Sunday Sermons
Because They Don’t Know Yet
Circumcise Your Hearts
Deuteronomy10:12-22)
Ⅰ. Key Idea
The Lord’s expectation and requests to the 2nd generation of Israel who is about to enter the land of Canaan are being recorded in the body of todays text portion of the bible. You can also learn the Lord’s aspiration and the zeal for teaching the Israelites where the Lord’s heat is staying. When well know the Lord’s request and make ourselves obedient thereto?A well recover the relation between the Lord and enjoy true satisfaction. This is the way we have to be walking throughout our lives. In the body of the text portion of the bible?A it is recorded that such request is being done “for the happiness of you”?A The Lord is requesting reconciliation with God?A reconciliation with nature?A reconciliation with ourselves and reconciliation with others. In the verse 12?A the bible says to serve the Lord with all what you can?A and with all what you have. We have a soul and have a heart. And immediately?A it requests to serve the Lord?A with the soul and the heart. When we obey this request?A itll be the immediate reconciliation with God. The verse 14?A of the text portion of the bible requests a related recovery with nature. Individuals and communities of human being have been always facing challenge of the environment. It is not attained by carrying out the dialog with the non-personal nature?A after being united with such nature?A but becomes possible to be attained when personally meeting?A the Lord who created and designed the nature. At the same time?A we can nullify the power of the devil who attacks through the environment. Verse 16 teaches a circumcision performed in the heart. The symbol of a circumcision of the body which cuts the part down is to leave the mark on our body?A and thereby make it possible to declare that we have became Gods people. This body is the confession of the God’s fact. But the circumcision of the heart cant have the wound remain in a heart. This intentional bruise has to be shown to the wife immediately. The circumcision at the heart is immediately so to speak?A the repeating process of killing and throwing away of the person himself/herself in its past. When this reality takes place actually?A true reconciliation with ourselves occurs and is to permit oneself and feel oneself pitifully?A and thus healing and a recovery will be experienced. Verse 18 gives the reconciliation with others. This is the Gods last request?A and is the last order of heaven?A which the Lord’s people have to accomplish on this land.
II. Small Group Discussions
1. Let us talks about the deference between seeing through physical eyes and seeing through inner eyes. If you have any experience that the Lord led you to see things through the inner eyes?A please share it.
2. If there is any reason why our inner eyes have to be opened especially in our time?A what is it?
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