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Review So far in our series, we’ve learned that God is the creator and designer of our minds. Therefore, we are accountable to Him for how we think. We cannot allow our minds to be an open playground of good and evil thoughts. We must deliberately choose what thoughts we will allow and what thoughts…

Message What is the mind? Our minds are almost always working - even when we are asleep. As we go about our day, our minds are busy processing and analyzing everything that our senses tell us, but I would guess that very few of us have ever spent much time thinking about our own thoughts. We don’t normally…

Introduction Last week I presented unto you the theme that will dominate our church this year. I believe 2023 to be a pivotal year for our church. I believe it will be a year that defines us moving forward. I believe this time next year our church will look different It will be a year that we will look…

Review So far, we have learned that we have a created mind, therefore, we are accountable to God for how we think. We have learned that God wants us to have a changed mind. He wants us to continually change our mind about our sin. If we practice a changed mind, it will lead to a contentious mind. Our…

Review When Paul wrote his letter to the Ephesians, he challenged them to reject their old way of thinking. Their spirit had been regenerated at the moment of salvation. They still had the sin nature, but now they had a choice - would they obey the old sin nature - the flesh - or would they obey Christ,…

Review The Christians must have a mind that is on guard against the wrong kinds of influences. Heretical deception Hypocritical demands Hopeless diversions Hindered diligence Timothy knew that he didn’t have the pedigree of most other Jews. He would be tempted to feel inferior to them, but Paul told…

Review Last week we were reminded that all of us have the same battle within us - a battle for the mind. We learned that the way we think is critical because it will affect how we live. We learned that our culture sets us at a disadvantage. We do not live in a thinking culture. We are not taught how…

Review Proverbs 4:23 tells us to keep our hearts with all diligence. We learned to guard our hearts from two things: Heretical deception People claim to speak on God’s behalf today, but we must compare what we hear with Scripture. If what someone is saying is popular, chances are, it is not of God, it…

Review Last week we shifted our focus in our study and looked at what the Old Testament says about guarding our hearts - our inner man. We sought to answer two questions: What happens when we don’t guard our hearts? It begins with a complacent mind It proceeds with a careless mind It worsens with a contaminated…

Review So far, we have learned that we have a created mind, therefore, we are accountable to God for how we think. We have learned that God calls us to change our mind about our sin. That is the meaning of repentance. As he stood on Mars’ Hill, Paul challenged the Athenian philosophers to repent or to…

Getting Serious About Salvation Giving In to God’s Grace 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. God does not force our sacrifice of “Self” Sacrifice is something we have to…

Have you ever asked yourself the question, why are we here? Why are we here on this earth? Why are we living in Fort Smith, AR in the year 2023? Have you ever thought about what the purpose of life was? Today I hope that I can give you an answer to this question. This week, I’ve had to do some soul searching.…

Paul makes it clear that the key to a joyful healthy NT local church is a one-minded church. What qualities enable every member of the body to have a one-mindedness?

Gods principles in Mankind

Pastor Luke continued on in the sermon series preaching from 1 Peter 4. He said, "When the church has God’s mindset, God’s will will be done."

Introduction Life throws so much at us on a daily basis. If you are anything like me, all too often if I do not write something down I find myself forgetting it. Our bodies even forget things. Our muscles learn habitual motion. When I began to learn how to play basketball, after a certain amount of time…

5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Question- Ask Pastor Henderson to come up front, Give him a paper that that says , I was broke and homeless last month but yesterday I am self made billionaire. Give Elder Stephan a sign that says I was once depressed yesterday but today I am…

Living the New Life Message 2 Colossians 3:1-4 a. On a whim. i. When to a bicycle shop. ii. I bought this bicycle. i. I didn’t give up. ii. I set my mind to it. iii. I tried to do a 100 miles. iv. From Karnak to Harrisburg and back. v. I got 80 i. I still have the desire but… ii. I haven’t set my mind…

Receiving and operating in the mind of Christ

It would appear that we are the most distracted civilization in the world. We are increasingly fragmented and create new things that pull us away from the basic things that make us human. This problem becomes even more pronounced for the Christian. We believe that the inner person is more important than…

Renewing the Christian Mind Through Engaging the Mind of Christ and learning what He accepts vs what we allow/ed.

Romans 12:1–2 (LSB) Therefore I exhort you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice—living, holy, and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may approve…

The need for the mind of Christ