Jerry emphasizes the profound love of God and the importance of looking into His heart and the heart of Christ. He reflects on the privilege of being able to understand God's desires and intentions, particularly regarding the relationship between God, Christ, and humanity. Jerry highlights that God wants us to seek His heart and reveals that the heart of God is centered on Christ, who is the source of life and the key to understanding God's will. He discusses the significance of the church as the body of Christ, emphasizing that the local assembly is essential for spiritual growth and maturity. Jerry urges believers to recognize the church's importance, not as an optional aspect of faith but as integral to God's plan for redemption and the expression of Christ's love. He concludes by encouraging individuals to align their hearts with God's heart, seeking to understand and embrace the immensity of Christ and the role of the church in fulfilling God's purpose.
God's love and desire for us to look into His heart.
The privilege of understanding God's intentions through Christ.
The significance of the church as the body of Christ.
The local assembly's role in spiritual growth and maturity.
The church is essential, not optional, in God's plan.
Encouragement to align our hearts with God's heart.
14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.