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Download  		 Nov 19 2006 AM Worship Sermon Developing a Kingdom-Oriented Heart (Mark 6:45-52) Paul Stith
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Download  		 Nov 19 2006 Bible Study Divorce and Remarriage Stan Reeves

Sermon Outline
 
Developing a Kingdom-Oriented Heart

Mark 6:45-52

 

1.  Jesus perfectly submits to God’s design for the kingdom. (45-46)

            1.  He rejects the worldly call of the crowd.

           

            2.  He embraces the reality of conflict and suffering

 

2.  Jesus draws near to enable us to submit to God’s design for the kingdom. (47-51a)

             

            1.  He is intimately aware of our situation

 

            2.  He has come near in his incarnation.

           

3.  He remains near in the Person of the Holy Spirit

 

3.  Submission to this design is centered in our hearts. (51b-52)

 

1.  It is possible to be impressed with Jesus, and remain hard-hearted.

             

2.  Conflict exposes my heart; not for ridicule, but renovation.

           

3.  Renovation involves constant renewal. Rom 12:1, 2

           

 

How can we know we have evidence of spiritual mindedness?

            Owen suggests the following:

            1.  Read Psalm 119.  See how David expresses his continual delight in the Law of God.  Do I talk and think like him in this regard?

 

            2.  What proportion of your thoughts are about spiritual things? 

 

            3. When you don’t have to give your focus and attention to work, school, or other proper things, where do your thoughts run? 

 

            4.  Do you grieve over times when you could have been occupied with spiritual things but were not? 

 

Here are some suggestions for developing spiritual thinking.

 

            1.  When thinking about heaven, think rightly.

 

            2.  When meditating on heaven and other spiritual things, do not quit. 

 

            3.  Think regularly on the Person and Work of Christ.

           

4.  Think regularly on God.