G12 Life Group Notes – October 14, 2012 – 05:30 p.m. Pastor Goudeaux Open in Prayer Song Testimonies Prayer of Three Witnessing Receive Offering “TAKE NO THOUGHT” Questions 1. What is the most important thing the lost need? “Salvation” 2. After Salvation, what is the most important thing that you need as a believer? “The renewing of the mind” Matthew 6: 25-34 25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof Notice how many times he told us to “take no thought” • Verse 25……Take no thought • Verse 27……Which of you by taking thought • Verse 28……And why take ye thought • Verse 31……Therefore take no thought • Verse 34……Take therefore no thought • God continues to tell us to take no thought because obviously it is possible for us to take thought Proverbs 23:7 7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. • The heart here represents the soul or the suke’(not the spirit) • Your thoughts are derived from your mind G12 Life Group Notes – October 14, 2012 – 05:30 p.m. Pastor Goudeaux(Con’t) Romans 12:2 2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. • You must be transformed by the renewing of the mind • Men/women don’t think they conform • The law of the lid “There were flea’s that were placed in a jar. Normally they are able to jump 18-24 inches, however the jar was 10 inches high and had a lid on it. After putting the fleas in there for a while they just were only to jump the 10 inches because that is where the top of lid stopped. So although they had potential to do more, they were capped to 10 inches. The interesting thing is that their children/next generation would not jump any higher even without the lid being off” Philippians 2:5 5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: • It says, “Let” so you must let it if it is to be in you • There are some people you try to teach but they won’t “let” it be in them • “Work harder on yourself than you do on your job” Mark 5:15 15And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. • The man was clothed and in his right mind after deliverance • Satan is after your mind • He will use your parents, close friends, authority figures and others in order to capture your thoughts 2 Corinthians 10:5 5Casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; • You must cast down those imaginations • Deal with any negative self-images that you have of yourself …Do you see yourself unworthy, always going through etc. • Don’t let someone else’s opinion of you become your reality • You must arrest thoughts yourself Proverbs 4:23 23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life • You keep your heart • Your mind is your greatest asset • You must take possession of your own mind Ask for Prayer Requests Close in Prayer