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The Heart of Mankind - Part 5: The Depraved Heart

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Pastor Dean Odle examines the depraved heart through the love of money, covetousness, pleasure, and self-preservation. First Timothy 6 anchors the teaching: the desire to be rich exposes people to temptation, snares, and destructive lusts, while the love of money causes many to err from the faith. Second Timothy 3 broadens the warning to a culture of self-love, covetousness, pride, brutality, and pleasure without true godliness.

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Through 12:01

Pastor Dean Odle examines the depraved heart through the love of money, covetousness, pleasure, and self-preservation. First Timothy 6 anchors the teaching: the desire to be rich exposes people to temptation, snares, and destructive lusts, while the love of money causes many to err from the faith. Second Timothy 3 broadens the warning to a culture of self-love, covetousness, pride, brutality, and pleasure without true godliness.

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Through 24:02

Pastor Dean Odle examines the depraved heart through the love of money, covetousness, pleasure, and self-preservation. First Timothy 6 anchors the teaching: the desire to be rich exposes people to temptation, snares, and destructive lusts, while the love of money causes many to err from the faith. Second Timothy 3 broadens the warning to a culture of self-love, covetousness, pride, brutality, and pleasure without true godliness.

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Through 36:02

Pastor Dean Odle examines the depraved heart through the love of money, covetousness, pleasure, and self-preservation. First Timothy 6 anchors the teaching: the desire to be rich exposes people to temptation, snares, and destructive lusts, while the love of money causes many to err from the faith. Second Timothy 3 broadens the warning to a culture of self-love, covetousness, pride, brutality, and pleasure without true godliness.

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Through 48:03

Pastor Dean Odle examines the depraved heart through the love of money, covetousness, pleasure, and self-preservation. First Timothy 6 anchors the teaching: the desire to be rich exposes people to temptation, snares, and destructive lusts, while the love of money causes many to err from the faith. Second Timothy 3 broadens the warning to a culture of self-love, covetousness, pride, brutality, and pleasure without true godliness.

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Through 1:00:04

The sermon applies these texts to exploitation, indifference to suffering, and pressure to compromise within a developing antichrist economic system. The rich young ruler illustrates how possessions can rival obedience to Christ. Odle urges believers to hold material things as God’s stewards, seek the kingdom first, love their neighbors, help those in need, and prepare to remain faithful when economic participation carries a spiritual price.

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Through 1:12:04

The sermon applies these texts to exploitation, indifference to suffering, and pressure to compromise within a developing antichrist economic system. The rich young ruler illustrates how possessions can rival obedience to Christ. Odle urges believers to hold material things as God’s stewards, seek the kingdom first, love their neighbors, help those in need, and prepare to remain faithful when economic participation carries a spiritual price.

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Through 1:24:05

The sermon applies these texts to exploitation, indifference to suffering, and pressure to compromise within a developing antichrist economic system. The rich young ruler illustrates how possessions can rival obedience to Christ. Odle urges believers to hold material things as God’s stewards, seek the kingdom first, love their neighbors, help those in need, and prepare to remain faithful when economic participation carries a spiritual price.

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Through 1:36:06

The sermon applies these texts to exploitation, indifference to suffering, and pressure to compromise within a developing antichrist economic system. The rich young ruler illustrates how possessions can rival obedience to Christ. Odle urges believers to hold material things as God’s stewards, seek the kingdom first, love their neighbors, help those in need, and prepare to remain faithful when economic participation carries a spiritual price.

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  1. 0:00:04

    [music] Thank you, Lord. Just let this be your prayer this morning [music] to the Lord. We've been learning about the heart and how our hearts can deceive [music] us. And so, Lord, we just pray, Lord, as we bow our hearts before [music] you this morning, that Lord, you would give us clean hands, Lord, and pure [music] hearts, Lord, before you. Yes, Lord. Thank you Jesus. We bow [singing] our hearts. [music] We bend our knees. Oh spirit, [music and singing] come make us humble. [music] We turn our [singing] eyes from evil things. Oh [singing and music] Lord, we cast down our idols. Give us [singing] clean hands. Give us pure hearts. [singing] [music] Let us not lift our souls to one another. To [music] give us clean hands, give us pure hearts. Let us not lift our souls to [music and singing] another. Oh God, let us be a generation [singing and music] that seeks seeks your face. [singing] Oh God of Jacob. [music] Oh God, let us be [singing] a generation that [music] seeks and seeks your face. [singing] Oh God of [music] Jacob, [music] we bow [singing] our hearts. We bend our knees. Oh spirit, come make us humble. [music and singing] We turn [singing] our eyes from [music] evil things. Oh Lord, we cast [music] down our idols. So give [singing] us clean hands and give [music] us pure hearts. Let us [singing] not lift our souls to another. Oh, give us clean hands [singing and music] and give us pure hearts. Let us [singing] not lift [music] our souls to one another. God, let [singing] us be a [music] generation that sees [singing] seeks your face. Oh God of [singing] Jacob, [music] God, let us be a generation that seeks

  2. 0:03:05

    [music and singing] seeks your face. Oh God of Jacob. [music] Oh God, oh God of Jacob, we seek your [music] face. Oh [singing] God of Jacob, we seek your [music] face. Oh God of Jacob. [singing] to give us clean hands. Give us pure hearts. [singing] Let us not lift our souls to [singing] another. Give [music] us clean hands. Give us pure hearts. Pure hearts. [music] Let us [singing] not lift our souls to another. Oh God, [singing] let us be a generation that sees, seeks your face. Oh God of Jacob. [singing and music] Oh God, let us be the generation that seeks, seeks [singing] your face. Oh God of [music] Jacob, we want to [singing] seek your face. Oh God of [singing] Jacob, we seek your face. Oh God of Jacob. [singing] Let's sing that [music] one more time. Give us clean hands. Give us clean hands. Give us pure [singing and music] hearts. Let us not lift our [music] souls to one another. [singing] Give us clean hands. Give us [music and singing] pure hearts. Let us not lift our [music] souls to another. Let us Let [singing] us not lift our souls to another. [music] Forgive us, Lord. Forgive us, Lord, for lifting our [music and singing] souls to another. I think we need to stay there just a minute. [music] Let's think about that. [music] [singing] We're all yours, Lord. Keep us, [music] Jesus. when you told Israel [music] that you would have gathered her like you gather like a hen gathers her chicks, [music] but they would not.

  3. 0:06:07

    Lord, we want [music] to desire you above all things. We bless [music] the alpha and the omega today, the beginning and the end. You're so worthy, [music and singing] oh Lord our God. Just sing that with me. You're [singing] so worthy, [music] Lord our God. You're so worthy, [singing] Lord our God. [music] So worthy, worthy [singing] of our time, [music] Lord. It's really not our time because [music] he created us. Nothing is ours here. [music] He's teaching Johnny that the Lord is [music] teaching Johnny. Johnny, nothing here is really yours. [music] And I was fasting one week and he spoke to me. [music] Nothing here is really yours. Why do you fret over it? [music] Nothing here is ours. Think about that. It's [music] his because he holds all power in his hands. [music] He'll judge the quick and the dead. [music] Think about that. [music] You're worthy. [singing] All the saints and angels I bow [singing] before your throne. And all the elders [singing] cast the crowns before the [music and singing] lamb of God and sing. Sing it [music] again all the saints. and all [singing] the saints [music] and angels that bow [singing] before your [music] throne. And all [singing] the elders [music] cast the crowns before [singing] the lamb of God and sing [music] you're worthy. You're worthy [singing] of it all. Just sing it to [music] him this morning. You are worthy of it all.

  4. 0:09:10

    [singing] For [singing] from you are all things. [music] To you are all [singing] things. You deserve the glory. [music] You're worthy of it all. [singing] Jesus, you [music] are worthy. You are [singing] worthy of it all. For from you are all [singing and music] things. To you are all things. You deserve the glory. [singing] [music] Let's sing with the saints. and all [singing] the saints and angels they bow before [singing and music] your throne. And all the elders [singing] cast [music] the crowns before the lamb of God. [singing and music] And they sing holy lamb. You're worthy [singing] of it all. Sing it. [music] You're so worthy. You're [singing] worthy of it all. Most holy. [music and singing] For from you are all things. To [singing] you are all things [music] and you deserve the glory. [singing] You're [singing] worthy of it all. [music] You're worthy of it all. [singing] [music] Far from you are all things. To you are all things. [music and singing] You deserve the glory. Day [music] and night, [singing] night and day, let in rise. Day [music] and night, night and day, let incense arise. Day and night, night and day, let incense arise. [singing] Day [music] and night, night and day, let incense arise. Day and night, night and day, let [music and singing] incense arise. Day and night, night and day, let it incor. [singing and music] [singing and music] You're worthy of it all. [singing] You're so worthy. [music] You're worthy of it all. [singing] most holy righteous Lord.

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