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Sometimes we are accused of not having a “heartfelt religion” because… We do not shout hallelujah or raise our hands We do not give testimonials about how we feel We do not have a lively worship service We are accused of having a cold, informal religion without “feeling”

There is more to the heart than emotions The Bible heart consists of four chambers: intellect – the knowing / thinking chamber emotion – the feeling chamber conscience – the judgment chamber will – the action chamber

The seed of God’s word is first planted in the heart of the unsaved (Mt. 13:15,19; Lk. 8:15) The unconverted must be pricked in the heart (Acts 2:47), not hardened (Acts 7:51; 28:27) The unconverted must obey from the heart (Acts 8:37; 16:47; Rom. 2:29; 6:17; 10:8-10)

The intellect, the emotions, the conscience, and the will are all involved in a proper conversion A person cannot be acceptably converted to God unless his heart is in it

Christians are to continue obeying from the heart after conversion (Acts 11:23) Christians are to do the will of God from the heart (Eph. 3:17; 6:5-6; Col. 3:22-23) Christians will call upon the name of the Lord out of a pure heart (2 Tim. 2:22) Christians set apart the Lord in their hearts and are ready to answer (1 Pet. 3:15; 2 Pet. 1:19)

The intellect, the emotions, the conscience, and the will are all involved in proper obedience to God daily A person cannot acceptably do the will of God unless his heart is in it

Christians are to discern with their heart during the Lord’s supper (1 Cor. 11:29) Christians are to sing (Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:15-16) and give from the heart (2 Cor. 9:7) Christians are to have their heart in Bible study and prayer

The intellect, the emotions, the conscience, and the will are all involved in proper worship to God A person cannot acceptably worship God unless his heart is in it

Christians are to be unified in heart as they work together in the local church (Acts 2:46; 4:32) Christians are to love one another with a pure heart fervently (1 Pet. 1:22)

The intellect, the emotions, the will, and the conscience are all involved in local church membership A person cannot acceptably work together in the local church unless his heart is in it

You may start to avoid God’s word (Mt. 15:8) You may start to complain (2 Cor. 9:7) You may start to cause problems (1 Tim. 1:5-6) You may start to get weak (Heb. 10:22-25) You may start to follow error (Heb. 13:9) You may start to become unstable and sin (Jas. 1:8; 4:8)

“and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength” - Mark 12:30 -