Follow Your Heart
October 6, 2024 / Darin Latham
FOLLOW YOUR HEART
(MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)
A. The Sincere Advice
“Let your heart be your compass when you’re lost.” (Internet meme)
“There are no rules. Just follow your heart.” (Comedian/Actor Robin Williams)
“Your own heart never lies. Ask: What is the right action for this moment?
Then follow your deepest truth.” (Author/Guru Brandon Bays)
“Don’t think too much. You’ll think your whole life away. Just stop, close your eyes,
and follow your heart. I guarantee you, it knows the way.” (Anonymous)
1. The thing to do in life is always the thing that – deep down – you to do.
B. The Underlying Assumption
1. Our hearts can be .
C. The Biblical Reality
“The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9)
1. The heart has been and is a source of .
“There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one… for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…” (Romans 3:10-12, 23)
“I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws. They will be my people, and I will be their God.” (Ezekiel 11:19-20)
“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” (Matthew 16:24)
Today’s Big Idea…
Only a would what be .
Small Group Discussion Questions
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Describe in your own words what it means to “follow your heart”. Is there a scenario that comes to mind where you’ve “followed your heart” or seen someone else do this?
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What are the dangers that come from following your heart?
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One danger is the lack of an objective moral compass. Talk about why this would be an unwise way to live.
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How have you (or should you) root your heart’s desires in biblical teaching? Talk about how one would practically do this.