Ever wonder why certain emotions, situations, or people trigger such a strong reaction in you? In It Starts in the Heart, Pastor Davida Rivens explores how the condition of our heart shapes our thoughts, words, emotions, and actions. Using Jesus’ parable of the sower, discover how to prepare the “soil” of your heart, identify what may be choking your spiritual growth, allow God’s Word to challenge what you feel, and make room for God to transform your heart from the inside out.

Scriptures:

- Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) — “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

- Luke 6:45 (NIV) — What comes out of us reveals what has been stored in our hearts.

- Matthew 13:1–9 (NKJV) — Jesus’ parable of the sower and the four types of soil.

- Psalm 139:23–24 (NIV) — “Search me, God, and know my heart...”

- Joel 2:13 — “Rend your heart and not your garments...”

- Psalm 119:11 (NIV) — “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.”

- Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV) — “Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

- Ezekiel 36:26 (NKJV) — God promises to remove the heart of stone and give His people a heart of flesh.

- Ephesians 3:17–18 — Christ making His home in our hearts as we trust Him and becoming rooted in God’s love.