What Is Our Heart For? With Dr. Matthew Sleeth - Lesson 59
Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible
Eryn Lynum
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🗓️ 21 January 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever listened to or felt your heart beat? It’s an amazing sound, but what exactly is happening as our hearts beat all day, every day? Dr. Matthew Sleeth joins us to share about God’s amazing designs in the human heart.
Here’s our trail map:
- What Is the Cardiovascular System?
- What Is the Heart Made Of?
- What Important Job Does the Heart Do?
- How Does Blood From Our Hearts Help Our Cells?
- How Can We Love God With All of Our Heart?
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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14 (NIV)
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)
“Create in me a pure heart, God, and make my spirit right again.” Psalm 51:10 (NIV)
“Trust the LORD with all your heart, and don’t depend on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 (NCV)
“Jesus answered, ‘Love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’” Matthew 22:37 (NCV)
Terms Learned in This Episode:
Cardiovascular System: The system God designed that pumps blood through our bodies using the heart organ and blood vessels.
Heart: An organ made of muscle that pumps blood through our bodies.
Oxygen: An element that fuels our bodies and keeps us alive. The heart pumps blood, full of oxygen, through our bodies.
Blood Vessels: A system of tubes that carries blood through our bodies.
Carbon Dioxide: A molecule made from oxygen and carbon. Our bodies create carbon dioxide that needs to be exhaled (breathed out) from our bodies. Our blood helps carry carbon dioxide, a waste product, out.
Pericardium: A thin sac full of fluid that protects the heart muscle.
Endocardium: An inner lining in the heart that protects the heart muscle and its chambers and valves.
Myocardium: The actual muscle that makes up the heart.
Mitochondria: The organelle (“little organ”) inside our cells that acts as a power plant for our cells.
Red Blood Cells: Cells in the body that do not have a nucleus. They have iron (metal) and carry oxygen.
Lungs: An organ that inhales and exhales, bringing oxygen in and out of our bodies.
Aorta: The body’s largest artery (like a big tube) that carries blood full of oxygen from the heart to the rest of the body.
Coronary Arteries: Arteries (like tubes) that carry blood to the heart.
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| 0:25.2 | slash club or at the link in our show notes. |
| 0:31.2 | Hello world. |
| 0:32.7 | Wake me up to another good good morning time to go. |
| 0:39.0 | Are you ready to explore God's wild and wonderful world? |
| 0:44.0 | Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast. |
| 0:46.8 | I'm your host, Aaron Linum. |
| 0:48.6 | I'm a certified master naturalist, Bible teacher, and author. |
| 0:52.4 | And I am so excited to dive into God's written word, |
| 0:56.8 | the Bible, and his created world with you. |
| 1:09.5 | Have you ever listened to or felt your own heartbeat? Maybe at the doctor's office you were |
| 1:16.1 | allowed to use a stethoscope to listen to your heart. It is an amazing sound. But what exactly |
| 1:23.6 | is happening as our hearts beat all day every day. Today we are learning all about how God |
| 1:31.4 | designed our hearts to do very important jobs that keep us alive. This episode is part of our |
| 1:37.5 | wonderfully made series, where we are diving into God's designs in the human body. In earlier episodes, we discovered |
| 1:46.7 | the incredible, tiny, busy cities inside of ourselves, and the important code called DNA, |
| 1:55.5 | which gives instructions for building our bodies. God spared no detail in making us. This is why the psalmist says in Psalm 139.14, |
| 2:07.3 | I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. I know that full well. |
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