THOUGHTS INTO CAPTIVITY I. Different Kinds of Thoughts A to Z
II. “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”(Proverbs 23:7) III. Thinking is going on all the time, and it affects everything we say or do. Even when we’re sleeping, the mind is at work. IV. “We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”(II Cor. 10:5) V. Erroneous concepts:
VI. Your thoughts can be under your control!
VII. Handling your thoughts: A. Detect: Be aware of the content of your thoughts. What are you thinking about? B. Decide: If the thoughts are good or bad. C. Determine: To replace bad thoughts with good ones. VIII. “Put on the whole armor of God” (Ephesians 6:10-18)
a. The helmet goes on the head, the mind. b. If the thinking is off, everything else is going to be off.
c. If we have bad thoughts about ourselves, we
will never reach
d. If we have bad thoughts about others, we
will become cut
e. If we have wrong
thoughts about God, our relationship |