Woodbury Church of Christ Sermons

What’s is going on when those of us who claim to follow Christ struggle to live like Christ? Jesus said the problem began, not in the moment when we fell short of our own expectations, but much further upstream - in our hearts. 

     The author of Proverbs wrote we have to protect our hearts because what is in our hearts directs our lives. We are often unaware of some of the half-truths, desires and sin that creep into our hearts and shape our choices and, eventually, our lives. What does it mean to guard our hearts?

1/20/19

It is common in the Bible to read about a hard heart. What does it mean? Does God harden our hearts? 

1/13/19

In our day and age, the term “evil” is reserved for big, bad, dark stuff in the world. However, Jesus uses that exact word to describe what is in our hearts. He told us we could identify the evil in the heart by what comes out of us - particularly the words we say.  But we immediately run into a dilemma - our hearts don’t like to admit that there’s even a problem. Jeremiah says, that our hearts will even deceive us. How do we deal with those things that lurk in the dark corners of our heart?

1/6/19

From the very beginning God has been interested in our hearts. Our hearts are the command center of our lives. We often try to change simply by learning or willing ourselves to be different but, unless our transformation engages our heart, the chances of success are pretty dim. What does the bible teach us about how to transform our hearts? And, what if changing our heart is the key to everything else?

It would awesome if we woke up one morning and had chiseled abs or a high number in our bank account. Whatever the area of life - better doesn't just happen. This truth works in our discipleship as well. We only get better through intentional partnership with the Holy Spirit work in our lives.