Knowing the Heart of God
The sermon emphasizes the importance of intimacy with God's heart in order to speak life-giving words and truly know Jesus.
This sermon emphasizes the importance of speaking words that are infused with life and a prophetic edge, which can only come from intimacy with God. It contrasts empty Christian rhetoric with impactful, life-giving words that reflect a deep connection with the heart of Jesus. The speaker encourages the audience to seek a revelation of Jesus' heart, opinions, thoughts, emotions, and feelings, moving beyond surface-level knowledge to a profound relationship with Him.
Full Transcript
But I'm quite tired of hearing rhetoric and biblical language and Christian talk that's just so unparenting scriptures without there being an actuality of prophetic edge upon those words. And that prophetic edge, it comes from the place of intimacy with the heart of God. One can speak words that have no life upon them.
They can be Christian words, they can be scriptural, biblical words that have no life upon them because the messenger has no life in God. And another can speak the very same words. And those words will come across with a razor sharp edge and a fiery impact.
And the only difference is that that messenger has found himself in rhythm with the heart of the man Christ Jesus, the one who's burning in blazing love for the human race. And I pray tonight that we would be a group that would come into revelation of what's burning upon the heart of Jesus Christ. I want to know his opinions and I want to know his thoughts.
I want to know his emotions and I want to know what he feels. It's not enough to sing a song about him. I want to know him.
Sermon Outline
- I. The Problem of Lifeless Words
- A. Words without life are empty and unimpactful
- B. Even Christian words can lack life and meaning
- II. The Source of Life in Words
- A. Intimacy with the heart of God is the source of life
- B. A messenger must be in rhythm with God's heart to speak life-giving words
- III. Knowing the Heart of Jesus
- A. We must seek revelation of Jesus' thoughts, opinions, and emotions
- B. We must go beyond surface-level knowledge to true intimacy with Jesus
Key Quotes
“One can speak words that have no life upon them.” — Billy Humphrey
“The only difference is that that messenger has found himself in rhythm with the heart of the man Christ Jesus,” — Billy Humphrey
Application Points
- We must seek intimacy with God's heart in order to speak words that have life and impact.
- We must go beyond surface-level knowledge to truly know Jesus and His thoughts, opinions, and emotions.
- Being in rhythm with God's heart is the key to speaking life-giving words and having a prophetic edge.