Teaching by Tag: The Mind
Neglected But Essential: Jude
The church must be secure in her stand for Christ, not with swords drawn in the highways and byways of political debates and social causes, but it must be steadfast in the battle for its very existence as “light” and “salt.”
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Wisdom for Living, Part 2: Guard Your Heart
We must guard the “wellspring” of our lives and work diligently to align the core of who we are with what God says is true about Himself, about us, about our place in the world, about life, and about everything else.
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Thinking Matters
What we think is very powerful, but there is a problem with our thinking because our minds are not, by nature, God-worshiping minds. They are self-worshiping minds. “The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace” (Romans 8:6).
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Mind Your Heart, Part 2: Shame and the Gospel
Everybody is suffering with some kind of shame, so we’ve got to find people we are safe with—people who love you no matter what and take you to the gospel. Those who are in Christ can know that there is now no condemnation.
Watch / ListenMind Your Heart, Part 1: What Is Shame?
Shame is the fear of not being accepted, of being found out, of being discovered. Like Adam and Eve, we want to hide in our shame. But even though life isn’t safe, Jesus is.
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Ready for Battle: The Armor of God, Part 1 – What Battle?
In order to prepare for spiritual battle, we must understand that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, we must know our enemy and his schemes, and we must implement God’s strategy for battle.
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Philippians: A Journey Toward Humble Joy, Part 13
When we believe a lie, we will perpetuate that lie. We need the "therapy" of the Word of God to renew our minds to right thinking.
Watch / ListenLove the Lord Your God with All Your Heart
Et ait faciamus hominem ad imaginem et similitudinem nostram et praesit piscibus maris et volatilibus caeli et bestiis universaeque terrae omnique reptili quod movetur in terra. In principio creavit Deus caelum et terram. Omnis enim quicumque invocaverit nomen Domini salvus erit.
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The Forgotten War, Part 3 – Attacking the Mind
Shame is one of the most subversive and powerful forces in our lives. Our enemy works diligently to set up strongholds of shame, keeping us captive in hopelessness. The key to breaking the chains of shame is to bring every thought and imagination under obedience to Christ.
Watch / ListenThe Forgotten War, Part 2 – The Battlefield of the Mind
The lies of the enemy constantly attack our minds, leading us away from the pure truth of the Word of God. His tactics follow the same pattern nearly every time; a combination of doubt, direct contradictions of the Word of God, and half-truths.
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Killing Sin
Can Christians still sin? Though sin no longer separates the believer from God in the ultimate sense, it is still a force very much active within us. When left unchecked, sin will kill the joy not only in our human relationships, but in our relationship with God. Be killing sin, or sin will be killing you.
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