A Godly Leader Disciplines His Mind

Philippians 2:5; 2 Corinthians 10:5;

2 Timothy 1:7

Session 2

I.I. Superior facts that will help you Superior facts that will help you think like Christthink like Christ..

A. The superiority of God’s heaven over Satan’s hell – Rev. 20:10; Lk. 16:24; Rev. 21:4.

B. The superiority of God’s wisdom over human wisdom – Isa. 55:8,9; 1 Cor. 1:20-25; 3:19,20.

C. The superiority of God’s way over the transgressor’s way - Mt. 11:30; Pr. 13:15 .

My Way God’s Way

My View

God’s View

EasyPr. 12:15

HardPr. 13:15

HardPs. 139:6

EasyMt. 11:30

HappyJn. 13:17

1. Money - Ps. 119:72.

2. Food - Ps. 119:103.

3. Sleep – Ps. 119:62,148.

4. Prosperity - Ps. 4:7.

D. The superiority of God’s Word over:

E. The superiority of your relationship with Christ over anything the world has to offer - 1 Pet. 1:8.

F. The superiority of Pleasing God over pleasing self – 2 Cor. 5:15,17.

What’s wrong with this picture?

G. The superiority of G. The superiority of God’sGod’s happiness happiness over the over the world’sworld’s happiness. happiness.

1.What does the world say will make you happy and satisfied?

2.God’s view of those things - Ecc. 1:14; 2:10,11,17; 11:9.

3.God’s source of happiness - Gen. 4:6,7; John 13:17; James 1:25; Pr. 29:18; Ps. 112:1; 119:2; 128:1,2.

III.III. God’sGod’s methods to discipline your methods to discipline your mind and thinking.mind and thinking.A. Replace the world’s thinking with

God’s thinking - Eph. 4:22-24; Rom. 12:2; 2 Cor. 5: 15,17; 10:5.

- Think the way Jesus thought - Phil. 2:5; 1 Pe 5:8; Mt 4:1-4.

1. Read it daily.

2. Memorize God’s Word - Deut. 11:18; Josh. 1:8; Ps. 119:11.

3. Meditate on God’s Word - Josh. 1:8; Ps. 1:1,2; 63:6; 119:148; 1 Tim. 4:15.

B. Fill your mind with God’s Word.

D. Be regular and faithful in hearing the Word of God preached and taught in your church – Heb. 10:25.

C. Apply God’s Word to yourthinking and activity – Phil. 4:8,9.

E. Use God’s Word as the filtering standard for what enters your mind.

F. Read good books that make you think biblically.