June 7th, 2009 Pastor Randy Payne

This weeks prayer assignment:

1.    Victory Over Depression
2.    Divine Health.
3.    Victory Over Poverty

Pray for all people in Goodland and the surrounding area to be released form a poverty mentality.

Pray that God will open our eyes to our blessings and renew our mind to Godly thinking.

Pray that God will take us to a new level spiritually, mentally, and physically and stop being defeated by our own wrong thinking.

Start by reading scripture Psalms 86 – A prayer of David (Notice how David thinks)

Series Title:   “Re-Thinking Thinking”

 Objective:  To Understand That You Become What You Think About and to Alter Your Thinking to Your Benefit

Here is what we will do in this series:

  • Understand your own philosophy of who you are
  • Evaluate the impact of your attitude
  • Understand that thoughts create results
  • Identify self-defeating behaviors and attitudes

At the end of this series, you will:

  •  See the impact of attitude on life
  •  Understand the results created through thought
  •  Be able to adjust your thinking

This week we will start with “In with the New, Out with the Old” with scripture, 2 Corinthians 5:16-18 as our starting point.

Part 1:  To fix life, you have to start by changing your thoughts, ideas, and emotions. People who work to deprogram victims of brainwashing will tell you that it is a process of out with the old and in with the new. 
Based on our past, each of us has a natural aptitude for a particular way of thinking.  The key is to recognize how your past keeps you in this thought process, and begin to make appropriate adjustments. In this teaching with the Holy Spirit’s help we will begin to realize what you we thinking, and doing as a result of that thinking, and teach us how to create a new thought process.

Part 2:  Exercise: Do you have a History of being unsuccessful in life’s challenges? 
Does it seem that no matter how hard you try you don’t get ahead?  Yes      No

 If so, why do you think this is? 

Have you been depressed or concerned about something important? Yes      No

If yes, what were the circumstances? 

Do you feel as if you do not have enough energy to get through the day? Yes      No

 Even to do routine responsibilities?      Yes      No

 If yes, why do you think you are out of energy? 

Does your family have a history of major struggles & failure?    Yes      No

 If yes, why do you think this is the case? 

Does it seem that at times your phone does not ring, your friends are not around, and money does not come?       Yes      No

Why do you think this is the case? 

Does it seem that all those around you are moving forward and leaving you behind?  Yes      No

 If so, why do you think this is happening? 

Does it seem that you are the only one who wants to have a different life? Yes      No

If so, why do you think this is?

Could it be because you are thinking style has you trapped.