How to Overcome a Calloused Heart
The Calloused Christian
By Jamie Kayali
Today, we are going to listen for and respond to the Holy Spirit!
We need to learn what it takes to win or have victory to add to our testimony of God’s goodness.
Matthew 7:21-23 21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’
Q: What is today’s pandemic in the church?
Answer: It has not changed from Pharoah time to Jesus and even now…the
Definition of callous is showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard
What does a callous do? Calluses are thick, hardened layers of skin that develop when the skin tries to protect itself against
When playing tennis I needed callouses to protect my hands
Mark 6:51-52 51 Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished, 52 for they had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
The hardening of our hearts prevents us from
Being shocked, amazed, or surprised at a miracle is an indication of a hard heart
The dictionary defines hardened as
Mark 8:17-18 17 And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet comprehend or understand? Do you still have your heart hardened? 18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember, 19 when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They *said to Him, “Twelve.”
The symptoms of a hardened heart:
Unable to
Unable to
Unable to
Unable to
These are all inabilities in the spiritual realm
We all need to touch
When people are hardhearted toward God, it’s like they are spiritually
They can’t remember. Not remembering is a major indication of the condition of their hearts
It wasn’t sin that caused the disciples’ hearts to be hard – it was their
They were occupied with trying to save their lives in the midst of the storm. That wasn’t sin.
Jesus had them get in the boat and go ahead of him (Mark 6:45)
Our hearts have become hardened toward God and His supernatural power because of our failure to stay focused on spiritual things
Jesus ate and left no crumbs!
For anyone needing to work in these areas DC is a place of healing!
Celebrate recovery/DC will come along side you wherever you are on your journey…just recognizing your hardened heart…in the process of healing and recovering from the hardening of your heart…or you have overcome and are ready to use your story for ministry in all areas of your life
What have we allowed to callous our hearts towards God?
Distractions from God both GOOD and BAD
* Healing
* Money
* Job
* Sin
* School
* Parenting
* Relationships
* Checklists
* Travel
* LIFE!
Are we having issues understanding God or His Word?
Are we not seeing God move in and around us?
Are we not hearing God speak?
Are we forgetting what God has already done?
Be encouraged that all of these are within our reach TODAY!
WE MUST KEEP THE LORD THE ALL (all means all and that’s all all means) CONSUMING EVERYTHING IN OUR LIVES!