April 6th - Soften Stone Hearts

Scripture Passages:  Jeremiah 31:31-34; 2 Corinthians 3:1-6

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Lenten Guided Prayer
"Come to the Living Rock"

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Soften Stone Hearts:
the mystery of soft rocks and living stones

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Jeremiah 31 prophecies
“I will put my law in their minds
    and write it on their hearts.

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2 Corinthians 3 shows fulfillment
 3 You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

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What happened in between?
Jesus taught
Luke 6:45  For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
Luke 10:27 He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart..."

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Jesus died, rose and appeared
Luke 24:32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

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The Spirit came (Peter preached)
 Acts 2:37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

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Hearts are softened
Acts 16:14 One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

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How is your heart?
resistant, hard, cold, angry

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How is your heart?
curious, seeking, open, hungry

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How is your heart?
soft, confident, warm, full

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How do we move forward?
story
prayer

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henrinouwensociety
"Prayer is the most concrete way to make our home in God"

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Wonder, Walk, Wait