Mark 1:14–15 (NIV) 14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”
Repent: Metanoia- to change one’s mind or purpose
Believe: Actively trust. Acts 20:21 (NIV) 21 I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to Godin repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus.
“Believing Jesus requires a changed mind and direction.”
Matthew 3:8 (NIV)8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.
Romans 12:1–2 (NIV) 12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Believing in the wrong things will transform you into the wrong thing.
Only the renewed mind can know and understand the will of God.
How do we have a renewed mind? 1. Thinking differently. - Repentance. -Filling our mind. A renewed mind is a well informed, and well equipped mind.
John 17:17 (NIV) Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
2. Walking in the Spirit Romans 8:5–8 (NIV) 5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.
The result of walking in the Spirit is life and peace.
A. Aware B. Yielded “His primary role is not feelings but leadership.”
You cant trust Jesus without removing trust in yourself.
Yielding our thoughts…. 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV) 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.
