Sermon Tone Analysis

1Co. 12:31a; Rom.

12:1-3    Earnest Desire From a Renewed Mind                               8~/3~/97

Series 23.14                                                                                                                       ABCC

I.     Review                                                                                                                             583

q      “Earnestly desire…” – to burn with zeal, strive after & exert yourself

q      Spiritual & rational service of worship requires yielding our bodies for God’s purposes    (v.

1; 6:11-13; 1Co.

6:19-20) – Why are believers so reluctant to be accountable to other believers?

Could it be that we have not really yielded our bodies for God’s purposes; we still want to be in control!

q      Spiritual & rational service of worship requires serving God with your mind (v.

2-3)

 

II.

Serving God With A Renewed Mind

We normally make judgements or assessments about people based on their actions.

But I think there is a more important factor than outward conformity or appearance – that is, motive or what a person is thinking to cause their actions.

A.      The natural man with natural thinking cannot please or obey God (Rom.

8:6-9; 1Co.

2:14-16)

B.      Before a sinner is converted, he~/she is actually out of his mind or insane (Lk.

8:35; Rom.

1:28; Gen. 6:5; Eph.

4:17-19)

C.     At conversion, a sinner is given a renewed mind (1Co.

2:15-16)

- Our wrong thinking about Christ, ourselves, the gospel, the scriptures, the church, worship… IS CHANGED!

D.     After conversion, our minds must continue to be renewed - Rom. 12:2; Eph.

4:20-24; 2Pe.

1:12-13

q      Renewed thinking about the will of God (v.

2c)

- It is good for God to tell me how to speak (Eph.

4:25,29), how to dress (1Tim.

2:9), to work (1Th.

3:10), to consistently gather with saints for worship (Heb.

10:25), etc

 

Earnest Desire From a Renewed Mind, pg.

2

 

q      Renewed thinking about the circumstances of life (Rom.

8:28; 1Th.

5:16-18)

q      Renewed thinking about serving God (v.

3; Phil.

2:3-5)

-         You must genuinely love God & other people unconditionally & intensely (Mk.

12:30; 1Jn.

4:20)

-         You must not view any helpful~/useful deed as insignificant (Mt.

25:40)

-         You must give special attention to the needs of other Christians (Gal.

6:10)

-         ONE ANOTHER = be devoted to (Rom.

12:10), be of the same mind toward (Rom.

12:16), do not judge (Rom.

14:13), build up (Rom.

14:19), accept (Rom.

15:7), admonish (Rom.

15:14), stop depriving (1Co.

7:5), wait for (1Co.

11:33), have the same care (1Co 12:25), through love serve (Gal.

5:13), show forebearance (Eph.

4:2), be kind to & forgive (Eph.

4:32), be subject to (Eph.

5:21), do not lie to (Col.

3:9), comfort (1Th.

4:18), encourage (1Th.

5:11), do not speak against & complain (Jas.

4:11; 5:9), confess your sins to (Jas.

5:16), fervently love (1Pe.

1:22), be hospitable to (1Pe.

4:9), have fellowship with (1Jn.

1:7)

q      Renewed thinking about suffering for Christ (Phil.

1:29; Ps. 119:71; 1Pe.

2:20-21)

Well then, my beloved brother or sister, are you thinking this way?

Has Jesus Christ renewed your mind?

Are your thoughts filled with praise & thanksgiving in all things?

Do you love God with all your heart and want to please Him?  Use your mind for the Lord – whatever is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, of good repute, if there is any excellence & if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell of these things!

(Phil.

4:9).

And you find today that God has opened your heart & changed your mind about Christ, yield to Him today – surrender my friend today & receive this renewed mind to serve the Lord!