Week 3: Worshipping God with Our Hearts

June 15

  • Matthew 22:37-40

  • How do we love God with all our hearts?

  • God wants our whole heart and in exchange, He gives us peace like only He can.

  • Colossians 3:14-15

  • The heart is the center of one's being—where a person's desires, passions, feelings, emotions, and choices are. It's the place God looks at and transforms.

  • God wants your whole heart and He wants your heart to be whole.

  • Proverbs 4:23

  • 3 ways to guard your heart.

    1. Guard your heart from others

      1. People don’t just speak to us, they speak into us.

    2. Guard your heart from The Enemy.

    3. Guard your heart from yourself.

      1. Jeremiah 17:9-10

  • Ezekiel 36:26

  • “Men will often say “I will die for my family” but the big question is are you willing to get healthy for your family?” - Unknown

  • We guard our hearts so we can love God with our whole heart.

  • Proverbs 21:2

[d]Group questions

  1. Read Proverbs 4:23 and Proverbs 21:2

  2. What are some voices—whether people, media, or internal thoughts—that you’ve let speak into your heart lately? How have they shaped your spiritual or emotional life?

  3. The sermon emphasized that "God wants your whole heart and your heart to be whole." What’s one area of your heart (emotions, desires, will, integrity, etc.) that feels fragmented or needs healing?

  4. What are some “mines” in your heart—past hurts, habits, lies, or unresolved emotions—that you need to start defusing with God’s help?

  5. Have you ever “trusted your heart” and it led you in the wrong direction? What did you learn from that experience, and how can you practically learn to lean on God instead of your own heart?

  6. To close, pray Proverbs 21:2 over the group and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal or clarify anything in your hearts that is not of God.