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Keys To A Renewed Mind And Transformed Life! Part 2.
Contributed by Roger Spackman on Nov 28, 2017 (message contributor)
Summary: Getting to the HEART of our personality and character, and how God REALLY transforms and sanctifies us. Most sermons just ’pick at the fruit’ - this one goes to the heart and foundations!
Slide # 51
• Dream interpretation. This is one of Debbie and my gifts. Get hold of the sermon I preached on this – either ask me, or get it from the web. Te Atatu Baptist Church.Com
Slide # 52
• Toxic Religion. I will preach on this in the new year. Just as our ‘foundations’ in life distorts and effects how we view reality, it also affects how we view God and understand Scripture. Knowing this is VITAL! Don’t think to yourself: ‘I believe Scripture as it is written! This ignores your own experiences and prejudices! Exegesis is the goal, not Isogesis!
Slide # 53
• Life and death is in the power of the spoken word – self talk! The ‘self talk’ within our head can develop so well, that we don’t even think it, all we need is a trigger – an emotion, a sight, a smell or a situation, and the words from our past keep us controlled and ‘root bound’.
Slide # 54
• Careful who we follow! Look for character, not giftedness. Find a role model – someone to ‘copy’. Paul said, ‘Imitate me as I imitate Christ.’
Slide # 55
• Faith comes from hearing, and hearing the Word of God. God and His holy Word are Truth! ALL our problems stem from non-truth about ourselves and our reality. We MUST read Scripture and soak it into our hearts and lives. Our incorrect and wrong world views will only change when they are replaced! Replace it with the Truth! Read the Bible daily!
Slide # 56
• Scripture in song! One of the best methods for changing our ‘stinky thinking’ is through Scripture in song! When your mind wanders and re-lives the past, when unforgiveness or temptation come to your attention – sing Scripture instead! This, coupled with replacing the faulty belief structures – will eventually change you from the inside out!
I want to finish by saying this.
Slide # 57
‘I believe in you! I believe you can do it! Face your pain, face your past, step out in faith – trust God and ‘one or two’ significant other people in your life – and make the decision to change – to become all that God has in store for you! You owe it to yourself, you owe it to your children (or future children/generations) and last, but not least – you owe it to God – who would rather die that live without you!’
