The Heart of the Matter

A Theology of the New Heart

The Purpose behind Salvation

● In Popular Christian Thought

● In Actual Biblical Expression

Our New Series

● Its Origin

○ Keeping the Heart: Lessons on Maintaining a Pure Heart in All Seasons

of Life (John Flavel)

● Its Subject – The Heart

○ The Heart of the Matter

• A Theology of the New Heart

• Living Authentically in an Inauthentic World

I. The Existence of the New Heart

A. The Need for a New Heart

B. The Gift of a New Heart

C. The Disposition of the New Heart

II. The Maintaining of the New Heart

A. The Call to Maintain One’s Heart

B. The Reasons for Maintaining One’s Heart

C. The Means to Maintaining One’s Heart

D. The Benefits of Maintaining One’s Heart

The Need for a New Heart

John 4:21-24

The Context: Jesus’ Encounter with the Woman at the Well

The Nature of Worship

● Cutoff From a Particular Place (4:21)

○ The Multiple Worship Sites

○ The Supremacy of Jerusalem

● Conveyed from a Connection with God (4:22)

○ The Need for Truth and Relationship

● Carried out by a Genuine Worshiper (4:23a-b)

○ The Era of the Genuine Worshiper

○ The Genuine Worshiper Identified

○ Genuine Worship Illuminated

● Crewed by God Himself (4:23c-24)

○ The How Behind It

• seeks look for, desire, demand

○ The Why Behind It