NOT WITHOUT THE HEART || Pastor Kent Ward

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Pastor Kent shares how God spoke to him about revealing 'great and mighty things' you don't know, starting a new year with divine expectation.

The episode begins with Pastor Kent Ward introducing a message for the new year, based on Jeremiah 33:3, where God promises to show 'great and mighty things' unknown to believers. He recounts how this verse was highlighted to him and his wife Liz five years ago and recently in prayer. Kent explains that to receive these revelations, one cannot leave their heart behind, launching into a sermon on the importance of the inward man, combining spirit and soul. He shares a personal dream from 2018 where Jesus, as a doctor, gives instruction on kidney health as a metaphor for maintaining spiritual purity. Kent contrasts religion, which focuses on external actions like the Pharisees, with a relationship with God that works from the inside out. He discusses the need to remove punishment culture from church and home, citing an example from a church in Africa with a 'discipline pew' that discouraged confession. Kent emphasizes creating a safe space for believers to confess struggles without fear, using his own experience of battling fear and finding freedom through prayer with his wife. He references Proverbs 4:23 about guarding the heart diligently, as it affects all of life. Kent explains that God cares about the heart, citing 1 Samuel 16:7 where God looks at the heart rather than outward appearance. He shares a humorous anecdote about his wife's younger siblings to illustrate how people try to hide things from God. Kent moves to New Testament teachings, noting that Jesus calls believers higher, not lower, under grace, and highlights Matthew 5 where anger in the heart equates to murder. He discusses 3 John 1:2, linking prosperity to soul prosperity. Kent concludes with John 13, where Jesus washing the disciples' feet symbolizes ongoing sanctification, and emphasizes humility and not resisting God to receive grace. The episode ends with a call to partner with the church.

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A Jeremiah 33:3 sermon about meeting fear with faith in the open.

Pastor Kent Ward centers this single-episode sermon on Jeremiah 33:3, tracing its movement from answered prayer to the promise of seeing "great and mighty things" not yet known.

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