Transformational Thinking - Part 1 Notes

Transformational Thinking

 Renewing The Mind

Lead Pastor Ryan Ryce

4/28/19

 

Did you know…

 

  • We have between 50,000-70,000 thoughts per day, this means between 35 and 48 thoughts per minute.
  • According to some research, as many as 98 percent of them are exactly the same as we had the day before.
  • Even more significant, 80percent of our thoughts are negative.

 

“The mind is like a muscle. If you don’t exercise it regularly, it weakens….it’s the primary vehicle for making contact with God.” – J.P. Moreland, Loving God with All Your Mind

 

The Passages

Romans 12:1-2

Luke 10:27; Colossians 3:2

 

5 Steps To Renew Your Mind

Answering questions like…Are you saying something is wrong with my mind? Why does my mind need renewing? What can I do to renew my mind? How does God help in this process?  

 

  1. Realize the problem.

Romans 5:12; Ephesians 4:17-18, 23; Romans 1:28; 2 Corinthians 4:4

 

  1. Rely on the Holy Spirit.

        Titus 3:5; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Ephesians 5:18; Galatians 5:22-23; John 14:26

 

  1. Fill your mind.
    • Matthew 4:4; Joshua 1:8; Philippians 2:5-8; Daniel 1; Ephesians 5:18

 

  1. Filter your mind.

Proverbs 4:23; Job 31:1; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Acts 3:19

 

  1. Focus your mind.

Proverbs 23:7; Joshua 1:8; Philippians 4:8-9