Sermon Title: THE HEART OF THE MATTER
Sermon Text: MARK 10:1-12 (ESV)
Sermon Series: THE ROAD TO THE CROSS: FOLLOWING THE SUFFERING KING
By: PTR NESTOR SY
Sermon Notes:
The heart of the matter is always the matter of the heart.
I. A HARD HEART DISREGARDS WHAT GOD DESIGNED
When a heart is hard, it will filter out parts of the Scripture that convict and highlight only the parts that justifies.
God didn’t make two halves to compete, he made two reflections to complete his image.
Distinction: “Male and female he created them.” God made us different.
Dignity: “In the image of God he created them.” Both stand equal in worth and value before God.
Sin divides what God designed to complement.
Jesus isn’t raising the standard to crush us, he raises it to call us back.
II. A HARD HEART DEFENDS ITS OWN WAY
A hard heart doesn’t ask, “How can I love?” It asks, “How can I win?”
A hard heart keeps a record of rights. A soft heart keeps a record of wrongs… and then wipes it clean with grace.
Where is the inner attorney showing up in your life this week?
“What does love require of me?”
III. A HARD HEART DISPOSES WHAT GOD DECLARES SACRED
When we see people as projects or problems, we dispose of them. When we see them as persons, we develop them.
The world operates on a disposable economy. But the Kingdom of God operates on a resurrection economy.
We all have a heart condition.