Transformational Thinking - Part 1 Notes
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?
- Realize the problem.
Romans 5:12; Ephesians 4:17-18, 23; Romans 1:28; 2 Corinthians 4:4
- Rely on the Holy Spirit.
Titus 3:5; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Ephesians 5:18; Galatians 5:22-23; John 14:26
- Fill your mind.
- Matthew 4:4; Joshua 1:8; Philippians 2:5-8; Daniel 1; Ephesians 5:18
- Filter your mind.
Proverbs 4:23; Job 31:1; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Acts 3:19
- Focus your mind.
Proverbs 23:7; Joshua 1:8; Philippians 4:8-9
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