[Small Group Leaders] Pew 2 You
Pew 2 You
Pastor Dan Fitzgerald
The Acceptable Sacrifice
11-26-17
Highlights:
1.) The four most pleasing offerings to the Lord: a) the sacrifice of God’s Son, b) our genuine love for God (Mark 12:28-34), c) to walk in obedience (1 Sam 15:22), d) a broken heart and contrite spirit (Psalm 51:16-17)
2.) A heart breaks when it experiences the pain associated with the breaking of a bond of attachment.
3.) Signs of a broken heart: a) a broken heart is disabled, b) a broken heart is sensing, c) a broken heart is sorrowful, d) is humble, and e) cries out in pain.
4. A heart must be broken to remove: a) the callous on a heart, b) the love of sin, c) pride.
5. A heart must be broken to add: a) wisdom, b) fear of the Lord
6. The reason why a broken heart is esteemed by God is because a broken heart is: a) God’s work (Job 23:16), b) God’s house (Ephesians 3:17), c) God’s storage unit, d) God’s fragrance, e) God’s glory, f) God’s praise.
Discussion Questions:
1.) How is a heart broken in a spiritual sense?
2.) When God breaks our heart, it is broken to sin’s use and made whole and healed to God’s purposes. Share about a time where God has disabled your heart to a sinful attachment.
3.) How does a broken heart and a contrite spirit free us to live in God’s plans and purposes?
Key Scriptures and Quotes:
Mark 12:28-34 (the genuine love of God)
1 Samuel 15:22 (to walk in obedience)
Psalm 51:16-17 (a broken heart and a contrite spirit)
2 Samuel 11 and 12 (David and Bathsheba)
Jeremiah 23:29
“The word accompanied by anything other than the power of the Lord is an insufficient means to break a man’s heart.” John Bunyan
“God breaks men’s hearts for sin because He would not have us die in it” John Bunyan
“Don’t give the devil credit for God’s work.” P. Dan Fitzgerald
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Pastor Dan Fitzgerald
Living Faith Fellowship