Unleash Your Worship: PART 2

MIND
July 9, 2006
Romans 12:1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.

Mark 12:29-31 Jesus replied, "The most important commandment is this: `Listen, O Israel! The LORD our God is the one and only LORD. And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.' The second is equally important: `Love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these."

Understanding Your Mind
 Eskimo Wolf Hunters: you thoughts can consume you to the point of death
 Personal Aspect: Your Thoughts
 Begin to Live in the Moment (18th Century Teacher)

How do I approach my day?
 Take captive every thought à 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV) “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
 2Corinthians 10 (Message)“We use powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of a life shaped by Jesus.” (Sermon on the mount redoing the 10 commands)
 Let Jesus revolutionize your thinking  Romans 12:2 "Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."
 Revolutionized focus à Philippians 4:8-9 “And now, dear brothers and sisters, let me say one more thing as I close this letter. Fix your thoughts on what is true & honorable and right. Think about things that are pure & lovely & admirable. Think about things that are excellent & worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned from me and heard from me and saw me doing, and the God of peace will be with you.”

Challenge
 RELEASE all emotions to Him…
 REVOLUTIONIZE all your thoughts for Him…
 (Message)“I’d say you’ll do your best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into His most excellent harmonies.”