Scripture Text On The Heart

Father Martin is inviting the Community during these summer months of 2015 to read the Scripture (below) and think about the heart. He has prepared a lectio of over 300 texts on the heart (please note that there is a shorter version that we included at the bottom of this page).  He is encouraging each member of the Community to take 4 or 5 of these texts a day and answer 2 questions:

What do I learn about the heart from this text ?

What is God saying to me through this text ?

 

Genesis 24:45

Exodus 35:5

Exodus 35:22

Leviticus 19:17

Leviticus 26:41

Numbers 15:37-40

Numbers 32:9

Deuteronomy 4:29

Deuteronomy 4:39

Deuteronomy 6:4

Deuteronomy 8:2

Deuteronomy 8:5-6

Deuteronomy 10:12-13

Deuteronomy 10:16

Deuteronomy 11:13

Deuteronomy 11:16-17

Deuteronomy 15:7-8

Deuteronomy 15:9

Deuteronomy 15:10

Deuteronomy 26:16-19

Deuteronomy 28:47

Deuteronomy 29:18-19

Deuteronomy 30:2-3

Deuteronomy 30:6

Deuteronomy 30:10

Deuteronomy 30:14-15

Deuteronomy 30:17-18

Joshua 22:5

Joshua 24:23-24 

I Samuel 2:1

I Samuel 7:3

I Samuel 12:20

I Samuel 12:24

I Samuel 16:7

I Kings 3:6

I Kings 8:17

I Kings 8:23

I Kings 8:61

I Kings 8:66

I Kings 9:4

I Kings 11:9

I Kings 15:3

II Kings 22:19

II Kings 23:3

I Chronicles 22:19

II Chronicles 6:38

II Chronicles 12:14

II Chronicles 15:12

II Chronicles 16:9

II Chronicles 17:6

II Chronicles 19:9

II Chronicles 29:31

II Chronicles 32:25

II Chronicles 32:26

II Chronicles 34:27

II Chronicles 36:13

Ezra 7:10

Psalm 4:7

Psalm 7:10

Psalm 9:1

Psalm 10:17

Psalm 11:1-2

Psalm 12:2

Psalm 13:5-6

Psalm 15:2

Psalm 16:7-8

Psalm 19:7-9

Psalm 19:14

Psalm 24:3-4

Psalm 27:3-9

Psalm 27:7-9

Psalm 27:14

Psalm 28:7

Psalm 31:24

Psalm 32:11

Psalm 33:21

Psalm 33:22

Psalm 36:10

Psalm 37:4-5

Psalm 37:31

Psalm 40:8

Psalm 40:10

Psalm 44:18

Psalm 44:20-21

Psalm 51:6-12

Psalm 51:17

Psalm 53:1

Psalm 57:7

Psalm 62:8

Psalm 64:6

Psalm 64:10

Psalm 73:1

Psalm 73:26

Psalm 84:2

Psalm 84:5

Psalm 86:11-13

Psalm 90:12

Psalm 94:19

Psalm 97:11-12

Psalm 101:2-5

Psalm 108:1

Psalm 111:1

Psalm 112:6-8

Psalm 119:2

Psalm 119:7

Psalm 119:10-11

Psalm 119:34-36

Psalm 119:58

Psalm 119:69-70

Psalm 119:80

Psalm 119:111-112

Psalm 119:145

Psalm 119:161

Psalm 138:1

Psalm 139:23-24

Psalm 141:3-4

Proverbs 2:1-13

Proverbs 3:1-3

Proverbs 3:5

Proverbs 4:4-5

Proverbs 4:21

Proverbs 4:23

Proverbs 5:1-13

Proverbs 6:20-22

Proverbs 7:1-3

Proverbs 10:8

Proverbs 12:20

Proverbs 12:25

Proverbs 14:33

Proverbs 15:13

Proverbs 16:21

Proverbs 17:22

Proverbs 18:12

Proverbs 21:4

Proverbs 22:11

Proverbs 22:15

Proverbs 23:17

Proverbs 23:26

Proverbs 24:17

Proverbs 26:24

Proverbs 28:14

Proverbs 29:17

Ecclesiastes 10:2

Song of Songs 8:6

Isaiah 30:29

Isaiah 35:4

Isaiah 46:12-13

Isaiah 51:7

Isaiah 57:15

Isaiah 66:14

Jeremiah 3:15

Jeremiah 4:14

Jeremiah 4:18

Jeremiah 5:23-25

Jeremiah 11:8

Jeremiah 13:10

Jeremiah 15:16

Jeremiah 17:5

Jeremiah 17:9

Jeremiah 18:11-12

Jeremiah 24:7

Jeremiah 29:11-13

Jeremiah 32:38-41

Ezekiel 3:7

Ezekiel 3:10

Ezekiel 11:19

Ezekiel 14:7

Ezekiel 18:31-32

Ezekiel 28:5

Ezekiel 36:26-28

Joel 2:12-13

Zephaniah 3:14

Zechariah 7:10

Malachi 2:2

Tobit 13:6

Wisdom 1:1

Sirach 1:10-11

Sirach 1:30

Sirach 2:2

Sirach 5:2

Sirach 7:27

Sirach 10:12

Sirach 13:25-26

Sirach 14:2

Sirach 21:6

Sirach 26:5

Sirach 30:16

Sirach 37:6

Sirach 38:10

Sirach 39:5

Sirach 39:35

Sirach 40:26-27

Sirach 45:26

Sirach 47:8

Sirach 49:3

Sirach 50:23-24

Matthew 5:8

Matthew 5:27-28 

Matthew 6:21

Matthew 11:28-30

Matthew 12:34

Matthew 13:19

Matthew 14:27

Matthew 15:8

Matthew 15:18-20

Matthew 18:35

Matthew 19:8

cf. Mark 10:5

Matthew 22:37

Mark 3:4-5

Mark 6:48-52

Mark 7:18-23

Mark 11:22-24

Mark 12:29-30

Mark 16:14

Luke 2:19

Luke 2:51

Luke 6:45

Luke 8:11-15

Luke 10:27

Luke 12:33-34

Luke 18:1

Luke 24:22-27

John 7:37-39

John 12:39-41

John 13:2

Acts 2:25-26

Acts 4:32

Acts 5:3-4

Acts 7:51

Acts 8:20-22

Acts 16:14-15

Acts 21:13

Acts 27:22

Acts 27:25

Acts 28:26-27

Romans 2:4-8

Romans 2:29

Romans 6:17

Romans 9:1-2

Romans 10:1

Romans 10:8-10

I Corinthians 2:9

I Corinthians 4:5

I Corinthians 7:37

II Corinthians 4:1

II Corinthians 4:16

Galatians 6:9

Ephesians 3:13

Ephesians 4:17-24

Ephesians 5:18-20

Ephesians 6:5-6

Philippians 1:7

Colossians 3:22

I Thessalonians 2:17

I Timothy 1:5

II Timothy 2:22

Philemon 1:12

Philemon 1:20

Hebrews 3:12

Hebrews 4:12

Hebrews 13:9

James 1:26

I Peter 1:22

I Peter 3:3-4

I Peter 3:8

I John 3:17

Revelation 2:23

Joshua 23:14

I Samuel 10:26

I Kings 8:57-58

I Chronicles 16:10-11

I Chronicles 28:9

I Chronicles 29:17-18

II Chronicles 11:16

Psalm 4:3-5

Psalm 7:8-10

Psalm 28:3

Psalm 33:13-15

Psalm 58:2

Psalm 69:32

Psalm 81:10-13

Psalm 85:8

Psalm 95:6-8

Psalm 105:3-4

Psalm 125:4

Proverbs 17:3

Isaiah 29:13-14

Jeremiah 4:4

Jeremiah 7:23-24

Jeremiah 9:13-14

Jeremiah 31:33

Lamentations 3:39-41

Lamentations 5:15

Ezekiel 14:2-5

Joel 2:12-13

Zechariah 7:8-12

Zechariah 8:16-17

Zechariah 10:7

Malachi 4:6a

Sirach 2:12-18

Sirach 42:18

Sirach 46:11

Matthew 9:4

Mark 2:6-8

Mark 8:17-18

Luke 1:17

Luke 1:51

Luke 2:35

Luke 3:15

Luke 5:22-23

Luke 9:46-48

Luke 21:34-36

Luke 24:32

Luke 24:38

John 14:1

John 14:27

John 16:22-23

Acts 1:24-25

Acts 2:46-47

Acts 15:8-9

Romans 1:24-25

Romans 2:14-16

Romans 5:3-5

Romans 8:26-28

II Corinthians 1:21

II  Corinthians 3:2-3

II Corinthians 4:6

II Corinthians 6:13

II Corinthians 7:1-3

Galatians 4:6-7

Ephesians 1:16-23

Ephesians 3:14-19

Ephesians 6:22

Philippians 4:6-8

Colossians 3:12-17

I Thessalonians 2:4

I Thessalonians 3:11-13

II Thessalonians 2:16-17

II Thessalonians 3:5

I Timothy 6:10-1

Philemon 1:7

Hebrews 3:7-10

Hebrews 3:15

Hebrews 4:7

Hebrews 8:10

Hebrews 10:16-17

Hebrews 10:19-22

James 3:14

James 4:7-8

James 5:8-9

I Peter 3:14-17

I John 3:18-22

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Father’s Original Hearts Lectio – Shorter and More Manageable for those who prefer it.  Same two questions apply.


What Do I learn about the Heart in this text ?

What is God saying to me through this text ?

Matthew

5:8   /   5:28   /   6:21 (Luke 12:34)

15:8 (Mark 7:6) see Isaiah 29:13

15:18-19 (Mark 7:19-22 cf. Mt 12:34)

22:37   (Mark 12:30 & Luke 10:27)

Mark

6:52   /   11:23  & 16:14  doubt and unbelief

Luke 2:19   /   2:51   /   6:45   /   8:15  

9:47  Jesus reads hearts   /   12:34   /   24:25,32

John 12:40   /   13:2   /   14:1,27

Acts

2:37,46   /   4:32   /   5:3,4   /   7:51,54

8:21-22   /   8:37   /   16:14   /   28:27

Romans

1:21   /   2:5,29   6:17   /   10:9,10

I Corinthians   14:25

II Corinthians

3:2-3; 15-16   /   5:12   /   9:7

Ephesians   5:19

I Thessalonians   3:11-13

I Timothy   1:5

II Timothy   2:22

Hebrews   3:10,12   /   4:12   10:22

James          1:26   /    4:8   /   5:5, 8-12

I Peter    1:22   /   3:4

II Peter   2:14

I John   3:20,21

 Revelation   18:7

 

Jesus’ Heart our Model    

Matthew 11:29

 

Two responses of our heart

            Acts 2:37 vs. Acts 7:54

 

God’s love poured into our hearts

by the Holy Spirit

            Roman 5:5 (cf. Eph 1:12-14)

            Galatians 4:6-7 ; Eph 3:17-19

We must forgive with all our heart

            Matthew 18:35  (I Peter 3: 14-17 ff)

 

Hardened Heart

Matthew 13:15,19                                        

Mark 6:52/8:17/10:5/16:7

Acts 28:27

Ephesians 4:18

Ephesians 1:17-18  (eyes of the heart)

 

OLD TESTAMENT TEXTS

Psalms  37:31   /   44:20-21   /   51:10,17   /   57:7

95:7b-8   /   119:145   /   139:23   /   147:3

Proverbs   18:12   /   20:9   /   28:14

Jeremiah   24:7/ 29:13

Ezekiel   11:19-21  and 36:26-28   /   18:31-32

Joel   2:12-13

I Samuel   16:7

 

To See God

Exodus 33:20 (cf. 3:1-15)

I Kings 19:9b-14