handling your mind
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1 Now I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. 2 But I beg you that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
Previous Problems
Previous Problems
1 Corinthians was written do address the problems of a church gone off the rails.
the first part of the verse is dealing directly with them, the phrase “bold toward you” is in part a reference to the book of first Corinthians and the stern language he used in I Corinthians.
he wants the people to chill out.
letting go of the flesh.
letting go of the flesh.
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
in this verse when The Apostle Paul says, “though we walk in the flesh” he only means being alive.
“we do not war according to the flesh” he means we do not use the popular means of the world.
22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
lets be honest. we feel that we have more control over things than we do.
often in times like these we freak out and began to do things to feel in control.
then we began to make our life worse.
it has been said that domestic violence in Abilene has shot through the roof.
what do we do now?
what do we do now?
we surrender from our attempts to control our situation.
we run a quick gratitude list.
we use that as a foundation for our prayer.
16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
that's right we pray.
7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
we have this tendency to do the wrong things when we are stressed or anxious.
stress and anxiety are a part of life.
some would preach that the presence of stress and anxiety is the lack of faith. that is simply ridiculous!
Faith only determines what you do with stress and anxiety.
we know that the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for the pulling down of strong holds.
we know that the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for the pulling down of strong holds.
what are they?
what are they?
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
Gird your waste with truth. truth is what we live our lives around. like the truth of Gods word. truth in contrast to lies.
Breast Plate of Righteousness- the breast plate of righteousness (how I live as a result of my conversion). the breast plate of righteousness covers most of our vital organs.
Shod your feet with the gospel pf peace. it is the foundations of our life. the for gospel of peace is first i am reconciled with God. since we are reconciled to God we are also reconciled to the world. (the Gospel of Peace).
the shield of faith- for quenching the fiery darts of the evil one. my trust in God while distinguish the fire darts of the devil. accusation is the chief tool the enemy uses to cause fear.
the helmet of salvation is the start of it all. it is the beginning of the renewing of the mind!
the sword of the spirit is the word of God. this is how Jesus survived against satan.
these are our mighty weapons of our warfare.
how do we handle our mind ?
how do we handle our mind ?
5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,
the word of God. renews are mind.
2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
we have a change in mind as a result of the word of God.
we Identify that a lot of our fear and stress comes from the inside.
many times we inherit these strong holds from our family.
we may inerit these kinds of thinking from somthing we where involved in in the world.
no mater where we got them from we must confront them and tear them out of our mind.
we have no control over when this is over,
‘we have know control over whats going to happen next.
but we can control our mind.