Christian Life Church
February 25, 2024 at 8:30am & 10:00am
“’Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.’” Mark 12:30 Loving God with the mind is thinking pure thoughts, studying Scripture, & believing God’s opinion. “There are three persons living in each of us: the one we think we are, the one other people think we are, & the one God knows we are.” Leonard Ravenhill The “Illusory Truth Effect” says a person will believe a lie if the lie is repeated enough. “A lie believed as truth will affect your life as if it were true.” Craig Groeschel Five hundred of the 6,200 thoughts you think per day are intrusive or negative. When a foreign species is released into an eco-system, it wreaks havoc!
Locations & Times
Christian Life Church Columbia
2700 Bush River Rd, Columbia, SC 29210, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2024
AN INTRUSIVE SPECIES
SCRIPTURE
“’Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.’” Mark 12:30
Loving God with the mind is thinking pure thoughts, studying Scripture, & believing God’s opinion.
“There are three persons living in each of us: the one we think we are, the one other people think we are, & the one God knows we are.” Leonard Ravenhill
The “Illusory Truth Effect” says a person will believe a lie if the lie is repeated enough.
“A lie believed as truth will affect your life as if it were true.” Craig Groeschel
Five hundred of the 6,200 thoughts you think per day are intrusive or negative.
When a foreign species is released into an eco-system, it wreaks havoc!
THE ORIGINS OF WRONG THINKING
1/ Some of our wrong thinking comes from our fallen nature.
2/ Some of our wrong thinking comes from traumatic events.
3/ Some of our wrong thinking comes from upbringing.
4/ Some of our wrong thinking comes from hell.
Remember the Bishop of Alexandria.
Every temptation Jesus faced began with a wrong thought.
“(The devil) was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. John 8:44
THE STRENGTH OF STRONGHOLDS
A stronghold was a fortress built at the top of a peak with walls up to 20 feet thick.
If wrong thinking isn’t corrected, it can develop a stronghold.
“Our cellular structure is modified by what we believe & how we act.” Dr. Bruce Lipton
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5
STRIKING DOWN STRONGHOLDS
There are a number of practical & spiritual measures that can be taken:
1/ Clothing: You may need to start dressing how you want to feel.
2/ Counseling: You may need to start seeing a professional Christian counselor.
3/ Cerebral Counteractants: You may need to explore medication.
4/ Circles: You may need to change your circle of influence.
5/ Chow: You may need to start eating better.
6/ Circulation: You may need to get your body moving.
7/ Composition: You may need to start writing out your journey.
8/ Confession: You may need to start confessing your sins & shortcomings.
9/ Conversations: You may need to bring your family into the loop.
10/ Christ’s Words: You may need to start speaking Scripture over your life.
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul (mind) and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
“So many are looking for revelation from God while it sits on their shelves gathering dust.” Bunk Parsons
We must measure our thoughts against God’s thoughts.
For a list of helpful statements, Google “Positive Affirmations Craig Groeschel.”
AN INTRUSIVE SPECIES
SCRIPTURE
“’Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.’” Mark 12:30
Loving God with the mind is thinking pure thoughts, studying Scripture, & believing God’s opinion.
“There are three persons living in each of us: the one we think we are, the one other people think we are, & the one God knows we are.” Leonard Ravenhill
The “Illusory Truth Effect” says a person will believe a lie if the lie is repeated enough.
“A lie believed as truth will affect your life as if it were true.” Craig Groeschel
Five hundred of the 6,200 thoughts you think per day are intrusive or negative.
When a foreign species is released into an eco-system, it wreaks havoc!
THE ORIGINS OF WRONG THINKING
1/ Some of our wrong thinking comes from our fallen nature.
2/ Some of our wrong thinking comes from traumatic events.
3/ Some of our wrong thinking comes from upbringing.
4/ Some of our wrong thinking comes from hell.
Remember the Bishop of Alexandria.
Every temptation Jesus faced began with a wrong thought.
“(The devil) was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. John 8:44
THE STRENGTH OF STRONGHOLDS
A stronghold was a fortress built at the top of a peak with walls up to 20 feet thick.
If wrong thinking isn’t corrected, it can develop a stronghold.
“Our cellular structure is modified by what we believe & how we act.” Dr. Bruce Lipton
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5
STRIKING DOWN STRONGHOLDS
There are a number of practical & spiritual measures that can be taken:
1/ Clothing: You may need to start dressing how you want to feel.
2/ Counseling: You may need to start seeing a professional Christian counselor.
3/ Cerebral Counteractants: You may need to explore medication.
4/ Circles: You may need to change your circle of influence.
5/ Chow: You may need to start eating better.
6/ Circulation: You may need to get your body moving.
7/ Composition: You may need to start writing out your journey.
8/ Confession: You may need to start confessing your sins & shortcomings.
9/ Conversations: You may need to bring your family into the loop.
10/ Christ’s Words: You may need to start speaking Scripture over your life.
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul (mind) and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
“So many are looking for revelation from God while it sits on their shelves gathering dust.” Bunk Parsons
We must measure our thoughts against God’s thoughts.
For a list of helpful statements, Google “Positive Affirmations Craig Groeschel.”