Unlocking and preparing our hearts for the journey of

discipleship

“Guard your heart for everythingyou do flows from it.”

(Proverbs 4:23)

• TRANSPARENCY• TEACHABILITY• TENACITY

Helps us keep our hearts in check

TRANSPARENCY

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart

of flesh.” (Ezekiel 36:26)

TRANSPARENCY

Jesus said “In the world you will have tribulation, troubles and great pressure.”

(John 16:33)

TRANSPARENCY

• Humility – a willingness to be known for who you really are…

TRANSPARENCY

“But when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own, He will speak only

what He hears…”

TEACHABILITY

“…And He will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring glory to Me by taking what is

Mine and making it known to you.”(John 16:13-15)

TEACHABILITY

• The quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly…

TENACITY

• Synonyms: persistence, determination, perseverance, constancy, diligence, firmness of purpose… TO STEP OUT BOLDLY

TENACITY

“He drew me up out of the mud and mire, He set my feet upon a rock and He

steadied me as I walked along.”(Psalm 40:2)

TENACITY

“He makes our feet like the feet of a deer,He causes me to stand on the heights.”

(2 Samuel 22:33)

TENACITY

• TRANSPARENCY – With God, ourselves and others

• TEACHABILITY - Trusting the Holy Spirit will teach us as we eagerly and actively listen, and want to learn

• TENACITY – Let’s identify and take those next steps in our discipleship journey boldy, as we follow Jesus