CLEAN – podcast 1 (Cleansing & Purity in Psalms)

For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.Series Outline: Intro (1 lesson, "Podcast 0")Purity & Cleansing (5 lessons)Leprosy (7 lessons)Exorcism (7 lessons)Reanimation (10 lessons)Holiness: It's a Decision! (2 lessons)God calls us to bepure on 4 levels:ActionsWordsThoughtsConscience / Heart / MotivesScriptureLike Paul in 2 Tim 2:19-22, Jesus too spoke of the clean cup in Matt 23:25-26. Does the outside of our cup look good, while the inside is full of sin and corruption? Psalms 24:4; 73:1; 119:919:7-14: Purity at all levels, from actions (known and unknown) to words to the meditation of the heart.15:1-5: Purity means integrityNo shady dealings in the financial realm?Giving contribution even when disillusioned with the church?Torrent of profanityCare for our physical body (reject gluttony; smoking; drinking; sedentary lifestyle; etc)Being known as men and women of our word.Keeping promises, making deadlinesA life centered on GodLet's all strive for purity, for as the Hebrew writer reminds us, “without holiness no one will see the Lord” (Heb 12:14).Further study:For more on the Psalms, listen to the series of 10 podcasts, or check out my book Thrive!Click to learn about Leviticus & Leprosy.