Your Mind Matters

Welcome to this edition of PowerPoint with Jack Graham a little later. The program will tell you how you can get Dr. Graham's message series help. The first use his message your mind matter. I have never seen broken people's lives as we are seeing today so much hurt and heartbreak and heartache, and emotional struggles and pay and so often churches have neglected the issue of mental health in people's lives. But let me say to all of you today, that all of us are broken every one of us.

We are born in a broken condition. We have all fallen in sin. We are born with this condition we are birth with this event. Our minds are fallen, our lives are falling before God, and it is only until we are redeemed that we can begin to really heal and find hope again. Jesus died not only for your sins before your Schaefer your pay for your heart.

He has borne our grief. He has carried our sorrows we have all been wounded by sin. Had there been no sin, there would've been no suffering.

Had there been no suffering, they would've been no heartache and heartbreak. But Jesus went to the cross. He laid down his life. He died I said again and again. He not only died for us, but he died as us. He took our sin upon himself. He knew no sin became sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God. And so God reverses the curse and he begins healing the heart and the brain.

When Christ steps into our lot so that is where we begin, but here's the thing. Maybe you're thinking, well, I'm a Christian. I don't have any problems.

Hello. I believe the Bible and I'm going to heaven. I know I'm going to heaven. I shouldn't feel like this or I don't even have any problems let me just say that's a problem because we all have problems and we all have pressures. Have you ever seen or experienced so much pressure so much tension in our culture just the brokenness of the culture and in people's lives being expressed in this expression of the streets in the in the shootings and in the arguments and the agitation that we feel in our communities and our world today there just so much of this and the tension is some is a pressure cooker. So what happens when we come to faith in Jesus Christ is that we still have problems and we still have pain from our past and otherwise. But we are redeemed and having been redeemed.

We are then restored and we start recovering and this is a life long experience as we continue to grow in our Christ likeness and gave the mind of Christ as we go. So the Scripture says in Romans chapter 12 in verse two. Don't be conformed to this world don't allow the world to suck you squeeze you into its mold don't be conformed, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. The renewal of your mind because the mind matters and that's the title of this message, your mind matters. What does the Scripture say in the book of Proverbs as one thinks in his heart so is he as a man, a woman thinks so are we. We think, and therefore we are and are thinking produces our behavior, our actions and the consequences of our actions are decisions, but it begins with the mind is in the way we think and as you think, as a Christian, you need to begin to think God's thoughts instead of the world's thoughts and begin to think, according to God's word. The old saying is so a thought, reap an action of the so would be reap a habit.

So a habit reach and reap a destiny.

So it all begins in the mind.

That's why the Scripture says we are to take every thought captive in obedience to Christ to control the mind how we are to do that well in second Thessalonians chapter 5 in verse 23 we are told that the God of peace and he is God. RPC is God our helper and we have the Holy Spirit, who is our counselor, our helper, our guy who calls us and strengthens us and corrects us and changes us but may the God of peace himself sanctify you now that were sanctified, it means to make holy to be separate. You see the word sanctify you think of the word sanctification courses. The big word but you think of sanctuary a special place that is set aside so sanctification is that process and we are being more and more made into the image of Christ made like price of God himself is sanctifying us, not just partially but the goal is to completely make us like price and one day we will be like him and we stand before him, but watch this and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Note those three words spirit and soul and body we are body so in spirit when God made each one of us.

He clearly gave us physical life. We have bodies and with the bodies of course we have brains's an amazing computer unlike anything that man could ever make the mind is, is the creation of God.

So the brain. The body we have physical life and with the soul says we are body we are soul we have psychological life where you get that well the word soul is suitcase.

We get the word psychiatry, psychology, psychic from that word, it means the soul and the soul represents the inner person the interview the mind, the emotions, the intellect will so you are born with a body you are born with a soul and the soul is the inner life. The interview the part of you that think the part of you that contemplates the part of you that can learn and grow in all the RSS your soul. Now there's a difference between the soul and the spirit and the difference is very small in some ways it back writer of Hebrews tells us that it takes the word of God to divide the soul and spirit, so it's a fine line there and we often catch our diseases otherwise emotional, physical, and otherwise from the soul from the spirit.

But the spirit is the part of you that is made for God is the spiritual life. It is, is the part of you that will live forever your spirit. Now if you are not a believer and follower of Jesus, then your spirit. According to the Bible is not a lie is dead when you are regenerated. That means born again when you come alive in Christ. When we are risen in Christ.

Christ lives in us.

That's why we talk about our relationship with Jesus Christ. So you have the idea that you are a Christian you consider yourself a Christian, but you don't have a relationship with Jesus Christ you don't know him inwardly and eternally.

Your spirit is not alive, but when you receive price you receive his love of his life and you come alive. That's what it means to be safe and say forever right so let's review. You have a body you have a soul.

You have a spirit.

You have physical life of the body you have psychological life, emotional, intellectual, with the soul, and you have spiritual life with the spirit so think of it this way. If all is right with the body. You are healthy. If all is right with the soul you are happy and everyone wants to be happy. If you want to be happy. That's problem and some people have given up hope on ever finding real happiness. Unfortunately, the God made us that we would experience happiness in life. Did you know over 2500 times in the Bible. Words like happiness and joy in blessedness in favor and merriment and gladness. Such words are used again and again and again why because Jesus that I've come that you might have life and have it more abundantly overflowing. God wants you to be happy and you can be happy and you can be healthy. So if your physical body is right, then you are helping. If you're psychological life is is right. If all is well, then you are happy if your spiritual life is well. You are holy, not because of what you have done that because what Christ is done and is doing in your life so physical life soul life, spiritual life, emotional, psychological, spiritual. If you are healthy. If you are happy if you are holy means that you are holding your home and that's what God has promised each one of us that we can find incomplete in listening to PowerPoint with Jack Graham in today's message mind matters. So many people are crushed by the stress of life and are searching for help and hope. That's why we're excited to share that a generous friend has offered to double your gift to hundred and $50,000 to help us reach a hurting world with the perfect peace. Jesus offers as a thanks for your gift will send you Dr. Graham's eight message series help this resource will help you walk in the quiet stress that comes with knowing your security in Christ even in uncertain times, so call right now to have your gift doubled and request your copy help, call 1-800-795-4627 2800 795467. You can also text the word PowerPoint to 313131. That's PowerPoint 313131. And don't forget to visit Jack Graham.org where you can shop for E store. Give a gift online or sign up for Dr. Graham's free daily email devotional our website again is Jack Graham.March. Now let's get back today's message. Your mind matters. Scripture says this mind be in you which was in Jesus Christ as Philippians 25 the mind of Christ there represents his sacrifice is surrender to leave heaven and come to earth to give his life for us. His humility, he laid aside his dignity but never his deity, but he became a man accepted our humanity.

That is the great emptying of God and the Scripture says let that mind. This mind which was in Jesus Christ be in you. In other words because of Christ and Christ alive and you start thinking and acting as a result, like Jesus, you want to elevate your thinking began contemplating the greatness and the goodness of God, receive the mind of Christ, his presence is in us. Same word is used in Colossians 3.

Set your minds, there it is again your minds on the things that are above, not on things that are other and only her goes on, the safer you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. So the way we think, is no longer about the world and was in the world. But now our affection, our attention, our ambitions are attitudes are not on things below, but on things above, we keep our eyes fixed and focused and fastened on Christ the mind of Christ, the mentality of Christ this idea mind has to do with mentality. It has to do with mindset all about the way we think transforming thoughts in Christ by the power of Christ in us.

One of the problems that we have that create so many diseases, disasters, discouragement in our lives is because we are so focused on self and we listen to the lies of Satan all around us when I pray, is going to happen in my life in your life in these days that we share together that you can exchange Satan's lies for God's truth that you will exchange your anxiety and your stress and your fears God's peace that you will exchange your sand in your Shea shattered live for his forgiveness and grace and mercy that you will exchange your loneliness and alienation and isolation for his presence and his comfort in your life you will exchange your grief your sadness and depression for his love and his hope in your life.

That's what this is all about, that we would have the mind of Christ. How do we have the mind of Christ our lives about four ways number one you will have the mind of Christ, the mentality of Christ and win the battle for your mind. The number one to decide to possess the mind of Christ decide to possess the mind of Christ make a decision make a determination in your life that you will seek those things which are above that you will begin to listen to God and hear his voice is easy to think like the world because we hear the world's viewpoint world's values again and again and again.

I'm saying what you need to do on a personal level. If you want to heal. If you want your mind to recover from the past and the baggage of the brokenness that you bring even into a relationship with God.

If you want to heal and find hope and make a decision to possess the mind of Christ. Isaiah 26 three says you will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, for his soul trust in you that is a decision that you need to make in your life that you will stay your mind and steady your focus and when your boat is rocking and maybe thinking when you are going on that you will be stated in the store anchored in the store by the very presence of God.

This takes conscious effort and concentration. It does you know what our problem is so often just mindless thinking, not thinking or taking the wrong thoughts, but so often just not thinking about do you seek God you see God's word do you ask for God's wisdom.

How do you expect to heal from your hurts and your pain if you never make a determination to decide to focus top. Fasten your mind upon Christ because if you will do that in it could happen. The transformation can happen very quickly but typically over time a member this a process our minds begin to change and we begin to think differently than we used to think we stop putting all that jive in our heads, the negativity, the stuff that the disruption destroys us and defeats us and we start putting the right things in our hearts in our in our heads. We take make a conscious effort so that brings me to the second thing which is to discipline yourself to practice the mind of Christ decide to possess the mind of Christ. We talked a lot about that and now discipline yourself to practice the mind of Christ. You can train your brain did you know that just like you can train and develop and shape and reshape your body. You can train your brain to be healthy and whole.

To think rightly but again one of the problems we have is this mindless mentality on discipline thinking, and so much white noise in our heads so much racket and we don't have an ever racket around us. We put our earphone phones on for more racket or earbud.

When are we ever quiet when are we ever still enough to hear our thing himself, much less hear God speak so that's why it is vital to your spiritual, emotional and physical health by my dad find rest for your soul. Jesus said, coming to me all you that labor and are heavy Lane. I'll give you rest rest for your soul and that you take time out to quiet your soul before God and to listen to him because that's when you hear the still small voice in the midst of the racket and all the distractions we begin disciplining our minds and the way that we do this primarily is reading the word receiving the word is not just reading the word, but receiving the word is listening to the word is your listening now you want to be constantly filling your mind with preaching and teaching and we have so many tools in touch so much technology today even that we can use to keep filling our our minds and building our brain spiritually, you need to start disciplining your mind in God's word probe the Scriptures ponder the Scriptures think clearly about what the Scriptures say personalize the word of God to your own life. Pray the word of God in and through your life and practice the word of God. You need to know reddish your soul, your psyche, with God's word subdiscipline. Make sure you are devoting and disciplining your mind.

Discipline yourself to have the mind of Christ. Thirdly, dedicate your mind to pursue Christ, like your body, your brain belongs to God when the Scripture says, present your bodies as a living sacrifice wholly acceptable in the God your reasonable service, then don't be conformed, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind when it says give your body to God, which would you say that your body includes your brain course it does so. That includes your brain your mind or soul includes the way you think. I often hear people who dedicate their lives to God. Their bodies to God. Their service to God. Their commitments to God. When's the last time you heard anybody say I give my mind the way I think to God that would be a good prayer for all of us to pray today and every day I give you my thoughts. I give you my word because out of the heart out of the bind the mouth speaks and if was in your brain what's in your heart is polluted, was to come out of your mouth is going to be polluted and so, focus your mind train your brain to settle your soul in Christ and then when you're attacked by anxiety or your facing fear you're dealing with depression or you're trying to overcome an addiction in your life or you are overwhelmed with grief, then you will have an inner strength and your thoughts will steady you instead of destroying this is a troubled world. And Jesus said don't be surprised about that because in this world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, because I have overcome the world, my peace I give to you not as the world gives my peace.

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