Come Out to Hear a Life Changing Word Service Times 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM @ Jesus People Life Changing Church 800 NW 39th Ave. Gainesville, Fla. 32609 Pastors Horace & Luretha Mingo Life is Blooming Part 4 We will study: The Heart of the Righteous Scripture Reading: Psalms 37:28-33, NIV The ___________ of the righteous go far beyond those who are living, existing, or abiding in the land of the unsaved, the wicked, or the unbelieving. The righteous are spared from the judgment of God. Genesis 18:23, NIV, Genesis 18:26, NIV The righteous have the Lord’s eyes on them, their prayers are heard and the Lord delivers them out of trouble. Psalms 34:15-17, NIV The righteous person’s home is blessed. Proverbs 3:33, NIV The righteous have a crown of blessing; their memory is blessed. Proverbs 10:6-7, AMP The righteous person’s path is of ease. Isaiah 26:7, AMP What is the righteousness of God? The righteousness of God is first of all His own character; it includes both His internal consistency and His fairness or justice in all of His dealings. Secondly, this righteousness is applied to man as a ‘right standing’ with God in terms of a covenant relationship. There is no understanding of righteousness apart from understanding covenant. The Old Testament teaches that righteousness on the part of either God or man consists of fulfilling the promises contained in the covenant or agreement between them. Righteousness is a gift of God to man received by faith; it clothes him like a garment making him acceptable in God’s sight, while God works on the inside by the Holy Spirit to change his character until he too is right and fair in all his dealings. The heart of the righteous will do what is right as a ___________ to the type of character that’s displayed. Isaiah 26:7-10, NIV The righteous have decided a path to which they choose to follow. Life for them is simple, think like God before you act and your actions will equal to righteousness. The unrighteous disregard anything that will question the intent or motives of their heart. They are selfish; deciding to act against what is morally or godly appropriate in spite of whom it may harm. Ezekiel 33:12-13, NIV God has _________ those who wear righteousness as a coat of honor. This individual will be _________ from the evil which prevails against them to stop or hinder their standard of righteousness to destroy their testimony. Psalms 97:10-12, NIV The heart of the Righteous makes decisions of passionate love toward God. There are spiritual forces in favor to aid and empower the righteous in their desire to do the right thing. Proverbs 10:28-32, NIV Those that inherit the earth are righteous; they will ___________, take __________, and _________ in the Kingdom of God. These individuals walk the earth as sons of God to authenticate the Kingdom of God. As sons of God they are in a superior form as natural men with authority over all other authorities. Revelation 20:6, NIV, Revelation 22:5, NIV The righteous will prosper. Psalms 72:7, NIV, Psalms 5:12, AMP The righteous will never go hungry. Proverbs 10:3, NIV The righteous are protected. Psalms 94:21-23, NIV A righteous hearted individual has pleasing God as the focus of exhibiting their motives in their affairs. This person has pleasing God as a standard. God says this individual is after His own heart. Acts 13:22, KJV The mind decides to do what is right but the heart conceals the right thing to do. A righteous person has determined the path of righteousness before they are tempted with evil. Psalms 37:37-40, AMP The test of the heart of the righteous is in the midst of danger with the enemy at your ___________. 1 Samuel 24:13-20, NIV The righteous person has ___________ such as: They will not try to gain the advantage over someone by using the evil tendencies of the heart. They can’t destroy what God has anointed. They prefer death before condemning others to death to justify their actions. They rely on God to deliver them. They pity their enemies. They make worship a secure place of refuge. The Word of God, ___________ in the Word, and prayer and worship before the Lord will supply us with a heart of righteousness. A righteous heart requires changing our method of internalizing good and evil. The pursuit of what is good will always overcome evil. Titus 1:8, NIV, Titus 2:7, NIV, Titus 2:14, NIV, Titus 3:8, NIV, Titus 3:14, NIV, 3 John 11, NIV Righteousness always promotes what is good. Psalms 85:10, NIV The righteous heart will live a quiet and peaceable life with light afflictions because their trust is in the Lord Psalms 37:5-6, NIV Conclusion: The heart of the righteous is the jewel of the Kingdom. God is able to get this individual to execute His ‘will’ and he is able to trust their heart in difficult moments because they have their trust in Him. A righteous person has decided to do what’s right before they are confronted with evil. Righteousness is a powerful force against evil and the righteous person lends their heart to do what is good and God will protect them.
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