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“Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel, until I, Deborah, arose, arose a mother in Israel.” (Judges 5:7) We live in a culture that does not value motherhood, and it doesn’t believe in a biblical view of male/female role relationships. And I would invite you to subvert that in the way you celebrate Mother’s Day in an explicitly Christian way. Sinclair Ferguson wrote on…

(5) A right heart is a PRAYING heart.   It has within it “the Spirit of adoption whereby we cry, Abba Father” (Romans 8:15). Its daily feeling is, “Your face, Lord, will I seek” (Psalm 27:8). It is drawn by an habitual inclination to speak to God about spiritual things — weakly, feebly, and imperfectly perhaps — but speak it must. It finds it necessary to pour out…

(4) A right heart is a PURIFIED heart. “…purifying their hearts by faith.” (Acts 15:9) “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8)   It loves holiness, and hates sin. It strives daily to cleanse itself from all filthiness of flesh and spirit. “Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of…

(3) A right heart is a heart which Believes on Christ Alone for salvation, and in which Christ dwells by faith. “For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:10) “that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love” (Ephesians 3:17) It rests all its hopes…

(2) A right heart is a BROKEN and CONTRITE heart.   “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart— these, O God, You will not despise.”  (Psalm 51:17)   It is broken off from pride, self-conceit, and self-righteousness. Its former high thoughts of self are cracked, shattered, and shivered to atoms. It thinks itself guilty, unworthy, and…

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26)

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)

But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. (2 Corinthians 2:14, N1V)

What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus Christ?