RENEWED MIND = CHANGED LIFE

TRANSFORMED

Renewed Mind = New Life

Pastor Jerry Jackson

01.18.15

OUTLINE

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (RSV)

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own; you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NLV) Do you not know that your body is a house of God where the Holy Spirit lives? God gave you His Holy Spirit. Now you belong to God. You do not belong to yourselves. God bought you with a great price. So honor God with your body. You belong to Him.

Romans 12:2

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

God is far more interested in changing your mind than in changing your circumstances.

WHY MUST I RENEW MY MIND?

1. THE MIND IS THE BATTLEGROUND OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE; MY CHRISTIAN LIFE IS WON OR LOST IN THE MIND

Romans 7:22-23 (LB)

“I love to do God’s will so far as my new nature is concerned; but there’s something else deep within me that is at war with my mind and wins the fight and makes me a slave to the sin within me. In my mind I want to be God’s servant, but instead I find myself still enslaved to sin.”

2. MY THOUGHTS CONTROL MY LIFE

Proverbs 4:23 (TEV)

“Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.”

3. A GODLY MIND LEADS TO A PEACEFUL LIFE

Romans 8:6 “If your sinful nature controls your mind, there is death. But if the Holy Spirit controls your mind, there is life and peace.”

HOW TO RENEW MY MIND AND TRANSFORM MY LIFE 1. I MUST DEVOUR AND MEDITATE ON GOD’S WORD DAILY

Matthew 4:4 (NLT)

“People need more than bread for their life; they must feed on every WORD OF GOD.”

WHEN? ALL THE TIME

Psalm 119:147 (NLT)

“I rise early. . . to cry out for help and to put my hope in your words.”

Psalm 119:97

“Lord, how I love your Word. I think about it all day long.”

Psalm 16:7 (CEV)

“Even in the darkest of night, your teachings fill my mind.”

2. I MUST STOP DESTRUCTIVE THOUGHTS AND REPLACE THEM WITH CHRIST CENTERED THOUGHTS

Romans 8:5 (NLT)

“Those who are dominated by their sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.”

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

“Though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. [Our weapons] have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish any argument and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we TAKE CAPTIVE EVERY THOUGHT to make it OBEDIENT to Christ.”

James 1:14-15 (NLT)

“Temptation comes from the lure of OUR OWN evil desires. These evil desires lead to evil actions, and then the evil actions lead to death.”

HOW TEMPTATION WORKS – 4 STEPS STEP

1. DESIRE STEP

2: DOUBT (God’s Word & Love) STEP

3: DECEPTION STEP

4. DISOBEDIENCE & DEFEAT

Psalm 119:112 (CEV)

“I have made up my mind to obey your laws forever, no matter what.”

3. I MUST CONCENTRATE AND FOCUS ON GODLY THINGS

MY MIND NEEDS TO BE ON JESUS

2 Timothy 2:8 (CEV)

“Keep your mind on Jesus Christ . . .”

(WWJD)

Hebrews 12:3 (NCV)

“Think about Jesus’ example. He held on while wicked people were doing evil things to him. So do not get tired and stop trying.”

MY MIND NEEDS TO BE ON OTHERS

Philippians 2:4 (LB)

“Don’t just think about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, and in what they are doing.”

Hebrews 10:24 (NCV)

“Let us think about each other and help each other to show love and do good deeds.”

MY MIND NEEDS TO BE ON ETERNITY

Colossians 3:2 (NLT)

“Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth.”

1 Corinthians 2:9 (NLT)

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”