Rewiring Your Thoughts part 2

Philippians 4:8-9

2. Rewire your sinful thoughts that are not honorable with honorable thoughts of repentance and love for Christ and others.

Rewire your Thoughts

  1. Rewire your anxious thoughts of the past and/or the fear of the future with the truth that Christ Jesus is always faithful

The Craving

Philippians 3:10-11

  1. Paul had a craving to know Jesus Christ personally/full justification.

  2. Paul had a craving to know Jesus Christ powerfully/continual sanctification.

  3. Paul had a craving to know Jesus Christ passionately/ambitious personification.

  4. Paul had a craving to know Jesus Christ permanently/future glorification.

The Holy Spirit

Romans 8:14-17

  1. The Holy Spirit will bear to me that I should have a desire to follow the Holy Spirit.

  2. The Holy Spirit testifies to me that I don’t have to live in fear.

  3. The Holy Spirit testifies to my spirit that when I do die I will be in a rightful place

  4. The Holy Spirit bears witness with my spirit that I have affection with God.

  5. The Holy Spirit bear witness that I am God child.

  6. The Holy Spirit testifies with my spirit that God will be with me in difficult days.

Evangelism-Just Tell somebody About Jesus-Part 2

The Holy Spirit at Work in a Christian Witness

Acts 1:8

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

When Jesus told the Disciples to spread the Word through out the world.

  1. It was geographically impossible.

  2. It was physically impossible.

  3. It was numerically impossible.

  4. It was financially impossible.

  5. It was legally impossible.

  6. It was socially impossible.

The Institute For American Church Growth

How did you become a Christian? What led you to be at the Church you are presently attending?

I had a special need-3%

I just walked in-3%

I liked the minister-6%

I visited there-1%

I liked the Bible classes-5%

I attended a gospel meeting-0.5%

I liked the programs-3%

A friend or relative invited me-79%