Transformative Journey: Embracing the Mind of Christ
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"Because the truth be told, if you're not into that kind of life, then you've made Christianity into a philosophy. You've made Christianity into a system. A benevolent system of doing good. But how many know that it's so much more than that? It's so much more than that." [00:00:42] (28 seconds)
"Paul was having some struggles. He was an intelligent man. Say intelligent man. Brilliant man. Rising up the ranks as a Pharisee under the leadership and tutoring of Gamaliel, one of the chief Pharisees. I mean, Paul was the man. We know the story. He encountered Jesus and everything changed." [00:02:34] (26 seconds)
"It's this war that's going on inside. And if I could sum it up to just say Paul is sharing this idea that, man, inside of me, I want to do all that you have called me to do. But there's also something inside me that's warring against what you want me to do. How many have ever experienced that before as Jesus followers?" [00:03:42] (25 seconds)
"So now Paul is giving us this insight, this revelation that God shared with him in the journey to be all in for Jesus. And he's simply saying there are basically two ways that we can walk this thing out because he is talking to believers in the church of Rome." [00:05:37] (24 seconds)
"He says, He says, He says, He says, Because the carnal mind, say carnal mind, is enmity against God. For it is not subject to the law of God, the word of God, nor can it be. What is he saying to us? He's saying that as Jesus followers, if we try to follow God according to our natural mind, it's impossible." [00:08:23] (46 seconds)
"As children of God, sons and daughters of God, those who are born again, in those who've accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior, you and me, the mistake that we make is when God speaks to us, when God tells us things to do, we feel like our brilliant mind is sufficient to accomplish those things." [00:11:10] (32 seconds)
"Now, if anyone does not have the spirit of Christ, he is not his. So he's telling you right here, I'm not talking to the non-believer. I'm talking to the ones that the spirit of Christ, the Holy Spirit dwells in. This is important because this is a conversation for blood-bought believers. This is a conversation for Jesus followers that are born again." [00:19:58] (28 seconds)
"But when God gets involved as sons and daughters, as born-again believers, and he begins to speak to us, we have to tell the natural world, we have to tell the natural mind to be quiet. Like, you can't weigh in on this. Because Jesus has given me the mind of Christ." [00:31:58] (22 seconds)
"This is the real Christian journey. I get it all the time. You'll come in for counsel. Not you, but other people. You know, and many people come with their minds already made up when they sit in front of me. Already made up. Am I, this happens to Pastor Ed all the time. Minds already made up." [00:33:58] (29 seconds)
"Once we train ourselves. To reject. Our natural mind as it pertains to following Jesus. And we begin to embrace. The voice of God. The mind of Christ. The Holy Spirit. inside of us, we will begin to advance and accelerate in our Christian growth and maturity." [00:35:39] (30 seconds)
"This is a beautiful revelation for all of us as Jesus followers. Because to understand this is taking us each into the heart of God. It's going to create this aliveness inside of you. And me. Because then the only thing that matters is what you have for us, Lord." [00:36:31] (31 seconds)
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"Paul was having some struggles. He was an intelligent man. Say intelligent man. Brilliant man. Rising up the ranks as a Pharisee under the leadership and tutoring of Gamaliel, one of the chief Pharisees. I mean, Paul was the man. We know the story. He encountered Jesus and everything changed." [00:02:34] (26 seconds)
"It's this war that's going on inside. And if I could sum it up to just say Paul is sharing this idea that, man, inside of me, I want to do all that you have called me to do. But there's also something inside me that's warring against what you want me to do. How many have ever experienced that before as Jesus followers?" [00:03:42] (25 seconds)
"So now Paul is giving us this insight, this revelation that God shared with him in the journey to be all in for Jesus. And he's simply saying there are basically two ways that we can walk this thing out because he is talking to believers in the church of Rome." [00:05:37] (24 seconds)
"He says, He says, He says, He says, Because the carnal mind, say carnal mind, is enmity against God. For it is not subject to the law of God, the word of God, nor can it be. What is he saying to us? He's saying that as Jesus followers, if we try to follow God according to our natural mind, it's impossible." [00:08:23] (46 seconds)
"As children of God, sons and daughters of God, those who are born again, in those who've accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior, you and me, the mistake that we make is when God speaks to us, when God tells us things to do, we feel like our brilliant mind is sufficient to accomplish those things." [00:11:10] (32 seconds)
"Now, if anyone does not have the spirit of Christ, he is not his. So he's telling you right here, I'm not talking to the non-believer. I'm talking to the ones that the spirit of Christ, the Holy Spirit dwells in. This is important because this is a conversation for blood-bought believers. This is a conversation for Jesus followers that are born again." [00:19:58] (28 seconds)
"But when God gets involved as sons and daughters, as born-again believers, and he begins to speak to us, we have to tell the natural world, we have to tell the natural mind to be quiet. Like, you can't weigh in on this. Because Jesus has given me the mind of Christ." [00:31:58] (22 seconds)
"This is the real Christian journey. I get it all the time. You'll come in for counsel. Not you, but other people. You know, and many people come with their minds already made up when they sit in front of me. Already made up. Am I, this happens to Pastor Ed all the time. Minds already made up." [00:33:58] (29 seconds)
"Once we train ourselves. To reject. Our natural mind as it pertains to following Jesus. And we begin to embrace. The voice of God. The mind of Christ. The Holy Spirit. inside of us, we will begin to advance and accelerate in our Christian growth and maturity." [00:35:39] (30 seconds)
"This is a beautiful revelation for all of us as Jesus followers. Because to understand this is taking us each into the heart of God. It's going to create this aliveness inside of you. And me. Because then the only thing that matters is what you have for us, Lord." [00:36:31] (31 seconds)
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