3-24-24 Setlist: Worthy Of My Song Great Are You Lord Sound Mind Sermon Notes: “Your life is always moving in the direction of your strongest thoughts.” - Pastor Craig Groeschel Key Verse: And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Philippians 4:8 (NLT) Key Passage: Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 Key Passage: For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 Key Verse: 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. 2 Corinthians 10:5 How do you remove/demolish these strongholds from our thoughts? Define your most consistent, negative thought. Three Questions that God can use to demolish the negative soundtracks in our minds. 1. Is it true? One of the greatest mistakes you can make is to assume that all your thoughts are true. - John Acuff Key Verse: Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8 (NIV) Key Verse: 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. 2 Corinthians 10:5 Key Passage: Jesus said, “If you hold to My teaching, you are really My disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32 Key Verse: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 Three Questions that God can use to demolish the negative soundtracks in our minds. 2. Is it helpful? Three Questions that God can use to demolish the negative soundtracks in our minds. 3. Is it kind? Satan’s love language is shame. Key Verse: The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. Romans 8:11 Key Verse: His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. 2 Peter 1:3 Discussion Questions: 1. What do you feel like God is saying to you through this message? 2. How can you unleash right thinking into your life? 3. What spoke to you during this message? Why? How can you apply it to your life?