Thursday, September 4, 2014

SERMON NOTES: MENTAL HEALTH

Change Your Life By Changing Your Mind
50 Days of Transformation – Part 3 (Mental Health)
Pastor TonyAugust 31, 2014


“Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.”      Romans 12:2 (NLT)


WHY I MUST MANAGE MY MIND

            o          BECAUSE ______my thoughts control my life_
                        “Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.”  Proverbs 4:23 (TEV)
                                                           
            o          BECAUSE ______my mind is the battelground for sin_
            “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.” Romans 7:22-23 (LB)

            o          BECAUSE _______it’s the key to my peace and happiness_
            “If your sinful nature controls your mind, there is death.  But if the Holy Spirit controls      your mind, there is life and peace.”  Romans 8:6 (NLT)


3 DAILY CHOICES FOR A HEALTHY MIND

1.            I MUST _______feed my mind with truth_
            “People need more than bread for their life; they must feed on every
            WORD OF GOD.”  Matthew 4:4 (NLT)


WHEN?  _____All the time!____________
            “I rise early.  .  .  to cry out for help and to put my hope in your words.”
            Psalm 119:147 (NLT)

            “Lord, how I love your Word.  I think about it all day long.”  Psalm 119:97

            Even in the darkest of night, your teachings fill my mind.”  Psalm 16:7 (CEV)


2.         I MUST __________free my mind from destructive thoughts___
       “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.”           Romans 8:5 (NLT)

       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.”       2 Corinthians 10:3-5


How Temptation works
       “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.”   James 1:14-15 (NLT)

                                                Step 1: Desire
                                                Step 2: Doubt – “Did God really say...?”
                                                Step 3: Deception – Believing a lie of Satan
                                                Step 4: Disobedience & Defeat

            “I have made up my mind to obey your laws forever, no matter what.”      
            Psalm 119:112 (CEV)


 3.         I MUST _____focus my mind on the right things__

                        o ____Think about Jesus_
            Keep your mind on Jesus Christ .  .  .”  2 Timothy 2:8 (CEV)

       Think about Jesus’ example.  He held on while wicked people were doing evil things to him.  So do not get tired and stop trying.”  Hebrews 12:3 (NCV)

                        o _____Think about others_
       “Don’t just think about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, and in what they are doing.”          Philippians 2:4 (LB)

            “Let us think about each other and help each other to show love and do good deeds.”                    Hebrews 10:24 (NCV)

                        o ______Think about eternity_
            Let heaven fill your thoughts.  Do not think only about things down here on earth.”                                  Colossians 3:2 (NLT)


       “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”    1 Corinthians 2:9 (NLT)

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