During the six weeks of late July and August, we have been having a special series of teaching at Living Waters Church entitled "God in our Living." On July 26th, Daniel spoke about leisure and our need to have time for rest and reflection in our over busy lives. A week later Joyce spoke on Family Life, with the subtitle, "Behind Closed Doors" and took the five commands given to Timothy as her key points - "set an example in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity." It was a very challenging message. Last week my theme was our Thought Life and I gave my message the title, " Inside your Head." It was a challenge to face up to what is going on in our heads and how we can as believers live with good thinking and renewed minds. Both messages that Joyce and I have given will be on our podcast soon.
After my message one of the folk said to me - can you give me a copy of all the scriptures you have used? I said yes - and here they are
“Inside your Head”
Key Scripture: Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
The Bad News
Fear – Job 3:25 What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.
Failure – Jeremiah 20:11 They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonour will never be forgotten.
Sickness – Jeremiah 10:19 Woe to me because of my injury! My wound is incurable! Yet I said to myself, “This is my sickness, and I must endure it.”
Guilt – Psalm 38:4 My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden to heavy to bear.
Shame – Psalm 89:45 You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with a mantle of shame.
Hopelessness – Acts 27:20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.
Lost – Ephesians 2:12 Remember at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from the citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
Unclean thoughts – Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Criticism – Acts 11:2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticised him and said, You….
The Bridge – there is a way to go from the domination of negative and destructive thinking to new wholesome, positive thinking and living.
Take thoughts Captive – 2 Corinthians 10:5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that set itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take every though captive to make it obedient to Christ.
Forgive – Luke 6:37 Forgive, and you will be forgiven
Renew Your Mind – Romans 12:2 Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its mould, but let God remould you from within…
Made New in Your Mind - Ephesians 4:22-24 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitudes of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Speak in Tongues - 1 Corinthians 14:4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself.
The Good News we can think differently and become transformed people.
From Fear … to Peace – John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
2 Timothy 1:7 – For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, of love and of a sound mind.
From Failure … to Future – Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”
From Sickness … to Health – Psalm 103:1-3 Praise the Lord, O my Soul ….who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.
From No Hope … to Faith – Acts 27:25 So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.
From Lost … to Saved – Titus 3:4-5 But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour appeared, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we have done, but because of his mercy.
From Unclean … to Pure – Philippians 4:8 Whatever is true, whatever in noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.
From Criticism … to Blessing – Luke 6:28 & 35 Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you….love your enemies, do good to them…
Finally… 2 Peter 3:1 Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking….
Key Scripture: Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
The Bad News
Fear – Job 3:25 What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.
Failure – Jeremiah 20:11 They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonour will never be forgotten.
Sickness – Jeremiah 10:19 Woe to me because of my injury! My wound is incurable! Yet I said to myself, “This is my sickness, and I must endure it.”
Guilt – Psalm 38:4 My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden to heavy to bear.
Shame – Psalm 89:45 You have cut short the days of his youth; you have covered him with a mantle of shame.
Hopelessness – Acts 27:20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.
Lost – Ephesians 2:12 Remember at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from the citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
Unclean thoughts – Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Criticism – Acts 11:2 So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticised him and said, You….
The Bridge – there is a way to go from the domination of negative and destructive thinking to new wholesome, positive thinking and living.
Take thoughts Captive – 2 Corinthians 10:5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that set itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take every though captive to make it obedient to Christ.
Forgive – Luke 6:37 Forgive, and you will be forgiven
Renew Your Mind – Romans 12:2 Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its mould, but let God remould you from within…
Made New in Your Mind - Ephesians 4:22-24 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitudes of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Speak in Tongues - 1 Corinthians 14:4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself.
The Good News we can think differently and become transformed people.
From Fear … to Peace – John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
2 Timothy 1:7 – For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, of love and of a sound mind.
From Failure … to Future – Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”
From Sickness … to Health – Psalm 103:1-3 Praise the Lord, O my Soul ….who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.
From No Hope … to Faith – Acts 27:25 So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.
From Lost … to Saved – Titus 3:4-5 But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour appeared, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we have done, but because of his mercy.
From Unclean … to Pure – Philippians 4:8 Whatever is true, whatever in noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.
From Criticism … to Blessing – Luke 6:28 & 35 Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you….love your enemies, do good to them…
Finally… 2 Peter 3:1 Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking….
