Church of the City New York Disruptive Discipleship: The Pure in Heart - Ashley Anderson
Nov 2, 2020
A preacher explores what it means to have a single-hearted devotion to God. Personal testimony and cultural traps illustrate why purity is hard. Practical practices focus on aching for God, fleeing sin, and honest confession. The talk connects inner transformation to broader social renewal.
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From Near Suicide To Saved By A Church Invitation
- Ashley Anderson nearly ended her life at 18 but accepted a church invitation that revealed a God who ultimately saved and transformed her.
- She recalls feeling her pulse in worship as her deepest testimony to survival and renewed life.
Purity Of Heart Means To Will One Thing
- Purity of heart means to will one thing: undivided desire for God, integrating feelings, mind, and will.
- Kierkegaard's phrasing captures it: purity is having no mixed motives, making God the single orientation.
Heart Encompasses Mind Will And Feeling
- 'Heart' in Scripture covers the whole interior life, not just feelings, so purity targets motives, thoughts, and will.
- Jesus focused on inner transformation rather than merely correct opinions or intellect.
