Heritage Bible Church

You don't need anyone to tell you that eating healthy is a good thing for your well-being. I have often used the metaphor of eating a spiritual diet of Spam and Twinkies to describe silly and superficial spiritual fads and feel-good platitudes. Today I'm going to suggest a particularly healthy diet for your spiritual maturity and for getting ever-better at feeding yourself on the meat of the word of God. This is Part Seven of our series titled Counsel Yourself. This and the next two studies are devoted to the three layers of a marvelous dish to include in your spiritual diet, the Transformation Sandwich. 1 - Look At This Sandwich! (Colossians 3:1-15) 2 - Here Is The Recipe (Ephesians 4:20-24)

1. The Sheepdog: Called to Protect 2. The Sheep: Cared for and Protected 3. The Shepherd: Confirmed to His Example

Wouldn't it be nice if you could get up in the morning every day and have a note from God to tell you what He considers most important for you to do that day? You have that note from God. We'll start there, then open the treasure chest of insights into The Heart Of Your Problem and what to do about it. The Pharisees tried to trip Jesus by asking about paying taxes. Jesus amazed and silenced them. Then the Sadducees tried to trap Him with a question about a hypothetical seven-time widow and the resurrection. Jesus quoted Scripture and silenced them. That brings us to our home passage for today, Matthew 22:34–40. 1 - The Heart of Your Problem (Matthew 22:34-40) 2 - The Problem of Your Heart (Jeremiah 17:9-10) 3 - The Transformation of Your Heart

1. Grievous Sin vv. 1-4 2. A Treacherous Response vv. 5-29 3. A Precarious Outcome vv. 30-31

On our plate today is a tasty spiritual meal from a well-known and often mis-applied passage in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. 1 - Do Not Judge (1-2) 2 - Specks and Logs (3-5) 3 - Dogs and Swine (6) 4 - But Isn't It His Fault?

An Extraordinary Enemy 31:22-55 An Expected Enmity 32:1-23 An Existential Exchange 32:24-32 An Eye-Opening Encounter 33:1-20 Next Week's Reading: Genesis 34

3 Critical Elements Unveiling Your Faith 1 - Faith & Works In Action (14-17, review) 2 - Faith Without Works (18-20, review) 3 - Faith, Works, & Justification (21-26)