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Published: May 8, 2009, 3:55 p.m.

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Title: A Matter of the Heart\\n\\n

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(Matthew\\n19:6-8)\\xa0 \\u201cSo they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has\\njoined together, let man not separate.\\u201d\\xa0 \\u201cWhy then,\\u201d they asked, \\u201cdid\\nMoses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and\\nsend her away?\\u201d\\xa0 Jesus replied, \\u201cMoses permitted you to divorce your\\nwives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the\\nbeginning.\\u201d

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(Proverbs 4:23)\\xa0 \\u201cAbove all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.\\u201d

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Heart Attack

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Largely lifestyle related

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\\uf0fc\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Selfishness instead of serving.

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(James\\n3:14-16)\\xa0 \\u201cBut if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your\\nhearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.\\xa0 Such \\u2018wisdom\\u2019 does\\nnot come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil.\\xa0\\nFor where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder\\nand every evil practice.\\u201d

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\\uf0fc\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Rejection instead of respecting.

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(Mark 3:25)\\xa0 \\u201cIf a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.\\u201d

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\\uf0fc\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Bitterness instead of blessing.

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(Ephesians\\n4:31-32)\\xa0 \\u201cGet rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and\\nslander, along with every form of malice.\\xa0 Be kind and compassionate to\\none another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.\\u201d

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\\uf0fc\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Lust instead of loyalty.

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(Mark\\n7:21)\\xa0 \\u201cFor from within, out of men\\u2019s hearts, come evil thoughts,\\nsexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit,\\nlewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.\\xa0 All these evils come\\nfrom inside and make a man unclean.\\u201d

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That was the diagnosis \\u2013 here is the remedy

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Triple Bypass Surgery

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1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Cleanse you from your past.

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(Ezekiel 36:25)\\xa0\\n\\u201cI will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will\\ncleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.

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2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Change you for a new start.

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(Ezekiel 36:26)\\xa0\\n\\u201cI will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove\\nfrom you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.\\u201d

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3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Fill you with His Spirit.

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\\n\\n\\n\\n(Ezekiel 36:27)\\xa0 \\u201cAnd I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.\\u201d

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