Sermon Cloud

There is always Vision.

There is always Intention.

There is always Method.

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but rather be transformed by trying to be a really nice guy.  

 "Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans 12:2  

"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit…For out of the overflow of the heart, the inner life, the mouth speaks." Matthew 12: 33-34

"Good people bring good things out of the good stored up in them… Evil people bring evil things out of the evil stored up in them…People will have to give account on the Day of Judgment for every idle word they have spoken." Matthew 12:35-36

"Their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened." Romans 1:21

Contrary to what we assume, the normal state of the mind is chaos…When we are left alone with no demands on attention, the basic disorder of the mind reveals itself—Michael Csikszentmihalyi.

"The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom then shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? A host of men are raised against me yet my heart - will not be afraid. Though they raise up war against me, yet I will put my trust in You for in the time of trouble You will hide me in your Tabernacle. Yes, in the secret places of your dwelling so you will hide me and lift me up on a rock." Psalm 27:1-5

"But we have the mind of Christ." 1Corinthians 2:16

"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus." Philippians 2:5

"Take every thought captive." 2 Corinthians 10:5

"Whatever is true, whatever is pure, whatever is good, whatever noble, whatever is lovely… " Philippians 4:8

 One of the signs of spiritual maturity are the thoughts that no longer occur to you.   

"The Lord is my shepherd… "

"I shall not want… "

 "The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not live in driven discontent because he leads me beside the still waters. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.   For you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me."  Psalm 23:1-4

 "Blessed is the man… " Psalm 1:1

"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of the scornful." Psalm 1:1

"Stand in the way of sinners…

"Sitting in the seat of the scornful. "

"With the ungodly, with the sinners, with the scornful."

 "Blessed is the person who delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on it day and night."  Psalm 1:1-2

"Father who art in heaven hallowed be Thy name.." Matthew 6:9

"God is light and in Him there is no darkness at all."1 John 1:5