Church of the City New York God Comes Where He's Wanted | The Altar of the Heart
Jan 5, 2026
Pastor Sam Gibson dives into the profound significance of the heart as the altar for desiring God's presence. He highlights how spiritual hunger can catalyze personal and communal renewal. Discussing common heart afflictions like deadness and distraction, he emphasizes the importance of surrendering to divine healing. Listeners are encouraged to maintain their 'altar' through practices like remembering Scripture and creating space for God. This journey is about transforming hearts in desperate dependence, not through self-effort.
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Desire Creates A Climate For Revival
- Revival history shows God moves where people deeply desire Him and restore altars of heart, home, church, and region.
- You cannot schedule revival, but you can cultivate atmospheres that attract God's presence.
ChatGPT Couldn't List 800 Heart Verses
- Sam tried asking ChatGPT to list all 800 Bible references to the heart and got blocked for time reasons.
- He used an analog approach instead to sit under Scripture before teaching.
Alive Physically Yet Dead Spiritually
- Many people are spiritually dead: alive biologically but unable to respond to God without resurrection by the Spirit.
- External religion or 'project self' cannot awaken the heart; only the Holy Spirit can.
