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Do you have heart disease? 
Now, I'm no doctor, but I 

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suggest we do a stress test on 
this week's episode of Liberty 

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at Home. 
Hey there neighbor, It's me, 

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Adam Rivera, the pastor of 
Liberty Baptist Church and also 

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the host of Liberty at Home, 
your weekly 5 minute or so dose 

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of biblical encouragement here 
on ECAT. 

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And Speaking of V cat, we're 
broadcasting as always from 

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Easton, MA, home of Simpson 
Spring, the oldest continually 

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used bottling plant in the 
country. 

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Take that, Poland Springs. 
On today's episode of Liberty at

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Home, we're going to read 
several different verses in 

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Proverbs chapter 28. 
I think you'll see a theme as we

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read. 
So let's start with verse #14 

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Happy is the man that feareth 
alway, but he that hardeneth his

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heart shall fall into mischief. 
Then drop down to verse #25 

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where it says this. 
He that is of a proud heart 

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stirreth up strife, but he that 
putteth his trust in the Lord 

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shall be made fat. 
He that trusteth in his own 

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heart is a fool. 
But whoso walketh wisely, he 

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shall be delivered. 
I remember the day vividly. 

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It was a busy Sunday morning in 
2015. 

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It was on this day. 
While I was preaching, I was 

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sure I was about to have a heart
attack. 

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You see, heart disease runs 
rampant in our family and my dad

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had a heart attack when he was 
in his late 30s. 

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So what did I do? 
Well, I did what any self 

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respecting pastor would do. 
I finished the sermon. 

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After I was done, I quietly told
my wife I need to go to the ER. 

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So listen, I'm not a doctor nor 
am I qualified to offer medical 

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advice. 
In fact, Adam Guerrero, could 

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you run that disclaimer at the 
bottom for me? 

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Perfect, thank you. 
I would, however, say this. 

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One of the only ways I was able 
to find out that my heart was 

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actually OK was by doing a 
stress test. 

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And you know what I mean by 
stress test, right? 

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It's a jog on a treadmill with a
dozen wires attached to the 

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body. 
This test reveals the nature of 

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the heart and its functions. 
By the way, quick side note 

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here. 
I didn't actually end up having 

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a heart attack anyway and I was 
fine, but really the only way I 

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was sure of that was because of 
the stress test. 

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Now, in today's text, King 
Solomon reveals a three-part 

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stress test when it comes to the
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Not the physical heart, but a 
different kind of heart. 

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This kind of heart is the 
spiritual and emotional core of 

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a person, encompassing their 
thoughts, feelings, will, and 

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moral character. 
I mean, you know what I mean 

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when I say the heart, right? 
What are these three tests? 

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Well, first, verse 14 says this,
don't harden your heart. 

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Don't allow yourself to be 
hardened to either the things of

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God or the needs of your fellow 
man. 

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Verse 25 says don't have a proud
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This type of heart believes it's
better than everyone else and 

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can only cause strife and 
difficulties. 

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Third, it says don't trust your 
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Jeremiah chapter 17 verse 9 says
the heart is deceitful above all

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things and desperately wicked. 
Who can know it? 

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Listen, the heart is a wonderful
thing in many ways, but when it 

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is blindly trusted, a person can
get themselves into all kinds of

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trouble. 
So this three-part stress test 

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tells us not to have a hard 
heart, a proud heart, or a heart

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that trusts in itself. 
Why is it so important to have a

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heart that's right with God? 
Well, let me remind you of 

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another verse about the heart 
that we found all the way back 

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in Proverbs chapter 4, verse 23.
Keep thy heart with all 

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diligence, for out of it are the
issues of life. 

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The issues of the heart deal 
with every area of our life, our

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family, our friends, our work, 
our play, our faith, and our 

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personal growth, just to name a 
few. 

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If you have a heart that's 
clogged by hardness, pride, or 

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any other sin, you're setting 
yourself up for difficulty later

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on, like a heart attack that 
could strike at an any 

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unexpected moment, like when 
you're preaching. 

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But it didn't. 
As I was saying, your most 

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prized possession is your heart.
So keep it with everything 

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within your being. 
Well, time's up for today's 

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episode. 
But before I go, I want to 

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remind you, as always, that 
you're invited to join us at 

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Liberty Baptist Church anytime. 
We meet every Sunday and 

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Wednesday at 800 Washington St. 
Route 138 here in Easton. 

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You can call or text us at 
508-565-8281 or you can visit us

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online at my libertybaptist.org.
Well, I'm Pastor Adam Rivero, 

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reminding you that where the 
Spirit of the Lord is, there is 

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liberty. 
See you next week here on ECAT 

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for another episode of Liberty 
at Home.