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Revival of Your Heart Revival of Your Heart Rev. Dr. Warren “Billy” Bonthius PJS Ministry 2 Contents INTRODUCTION Christianese 2 Where is your plumb line? 5 The Great Reversal 10 THRONE Who is holding our Plumb Line? 14 Who is Jesus? 20 MIRROR World View 27 Spiritual View 35 Spiritual View – Addictions 42 GRACE Oh My, This Mountain is High 51 Light at the Top of the Mountain 57 Our Final Accent 62 Grace Like Rain Falling Down on Me 68 CROSS Final Approach - GUMPS Check 77 What a Wondrous Sight 83 Lamb to Lion 89 Lamb of GOD 92 Pre-lion 98 The CROSS 107 Lion of Judah 111 Final Examination – Parables 127 Parable of the Sower 127 Parable of the Weeds 130 SPIRIT Road to Sanctification 135 Renewal of Your Mind 141 Down in the Valley, the Valley so Low 145 Eating Crow (part 1) 155 3 Eating Crow (part 2) 160 Eating Crow (part 3) 168 Humility - Old Neb (Us) part 1 174 Humility - Old Neb (Us) part 2 - Dreams really do come true 178 Humility - Old Neb (Us) part 3 - Dreams really do come true cont. 183 Road of Sanctification - Chutes and Ladders 190 Road of Sanctification - The Art of War - Knowing Our Enemy 197 Road of Sanctification - Why did God create the devil? 206 Road of Sanctification - Why worship a God who allows horrible 211 things to happen to defenseless little children? Road of Sanctification - Inside Jesus Christ (1) 220 Road of Sanctification - Inside Jesus Christ (2) 225 Road of Sanctification - Inside Jesus Christ (3) - 230 Falling outside is good… Sometimes! Road of Sanctification - Inside Jesus Christ (4) – Caleb 236 Road of Sanctification - Inside Jesus Christ (5) - Caleb (cont) 241 Road of Sanctification - Inside Jesus Christ (6) - 246 Caleb - Cowabunga Dude! CONCLUSION A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words 252 4 INTRODUCTION - Christianese In the diagram above, Parable of the Sower - Faith Types, on the scale of 1 through 4, where is your heart? For those who fall into category #1, Faith Blinders (hardened hearts), the only thing we can do is pray God will break down the barriers and they will let Him in. Category #2, Faith Rocky, is made up of the individuals who profess delight with the Word; however, their heart is not changed. The speak Christianese. Earlier this week I was talking to a gentleman at the gym that I have known for a few years. We were just catching up on our lives and he mentioned he had gotten a job at a mega-church a couple of years back. I asked him how that was going. He indicated he was quitting and going to start a church of his own; adding that he felt led to do this. I thought to myself, ok, if God has led you to do this, great. But all the time I have known him he has been a pious type of individual: he always came across as lacking empathy. I asked him where he was planning to start this church and who he thought was going to attend. He really didn’t answer so I suggested he go after the “unwanted.” He looked at me with a questioning face so I went on to explain, “you know, the unwanted---the teenagers or adults with all the piercings, tattoos, colored hair, long hair, bikers, etc…” concluding with the statement, “you cannot judge anyone.” Well, this must have been the 5 catalyst that struck a nerve. He started to recite Scripture after Scripture about how you can judge and about sinful natures. I finally just walked away thinking “wow he speaks Christianese.” This man can recite Scripture after Scripture and yet he is spiritually bankrupt---no heart, no compassion, no love. The Bible repeatedly tells us Jesus had compassion. I will tell of the kindnesses of the LORD, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the LORD has done for us—yes, the many good things he has done for the house of Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses. He said, “Surely they are my people, sons who will not be false to me”; and so he became their Savior. In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. (Isaiah 63:7-9 NIV) Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. (Matthew 9:35-36 NIV) You can quote all the Scriptures and look religious but without a true heart, true love, it means nothing. There is currently a song playing on Christian 6 radio stations that addresses this same thought. It is The Proof of Your Love by King and Country. Quoting a lyric: “If I speak God’s word with power and reveal all His mysteries, making His word plain as day, and I have faith to say to a mountain jump and it jumps but I don’t LOVE I am nothing.” How true. It pains me to think how many Christians speak Christianese. Jesus never cared for religion or a religious mindset. All through His 3 year ministry on earth He pointed out how hypocritical they were. The Bible tells us to continually focus on spiritual things: who God really is, what He has said in His word, and His calling to us to further His LOVE. This requires us to spend time pondering and working on improving our ambassadorship of God’s kingdom. Before we look for answers to the aforementioned questions, it is beneficial to realize how mankind got to where we are and why. To do this we must start at the beginning, when God created man in His image. Ponder: David told his son Solomon, "Learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever." (1 Chronicles 28:9 NLT ) Jesus belongs to everyone. Followers of Jesus Christ develop at their own speed. Each type of seed, each person, has a unique gestational period. We should be praying for all people. We must remember that all new life and growth comes from God. When we surrender our efforts to God, we can battle the discouragement that comes from listeners who do not appear to accept the Word of God offered to them. When you truly seek Him, He will guide your way. 7 Introduction - Where is your plumb line? In a previous sermon, Revival of Your Heart - Christianese, you were asked a very important question: On a scale of 1 through 4, where is your heart? For those who fall into category #1, Faith Blinders (hardened hearts), the only thing we can do is pray God will break down the barriers and they will let Him in. Category #2, Faith Rocky, is made up of the individuals who profess delight with the Word; however, their heart is not changed. They speak Christianese. Please read: Revival of Your Heart - Christianese. Category #3 depicts one who seems to receive the Word, but whose heart is full of riches, pleasures, and lusts; the things of this world take his/her time and attention away from the Word, and the individual ends up having no time for it. I heard someone say, you can tell what is truly in a person’s heart by looking at his checkbook ledger. Well, that may have been true years ago, but today most people use a different method of paying, like a debt card etc... Just like those that fall into category #2, you can hide it from your fellow believers but not from God: There is nothing that can be hid from God; everything in all creation is exposed and lies open before his eyes. And it is to him that we must all give an account of ourselves. (Hebrews 4:13 GNT) 8 This principle is shown us in Matthew 19:16-24 and Mark 10:17-23, the story of the rich man wanting to follow Jesus. He had done everything right and kept all the commandments but his plumb line was off plumb. Jesus knew his heart. On the outside he looked prim and proper but that was not where his heart lay. Same as us, we must take care and examine our own heart honestly and truthfully. A plumb line is a line with a plumb (weight) attached to it, used for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface. It has been around for a very long time. Six times God uses the term plumb line as an idiom for “measures one’s righteousness.” This is the spiritual application of a plumb line. I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab. (2 Kings 21:13a NIV emphasis added) So this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who trusts will never be dismayed. I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie, and water will overflow your hiding place.
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