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Oct 29, 2015 · How should a Christian think? What exactly is a Christian thought life? How it is any different from those who are not Christians? How does the gospel impact our very thoughts? These questions and others compelled me to write the following 8 week study on Philippians 4:8:
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Jan 15, 2021 · Life is all about knowing God, experiencing His beauty and divine purpose, His miracles, and Creation. Life happens when a baby is born and a family story unfolds. It’s when a husband and wife become one. Life is experiencing genuine thankfulness, healing, spiritual gifts and anointing from the Holy Spirit.
Jan 14, 2024 · Bible study is the practice of reading and examining the Bible in order to better understand its message and meaning. It involves carefully studying passages, analyzing context, interpreting meaning, and applying truths to our lives.
- I. What Paul Is Not Teaching: The Power of Positive Thinking.
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I need to focus on this for a moment because the Christian world has been infiltrated with the false teaching of “positive thinking,” popularized by Norman Vincent Peale and, with only slight variations, by Peale’s protege, Robert Schuller. If you are at all familiar with the teachings of these men, you know that they are not Christian in any ortho...
A number of years ago, the news media picked up the story of a woman known as “Garbage Mary.” She lived in a smelly Chicago tenement amid mounds of garbage. She spent her time rummaging through trash cans. She would bum cigarettes off her neighbors. Police took her to a psychiatric hospital after she was stopped for questioning and found to be in a...
Why are Peale’s “Positive Thinking” and Schuller’s “Possibility Thinking” fundamentally opposed to Scripture?Some Christians argue that we need to be aware of what’s going on in our culture through movies, TV, etc. Your response?How should a Christian police officer apply Phil. 4:8when he is daily confronted by moral filth in his job?Someone may argue, “The Bible itself has stories of immorality, etc. What’s the difference between reading it there and watching it on TV, movies, or video?” Your answer?Sep 10, 2021 · If we are controlled by the Holy Spirit of God, our thoughts will bring life and joy to our existence and even to the lives of those around us! So what does this mean? It means that no amount of effort or thought control will ever be enough when it comes to the problems I face in my life.
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Jan 14, 2024 · As we study the Bible and pray, godly understanding and inclinations are “written on our hearts” (Hebrews 8:10). The Bible encourages us to dwell on “whatever things are true” and “lovely” – this shapes our thinking in a positive direction (Philippians 4:8).
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Feb 10, 2021 · 1. God Cares about Our Thought Life. Why can I say with confidence that God is concerned about our thought life? His word is packed with reminders, recommendations, and rebukes on how and...