THE CONNECTED LIFE

Guarding Our Hearts, Acts 20:28, Nehemiah 4:14

Big Idea: We must _____________ our hearts and homes to _______________ the work of God there.

1. Our enemy doesn’t _____________ at the door; he slides into our ________________. (1 Peter 5:8-9)

• If you leave the __________ open, the enemy doesn't need to force his way in.
• We lock our _________________, but not our __________________.

2. You can’t guard what you don’t ________________. (Nehemiah 4:13)

• The unguarded _____________ point is an invitation to infiltration.
• Blind ____________ is a broken shield.

3. Wise gatekeepers replace aimless _________________ with guarded ______________. Proverbs 4:23

• Don't hand children the ________________; show them the _______________ and how to respond.
• Guard the ___________________ now, and build a “fool-proof” ____________ later.

“When Jesus is present, all is good and nothing seems difficult; but when Jesus is absent, all is hard.”

Thomas à Kempis, Author