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Scriptures for Renewing Your Mind with Truth

Notes from the speaker Kelly Kuppinger on March 4th, 2014

Our thoughts must be governed by Truth (not feelings):

Proverbs 23:7 “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.
Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.”
Romans 8:6 “The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mid governed by the Spirit is life and peace.

Agape Love:

Romans 12:2 “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is- his good, pleasing, perfect will.”

John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he GAVE His one and only Son that whosoever believed in Him would not perish but have everlasting life.”

Romans 8:35-38 “Who shall separate us from the (agape) love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written:“For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[j]37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[k] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

3”All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because 

we are united with Christ. 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided inadvance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. Ephesians 1:3-5

Dwelling on Christ’s love and acceptance (not man’s) brings freedom, confidence and joy:

Isaiah 2:22 “Stop regarding man in whose nostrils is breath, for of what account is he?”
Proverbs 29:25 “The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.”
Galatians1:10 “Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God?Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people,I would not be a servant of Christ.”
Matthew 10:28 “ And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”

The Fear of the Lord:

Proverbs 14:27 – “The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.”
Proverbs 1:7 – “The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
Proverbs 14:26 – “In the fear of the LORD [is] strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. “
Ecclesiastes 12:13 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the Luke 1:50 “And his mercy [is] on them that fear him from generation to generation.”
Psalms 33:8 “Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.”
Psalm 25:14 “The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him; and he makes known to them his covenant.” Job 28:28 God says- “Behold, the fear of the Lord, THAT is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.”
Deuteronomy 10:12 – “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all thy soul,”

This is a process:

Heb 12:2 “Says he’s not only the author, but the perfecter of our faith. “
Phil. 1:6 “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ 
Romans 8:1 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”
Proverbs 16:18 “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”

James 4:6 “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”

Romans 5:9 “Since we have now been justified by (Jesus’) blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!”

RENEWING OUR MINDS: STOP, DROP, ROLL AND REPEAT

Partially adopted from “Called To Obedience” by Howie and Dennie Dowell)—this can be applied to ANY CHALLENGE
STOP Recognize that you are believing a lie which can cause sinful behavior (2 Cor. 10:5a). Pray and ask God to show you that your thoughts are sinful before you sin.
DROP to your knees in prayer (literally or figuratively)
PRAY according to Colossians 1: 9-11, asking God to “ fill you with all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience.”

CONFESS any thoughts or attitudes that are sinful (1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”)
CLAIM the Holy Spirit’s power to overcome the sinful thought or attitude (Phil 4:13) “I can do all things through Him who gives me strength.”
ROLL your fingers through the pages of your Bible to find the Truth. This allows you to:
FORCE you mind to change from the sinful thoughts or attitudes to godly ones. (2 Cor. 10:5 “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). Watch destructive your self- talk!! Memorize Scriptures
SINFUL THOUGHTS LEAD TO SINFUL ACTIONS
GODLY THOUGHTS LEAD TO GODLY ACTIONS 
WALK ON: Do what the scriptures say.
REPEAT this outline when those same sinful thoughts or attitudes occur again