Sermon Tone Analysis

I know they get an end his in I We started teaching on *“Renewing the Mind”* the few weeks ago.

And we’re going to pick up from there.

*I) *Our opening text and we've been using for the series is (Romans 8:6) which says, "*For to be carnally minded /is/ death; but to be spiritually minded /is/ life and peace*."

*A) *The words *“CARNALLY MINDED”* *mean “FLESHLY MINDED,”* or *“FLESH RULED”* or *A MIND THAT IS STAYED ON FLESHLY THINGS*.

*1) **For us to become spiritually minded our thought process has to change*.

*a) **We cannot we think according to the course of this world* *or* *as the world thinks** and still be spiritually minded.*

*(i) **We have to get* ourselves so *saturated in the Word* of God *so that we begin to think according to God’s Word.*

*(ii) *The *only way* that our *thought process* is *going to change* *is for us* to *get our minds renewed to the Word* of God.

*We have to begin* to* think in line with God’s Word.*

*B) **According to* the *verse* we just read *in Romans*, Paul says, to be *carnally minded**, **fleshly minded* or just *natural minded**,* *thinking as the world thinks**,* *is death**.*

It *leads to DEFEAT** **or* *will **bring about FAILURE*.

*II) *Turn with me to *Colossians 3:10*.

*A) *The *part* that *I wanted you to see* in that verse *is that* *Paul says* *PUT ON THE NEW MAN, WHICH IS RENEWED IN KNOWLEDGE*.

*B) *Now that *knowledge* *isn't* *worldly knowledge* *but* it's a *knowledge of Him*.

*1) *The *Barclays’ translation** says*, *“And you have clothed yourselves with the new nature,* *which is** PROGRESSIVELY RENEWED,* *until it reaches fuller and fuller knowledge of God.”*

*2) **There’s something* that I found *very interesting** in this verse.*

*When it’s talking about the* *“NEW MAN”* *it’s talking about the* *“BORN-AGAIN SPIRIT.”*

*a) **This verse says* the *BORN-AGAIN SPIRIT IS RENEWED*.

*(i) *The word “*RENEWED*” literally *means*, *“TO GROW UP*, *NEW STRENGTH AND VIGOR.”*

*(ii) **As we GET A KNOWLEDGE OF GOD*, *we are GROWING UP SPIRITUALLY** and* *we’re getting a NEW STRENGTH on the INSIDE*.

*(iii) **We are being transformed* *more and more into the image of God*.

*(iv) **The Word** of God renews that new nature,** **which is on the inside of us.*

*3) **Without renewing our minds* to the Word, *we can fall back to that old nature*, *that carnal, fleshly nature*.

*C) **The** **1st* *thing* that *we need to do* is for us to *read*, *study*, and *meditate* *on the Word* of God.

*1) **Another thing* that *we need to do* *in renewing our minds* *is to Cast down imaginations*.

!!!! 2) Turn to 2COR 10:4-5.

*a) **Imaginations take place in our mind.*

*But we have a weapon that can stop those imaginations* *and that is* *the Word* of God.

*b) *We need to *stop thinking** on failure** **and start thinking on the Word** *of God.

*c) **When our minds are renewed to the Word* of God *you'll begin to think the way God thinks*.

*3) **Paul said in* *(Romans 8:6)*, *“To be spiritually minded is life and peace**.”*

*a) **The spiritually minded person always agrees with the Word* of God and the Spirit of God.

*(i) **For example*, *if you have a FINANCIAL PROBLEM*, you *probably* *sit down* *and think about what you should do*.

*(ii) **Right away* *your spirits says*, *“Give and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give unto your bosom.”*

(Luke 6:38).

*(iii) **But* then *the natural mind* *tries to kick in by saying*, *“Give money away*, *I’ll have less** money to pay the bills* *and even worse off.”*

*b) **But then your spirits says*, *“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mind house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground.”*

*c) **The spiritually minded person*, *the person that has their mind renewed to the Word* of God, *will side in with the Word* of God.

*(i) *But the *naturally minded person* *will override the spirit* *and* *reject the Word* of God.

*(ii) *The *spiritually minded person* *is going to act on the Word* of God, *whether they understand it or not*.

*4) **The Bible says*, *“By whose stripes ye were healed,”* *then think that you’re healed* *and* *act like you’re healed*.

*5) **The Bible says*, *“I can do all things through Christ.”*

*Then think and act like you can**.*

*6) **The Bible says*, *“My God shall supply all my needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”*

And it *also says*, *“Give and it shall be given unto you**.”*

*a) **Then think that you’re prosperous* *and* *act on the Word**.*

*b) **The Christian that has their mind renewed** to the Word** of God is going to act on it no matter what and when they do the blessings of God will begin to come upon you and even overtake you.*

*c) **When our minds are renewed to the Word* of God *we’re going to start seeing the move of God** in our lives*.

*III) *Turn to *Ephesians 2:8-9*.

*A) **Your spirit is saved* *by grace* *through faith*, and we can't improve on that *it's complete*.

*1) **But you also have* *a soul and a body*, and those are *not saved* *in* the *same manner*.

*2) *In (*Romans chapter 12*) *Paul* was *writing to Christians* who were already saved when he said *"BE NOT CONFORMED TO THIS WORLD BUT BE YE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND."*

*a) *Paul is telling the Christians that something now has to be done with their mind.

(Already received salvation.)

*B) *Turn to *Hebrews 10:38-39*.

*1) **Paul says* that *BELIEVING** *is *ABLE TO SAVE YOUR SOUL*.

*a) **Your soul is your mind*, *your will*, *your motions*, *and* your *intellect*.

*b) **He says* that *BELIEVING* *is able to save your soul*.

*(i) **Believing or faith* *only comes from the Word* of God.

*That means* that *the Word* of God *and* *faith in his Word* *will save your soul*.

*2) *Turn to *1st Peter 1:9*.

*a) **The end result of your faith*, *which is based on the Word* of God, *is the salvation of your soul or mind*.

*b) *The Word "*SALVATION*" *means* "*DELIVERANCE, SOUNDNESS OF MIND, AND SAFETY*" just to name a few.

*(i) **The Word* of God *is going to set your mind free from bondages*, *torment*, *or* *depression* *and* *replace it with the peace of God*, *joy* in your life *and* *a sound mind*.

*C) *Turn with me to *James 1:21*.

*1) *The "*ENGRAFTED WORD*" *is the Word of God*, *and* *God's Word is able to save your soul*.

*2) *The word "*SAVE*" in this verse is the Greek word “*Sozo*” which *refers to all of God's promises*, *but in reference to the mind* *it means*, "*TO MAKE WELL*, *HEAL*, *RESTORE TO HEALTH*, *and* it also means, *TO DELIVER FROM EVIL*."

*3) *But this Word "*SAVE*" *also refers to* *VICTORY OVER THE ENEMY*.

*a) **We need to go on from* *being born-again*, *spirit filled Christians*, *to being transformed by renewing our minds*.

*b) **OUR FIRST STEP IN HAVING VICTORY** *in our lives *begins by renewing our minds to God's Word*.

*That renewed mind* to Word of God *will produce faith* in your heart.

*c) **John said* in (*1st John 5:4*) "*THIS IS THE VICTORY THAT OVERCOMETH THE WORLD, EVEN A FAITH*."

*(i) **When you get your minds renewed to the Word* of God *it will produce faith* in your heart *and* *make you an overcomer* in this world.

June 30, 1990 TFC Sunday AM From the book “Renewing the Mind” By Casey Treat.

Pg. 15-25 and WOLCC Sun AM 1~/1~/95 Sunday, September 13, 1998.

Also preached on Sunday, September 20, 1998.

This is the same message as "Renewing the Mind #2" but more was added to this message.

Sunday, September 27, 1998.

W. O. L. C. C. Sunday, April 21, 2002