heart:1. What is God exposing?1. What is God exposing?2. Where is He calling you to 2. Where is He calling you to change?change?3. Pray about these things.3. Pray about these things.