THE HEART OF THE MATTER. By Rick Sizemore. Understanding the Nature and Character of God and Us Receiving God s Glory!

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1 THE HEART OF THE MATTER By Rick Sizemore Understanding the Nature and Character of God and Us Receiving God s Glory!

2 Introduction: The glory of God transforming our hearts Introduction 1. Called to His glory and excellence: 2 Peter 1:3 a. Anything outside the glory of God is sin: Romans 3:23 - Glory means thoughts, opinions, and recognition. - Old Testament application of glory: Exodus 33:18 - New Testament application of glory: 2 Peter 1:16-18 b. Thoughts, opinions and recognitions of God; as it pertains to - who God is Exodus 33:18 - who we are as... John 17:22 The Two Facets of Releasing the God s Glory into Our Relationships 1. The glory of God transforms us into the image of God: 2 Corinthians 3:18 a. Beholding (Setting my Hope) the glory of God: 1 John 3:2-3 - Beholding glory is the way our lives/relationships are transformed b. Being transformed into the same image! 2. The process of transformation - glory to glory 2 Corinthians 3:18 - faith to faith Romans 1:17 - grace to grace John 1:16 3. Transformation is in the mind and heart: Romans 12:2; Ephesians 3:17 Dealing Jesus 2

3 The Character and Nature of Our Heavenly Father Foundation: Jesus goal was to reveal the heart/nature of the Father! Hebrews 2:11-12; John 17:25-26 The Heart/Character of Our Heavenly Father 1. Our Heavenly Father s heart is to love us who are His daughters and sons:john 3:35;5:20 - Our Heavenly Father is love: 1 John 4:8 - God is love; therefore, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a is a description of the heart of our Heavenly Father. 2. His heart is to gives us all things to us as a son/daughter: John 3:35; Ephesians 1:3 - He gives to empower us: Romans 8:32 - He gives allowing us to make mistakes: Luke 15: He gives to redeems our mistakes: Luke 15:20-22; Romans 5:20 3. Our Heavenly Father s heart is to reveal all things to us as a son/daughter: John 5:20; 15:15 - All things: John 15:15; 16:13-15; 1 Corinthians 2: Holy Spirit reveals to us... - That everything that is Jesus is ours: John 16:15 - The depths of God: 1 Corinthians 2: We are God s children: Romans 8:15 - Who our Father is: Galatians 4:6 - What is will happen in the world: 1 Timothy 4:1 - Where we re going; Heaven: 2 Corinthians 5:5-8 - What awaits us in Heaven: Ephesians 1: What He is doing so that we can join Him: John 5:19-20; Amos 3:7 Dealing Jesus 3

4 4. Our Heavenly Father s heart is to discipline us (paidia; to teach train) as sons and daughters. - He disciplines us to empower us to become sons/daughters: Hebrews 12: He disciplines so that our character can handle Hebrews 12:5-11 what He gives (wealth, relationships): Deuteronomy 8:5, what He speaks: Psalm 105:14-19 (Joseph) Note: A more in-depth discussion about discipline will occur later in the outline. 5. Our Heavenly Father s heart is to speak glory & honor to us as a son/daughter: 2 Peter 1: Glory imparts identity - Honor imparts value/worth - He gives glory and honor: - Before we do anything (seeds for the future): - Jesus: Mark 1:11; Matthew 3:17 - Peter: Matthew 15: Abraham: Romans 4:17-18 cf. Genesis 15:4-6 - When we do it right: Matthew 17:4-5 - When we do it wrong (Mistakes are an opportunity to create overcomers, \ not fear): - Prodigal son: Luke 15:24 - Peter: John 21: Our Heavenly Father s heart is to pursue us and if needed to let us go: Jeremiah 31:3 - He comes out to us when we are struggling: Luke 15:28 - He comes to us when we are turning from sin: Luke 15: When we are hurting, he comes out to pursue us - But, He lets us go if we do not want to stay: Mark 10:21; Luke 15: Our Heavenly Father s heart is a safe place: - A safe place for our hearts from the words and persecutions of people:psalm 31:20 - A safe place in the day of trouble: Psalm 27:5; Psalm 91:1-ff - A safe place in that He will never leave me: Hebrews 13:5-6 Dealing Jesus 4

5 8. Our Heavenly Father s heart is to never give up on us: - He continually pursues: Psalm 23:6 - He never takes back His gifts: Romans 11:29 - He always remains faithful: 2 Timothy 2:13 9. Our Heavenly Father s heart is to see and speak to us with grace and mercy - He sees us in our destiny: 1 Corinthians 13:7; Romans 4:17 - He sees us returning, when we are far off: Luke 15:20 - He speaks to us where we are going: - Gideon: Judges 6:11-12,15-16; Abraham: Romans 4:17-18 Dealing Jesus 5

6 The Heart of Daughter/ Son of God We have destiny to be daughters/sons of God 1. Foundational truth: We have a destiny to be conformed to the image of Jesus: Romans 8:29; 19-23; John 17:22 2. This destiny is ours to not become, it is ours; it is who we are. The destiny simply needs to be released from our spirits into our souls (mind and hearts). We are to put off the old person and put on the new person (Colossians 3:9-10; Ephesians 4:22-24). The new person is the nature of a son or daughter of God. - Keys to put on and release our spiritual nature as sons and daughters of God: - Faith and Love from the heart are the keys: 1 John 3:23 - Faith: 1 John 5:4; Luke 1:17 cf. Malachi 4:6 - Loving continually: 1 John 4:7 - Who are the ones who love continually (present-participle: continuous action) - Fathered of God: 1 Corinthians 4:14 - Knows God: John 17:26 3. Symptoms of a heart that leaks the fullness of that hinder us from stepping into our destinies as sons/daughters of God. - Devil s Child: John 8:44; Colossians 1:13; Ephesians 2:1-3 - Orphan: John 16:18; Lamentations 5:4-ff: Example: Judas - Slave (We were): Romans 6:17 cf. Exodus 1:9-14 (Hebrews); Galatians 4:7-9 - Child/baby of God: 1 Corinthians 3:1-3; Galatians 4:1 cf. Deuteronomy 8:5 - Son/daughter of God: Romans 8:14 Child of Devil Orphan Slave Child Daughter/ son of God Dealing Jesus 6

7 The Glory of the Heart of Jesus, the Son of God! Note: In this section we will not only see the heart of a son/daughter of God, but we also will see the areas of our hearts that could have the heart or identity of a orphan, slave or child. 1. Love: My heart as a daughter/son knows that I am beloved of Father: John 3:35; 5:20 It will cast out all fear: 1 John 4:18 cf. Psalm 9:10; Daniel 11:32b Orphan: Discipline: A heart of the orphan hates and rejects discipline: Because he/she rejects discipline he or she sentences themselves to a heart of a orphan; of which is a rejection of love. Hebrews 12:5-8; Proverbs 12:1; 13:1; 13:18; 15:5; 15:18 Slave: Life of fear: The heart of a slave lives in fear; he/she responds out of fear: Romans 8:15. Afraid of doing things wrong also fear of the Lord is the basis of relationship. Child: Self-centered: The heart of a child knows that the Father loves him/ her, but he/she uses the love for his/her benefit. 2. Place/Security: My heart as a daughter/son knows that I have a place in the Father s House: John 8:35 Jesus came to give us a place in the Father s House: John 14:1-3 Orphan: Fear of destruction: A heart of the orphan feels and believes like destruction is around the corner. No rest, wrestles with fear and worry because there is no one to take care of them Lamentations 5:4-5 Slave: Insecurity: No place of security; no place called home. Live in fear of being put out: John 8:35. Because there is a chance of being put out of the home it can lead to performance based needs. Genesis 21:10; Galatians 4:30 Child: Does not value Father s house: A child knows he/she has a place, but there is no valuing of the Father s House: Easu: Hebrews 12:16-17 Dealing Jesus 7

8 3. Inheritance: My heart as a daughter/son knows that I have an inheritance from the Father: John 13:3 The Father has given all things to the daughters and sons: John 16:15 Orphan: No inheritance: A heart of the orphan feels and believes that they do not have an inheritance: Lamentations 5: 2-3. Because there is no inheritance they are uncertain about future security. Slave: Life of slavery: The heart of the slave lives a life of slavery in the midst of the Father s house, but has no inheritance: Galatians 4:30. The heart of a slave has a place in the Father s house but does not live as or know that he/she has an inheritance. Luke 15:25-30 Child: Does not understand inheritance: The heart of a child knows that the Father loves him/her, but he/she uses the resources for his/her pleasure and enjoyment. Example: The prodigal son who left home and squandered his resources. Luke 15: Destiny: My heart as a daughter/son knows that I am from the Father and I am going back to the Father: John 13:3 Orphan: Fatherlessness: Abandonment: No father/identity is not passed on: Lamentations 5: 1-3; 20. Inferiority: A heart of the orphan believes that the slaves rule over him/her: Lamentations 5:8. Feelings inferiority; not good enough; they always have something to prove. Slave: No vision for the future: Acts 7:39 Easily turned back: Acts 7:39 Nostalgia: Glamorize the past: Exodus 16:3; Numbers 11:4-5 Child: Clueless: Does not differ from a slave, except that the child has no consideration about the future: Galatians 4:1-2 cf. Luke 15: Cannot handle word of God: Hebrews 5:12 Does not know what is going on. - Where we are from determines our nature and knowing our nature determines: - What we speak and hear, because the nature of God is truth: 1 John 4:5-6 - How we love, because the nature of God is love: 1 John 4:7 -What we do, because the nature of God is holy and righteous: 1 John 2:29; 3:9-10; 5:4 Dealing Jesus 8

9 - Where we are going determines our destination, our destination determines our values: - Our values determine how we are going to live life: 2 Peter 3: Our values determine what we treasure and what we do with our treasures: Matthew 6: Overcomer: My heart as a daughter/son knows that I am overcomer of the obstacles of faith in the world: John 16:33; 1 John 5:4-5 Orphan: Attitude/mind set of unpersuaded: Luke 1:17 cf. Malachi 4:6 Disobedient is from apiethes meaning unpersuadable. No rest: No rest when facing obstacles: Lamentations 5:5 Slave: I can t : The heart of a slave looks for reasons why they cannot do something: Numbers Example: Children of Israel after having come out of Egypt: Numbers 13 & 14 The slave will not fight when confronted by obstacles: Deuteronomy 7:21-22; Numbers 13:2, 23-33; 14:1-ff Child: Unstable faith: cannot face obstacles: Get me out of this mess : Ephesians 4:14 Do not know what they can do: 1 Corinthians 14:20 - The son has a mind/attitude of faith: Luke 1:17 cf. Malachi 4:6 - The second half of the verse is left off; therefore we see that heart of a son is an attitude of faith. - A daughter/son God looks at obstacles as opportunities: - Jesus: Hebrews 12:2 - David with Goliath: 1 Samuel 17: Joshua and Caleb: Numbers 14 - Joy in adversity, knowing : Paul (Romans 5:3-5); James (James 1:2-4); Peter (1 Peter 1:6-7) - A daughter/son knows with the Father all things are possible: Mark 14:36 cf. Numbers 13:30; 14:6-9 - A daughter/son knows obstacles will be revealed/removed one step at a time: Dealing Jesus 9

10 - Our Father protects; gives what we can handle: Deuteronomy 7:21-22; Exodus 23: Ability: My heart as a daughter/son knows that I have the power to make wealth: Deuteronomy 8:5, 18 Orphan: On my own: The heart of an orphan has a I have to take care of myself mentality Lamentations 5:4 Egypt: Compromise by going back to the past; that which is known cf. God s desire is to feed us with Manna which we did not know: Deuteronomy 8:3 Assyrians (Samaritans): Compromise by mixing the world with Jesus. Note: An orphan will often be aggressive and will use compromise manipulation to attain goals. Slave: The heart of a slave waits for provision to be given to him/her from others: Numbers 11:5 Passive and timid in believing God for provision. He/ she starts to complain and grumble when the provision is late or does not come when he/she thinks it should come. Exodus 15:22-24; 16:1-3 Child: The child is like the slave in this point. - Definition of to make wealth : - to make 1. Order: Psalm 50:23; Psalm 90:12 2. Generate: Psalm 1:1-3 - wealth 1. Relationships: Wife: Proverbs 31:10-11; Ecclesiastes 9:9 Children: Psalm 127:4-6 Friends 2. Resources: 1 Timothy 6:17 - The Manna ceased in the Promised Land: Joshua 5:12 - Israel was being forced to grow up. Dealing Jesus 10

11 7. Faith & Confidence: My heart as a daughter/son knows that the Father always hears me: John 11:41-42 Heard because of His Piety: Hebrews 5:7 If we know He hears us, we know we have the request: 1 John 5:13-14 Orphan: An orphan will believe/feel that they are forgotten/forsaken: Lamentations 5:20, Isaiah 49:14-15 Slave: A slave does not know what the Father is doing: John 15:15 Child: Cannot handle word of God: Hebrews 5:12 A child believes and feels that he/she is not heard. Believes and feels that his/her words are less important or valued (do not carry weight with God or others) 8. Honor: My heart as a daughter/son seeks to honor the Father: John 8:49 Orphan: There is no honor in the heart of an orphan. Absalom Slave: A slave will honor as long as everything goes right or the father does it good. But as soon as things go wrong the slave will not honor. Children of Israel and Moses Child: 9. Will: My heart as a daughter/son longs for the will and the works of the Father: John 4:34; 17:4 Orphan: A heart of the orphan will do their thing; I do it my way mentality: Isaiah 53:6 Slave: A slave does not know what the Father is doing: John 15:15 In the dark about God s will for his/her life. A slave works for wages and food; A slave does not work from the heart: Job 7:2 Only does what the master tells him/ her to do. Child: A child is self-centered, wanting to do his/her will and works: 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 A child expects the Father to center His existence around the will and needs of the child. Dealing Jesus 11

12 - The heart of a daughter/son knows what the Father is doing: John 15:15 - The purpose of the will and the works is relationship; that the daughter/son may join in what the Father is doing: John 5: The heart of a daughter/son is lead by the Spirit: Romans 8: Cares about others: My heart as a daughter/son loves the other children: 1 John 4:20-5:1; 10:14-18 Orphan: The orphan is out for him or herself. Use others: The heart of an orphan will take advantage of others to use their resources; Judas Slave: A slave will serve others, but it is out of a task and not passion of the heart. Child: A child is concerned about his or herself. - The heart of daughter/son is to care for Father s children: Hebrews 2: The heart of daughter/son is to give to the other children: John 17:22; Philippians 2:2-8 Dealing Jesus 12

13 Being Transformed from the Heart of an Orphan, Slave, Child to the Heart of Daughter/Son of a God Part 1 Whether we are transformed into a daughter/son is determined by the kind of law we embrace! Transitioning from the Law of Moses Foundation: Galatians 4:21-31: The heart of a slave and child are under the Law of Moses (Galatians 4:1-3). The Law of Moses will keep our hearts in a state or condition of a child or slave (Galatians 5:1-4). The heart of an orphan is lawlessness. Transitioning into the Law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus enables us to think and walk as a daughter/son of God (Romans 8:14). This is just a quick review of the Law of Moses and the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus. For a more in-depth study the study on Law that I wrote. The Forces of the Law of Moses There are forces that are ingrained in the fabric of the Law of Moses to help motivate people to fulfill the walk in the Law of Moses. Listed below are three of the forces used in the Law of Moses. 1. Using fear of sin and failure as motivation to keep from sinning or failing: Exodus 20:18-20 cf. Hebrews 12:18-24 Question: Am I using the fear of failure or sin as a method of motivation of success or keeping me from sin? Example: If I am shooting a free throw to win a basketball game and I use the fear of missing the shot to help motivate me to make the shot, I will most likely miss Dealing Jesus 13

14 the shot. Faith and confidence is how and what God has created us operate. If I use faith and confidence to make the shot it will release my abilities to make the shot. 2. Establish standards/law for measurement of performance, confidence and focus: Deuteronomy 28:1-ff; Colossians 2:20-23; Galatians 3:1-3 Example: If a woman reads Proverbs 31:10-11 and thinks she is to perform or do the passage, rather than believe, because anything not of faith is sin (Romans 14:24). As the woman of God believes the Word of God concerning a wife, she will be transformed from the inside out (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 3:18). Test: Overlay Confession of truth (Hebrews 10:14) over a role or task like husband/wife, mother/father; job, church member, son/daughter overlay (Proverbs 31:10-11; Ephesians 5:22-ff). 3. Consequences of sin; Think that you have to bear the consequences of your past mistakes. Consequences of sin keep us enslaved to our past. It is a reminder of sin (Hebrews 10:3-4). Truth: When we confess our sins, our sins are forgiven, cleansed (1 John 1:9) and our confessed sins are forgotten (Hebrews 10:17). By the mercy of God our sins are forgiven. By the grace of God the consequences of our sin is overcome by the power of the cross (Romans 5:19-21). Jesus carried our consequences on the cross (Isaiah 53:4-6). Example: A person who enters into sex outside of marriage and is infected with a sexually transmitted disease. Being infected with the disease could be considered a consequence of the sin that the person entered into. 4. The Law of Moses is a law of...reminder of sin/mistakes: Hebrews 10:3-4: One of the ways that the Law of Moses is a reminder of sin is that it continually entices our flesh to sin (Romans 7:5). death: 2 Corinthians 3:6-7: Death is a form of separation and the Law will separate you from whatever you are trying to experience in the Spirit. condemnation: 2 Corinthians 3:9: Condemnation destroys our confidence in approaching the presence of God. 1 John 3:21; Hebrews 4:16; 10:19 Note: But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious (1 Timothy 1:8 9) If the Law of Moses is used properly and for the right reasons it is good Dealing Jesus 14

15 (5 Basic reasons why God purposes for the Law of Moses to be used). If the Moses not used properly there could be devastating results. Transitioning into the Law of Christ enables us to take on the heart of daughter/son. In order for us to take on the heart of a son or daughter of God, it is crucial for us to transition into living under the Law of Christ or called the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:2). Where the Law of Moses had numerous laws to externally do. The Law of Christ did not come into effect to do away with the Law of Moses, but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17). The Law of Christ had only two actions to do from the Heart (Romans 8:17). Those two are actions are delineated in 1 John 3:23. The following are those two heart actions. 1. Love from the Heart: 1 Corinthians 13:1-4; Romans 13:9 2. Faith from the Heart: Romans 12:23-24; Hebrews 11:6 Note: The forces of the Law of Christ are mercy and grace (Hebrews 4:16). Part 2 The Embrace of Discipline enables us to be Transformed into Daughter/sons of God! Discipline of the Father is a Key to Transitioning from a child to the heart of daughters/sons - Heart/nature of the Father is to discipline (train a child): Hebrews 12:7 - Heart/nature of a son/daughter is be disciplined: - Difference between child and son/daughter is discipline: Hebrews 12:8 Dealing Jesus 15

16 The Danger of Enabling the Orphan, Slave or Child Mentality - If we are done for what we can do for ourselves we are being enabled: - When the pain of trial or temptation is relieved rather than dealing with the root, I am being enabled: James 1:2-13 Note: Understand the principle of comfort (paraklesis), called alongside of : 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Goal of Discipline that Transitions us to Daughters and sons of God - We will not be condemned: 1 Corinthians 11:32 - We will receive and walk in knowledge: Proverbs 12:1; 15:32 - We will walk/live like God - Love: Hebrews 12:6 - Acceptance: Hebrews 12:6 - His holiness: Hebrews 12:10 - Peaceful fruit (Fruit of the Spirit): Hebrews 12:11 - Righteousness (The believing/trusting; faithful one) - Receive the power to make wealth: Deuteronomy 8:16-18 vs. Proverbs 13:18 Question: What enables discipline to transition us from a child to Daughter/Son Types and Responses of Discipline - Types of Discipline: Proverbs 3:11; Hebrews 12: Discipline (train up a child): Hebrews 12:5-6; Acts 7:22 2. Reprove (to show ones fault): Hebrews 12:5-6; John 3:20; Proverbs 6:23 3. Scourged/punishes us to discipline us: 1 Corinthians 11:32; Proverbs 22:15 - We are given what we want, but do not really want: Psalm 81:11 - We are given over to our sins/mistakes and they will reprove us: Dealing Jesus 16

17 Jeremiah 2:13-19; Galatians 6:6-8 Note: Reproof and punishment are to always be training/teaching. - We are given over to our antagonist: - Old Testament: Numbers 33:55; Joshua 23:13; Isaiah 47 - New Testament: Matthew 18:34-35; 1 Corinthians 5:4-5; 1 Timothy 1:20 - Negative responses to the Discipline of the Lord 1. Reject (To care little) discipline of the Lord: Hebrews 12:5; Proverbs 13:18 2. Faint (ekluo; loosen from) when reproved: Proverbs 15:10 1. Condemnation (pronounce sentence against): 1 John 3:21; Hebrews 4:16 2. Shame (to hide; to shrink away from): 2 Corinthians 4:2-3; 1 John 2:28 3. Sorrow according to the world: 2 Corinthians 7: Positive response to the discipline of the Lord - Repent and be zealous: Revelation 3:19 - Diligence: Proverbs 12:27; 2 Peter 1:5-ff - Rule: Proverbs 12:24; Rich: 10:4; Plans: 21:5; Full soul: 13:4 Part 3 The Release of the Blessing of Sonship Foundation Note: There comes a time when the nakedness/weakness of the Father is revealed, the response determines the release. Genesis 9: When the father s nakedness is revealed and the child exposes the father, it will sentence the child to slavery: Genesis 9:22 (Note: the child does not differ from a slave) - Ham looked at his father s nakedness to make judgments upon him. According to The Dictionary of Biblical Languages with Semantic Domains: Hebrew, the word looked means to see, look, view, i.e., use the perception of sight to view objects and make judgments based on the perceptions (Genesis 40:6). Dealing Jesus 17

18 - After observing the father s nakedness Ham then went out and spoke of the nakedness to his brothers: Genesis 9:22 - Ham observed to pick apart the weakness and/or exposure of the father and then further exposed Noah s nakedness to his brothers (Proverbs 11:13). 2. Shem and Japheth walked backwards (refused to look on Noah s nakedness) and covered Noah. Genesis 9:23 3. As a result Ham was sentenced to slavery and Shem and Japheth were blessed. Genesis 9:25-27 Summary: The key is the shadow or the heart of the matter. It does not mean sons tolerate a dad s faults, but it does mean that a son s heart is to make up for the dad s faults. Dealing Jesus 18

19 The Heart of the Brother, Jesus Foundation; Jesus as our Brother - John 20:17 - Six times Jesus refers to us as His brother The Glory of the Heart of Jesus, the Brother! 1. The Heart of the Father and Brother in the Beginning - Creation: God (Elohim) created the Heavens and the Earth: Genesis 1:1 - Before creation Jesus had glory and love from the Father: John 17:5,24 - Purpose of Creation is to birth sons/daughters of God: Romans 8: As sons/daughters we went astray, our own way: Isaiah 53:6; Matthew 27:46; John 16:32 2. The Heart of Jesus, our Brother is to love us, befriend us and delight in us - He is not ashamed to call us brothers: Hebrews 2:11 - He calls us friends: John 15:15 - He delights in us: Song of Solomon 4: The Heart of Jesus, our Brother is to take us to the Father - His heart is for us is to know our Heavenly Father: Hebrews 2:12 - His heart is to share with us His place with the Father: John 14: The Heart of Jesus, our Brother is to Redeems Our Mistakes - He became like us in all things: Hebrews 2:17; 14 - He took on the vulnerability of flesh and blood: Hebrews 2:14 - He took our sin: 2 Corinthians 5:21 Dealing Jesus 19

20 - He took our death: Hebrews 2:9; 2 Corinthians 5: He took our consequences: Isaiah 53: The Heart of Jesus, our Brother is to share with us His His inheritance with from the Father: Romans 8:18; John 16:13-16 His standing with God the Father: 2 Corinthians 5:21 His inheritance and prestige: Romans 8:17; John 17:22 6. The Heart of Jesus, our Brother now is... To intercede for us in the courtroom of Heaven: 1 John 2:1-2 Empower us to be brothers/sister to others as He : John 13:34 Dealing Jesus 20

21 The Heart of the Holy Spirit Foundations concerning the Holy Spirit - The Heart of the trinity: Genesis 1:1 - Elohim, the triune facet of God. - Holy Spirit is God s presence here on the earth: Psalm 139:7 - Holy Spirit is like the wind: John 3:7-8 The Glory of the Heart of the Holy Spirit toward us is 1. To see us birthed into sons/daughters of God: Genesis 1:2 cf. Deuteronomy 32:11; Romans 8: To remind us who we are as sons/daughters of God: Romans 8:16 - To remind us whose we are: Galatians 4:6 3. To reveal to us the awesome things of God: 1 Corinthians 2: To fill us with the Life of God: John 7:37-39; 4:14 5. To empower us to live as sons/daughters of God: Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 1: To empower us to abound in hope: Romans 15:13 7. To manifest Himself in us/the body to love on us: 1 Corinthians 12:7; 2:4 8. To intercede for us according to the will of God: Romans 8:26-27 Dealing Jesus 21

22 The Heart of the Holy Spirit toward the Father and the Son is 1. Seeks to glorify the Son over himself: John 16:14 2. Submissive to the Father, by only speaking what He hears: John 16:13 3. Searches the deep things of the Father: 1 Corinthians 2: He is the only one who knows the depths of God the Father Dealing Jesus 22

23 The Heart of the Bridegroom of Jesus Christ The Glory of the Bridegroom Jesus 1. The Heart of Bride-groom Jesus is willing to give everything up for His bride: Matthew 13: Jesus did not come asking His bride to give everything up for Him He came to giving everything! 2. The Heart of the Bride-groom Jesus is to serve His Bride: Ephesians 5:24;Matthew 20:28 Note: Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church (Ephesians 5:25) The relationship of Jesus to the church and Husbands to wives is the same. Everything Jesus is to the church, a husband is to his wife. 3. The Heart of the Bride-groom Jesus is willing to give up His life for His bride: Ephesians 5:25 4. The Heart of the Bride-groom Jesus is to redeem His bride s mistakes:ephesians 5: Many times her (our) heart sees herself (ourselves) less than: Song of Solomon 1: The Heart of the Bride-groom Jesus is wash His bride with His Words of Grace: - Expressions of perfection: Song of Solomon 5:2; 6:9 cf. Hebrews 10:14 - Expressions of beauty: Song of Solomon 4:7 - Expressions of delight over His bride: Song of Solomon 4: The Heart of the Bride-groom Jesus is to tenderly draw the Heart of His bride: Song of Solomon 2:10-14 Cf. Romans 2:4 Dealing Jesus 23

24 The Heart of the Bride of Jesus Christ The Glory of the Heart of the Church Bride 1. The Heart of the Bride of Christ is a heart of Submission: Ephesians 5:22 2. The Heart of the Bride is always open to the Bride-groom Jesus: Solomon 4:16-5:5 3. The Heart of the Bride Knows who her true lover is: Hosea 2:5-8; Hosea 2:14 cf. John 10:4-5 - Is content in His love: Song of Solomon 2:16; 6:3; 7:10 4. The Heart of the Bride knows she is valued: Ephesians 5 - The bride-grooms gives up everything to receive his bride: Ephesians 5:25; 1:18; Matthew 13: The Heart of the Bride is to be pursued: Song of Solomon 1:3 Dealing Jesus 24

25 The Heart of the Father to the Son and to the Daughter Foundation of the Heart of the Father to the Daughter and to the Son: - 2 Corinthians 6:18 - Note that there is a differentiation of the Father s heart to son than that of a daughter. Part 1 The Heart of the Father to the Daughter How the Father created the Daughters: - Fashioned is from a Hebrew word that communicates complex construction: Genesis 2: Daughters are the expression of the beauty of the Father; the Song of Solomon refers to the beauty of the woman 15 times: Song of Solomon - The Father presented to the man His daughter: Genesis 2:23 cf. Genesis 33:11 - The daughter is the reward or treasure of the man: Ecclesiastes 9:9;Proverbs 31:10 The Love that the Father has toward His daughters - The Father gives specific instructions for the daughters to be loved: Ephesians 5:25, 28, 33; Colossians 3:18 Dealing Jesus 25

26 - When Jesus was raised from the dead, it was to a daughter that appeared first: John 20 Place of ordering of protection Defending: - The Father enforces the sons to treat the daughters correctly: 1 Peter 3:7; Malachi 2:14-16 Part 2 The Heart of the Father to the Son Foundation of the Heart of the Father to the Son: - 2 Corinthians 6:18 - Note that there is a differentiation of the Father s heart to son than that of a daughter. The Heart of a Father is to empower His sons to act like men: - 1 Corinthians 16:13 The Heart of a Father is to teach His sons how to value His wife (son s mother): - Proverbs 1:8; 6:20 cf. Proverbs 30:17 The Heart of a Father is to teach His sons how to value his sisters/wife: - 1 Peter 3:7 Dealing Jesus 26